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- The ideal location for an apple tree in the garden
- Sweet fruits ripen in sun or partial shade
- Generously estimate the distances between walls and paths
- The whole range of possibilities
- Tips & Tricks
The ideal location for an apple tree in the garden
When planning your own garden, fruit trees often play a major role. If you make the right choices in terms of location and variety selection for an apple tree in the planning phase, you can often harvest sweet apples just a few years later.
Sweet fruits ripen in sun or partial shade
Basically, apple trees, unlike other fruit trees, are not too demanding in their location. So even in partial shade with smaller apple trees as a bush or half-stem can still achieve good results. As with the shading but also the risk of too much waterlogging, moisture and fungal attack, a sunny location to give preference. If a tree, which has been refined as a high strain on the growth pad, is planted in a garden bordered by hedges, the leaves are nevertheless well ventilated by the wind and are thus better protected against fungal diseases.
Generously estimate the distances between walls and paths
Sometimes apple trees are sold with the suggestion that they could be cut to the desired shape in whatever form they wish. Although the wintry cut and the summer cut can be used to guide and correct a lot, the dimensions of an apple tree are basically determined by the genetic makeup and the grafting. Therefore, an apple tree should never be too close to buildings or walls. Since the apple tree is a shallow root, the roots can lift the stones from nearby pavement paths out of position.
The whole range of possibilities
A tall apple tree in a classic shape is still well suited as a central shade dispenser in a garden. In addition, the cultivation of apples but also in a narrow line of trellises possible, which can be created in laborious work in a small space. The apple tree in the pot on the balcony will not bring a very big harvest. But he can give you a lot of pleasure if you draw him from a core. For this you need the cores:
Tips & Tricks
Apple trees do not tolerate waterlogging, so they should not be planted in wet locations. In a seedling in the pot this should have a drainage layer and drain holes.