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- Even a small apple tree bears delicious apples
- Select the right tree
- To steer growth in the right direction on time
- The targeted cut is important
- Shape branches for a high yield
- Tips & Tricks
Even a small apple tree bears delicious apples
Not every garden is adequately sized for growing fruit on large fruit trees. However, there are now also varieties in the retail trade, with which even a small apple tree can be used for the harvest of juicy apples.
Select the right tree
First of all, even apple-seeded trees tend to be inappropriate for small gardens or the patio. Since these trees tend to bounce back into a wild form, they have a large root system and also tend to form a large treetop. However, numerous stem forms are available in the trade, which are suitable for a care in the pot or as trellises.
To steer growth in the right direction on time
The choice of a small apple tree should already influence the choice of variety and strain. Apple trees with a high stem are not suitable for this because they have a very high branching of the treetop due to their form of refinement. Better for the education of a small apple tree are suitable copies in bush form, but at most with a refinement on half-trunk. These can still bring a not necessarily small crop depending on the variety.
The targeted cut is important
Not only for the growth habit, but also for a consistently high yield, a regular cut of the apple tree is very important. However, as with other fruit trees should be paid to the right time for pruning. The ideal period is the apple tree between January and March, since then the buds are not expelled yet and the tree has a reduced sap flow. The temperatures should not be less than five degrees minus the cut, otherwise it can lead to poor wound healing.
Shape branches for a high yield
Many apple varieties tend to grow their branches into a tight treetop. A Auslichtungsschnitt ensures that enough light comes to the individual leaves in the treetop. So in turn, the fruits can be supplied with enough energy and express a sweet taste. Ideally, the individual branches should protrude from the approximately vertically towering tree branches at an angle of at least 35 degrees. If the branches are arranged too steeply upwards, they will not withstand the load of ripening apples and even break off in the worst case. Branches can be directed downwards in their growth direction with the following aids:
Tips & Tricks
Even among the bonsai, apple trees are popular trees because of their flowers and fruits. For the education of a real bonsai, however, a wild form must be chosen as a wooden apple. The large fruits of cultivated apple varieties would appear disproportionately large on a bonsai.