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- Optimal care for the column apple - tasty fruits
- Does one have to pour the column apple regularly?
- When and with what should the columnar apple be fertilized?
- When and should you cut column apples?
- Which diseases and pests are common in the columnar apple?
- What should be considered when hibernating the columnar apple?
- Tips
Good care rewards the pillar apple with abundant fruits
Optimal care for the column apple - tasty fruits
Colony apple trees, unlike other varieties, do not form a thick stem or crown. Instead, they remain narrow in growth and often reach only a height of between two and three meters. The fruits usually grow directly on the stem - unless it is not a "true" column apple - and taste as juicy-sweet as any other apple. The proper care of the otherwise uncomplicated trees makes for a delicious harvest.
Does one have to pour the column apple regularly?
Waterlography does not tolerate waterlogged trees, which is why good drainage and a loose substrate in both the pot and planted specimens is of great importance. Nevertheless, the potting soil must not dry out, especially during the period of flowering and fruiting the tree has a high moisture requirement. Therefore, pour regularly, but not excessively. Sprinkle the tree from time to time as it prefers a high humidity like all apple trees.
When and with what should the columnar apple be fertilized?
As a rule, out-of-stock specimens will need to be fed two to three times a year with compost, horn shavings and, where appropriate, primary rock meal. Use these organic fertilizers in the spring, in early summer and autumn in the tree slice. Bucket trees are supplied with compost in spring and autumn and otherwise every two weeks between March and September with a liquid fertilizer.
When and should you cut column apples?
In contrast to "normal" apple trees, you do not have to cut back pillars for the production of fruit wood. Instead, it is enough, between February and March
Furthermore, a fruit thinning in June makes sense, so that the remaining fruits are larger.
Which diseases and pests are common in the columnar apple?
Colza apples develop the same diseases and pests as their big relatives. Therefore, if possible, select scab resistant varieties (such as 'Rondo', 'Pomgold' or 'Goldlane') and eliminate possible pathogens early on: Adhere to the planting distance and remove any diseased parts of the plant.
What should be considered when hibernating the columnar apple?
Pile apple trees are sufficiently hardy. Planted specimens in the autumn with some compost on, only cultivated in pots trees should be protected from the cold. Place the pot on an insulating base, wrap it with fleece or similar and place it on a wall.
Tips
Cola apples are not self-pollinators, so you should always set a second tree of the same variety - otherwise there are no apples in the fall.