Content
- The optimal care for column fruit
- How often should column fruit be poured?
- Must column fruit be repotted often?
- When and how is pillared fruit cut?
- Which pests can be a problem for pillar fruit?
- How do you protect pillar fruit from diseases?
- What should be considered when fertilising perennial fruit?
- How do you bring pillar fruit through the winter?
- Tips
Pale fruit, above all, regularly needs a pruning
The optimal care for column fruit
With specially bred pillared fruit varieties even home gardeners can achieve notable yields in a small garden or on a balcony. However, this type of fruit is sometimes a bit delicate and needs regular care, especially when grown in a pot.
How often should column fruit be poured?
In a sunny location, of course, care should be taken, especially during and after the flowering period, that there is no dehydration of the fruit trees in their planters. But it should be sufficient to pour about two times a week vigorously. Under no circumstances should the drain holes on the base of the pot be forgotten, as pillared fruit can penetrate the roots due to waterlogging. Sometimes it may be useful not to put the pot in a coaster, but on small wooden blocks to provide some distance from the ground. Like other fruit types, planted fruit in the garden requires additional irrigation just after planting or in extreme dry periods.
Must column fruit be repotted often?
A frequent repotting is only necessary for the column fruit, if relatively small planters are used. If you plan from the outset on planters with at least 30 or 40 liters volume, repotting is required only about every 5 years. In this case, especially the substrate should be renewed and enriched with mature compost for long-term fertilization.
When and how is pillared fruit cut?
In principle, column fruit should not be cut annually until it reaches a desired maximum height, but rather at a young age. A distinction is made between the summer cut directly after the harvest and the winter cut at the time of the saffron. Cutting measures should aim not only at maintaining the columnar growth habit, but also at increasing plant health through not too dense foliage.
Which pests can be a problem for pillar fruit?
Aphids can often be detected more easily due to the compact growth habit of column fruit than on large fruit trees. However, these must only be actively combated if they proliferate. There are several possibilities for this case:
How do you protect pillar fruit from diseases?
Colza apples can often be found in scab and mildew, while column pears are infested with pear grates. If no special sprays are to be used against the infestation, only help early detection and cutting out of infested areas and the selection of mildew-resistant apple varieties.
What should be considered when fertilising perennial fruit?
If pillared fruit is grown in the pot or planted in the garden, mature compost and horn shavings can provide some long-term fertilization. In addition, the plants should also be supplied with a suitable complete fertilizer to ensure healthy plant growth and a good yield. However, fertilizers should not be fertilized in the autumn so that the plants can adjust to hibernation in time.
How do you bring pillar fruit through the winter?
If column fruit is not planted too close to the onset of winter, it is generally hardy. Column peaches and columnar apricots should sometimes be packed in some garden fleece in very cold locations, but should be unpacked again in the spring in time for the sprouting. In general, sunny and drafty locations should be avoided to prevent the bark from bursting as a result of larger temperature fluctuations.
Tips
Even with vigorous fertilization, some of the fruit varieties in the pillars do not reach all of the numerous fruits to complete maturity and corresponding fruit sweetness. Even if it hurts every gardener a bit: After flowering, remove some of the fruit that has been added too many to obtain a good quality of the remaining fruits.