Normal for newly planted tree?
Allyson Hebert
8 years ago
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Dave in NoVA • N. Virginia • zone 7A
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Newly planted Fruit Trees
Comments (4)For the first 2-3 years you need to make sure when the new branches sprout out that the angles are kept at 45 degrees or less from horizontal, and if not, then prune them off or weigh or tie them down so that they are. Clothes pins can be handy for this -- clip a clothespin to the central leader with the side of the spring pressing down on the new branch while it is still young and green to keep the angle low. Another thing is when the branches become too crowded, you may need to do a little thinning. But for the most part, young trees just need time to grow out. It will be a couple years before they produce any fruit unless they are already several years old at planting time. One other thing I like to do is if the trees grow up way too tall -- I mean like 9 feet high, so that you won't be able to reach the fruit up there -- then you may wish to lop the top off each year so that the fruiting wood stays low enough for you to be able to pick it later in the tree's life. I guess I've assumed that you want a pyramid-shaped central leader tree. You could also do an open-center vase-shaped tree. There are different techniques with many books and resources about each. Figure out what you think will work best for your orchard and stick with it. Have fun with it....See MoreTrees planted in Spring are normally a bit late in leafing out?
Comments (3)its state of dormancy ... is off kilter to your area ... most likely.. it was pulled out of a refrigerated warehouse.. to be sent to you ... it is a non-issue ... it will catch up soon enough ... it takes a certain number of days.. of certain heat .. both air and soil temps.. to come out of dormancy ... and the little time since you had it.. isnt enough .. patience ... another way of saying it.. would be that its personal microclimate [anthropomorphism.. lol] ... was different than the local one ... and that is why it is doing things to a different schedule ... ken ps: dont compare your kids to the neighbors either.. lol ......See MoreTree Peony Going Herbaceous
Comments (6)Joe, I believe that your herbacous root must have started taking all the energy instead of having it run into the tree peony part. When you dig it up, the herbaceous root should have probably swollen to a much greater size than it was originally. The best thing you can do is to dig it up, take off any of the hebaceous shoots, take out a bit of bark on the woody tree peony stem near the base to encourage callus formation, thus rooting, then plant the whole thing into a long 5 gallon or larger pot with good draining soil....See MoreExposing trunk & mulching newly planted tree
Comments (6)that is the flare .. where it changes from trunk to roots ... trunks are made for air.. basically always dry ... roots are made for soil ... and often damp ... it actually looks like deep mulch.. which is fine.. but NOT on the trunk ... so pull it all back.. about a foot around ... maybe sprinkle a bit back over that.. no more than a half inch or so ... we have seen trees planted up to a foot below grade at the root flare ... and then a year or two donw the line... the bark starts failing.. and trouble hits ... etc ... i think you are all set .. ken at a look at this link ... and the 5 th link in particular ... just insure.. over the years.. that the mulch dudes just dont keep mounding it.... AT/ON THE TREE ... https://www.google.com/search?q=mulch+volcano&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=c3pwVd-qNcTnsAWZxoDYAQ&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAg&biw=856&bih=745&dpr=0.9...See MoreToronado3800 Zone 6 St Louis
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