Bare Root Fruit Tree Planting
Bare root fruit tree planting
Fruit Trees are a great touch to any landscapeand a plus if you like fresh fruit within your reach weather it be apples, pears,peachs or plums, the main thing is to be sure you have the space for a tree or you might want to think about dwarf fruit trees that will give the same great look and the fresh fruit only on a smaller scale.
A fruit tree is a good choice if you would like to have apples, pears, peaches, or plums fresh from your own fruit tree.
The first you must do is look at the space you have as a fruit tree can grow to be fifty to sixty feet high and half that across the crown. If space is limited you my want to plant dwarf fruit trees which are a lot smaller.
Placement of the tree is important, make sure they will have enough space when fully grown so they won't be touching other trees, or this could cause problems for your fruit tree.
Fruit trees need a time to rest, a time of dormancy which will give the tree a
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better quality of fruit. Dormancy happens during the winter months at a temperature of forty degrees or less.
Your fruit tree must be planted in full sun with good drainage of the soil, so the tree is not standing in water.
Knowing what growing zone you live in will help you choose the type of fruit tree that is right for you. Apple trees are good in just about any growing zone.
Plant your fruit tree in early spring or late fall, late fall being best, dig a hole at least two feet deep or that the roots will be covered. Spread the roots out from the root ball, place in the hole and cover the roots with half compost or other organic material and the rest with soil that you removed. Fertilize in the early spring and again late fall with a good fertilizer for trees.
Once the hole is filled be sure the tree is straight then stake it down and tie up so the winds will not tip it, water well in the first few years of growth. Place mulch or pine needles in a circle around the base of the fruit tree to help retard weed growth and maintain moisture.
Protect your new fruit tree from deer, mice and other wild life with a plastic tree guard, be sure it is not to tight, or you may want to use hardware cloth.
You will not see fruit for the first few years, if flowering in the first two years pinch off so the roots have a better chance of growing. After fruit starts growing you may want to thin one a little, this will help give you larger fruit with higher production. Fruit trees such as apple, which include Gala, Fuji, Red delicious require cross pollination which requires another apple tree needs to be near, to pollinate, without this no fruit will grow.
Pear trees which include bartlett, and Anjou as with apple need to be pollinated from another pear tree close by.
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Peach and plum trees are self pollinators and will need no other fruit tree for pollination.
Fruit trees bring great beauty to a yard with their spring flowers, and large foliage crowns in summer giving good shade on hot summer days.
