How to plant apple trees and choose the right seedling

The apple tree is a pretty whimsical tree, and first of all you need to ask yourself not only what sorts of planting, but how to plant the apple trees correctly. After all, it is 80% of the time for the first harvest to depend on a professional planting. But about this a little later, you first need to choose a good seedling.

What to look for when buying an apple tree seedlings

The tree should be with a healthy bark, about 1.5 m high. The inoculation is at a distance of 7-8 cm from the root, the crown with 4-5 branches. Root should be a lot. Choose only winter hardy varieties. Be sure to find out where on the seedling is the southern side, this is especially important for its fruiting. The fact is that when planting a seedling, it is necessary to place it on the sides of the world in the same way as it grew in the nursery. Otherwise the tree will take a long time to settle down and for a few years later it will bear fruit.

What you should know about when choosing a planting site for a seedling

If there are leaves on the apple tree, they must be removed. Deciding how and what to plant in the garden, you can not skimp on space for the future tree, as each plant recovers its place under the sun. And if the apple trees are closely planted, they start to oppress each other. For the same reason, one should not plant a seedling near an adult tree. Well, near the garden paths, it is also not recommended that the branches of an adult tree do not obstruct the passage. Still undesirable is the cultivation of apple trees in places where the groundwater is high . In this tree, the root system develops in two directions: horizontal and vertical. The horizontal roots provide rainwater and various nutrients to the fertile layer. Vertical provide the stability of the apple tree. If the subsoil waters are high, then the vertical roots, reaching them, cease to grow and rot, so the "century" of such a tree will be short-lived.

How to plant an apple tree in a permanent place

So, correctly marking the site, proceed to dig a hole for landing. Depth is needed 1 meter, width 1-1,5 m. The pit should be filled up to half with a mixture of compost, peat and humus. Then add the usual soil so that the root neck is above the ground. It is advisable to drive a wooden stake before fixing in the center of the hole to fix the seedling. And never do this after planting the tree: you can damage the root system. Now lightly ground the earth in the center, and tighten around the edges more.

How to plant apple trees if their growth is not known to the sides of the world in the nursery

If you do not know exactly how the seedling grew in the nursery, then the grafted branch should be directed to the south side. If the graft is in the center of the rootstock, then place the thickest root to the south. So there will be more likelihood that the tree is planted correctly. Otherwise, the wrongly "oriented" seedling will take a long time to get accustomed, and it will start to bear fruit 2-3 years later, it happens that for 10 years the tree grows idle.

After landing, the entire pit should be spilled with water until the soil absorbs it. Sometimes it takes up to 70 liters. Then you need to mulch the place of planting, for this use dry grass and humus. And somewhere about 5-7 days you can forget about a tree. But after this time the place of planting must necessarily be abundantly spilled with water. Now, you know how to plant apple trees and how to do it right.