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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: puffinstuff on September 30, 2007, 08:00

Title: apple tree "leg" grafted onto m9 rootstock
Post by: puffinstuff on September 30, 2007, 08:00

Seen an article in one of them rhs magazines about these apple trees which can be grown as minatures but give a good yield of fruit.  See article here http://www.blackmoor.co.uk/pdf/apple_training.pdf  I wondered if anyone had any experience of this method as i want to try this for next year.  any comments, tips or suggestions welcome.


cheers
puffinstuff

Title: apple tree "leg" grafted onto m9 rootstock
Post by: gobs on September 30, 2007, 09:16

Depends what you call a good yield :wink:  :wink:
The yield and size of tree/rootstock are interrelated, also affect feeding needs.  It's for lack of space, mainly,methinks...

Title: apple tree "leg" grafted onto m9 rootstock
Post by: John on September 30, 2007, 09:33

If you are short of space have you considered espalier? Takes a bit of pruning but you can get a good crop from a small square footage (if that's a word!)