[Shamps]

Hi folks,

just wondering if you had the following; dwarf varities of pear/apple/cherry trees, could you plant them in a row on the allotment.  If so what distance would you require between each etc....

ta

[sunshineband]

You could plany the tress in a row- plnating distance depends on the width of the crown as if you plnat them too close you'll have a hedge  . We have some minarette trees about four feet apart and some onan M27 rootstock we prune well and the crown is about six feet across.

Hope that helps 

[kopperdrake]

I bought a Bountiful apple tree and Victoria plum tree on dwarf root stocks (9-12ft high eventually) and was advised by the nursery to plant them 8 foot apart.

[Shamps]

hmm Im worrying we have done it a bit wrong then  .   Is it too late to move them or should we leave them and see. 

[sunshineband]

Depends when you put 'em in --- fine to move them if they are not too well established but remember you will need to keep them well watered in dry spells, not just when it is hot 

If they are welle established IMHO wait until the autumn as it (in theory  ) will be wetter then but soil still warm.

[Shamps]

we put them in yesterday (see attached photo) I think theyre 3-4feet apart?

[sunshineband]

I'd move them over a bit so there is about 7 -8 ft between them so they have plenty of space. No worries as they still are not in full leaf 

[mumofstig]

Blackmoor Nursery recommends planting dwarf trees (M9 rootstock) 1 metre apart

[sunshineband]

I suppose this woud be OK if you were going to keep them well pruned  If there is enough space I'd err on the generous side IMHO though

[Shamps]

ok folks, thanks for that, looks like we are going to move the middle plant altogether which should hopefully solve the problem.

[Shamps]

Hi folks,

one of my fruits trees is now looking like this...


since we moved them, is it looking ok? 

ta shamps

[Babstreefern]

I've got an apple on MM106 rootstock - one back from the biggest, and I've also got a stella cherry on a Colt rootstock.  I bought them as bare-root from the Nursery, and planted them 18 months ago on my first plot.  I then swapped plots, luckily last November (they had been in 12 months), and I dug them up and re-planted them in my new plot, 10ft apart.  They have settled in quite nicely and have produced great blossom - pink and white.

[sunshineband]

Hi folks,

one of my fruits trees is now looking like this...


since we moved them, is it looking ok? 

ta shamps

It looks OK. new growth is often a different colour to mature leaves, so just keep an eye on it and make sure it has enough water if there is a dry spell. Do you have others of the same variety that look different at the moment?

[Shamps]

It looks OK. new growth is often a different colour to mature leaves, so just keep an eye on it and make sure it has enough water if there is a dry spell. Do you have others of the same variety that look different at the moment?
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We only have the three trees to compare too, 1 cherry, 1 apple and 1 pear and only one of them is like this, might sound a bit  but I cant remember which one is which now

[sunshineband]

It looks OK. new growth is often a different colour to mature leaves, so just keep an eye on it and make sure it has enough water if there is a dry spell. Do you have others of the same variety that look different at the moment?

We only have the three trees to compare too, 1 cherry, 1 apple and 1 pear and only one of them is like this, might sound a bit  but I cant remember which one is which now
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Ypu'll soon be able to tell when the leaves come out -- if all else fails post a piccie and I'll do my best to help out