We have both Afal Nant Gwretheryn (Hidden Village Golden Russet)and Afal Ynys Enlli (Bardsey Island)apple trees growing now into their second year in our front garden.
When we purchased the trees, we were advised to rub the fruit out in the first year no matter how tempting it was to leave, as fruit on one year old wood can exhaust the tree.
So having done this and now we are successfully into our second year of apple tree growing, we are a little lost as to what to do next with fruit?!Do we rub out all fruit again? Do we just thin fruit out? Do we leave the fruit? How long does rubbing out or thinning go on for? If anyone can provide some sage advice it would be very much appreciated.
hi, i too have an apple tree that has developed a white powdery fungus on some of the branches. Notice ants running up trunk and put powder at the base of the tree but it hasn't done any good! Any ideas how to treat it?
I'm sure by now most people will have heard or read that Monty D has had a stroke. I'm sure I can speak for most people by wishing him a speedy recovery and good health in the future.
I have just bought two apple trees for the princely sum of £9.98.(for both) I am hoping to train them along wires to provide a productive screen between me and next door. (If they live that is!) Having read some of the above comments I'm not so sure I have done the right thing it all sounds a bit complicated. (Rubbing out fruit?) I had thought it was buy tree, plant it, wait and then bingo apples!!!We'll see.
My son planted an apple seed 4 years ago and much to our amazement it has grown to over 7 feet high and takes pride of place in our garden. It has never flowered though and our son, now 6, is getting a little frustrated! Can anyone help me understand why it fails to flower but is otherwise very healthy.
We have had white fluffy patches on our apple tree trunk for years and it has quite disfigured it. Nothing has seemed to work (not that we tried very hard) until last year the local woodpecker family decided to get to work and cleaned the lot up. Now we are waiting to see whether they will do the same this year.
Our son sowed an apple seed 9 years ago and hasnt flowered any ideas when it might. our new apple tree this spring a discovery is looking good but our new victoria plum got the frost can someone reassure me it will be ok next year one half of it has no leaves!
I have two mature apple trees in my garden, one eater and one Bramley. Has anyone got any suggestions for preventing paraqueets eating the lot? Nothing seems to frighten them and each year their numbers are growing. They seem to be birds with attitude. Some of them stare straight into my face whilst I wave my hands about like crazy trying to get them to move on.
we have just started our own orchard of fruit trees from a 70 year old grab apple tree to cooking eating apples plums and pears last year and this year is the first time the crab apple tree has produced fruit.
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When we purchased the trees, we were advised to rub the fruit out in the first year no matter how tempting it was to leave, as fruit on one year old wood can exhaust the tree.
So having done this and now we are successfully into our second year of apple tree growing, we are a little lost as to what to do next with fruit?!Do we rub out all fruit again? Do we just thin fruit out? Do we leave the fruit? How long does rubbing out or thinning go on for? If anyone can provide some sage advice it would be very much appreciated.