UMass Fruit Advisor: Planting apple trees

Planting bare-root apple trees, Snappy Mac/B9, at the UMass Cold Spring Orchard, April 13, 2006

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• jon
• clements
• planting
• bare-root
• apple
• trees

[jmcext]

The important thing is to make sure the scion does not root. If it does, you will lose most of the size-controlling effect of a dwarfing rootstock. Otherwise, there are trade-offs with planting depth, and the concern you expressed is one of them. I still prefer to plant high than too low and risk scion rooting. JC

[rainjoules]

@KARStarla I know this comment is really old, but the reason you don't fertilize or otherwise amend the soil in the hole is that a tree will tend to keep its roots in the more fertile soil from the hole you made and won't spread out beyond that area like they should.

[DaKillAhChApIn2k11]

Thanks for sharing information and this video!!!

[DaKillAhChApIn2k11]

@GNRrokon Cow manure?

[TheVittleVlog]

Very informative...thanks for sharing!

[telemarker77]

that tree is not very upright..lol. if you don't have good drainage you should mound the trees. a wip like that should be cut a knee height after planting, which is maybe what your going to do so you did not stake it?

i soak my bareroot stock in a mixture of 50 horticulture molasses and compost tea over night then use that to water in the tree initially. of course we get decent root growth in winter in california. '

did you rip the ground in the row for a couple of years before planting?

[agrotis79]

Is it really important to leave a hand width between rootstock and main stem before planting?

others say just slightly expose the graft union & plant deep so there is better anchorage

what do you think?

[KARStarla]

Thanks for the video, I'm just learning as I'm getting apple and pear twiglings this week. I'm nervous lol. We have the holes dug, made sure they were big. I just cant get it through my head why the nursery doesnt want us to put anything in the hole but the tree and our soil, no fertilizer, or feed etc. Is there a reason for this? My instincts would say differently but I'm no expert but I notice other videos showing others adding things such as fish and bone meal etc.

Whats your thoughts?

[RadioactivEmoNuns]

cool