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How to Plant an Apple Tree
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Tips for choosing and planting apple
trees
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Fruit trees - Edible garden plan - Orchards - Kitchen
garden - Spacing between apple trees - Fertilizing apple
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Apple tree is a fruit tree known for its apple
production in areas where the climate is
temperate. There are hundreds of varieties of
apple trees available in garden centers or from
fruit tree growers.
Planting an apple tree in the garden is much
easier than you might think.
The quality of the soil, the sunshine rate in
the planting location and the spacing between
the apple trees are factors to consider.
This tutorial gives you some advices and tips on
how to choose and plant an apple tree. |
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How to choose and plant an apple tree - 5 Easy
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Apple tree varieties |
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How to choose a variety of apple tree
Fruit Tree Nursery |
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Choosing an apple
tree to plant in your garden
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When buying your apple
tree, consider:
- Your hardiness zone (climate)
- The space in the garden
- The variety's resistance to diseases
- The qualities you are looking for in the apple
(color, flavor, conservation, etc.)
Keep information sheets or tags for apple
varieties purchased in stores. |
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More than 8,000 different varieties of apples |
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Before Buying Apple Trees
Factors to consider |
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Choosing an apple
tree to plant in your garden
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It's recommended that
apple trees be planted in a sunny location where
the soil is well drained.
Best time for planting is early in spring.
You can still plant an apple tree in summer or
in autumn if the apple tree you have just bought
is in a pot. |
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Buying apple trees |
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Pollination of Apple Trees
Self-fertile
varieties or Self-infertile varieties |
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Choosing an apple
tree to plant in your garden
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In most cases, apple
trees are not self-fertile. If you want to have
apples, you will need to buy at least two
varieties of apple tree to ensure fertilization
in order to obtain fruit.
There are still self-fertile varieties.
It is therefore important to consider this
factor when purchasing your apple trees in
nurseries. |
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