In message , Martin Brown
writes
Mike Buckley wrote:
I'll maybe buy a replacement tree of different variety this year but
plant it somewhere else and give this tree one year of pampering to
see if it fruits next year.

Unless you really want industrial quantities of the same apple you
might want to consider getting a family tree with two grafts on one
dwarfing rootstock. They need a bit more careful pruning but are
otherwise easy enough - you pay a premium for the double graft. I have
an Egremont Russet + Sunset family tree on M9 stock for eating apples
and a very large Bramley.


Probably not a bad idea, but I've not seen any for sale. Local place
(Wheatcroft, a part of Nottcutts) only has straight trees and that's the
main garden place around here, I can't see B&Q having any in.

I'm struggling to find space for another tree anyway.


Fertiliser has been applied, as close to 10-10-10 as I could get and
I've cleared space around the trunk/roots for rain to get to the soil,
I'll try and continue the work over Summer and hopefully next year will
be an improvement. If not then it's out.

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Mike Buckley
RD350LC2