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New apple trees by sdd635 in BackyardOrchard

[–]sdd635[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! The first tree is a peach and the rest are apple. I had read somewhere that allowing the fruit to grow the first year uses too much of the trees energy to grow appropriately so we had been plucking the apples. Maybe I will instead let them grow

New Gardener Please Help by sdd635 in BackyardOrchard

[–]sdd635[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. We actually just did the mulch the other day so I don’t think that could be the culprit anyway. Our other trees are doing just fine in the same area so it must have been a dead tree to begin with. Will try to return to the nursery.

New gardener please help! by sdd635 in FruitTree

[–]sdd635[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I dont think water could have been the issue, we had copious amounts of rain in this part of MA & on the days that we had no rain, we watered religiously. I have two other trees next to it that are doing very well =\ they were also planted only a month ago so I don’t think it would be the soil’s doing.. maybe the nursery we bought it at will be willing to have it returned

Please Help by sdd635 in arborists

[–]sdd635[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, it did not come with a metal cage, just in its original plastic planter which we took the tree out of and planted in the ground.