Fruit trees?

Question

I bought a plum tree & apple tree..... how do I prepare the ground for planting?

Answer 1

Get it wet, and dig a hole. Apple trees grow better in colder climates, and plum trees grow better in warmer climates, so you might try digging the hole for the apple tree somewhere shady, and putting the plum tree somewhere sunny. Also, you will probably want to erect a few stakes to shade the plum tree's trunk. They tend to peel if they are in full sunlight.

You can add some mulch too, but unless your ground is looking really unhealthy, that is not partucularly important. Watering regularly is important though. If the ground is very clay-ish, add some sand, and a little fertilizer. If it's very sandy, add some clay and a little fertilizer.

Answer 2

Fruit trees are fairly care intensive, requiring watering, fertilization, spray treatments for fungal and insect problems and pruning. Most modern trees are dwarf's (although you can find a variety of various sized trees). Place your trees where you can access them for those maintenance issues, and where they will get at least 7 or more hours of sun.

When planting make sure to dig your hole wider than you need, but no deeper. Planting almost any plant too deeply can kill it. If you're not sure, plant more shallow. The roots need to just be covered by soil. Mix organic material into the existing soil, roughly 50/50 mix (organic material could be sphagnum peat or mushroom compost or 'seasoned' compost from your compost pile). Place the plant into the hole, and back fill with the amended soil. Keep the trees watered, moist but not wet.

I'm not an expert on fruit trees... but I've been selling them for years, I think both apples and plums require or are benefited by planting a pollinator. That-is another apple variety with an apple tree and another plum variety with the plum. Without this 'pollinator' you may not get any fruit. Just a heads up there.

I hope that this helps
Good luck

Answer 3

you never said if it was a root ball or pot with root ball dig the hole bigger than the ball chop up the dirt in the botton of the hole you dont wont to plant it no deeper than the ball is tall if it is corder with plastic twine after you get the ball into the hole cut the twine dont place fertilizer in the hole fill the hole with water let it drain down fill half way again fill in with dirt besure to stomp the ground hard to remove all air pockets if an air pocket is let it can kill the tree because the roots will dry out ok a potted plant dig the hole and do the same as with the root ball when you remove the plant from the pot look at the roots and see if it is root bound take your hands and squeeze the bottom of the roots to break them up so the plant will start to take root quickerwith a pot make sure not to plant the bud under ground it will die if you do should be easy to see the bud if its a small tree if not dont put more than 2 inches of the trunk into the ground best fertilizer to use is the liquid put in a gallon milk gug tied to tree trunk with a small hole poked in the bottom the other fertilizer can burn the tree if put to close to the trunk just make sure you get all of the air pockets out and it should do fine been doing this for 20 years in a nursery n tennessee

Answer 4

u would want to dig a hole and and put some dirt in and compost, then u want to add a little fertilizer and then put the tree in then cover with dirt and more compost add some more fertilizer then water right a way and happy fruit.