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Bare Root Apple Tree - Description
- Bare Root Apple Tree
- Suitable For Both Eating & Cooking
- Malus Domestica ''Egremont Russet'
- Type: Dessert Apple
- Flavour: Sharp
- Versatile Apple
- Rootstock: M9 (Reduced Height Rootstock)
- Form: Bare Root Trees (Not in Pot)
- Plant Size
- Height: 3-5ft (120 - 150cm)
- Girth: 10cm
- Spacing Distance: 2.5 - 3 Metres Apart
Delivery - Important Note - Please Read
- We can only deliver orders of this product by Fastway couriers
- Please do not choose DPD as your courier for orders containing this item
Bare Root Apple Tree - Characteristics
- Final Height: 2 - 3 meters
- Hardy apple, suited to colder regions
- Reliable crops, good yields
- Flavour: Dry, nutty flavour
- Skin: Yellowish-green, up to half flushed brownish-red
- Fruit covered with russet
- Harvest from October to December
- Growth Rate: Average
Bare Root Apple Tree - Pollinators
- Booskop is self-fertile
- Flowering group 2
- It can pollinate / be pollinated by groups 1, 2, & 3
- Apple varieties in group 1, 2, & 3 include
- Ard Cairn Russet
- Braeburn
- Elstar
M9 Rootstock - Advantages
- Most popular rootstock
- Ideal for smaller gardens
- Controls tree growth to a manageable height
- Allows trees grow in all soil types
- Fruiting starts after 2 years
- Encourages better fruiting & more yields
Bare Root Apple Tree - Planting Instructions
Planting Time
- Plant as soon as the plants arrive
- Plant in dormant season (October to March)
- Avoid freezing conditions, where the ground is frozen
Positioning Trees
- Plant in full sun
- Avoid shaded, exposed areas & frost pockets
- South east facing slope is most ideal - avoid north facing slopes
- Add well rotted manure to planting hole
- When planting - spread out roots, ensure the top of the root collar is just at or below ground level
- Compact soil in around the root ball
Orchard Planting
- Plan your orchard along a north - south axis
- This avoids shading & maximises sunlight to plants
- Rootstock will determine spacing (M9 rootstock = 2.5m - 3m apart)
- Stake trees prior to planting
After Care
- Water bare root plants regularly until plants establish
- Water before & after planting
- If dry weather persists, water every 2 days
- Weeding is also essential - especially bind weed which can quickly smoother a young tree
- After 2 years, check the tree stakes to ensure they are not too tight around the tree
