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Patio Apple Tree - Description
- Potted Patio Apple Tree
- Malus Domestica 'Golden Delicious'
- Type: Versatile Apple
- Patio Apple trees: Dwarfed
- Can be Grown in Containers
- Ideal for Balcony Growing
- For Cider Production: Sharp
- Suitable For Cooking & Eating
- Rootstock: M9 (AKA Dwarf Rootstock)
- Form: Potted
- Potted Tree
- 18cm Pot
- Height: 3-5ft (80cm)
- Spacing Distance: 1 Metres Apart
Patio Apple Tree - Characteristics
- Patio Fruit Tree
- Final Height: 1.5 metres
- Suited to central leader pruning or cordons
- Fruits: Great flavoured crispy & juicy apple
- Skin Colour: Green
- Flesh Colour: Cream / White
- Growth Rate: Moderate
- Flowering: Spring flowering
- Fruiting: Requires a long growing season to ripen
Patio Apple Tree - Pollinators
- Golden delicious is in flowering group 4
- It can pollinated / be pollinated by groups 3 & 4 & 5
- It is also self-fertile & will pollinate itself
- Apple varieties in group 2,3 & 4 include
- Ard Cairn Russet
- Elstar
- Early Victoria
- Golden Delicious
- Irish Peach
- Cox Pippin
- Kerry Pippin
M9 Rootstock - Advantages
- A very popular rootstock
- Commonly used in apple production
- Suitable for small gardens
- Ensures trees don't grow too large
- Ensures tree is suited to all soil types
- Fruiting starts after 2 years
- Encourages better fruiting & more yields
Patio Apple Tree - Planting Instructions
Planting Time
- Plant as soon as possible
- Can be planted all year round
- Suited to pots & container
- Can also be grown directly in soil
- Do not plant in frozen ground
Positioning Trees
- Plant in full sun - at least 6 hours of sun each day
- Avoid shaded, exposed areas & frost pockets
- South east facing slope is best
- Prepare planting hole adding farm yard manure
- Spread roots and ensure plant's rootball is at the right depth
Orchard Planting
- Spacing between trees: 2.5 - 3m
- Planting: Plant orchard along a north - south axis
- This avoids shading & maximises sunlight to plants
- Stake trees prior to planting
After Care
- Water bare roots before planting - soak for 10 mins
- Water again 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
