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Potted Apple Tree - Description
- Potted Apple Tree
- Malus Domestica 'Jonagold'
- Type: Sweet Eating Apple
- Late Harvest Apple
- Produces High Yields
- Crisp Texture, Sweet Taste
- Form: Potted
- Plant Size
- Height: 60cm
- Pot Size: 15cm
- Spacing Distance: 3 - 5 Metres Apart
Potted Apple Tree - Characteristics
- Suited to central leader pruning or cordons
- Fruits: Good Flavour (Regarded as the best dessert apple)
- Crisp texture
- Skin Colour: Red
- Flesh Colour: Cream / White
- Growth Rate: Moderate
- Flowering: Spring flowering with pinky white blooms, approx. 3cm in diameter
- Fruiting: Harvest from September
Potted Apple Tree - Pollinators
- Jonagold is in flowering group 4
- It can pollinated / be pollinated by groups 3, 4 & 5
- Apple varieties in group 3, 4 & 5 include
- Ard Cairn Russet
- Braeburn
- Elstar
- Granny Smith
- Kerry Pippin
Potted 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 rootball
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 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
