Planting Apple Trees is an Excellent Idea

Simple but complex planting apple

The apple tree can be grown from seed. Inclusive is not as complicated to make these germinate. The trickiest part comes after the tree is in full swing. And you would need some gardening tools.

Although cheaper, I do not know how good the idea of ​​planting an apple tree from seed (unless they are exclusive seeds for cultivation). Since most of the seeds we buy apples commercially, come from trees that have been manipulated through grafts and rootstocks by using foldable grafting cutting tool. Then the trees generated by these seeds, not have the same properties and characteristics of the original tree. But they give smaller, sour and in some cases perhaps nothing appetizing fruits.

Choose your apple tree

Ideally, buy an established tree, at least four to six feet tall. It is important that you check the leaves and trunk to make sure it is fully healthy. Most trees you can find in nurseries are good species for cultivation, as they have been created through rootstocks with gardening safety anti-cutting gloves. This technique helps these trees are more resistant to certain pests and are better suited to certain types of terrain. Even depending on the root used in this type of graft is the size at which arrive the tree when mature.

So before buying your apple tree, try to find out not only the type of apple that produces, but the size at which it can grow. Since you can choose from a sort of semi-dwarf or dwarf growth steady growth.

Preferred areas

Although the apple tree needs good sun all day to produce fruit, also you need to go through a period of rest (sleeping) during the winter time. Depending on the species you choose, some will need colder winters than others, but all need to be planted in places where there are real winters. More or less between zones 3 and 8 according to the map of climatic zones in North America.

They also need to grow in open, well ventilated areas, but especially where they receive full sun. Avoid planting them in dark areas or plains that stay cold for longer due. Once spring comes it is important that the apple tree begins receiving sunlight as soon as possible.