During a recent wind storm, a couple of branches were broken off both my apple and snowball trees that were planted last fall. Can these branches from these trees be saved and replanted to grow new trees?
This article may help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/what-to-do-for-storm-damage-trees-repair.htm
In the event that the trees/shrubs cannot be saved, you may be able to take cuttings from the. Here is more information: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/how-to-root-cuttings-from-various-shrubs-bushes-and-trees.htm
My apple tree has tiny, little black things all over its leaves, and in a few days it kills the leaves and then the branches.
Sounds like it may be scale. You need to treat the tree with a pesticide.
Here is more information on scale:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/scale-bug-how-to-control-plant-scale.htm
What to do with an apple tree that has never made a blossom or an apple.
How old is the tree and what is it's location. You won't get a lot of bloom, nor fruit until the tree is fully matured and that depends on the variety you're growing. They also need at least 6 hours of sun a day.
Hopefully this article should be of help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/apples/apple-tree-planting.htm
I have been living in my house for three years now and trying to get these old apple trees to not have these apple maggots (worms). I have used the spray method and the red spores, but I'm really having a hard time with them. I think they are about 15 years old. Is there another way to get good apples? Even organic too. I have nine of them in a row, so it is hard and expenive for the spray, etc. Is there like a homemade mix that you know of that I can put around or in a bucket hanging from a tree?
You can take some small red balls--about the size of an apple--and coat them with a sticky material. Then hang your fake apples on your apple trees, putting about four per tree, at shoulder height. This baits the maggots and they stick to the balls, which can be discarded. Be sure to get rid of infested fruit already on the tree first. Another method you can try is combining 1 part molasses to 9 parts water , and adding just a tad of yeast. Pour into several wide-mouthed jars and allow them to ferment until the bubbling subsides. Then, you can hang the jars on some strong limbs on your apple tree.
What's the best way to control soot and bacterial spot?
This article will help you with the peach Bacterial spot:
http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/management_of_bacterial_spot_on_peaches_and_nectarines
And this article will help you with the sooty blotch on the apples:
http://nysipm.cornell.edu/factsheets/treefruit/diseases/sbfs/sbfs.asp
Please advise me on recommended varieties of apples to grow in Miami County, Ohio and the correct spacing between apple trees.
A rule of thumb for apple tree spacing is that they should not be planted closer than the height that they will reach when mature. This article will help with choosing a variety: http://www.pickyourown.org/PYO.php?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/1000/1402.html
Hi, I have just taken delivery of 4 mini fruit trees (apple, pear, cherry and plum) all to be grown in pots and I was wondering what the best growing medium would be for each one. I hope you can help, thanks. Allan
A general potting soil would be best for them all. Potting soil is designed not to compact over time and to hold water well, which is important for trees in containers. Do not use top soil or garden soil, as these will compact in containers.