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- Q.Apple Trees - I LIVE IN WICHITA FALLS TX AND IT GETS REAL COLD IN THE WINTER. I HAVE SOME LAND THAT I ...
- Q.I Am Sure Squirrels Are Eating My Immature Apples. - I have tried wrapping trunk in drain-pipe, putting human hair around and hanging a biological soap next to trunk, all ...
- Q.Apple And Pear Trees, 5 Ft. Apart With A Small Fir Tree In Between — Is This The Cause Of No Blossoms On Trees? - Due to water starvation?
- Q.I Planted An Apple Seed About 3 Yrs Ago And Still Have No Fruit. - It was an apple from the super market. It was so delicious that I tried my hand at drying the ...
- Q.Why Is My Small Apple Tree Growing With Lots Of Leaves And Bearing No Apples At All? - Apple tree in a original pot
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Anonymous on
August 9, 2019Q.apple trees
I LIVE IN WICHITA FALLS TX AND IT GETS REAL COLD IN THE WINTER. I HAVE SOME LAND THAT I BOUGHT WITH MY HOME. I WAS THINKING OF APPLE TREES. WILL THEY PRODUCE APPLES IN THIS PART OF TEXAS?
Answered by
GKH_Susan on
August 10, 2019
Certified ExpertA.Yes, but you will want to get apples meant for warm climates. There will not be enough cold hours in your area to produce northern varieties of apples. You will find that the lack of cold will play to your disadvantage. Your local nurseries will carry varieties designed for your area. Just be mindful of chill hour requirements. The lower the chill hours, the better for the south.
This article will help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/gardening-by-zone/zone-7/zone-7-apple-trees.htm
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- Asked by
holtmj on
August 15, 2019
HertfordshireQ.I am sure squirrels are eating my immature apples.
I have tried wrapping trunk in drain-pipe, putting human hair around and hanging a biological soap next to trunk, all ideas from the internet but each year nothing works. Any sure fire advice please?
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
August 16, 2019
Certified ExpertA.Squirrel traps, poisons, and extermination are all surefire ways to rid squirrels from the yard, AS LONG AS THEY ARE NOT A PROTECTED SPECIES IN YOUR AREA. Unfortunately, they are quite intelligent, and will get around most efforts to keep them away.
This article will offer more suggestions to keep them at bay: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/fegen/squirrel-proof-fruit-trees.htm
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Westhaven on
August 28, 2019
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treestylesteve on
August 29, 2019A.Fir trees and fruit trees are always a bad mix due to firs causing the acidification of the soil around them. They cast too much shade also and will affect the growth form of surrounding trees adversely as a result. Water competition is also an important factor as you suggest.
Kind regards
Steve
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David.F. on
September 5, 2019
Adelaide 5016Q.I planted an apple seed about 3 yrs ago and still have no fruit.
It was an apple from the super market. It was so delicious that I tried my hand at drying the seed out as I do with other fruit I like, but for some reason unknown to me, being an amateur gardener, it won't produce apples. Can you help me please. David F.
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
September 5, 2019
Certified ExpertA.It may never produce apples at all, being from seed. Since there is so much genetic variability, you may get an apple that never fruits, or one that is not edible. These are the most common occurrences.
Apples that you get from the store have been carefully selected from a well known fruiting tree, and grafted to vigorous rootstock. In order to get a good fruiting apple, you will have to find and graft your own from a good fruiting tree, or purchase an already grafted tree.
This article will help you to care for apples: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/apples/apple-tree-planting.htm
These articles will help you with grafting: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/propagation/grafting/what-is-a-scion.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/propagation/grafting/rootstock-information.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/grafting-trees-what-is-tree-grafting.htm
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Anonymous on
September 8, 2019Q.Why is my small apple tree growing with lots of leaves and bearing no apples at all?
Apple tree in a original pot
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
September 9, 2019
Certified ExpertA.If it is still in the original pot you purchased the plant in, that is likely the problem. It needs more room to get established. There are other possibilities too. I've included more information.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/apples/no-fruit-on-apple-trees.ht
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/apples/container-grown-apple-trees.htm
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Anonymous on
September 9, 2019Q.What can I use to replace a plastic non-biodegradable bag for my apples? I just read your article
Everyone is trying to avoid plastic so don't want to make matters worse by wasting more on my apples. Have an alternative? thanks Cecile
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
September 10, 2019
Certified ExpertA.We don't have an article on biodegradable or eco-friendly bags but just do an Internet search and you can find them. They are alternatives to plastic bags and will decompose.
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Anonymous on
September 10, 2019Q.Apple tree & veg plot
Is it ok to plant vegetables on the same plot where my apple tree stands?
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
September 12, 2019
Certified ExpertA.Will your vegetables still get full sun? As long as it isn't too shady near the tree it should work out. Also, you don't want to get too close because you wil disturb the fibrous roots of the apple tree which can reach out twice the size of the canopy.
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