If your apple tree does not bear fruit, or the harvest from it is very scarce, the problem can be solved not only by radical measures, cutting down a tree and planting another instead, and more sparing - to plant on it an apple tree of a different kind. In this way, you can also expand the assortment of varieties of apples on your site. This method will shorten the waiting time for the first harvest, and you do not have to spend money on new seedlings.
How to properly plant the apple tree?
Experienced gardeners are aware of the methods and process of planting trees all. But beginners sometimes do not know how to plant the apple tree to achieve good results. We will try to understand this in as much detail as possible.
Most often, the inoculation of apple trees is done by copulating, that is, grafting the cuttings. In the summer, you can use a different method - ocularization, that is, grafting the kidney. But copulation is used in the overwhelming majority of cases and serves different purposes - rejuvenating the garden, repairing damaged trees, replacing low-yielding varieties.
The first step in grafting the apple tree is the preparation of a scion (graft), garden gum and tools, such as a graft knife, a sharp garden blade, graft tape or polyethylene for binding.
Privoj prepare since the beginning of winter, with the first frosts, when the branches are already at rest. If you did not have time to do this, you can prepare them in the early spring, while the kidneys are not yet swollen.
For scion, you need to choose growing up annual shoots with a healthy and healthy tree. The branches should be 30-35 cm long. Cut them at an acute angle so that the cut is three times as thick as the twig. It is also necessary to cut the upper edge of the graft to the length of the distance between the two upper buds.
Keep the prepared twigs in the basement in wet sand or sawdust. If there is no basement, you can use a refrigerator. Pre-wrap the cuttings in a wet cloth and fold them on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator.
Try not to touch slices and cuttings without need. Cut must be pre-sterilized tools. It will not be superfluous to wash your hands well before starting work.
Which trees can be planted with apple trees?
It is quite expected that one of the questions in the process of vaccination will be - what can be planted with apple tree. In any case, the best stock will be the same kind of plant as the graft. In the case of an apple tree, it is best to plant it on an apple tree.
Moreover, during vaccination, it is necessary to take into account the compatibility of the variety of the grafted apple tree with the main tree in terms of the maturation of the fruit. Everyone knows that different varieties have a wide range in terms of maturation - from early summer to maturing late autumn. So, it is undesirable to plant early varieties on later varieties and vice versa.
Of course, the grafted plants will live, but it is not worth waiting for large harvests, because they will not receive enough nutrients. Especially it concerns the cases of grafting late varieties on summer apple trees. Due to lack of nutrition at the most crucial moment of fruit ripening, apples will prematurely fall off and change their taste qualities.
How to plant the apple tree?
Immediately the grafting process looks like this: you prepare the stock, making a long cut or slit, depending on the method of grafting chosen. Connect the cut on the cuttings with a cut to the root and tightly wind it with a prepared tape, film or tape.
If you have chosen the method of grafting in a cleavage, split the rootwise crosswise or across and insert 1-2 stems into it, tightly wrap the resulting structure. Place the cut on the rootstick with a garden sauce. This method requires special attention, since with the stock you have only one side of the scion in contact.