Jparkers

Was just going through the magazine and i seem this, has anybody tried these are they easy to maintain? Do they grow into full trees?



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I've seen these before, look good don't they? somehow though I am just not convinced that they would grow like that!!

Val

 

Hi yes I have had fair bit of experience with these little trees.......two ways to look at them great for the patio .... Bit of a novelty.

They all produce fruit..the main stem is grafted onto dwarf rootstock so will not grow into full size trees
The secret to growing successfully in containers is
Good quality compost ( soil)
Good drainage
Make sure they are sprayed in spring and autumn insecticide and grease bands applied every year as any pest will climb up the stem

Other than that there's not a lot else..water ,food ......
Definatley worth a try ....... In my opinion anyway

 

I think I'm gona give it a try thanks guys.


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Go for it ........

 

I've had two apple and one pear from parkers, flowered in the first year

 

Why not just get a dwarf fruit tree (i..e a fruit tree grafted onto a dwarfing rootstock). That will carry a lot more fruit than these novelty trees. If you have the space to plant the fruit trees (again, you can select a rootstock that controls top-growth to a size that is suitable for your garden) you will get a lot more fruit than a container grown plant, and you won't have to be there to water it every day either!

I think these types of things are a gimmick and rarely live up to expectation :(

The first and most important thing you need to do is to choose varieties that YOU like the taste of - don't buy based on the marketing blurb that they are small / easy / etc. as you may hate the flavour of that particular variety. Specialist Apple nurseries sell all sorts of varieties, so you won't find it hard to get the specific varieties you like the most.