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I'm planting a long line of apple cordons and 4 single trees, I will use this thread to document how I did it.
New posts relating to the planting can be seen from page 2 onwards
First two pages are from threads where I asked some questions
original post for this thread
Hi fruit experts
I got a load of trees to plant tomorrow and the frame is already built.
I'm pretty sure I have most of the info I need about planting but wanted to ask two things:
1. Some source like the RHS say prune the leader in the first winter when you plant but more sources say DON'T prune it until it reaches it's final height at the top of the frame. What do you guys reckon?
2. The frame goes East to West, 2 metres behind it to the North is a fence that shields wind from the North, 3 metres to the East side of it is a small wooded area that shields a lot of wind from the West. The wind either goes from East to West or towards the frame from the south. No windbreaks to the East or South. Originally I planned to plant the trees on the south side of the frame, facing the sun with the canes they are tied to on the north side. Thinking about how the wind blows, if I planted the trees on the south side it's possible that the wind from the south blows it backwards towards the canes and may rub the tree against the cane/ties. I will use the rubber figure of 8 ties to connect the trees to the canes along the wires. Would it be better to plant the trees on the north side so that the wind from the south blows the tree away from the cane? Sunlight is only needed by the leaves right? So the cane blocking the sunlight to the stem wont matter as much?
attached is a rough diagram.
I'm planting a long line of apple cordons and 4 single trees, I will use this thread to document how I did it.
New posts relating to the planting can be seen from page 2 onwards
First two pages are from threads where I asked some questions
original post for this thread
Hi fruit experts
I got a load of trees to plant tomorrow and the frame is already built.
I'm pretty sure I have most of the info I need about planting but wanted to ask two things:
1. Some source like the RHS say prune the leader in the first winter when you plant but more sources say DON'T prune it until it reaches it's final height at the top of the frame. What do you guys reckon?
2. The frame goes East to West, 2 metres behind it to the North is a fence that shields wind from the North, 3 metres to the East side of it is a small wooded area that shields a lot of wind from the West. The wind either goes from East to West or towards the frame from the south. No windbreaks to the East or South. Originally I planned to plant the trees on the south side of the frame, facing the sun with the canes they are tied to on the north side. Thinking about how the wind blows, if I planted the trees on the south side it's possible that the wind from the south blows it backwards towards the canes and may rub the tree against the cane/ties. I will use the rubber figure of 8 ties to connect the trees to the canes along the wires. Would it be better to plant the trees on the north side so that the wind from the south blows the tree away from the cane? Sunlight is only needed by the leaves right? So the cane blocking the sunlight to the stem wont matter as much?
attached is a rough diagram.
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