Hi
I've been doing some work on the community orchard on my allotment site, and noticed that some of the fruit trees don't look too healthy and might need to be replaced in the near future.
I know that it's not normally a good idea to replace one tree with another of the same species in the same place, to avoid any specific diseases that are in the soil, and also because species specific nutrients will be depleted, but I was wondering how closely related the replacement could "safely" be. So, for example, what about replacing an apple with a pear? Or a plum with a cherry?
Thoughts?
I've been doing some work on the community orchard on my allotment site, and noticed that some of the fruit trees don't look too healthy and might need to be replaced in the near future.
I know that it's not normally a good idea to replace one tree with another of the same species in the same place, to avoid any specific diseases that are in the soil, and also because species specific nutrients will be depleted, but I was wondering how closely related the replacement could "safely" be. So, for example, what about replacing an apple with a pear? Or a plum with a cherry?
Thoughts?
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