Planting a Fruit Tree
Planting a fruit tree might be an easy task. It’s the growing bit that is a little difficult. If you are aiming for quick success out of your fruit tree, you will have to take care of the plant in the right manner from its first stages, or else your tree will fall sick and die out, due to poor care. If this happens, you will be left wondering what disease or pestilence affected the plant, and will have to start again from scratch!
When planting a small fruit tree, the first thing you should understand is that all parts of your fruit tree including its trunk, branches and roots are at the developing stage and are still not strong enough, when the plant is small. Hence if the tree begins producing fruits at an early stage, it will obvious not have sufficient strength in its branches to hold its fruits. This will lead your branches to crack up. To avoid this, you can offer external support to the tree. Propping a branch onto a board or tying it to the higher level, are good ideas to provide the extra support needed. However in no time your fruit tree will grow up and will gain the strength to hold the fruit it makes without the need of support.
Another thing you should be looking after is your fruit tree’s nutrition. Perfect nutrition does not only result in better and more fruits, but also extends the life span of the tree. The choice of fertilizers depends on many things including the type of tree, the climate it is surviving in etc. The lay man hardly knows about such nourishments. Hence, proper advice from a nursery employee should be sought. These people will be able to quickly provide you with the right advice and guidance, if you give them information about the tree’s condition. They will also offer you the right kind of fertilizer.
Water is as important for the fruit tree, as fertilizers. However water is not the solution of any problem. If you notice any problem with the fruit tree, seek the proper guidance. Don’t just give an extra dose of water to your tree. Instead, try to go to the root of the problem and fix it. Take experts advice if needed, but don’t ruin your fruit tree’s future with an abundant water dosage.
Furthermore, if you see a weak branch or you suspect of any disease, the foremost thing to do is to cut out the defective part. It is better to chop out the unhealthy part, rather than keeping it on the tree and spreading the infection all over. Sometimes you might even see that the fruit tree is wasting out all the nutrients provided, by passing them to the branch that can not be saved. Hence it is important to cut the branch out when you notice the disease.
Also pick up and throw away any fruits that fall on the ground. Don’t leave any fruit near the tree even if it is rotten and not profitable. Fallen fruits become a hub for various insects and such insects can further get transferred to the tree, infecting it with one or more diseases. Why to let the fallen fruits damage the whole tree? So collect all the fruits you see on the ground, and then sort them out depending on whether they should be thrown away or not.
Actually the list of fruit tree caring is too long. It is a tedious job and it is almost impractical to follow all the advice. However precise watering and better nutrients are two things which are easy to do and remember, and will keep your tree in good shape. If you follow this simple advice, you should be able to enjoy your sweet fruits in no time!
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