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 Grow Your Own Cider Cider apple trees now available for ordering for December delivery
demand for cider trees is very strong at present so early ordering is advisable, standards M25 half Standards MM106
Blueberry plants for the patio or to plant in the garden, we have these as medium sized plants or large to crop next year, over ten varieties available.
Special offers on collections three plants from only £15 available for despatch now - a healthy present for a gardener friend
Seasonal Tips - Spring
Pruning Tips - Apple Trees
Encourage horizontal branches these bare more fruit than vertical branches
Young branches can be tied down towards the horizontal in early Spring, by August they will have set in place
Heavy winter pruning will encourage new wood
Summer pruning will restrict growth and encourage fruit bud
Canker control
Look at trees monthly and cut out or pare away canker with a knife, allow wounds to heal in the air do not seal them
Lime apple trees in Winter this can prevent canker use garden lime not builders lime,avoid nitrogen fertilzers as this encourages soft growth that is prone to canker.
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