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Tassiegardener starts with ... Hi, I have just purchased a bare root pinkabelle apple tree from our local nursery. It is already nearly two meters tall which is a little too tall for my liking. Can I prune the main stem down by at least 1/2 meter before planting or would this stress the tree too much. I am very new to this so any advise would be appreciated. | About the Author Tassiegardener Tasmania 5th July 2010 10:35am #UserID: 3901 Posts: 1 View All Tassiegardener's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author Jimmy Perth 5th July 2010 12:12pm #UserID: 2548 Posts: 511 View All Jimmy's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Tassiegardener says... Yes, It has the pinkabelle label on it stating maximum height of two meters. Purchased from one of the most reputable nurseries here in Tasssie. At the moment it is just one long stick with a couple of tiny branch stubs off it (bare rooted). I was surprised by the height of it when purchased but all of the others that were there were also this height. | About the Author 5th July 2010 12:58pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
Jimmy says... Score above the buds on the trunk. This stops the auxin flowing down from the apical point at the top of the tree. This allows them to shoot and make nice side branches. A cut through the bark til you hit reistance about 1/3 around the tree is all you need. Some people do it twice and remove the strip of bark between , say 2mm wide, this works better but is not usually needed. This way the tree will go sideways not up. | About the Author Jimmy Perth 7th July 2010 3:03pm #UserID: 2548 Posts: 511 View All Jimmy's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Dana says... I purchased a bare-root Pinkabelle and planted it a few months ago. There were a few leaves on it which have since fallen off. I can see new buds of branches on it but nothing has happened to the tree with regards to buds opening or any kind of growth since it was planted. When will it start to bud and how many years will it take to fruit? | About the Author Dana2 Busselton WA 16th October 2010 9:50pm #UserID: 4426 Posts: 1 View All Dana2's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author Brad2 G Hill, Perth 18th October 2010 12:47pm #UserID: 2323 Posts: 762 View All Brad2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author tassiegardener1 tasmania 16th July 2012 9:33am #UserID: 7074 Posts: 1 View All tassiegardener1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Brendan says... There's a powdery mildew spray/milk spray here: http://www.annettemcfarlane.com/Doityourself.htm I use copper oxychloride myself, seems to work. Some people use mancozeb plus. Both need a wetting agent to be effective. | About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 26th July 2012 9:52am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/agriculture/pests-diseases-and-weeds/plant-diseases/fruit-diseases/pome-fruit-diseases/ag0161-powdery-mildew-of-apples Maybe this link is worthwhile. | About the Author Mike36 Cairns 26th July 2012 7:42pm #UserID: 7104 Posts: 1 View All Mike36's Edible Fruit Trees |
