If you intend to train a tree on a wall or trellis (called "espaliering"), fasten the branches to wires on the wall during their first year.
Fruiting too early will result in smaller harvests in subsequent years. If your tree produces fruit in its first year, the fruit should be removed in the interest of succeeding crops. This is the last pruning necessary, except to thin out branches every year. In the second year, select four or five well-spaced branches and remove the rest. Plant your dwarf fruit trees 2.5-3 m (8-10 feet) apart. When planting, prune the plant back to 75 cm (30 inches), establishing a balance with the roots. Pack top soil around the roots and water well. At the time of planting place a support stake (or two) in the ground 15 cm (6 inches) from the stem of your tree. The root system of a dwarf fruit tree is not as vigorous as a standard fruit tree, and will soon die if in poorly drained soil. However, it is important to note that trees planted in open ground will always out-produce container plants.ĭwarf fruit trees should be planted in late winter or early spring. Water frequently in the growing season, especially in hot weather, and add controlled-release fertiliser (like Oderings Total Replenish) in small amounts regularly for proper growth and development. Potted trees will require more attention. You can also grow standard and semi-dwarf trees in containers this will have the effect of dwarfing them. There are three types of fruit trees: standard, which grow to 6m (20 feet) plus,, growing to 3-4m (10-12 feet), and genetic dwarf, which seldom grow higher than 2m (6 feet) tall.
Moreover, fruit trees are aesthetically pleasing, they have flowers that precede the fruit in spring, you can sit in the shade in the heat of a summer’s day, and in fall, the leaves turn to their autumn colours. And fruit left to ripen on a tree tastes sweeter and has higher concentrations of minerals and vitamins. By growing your own, you know exactly what you are eating and what it has been sprayed with (or more importantly what it hasn’t been sprayed with). There are several reasons and benefits for growing your own fruit.
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