Suitable apple varieties
There are over 20,000 in Europe Apple varieties. Of course, not all of them are offered in a nursery, but the choice is still enormous. Don't worry, you can easily use all apple varieties as a Educate espalier fruit. All you have to do is decide which variety suits you best.
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The ideal location and soil
Espalier apple should grow freely in the garden. It is less suitable for a trellis on a house wall. If so, it should be a west wall. The heat becomes too much for him on the south-facing walls, the apples are "cooked".
The ideal soil for an apple tree should be as follows:
- profound
- rich in humus
- wet
The best time to plant
the best planting time for espalier fruit is the time between October and March. Make sure that the planting is done on a frost-free day.
Buy espalier apple tree
Apple trees are offered by tree nurseries, garden centers or in numerous online shops. Since espalier apples are often in demand, there are already pre-grown trees to buy. The rest of the cut at home builds on it.
Provide trellis
The apple tree needs a solid trellis to which its branches can be fixed. You can build the trellis fruit framework yourself or buy prefabricated elements in the hardware store and assemble them in the garden.
Plant apple tree
- Dig the planting hole
- about twice the size of the root ball
- loosen the soil well
- Put compost in the planting hole
- Put the tree straight in
- Fill free spaces with earth and press down
- pour thoroughly
Tips
Hold one between two trellis trees Minimum distance of 2 m. On the other hand, the distance to the scaffolding should be around 40 cm.
