Hardy or sensitive to frost?

Successfully overwintering pillar fruit that has been planted

Planted Column fruit varieties are usually no more or less hardy than the types of fruit from which they were grown. However, you should note that the grafting point for fruit trees must always be above the surface of the earth, otherwise it could rot. In addition, a planting stick or attachment to a trellis cannot do any harm to protect the plants from wind or snow damage. Very young plants should sometimes be wrapped with a fleece around the trunk so that the winter weather does not cause cracks in the trunk bark.

The right winter protection for container plants

Column fruit trees grown in planters are unfortunately not as insensitive to the winter cold as planted specimens. However, you can usually get your column fruit through the winter well with these measures:

• Choose planters large enough
• Wrap the planter with fleece or bamboo mats
• Use a polystyrene base to create a little distance to the floor
• Preferably place the plant pot in a sheltered location under a roof overhang
• Cover the root area with a slice of coconut fiber
• Avoid waterlogging in the plant pot
• Overwinter sensitive varieties in particularly cold locations frost-free in a light room