How to plant apple seedlings

Apple is a deciduous tree, usually trees can be as high as 15 meters, but cultivated trees are generally only about 3-5 meters high. The trunk is grayish brown and the bark is shedding to a certain extent. Let's learn how to grow apple seedlings today.

First, raising seedlings

1. Matrix selection

In order to cultivate excellent apple plants, we need to choose a deeper soil layer, which is rich in organic matter, good permeability and good drainage, and the acidic sandy soil should be used as the substrate.

2. The purpose of raising seedlings

The main purpose of raising seedlings is to solve the problem of uneven plants and small fruits, and to improve fruit yield and late ripening.

II. Colonization

The planting density depends on the local soil conditions. Dwarf apple trees are usually planted at a rate of 2m x 3m on fertile land, with about 111 trees per mu.

In order to achieve economic benefits, 222 plants can be cultivated in the early stage, that is, planting can be carried out at a density of 1.5 meters x 2 meters, so that as much as possible can be harvested during the sapling period to increase economic income. when the young trees grow up slowly enough to block each other's light and shade, they need to reduce the plant, the method is to subtract one plant from each other and return to the density of 111 trees.

Of course, we must allocate the land reasonably according to our own land. for example, the barren land can reduce the waste of land according to the density of 2 meters x 2 meters.

Pruning and dwarfing

Apple pruning is mainly filled in summer and supplemented by winter pruning. The main purpose is to improve fruit quality, increase yield and promote fruit early ripening. It is necessary to prune and manage the overgrown branches and leaves in order to achieve the effect that the light is sufficient and the plants do not affect each other.

The pruning of apple trees usually begins when the apple trees form a crown. For young trees, light pruning is the main way to ensure that they do not interfere with the backbone of the tree and ensure ventilation and light transmission. For slow-release shoots, it is necessary to pick the heart when they stop growing, which will be more helpful to form flowers and sit fruits. Leave as many hanging branches and skirt branches as possible without affecting light transmission and other conditions.

4. Pollination

We know that natural plant pollination is generally carried out through wind, butterflies, bees and so on, but there are many uncertain factors and uncontrollable components in this way, such as the death of a large number of butterflies and bees under the action of pesticides, less weather and other natural phenomena. So it is impossible to guarantee its output and high quality. Therefore, an act of artificial pollination is needed. In this way, we can not only ensure the yield, but also select high-quality and compatible varieties for pollination, so as to achieve the purpose of increasing production and high yield.

5. Fertilization management

The fertilization of apples should start from the base fertilizer at the time of planting, and topdressing should be done during the growing period of fruit trees.

Fertilization should be done every year around the beginning of April, which is called pre-flowering fertilizer to ensure the supply of nutrients before flowering, and then fertilized in mid-late May, which is called post-anthesis fertilizer. These two fertilizers are very important, which are important actions to ensure flowering and new branch growth, and can effectively improve the fruit setting rate of fruit trees.

The accumulation of fertilizer after autumn, which is only carried out in early September, is mainly phosphate fertilizer. When fertilizing, it is better to mix phosphate fertilizer and organic fertilizer together and put them into maturity and apply them again.

Fertilization method: the fertilization of young fruit trees is generally carried out by the combination of furrow application and auxiliary fertilization; when the fruit trees grow to adults, they can be sprayed and then watered.

VI. Watering irrigation

Apple trees should not be irrigated with too much water. As I said earlier, the precipitation is 500mm to 60mm, so if you want to water apple trees, you must pay attention to the period and weather conditions, and you need appropriate watering in spring to keep the soil moist; another is in the flowering and fruit expansion period should also be appropriate watering, to ensure the apple fruit setting rate, as well as fruit expansion, so as to ensure high quality, high yield.