Besides selecting the most disease resistant varieties, there are
a few simple things to do to have better apples.
- Fertilize under the outer edges of your trees. There are no feeder roots next to the trunk. A well fed tree stays healthier. (Adequate calcium in the soil also helps so that apples keep longer.)
- Pick up fallen fruit and compost, dispose of, or feed to livestock (where possible).
- Rake up leaves in the fall and compost them away from the orchard.
- Prune trees to encourage light and air to reach the inside of the tree.
- Provide bird nesting sites near your orchard. A variety of orchard companion type plants will attract native pollinator insects and also encourage birds to come and eat insect pests.
Lynn Martin (verified owner) –
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April (verified owner) –
Trees arrived in perfect condition and are growing great.
Michael Cooper (verified owner) –
unfortunately the two apricot trees and the apple tree I bought last year died over winter and they were suppose to be good for zone 4
Karma H. (verified owner) –
This was the first time I have ordered from wiffletree and I’m so impressed. All the fruit trees and bushes I ordered were delivered on time, well packaged, the trees and bushes looked healthy. They came with fantastic planting instructions and information. I have planted them and all are alive, leafing out and thriving beautifully. I am so happy with my Wiffletree order and will be purchasing from them in the future as I expand my home orchard/ food forest.
Also one of the best catalogs I have seen.
Thank you!
suzy_delamotte (verified owner) –
I love that this is a super dwarf M27 rootstock. I don't have a garden so these are ideal to plant in my fabric grow bags. Good, healthy tree.
Bernie Korte (verified owner) –
A broken branch or two. Not all together unexpected.
Ingrid H. (verified owner) –
Becoming very leafy, it is very happy and so am I 🙂
Laura (verified owner) –
Excellent! All trees arrived bare rooted, and are all sending out lots of leaves. Extremely happy with the quality of plants we have received over the years from Whiffletree.
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Andreas A. (verified owner) –
Very good
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