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chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35934
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Sun Mar 09, 14 11:41 am Post subject: Is it too late to plant fruit trees?
We lost a couple of big trees in the storm and I'd like to put in a quince, a morello cherry, a damson and a john downey crabapple. Have I left it too late?

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Sun Mar 09, 14 11:49 am Post subject:
We don't seem to have had any dormant period here - the grass has never stopped growing. I'd go with pot grown ones, or maybe some very northern grown barerooted trees, if you'd rather do it now (winter's only a few months away, though . )

Green Rosie

Joined: 13 May 2007
Posts: 10498
Location: Calvados, France

Posted: Sun Mar 09, 14 11:55 am Post subject:
Pot grown will be absolutely fine - I have a Mulberry still to plant. Where did you get your quince fro? I really fancy one of those and have been known to stuff my car full of large fruit trees when visiting the UK. Keeps the border security people out when you say they are prickly

VM

Joined: 23 Nov 2007
Posts: 1748
Location: Lincolnshire

Posted: Sun Mar 09, 14 12:01 pm Post subject:
I am still - today - putting in the bare-rooted ones referred to in question on training etc. as I wasn't expecting April/May weather in early March - silly me. But container ones should be fine if you are not putting them in this minute!

VM

Joined: 23 Nov 2007
Posts: 1748
Location: Lincolnshire

Posted: Sun Mar 09, 14 12:03 pm Post subject:
Envy you having room for quince. I love them but partner doesn't - so they are pretty low down our priority list! Now, if he would just give up on maincrop potatoes......

magicmaker

Joined: 04 Oct 2012
Posts: 16

Posted: Sun Mar 09, 14 12:23 pm Post subject: Re: Is it too late to plant fruit trees?

Chez wrote:

We lost a couple of big trees in the storm and I'd like to put in a quince, a morello cherry, a damson and a john downey crabapple. Have I left it too late?

Hi - I would look at the trees in your part of the world and see if the buds are swelling or even starting to open. It is better to plant when dormant and before the sap starts rising.
Here in Mid Wales I am still planting but there is little time now for bareroot but pot grown would be ok.

I travelled south yesterday and noticed how much further advanced the fruit trees are compared to here.

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35934
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Sun Mar 09, 14 12:24 pm Post subject:
Thanks, I will look for some pot-grown ones.

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