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Posted by living_simple Tasmania (My Page) on Tue, Jul 5, 05 at 21:56
Hi all,
It's been quite a while since i have posted here, but i have been lurking from time-to-time, and now i'm back with another question!
I am really hoping to plant a Peacharine tree (along with the other 44 fruit trees which are going in the ground over the next 2 weeks!!) and i would like some advice on this tree. I don't know anything about the Peacharine except that it sounds really yummy! I live on the north-west coast of Tassie and it is a sheltered spot. We have a spare fruit tree hole dug and this was my pick - am i going out on a limb with this one (pardon the pun!)
Thanks in advance . . .
Cheers
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RE: Fruit trees!
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Hi Lyn
One thing you should do (if at all feasable )is to dig a huge hole and put in to it as much composted material as possible...many people put one or more roadkills or something similar in the bottom first...make sure your hole is not round and with smooth sides as this can cause the rootas to go round instead of penetrating the sides...I had my holes dug with an excavator and made sure the walls were fractured in order to allow root penetration when they reach that far...you can also get a pick or bar and dig holes in the walls to roughen them up...fill the hole with ater in order to encourage soil moisture levels to be high before planting...don't plant the tree too deep or you will find that as you add mulch the graft will be in danger of getting covered...plant into a hollow as well so that water collects and does not run away from the tree
Peacherines and other hibrid trees such as plumcots do not take as well as the old standard types although multigrafts do do very well...the peacherine may need a bit of mollycoddling (no moths here)...or I should say that they do not do any less swell
Keep your surface free of grass but encourage weeds (herbs etc) to cover the surface...grass gives of an enzime that discourages other plant's root developement
Comfrey is great interplanted with fruit trees because of the deeply sourced nutrients it supplies as a mulch
Protect them all from the frost until they are stble and able to cope better and trim the top about 1/3 off to compensate for any root damage during transplanting
Don't plant the trees too close...they seem so tiny but they will want space as they reach full size
There are others here who can give you advice that are moreexperienced with fruit trees but this may be of some help
goodluck
Peter
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RE: Fruit trees!
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- Posted by pepino Werribee Vic (My Page) on
Wed, Jul 6, 05 at 2:51
| mmm...roadkill. Finally a good use for it. |
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