Planting apple tree: Is it ok now?

Condatis

I have just bought an apple tree.

It's a Granny Smith – about 1.75 metres, the roots are in sacking.

Is it Ok to plant it now?

Do I need a pollinator?

dardevle

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ok to go ahead and plant now as we are entering the dormant season...but the granny smith will require a pollination partner as it is not self fertile.



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magicbastarder

granny smiths will also have a hard time with the irish weather, i understand - it's not quite warm enough for them to ripen properly.

Zuiderzee

Lidl are doing a few apple trees, you can pick up an elstar there - great old Dutch variety, to pollinate the Granny Smith

qzy

Zuiderzee wrote: »

Lidl are doing a few apple trees, you can pick up an elstar there - great old Dutch variety, to pollinate the Granny Smith

Not that old, bred in the 1950s :cool: should do well here though and is a better buy that the Granny Smith for Irish Conditions

mairepadraigin

I got my apple tree cut back and unfortunately the weather became very cold - it died. Can I plant another applet tree in the same spot this year - any ideas please.

Sonnenblumen

Of course you can plant now, use plenty of good soil, if in doubt add some peat free compost and mix into soil with some fertilizer. Firm the soil around the tree and give it plenty of water and repeat regularly especially during dry spells.

My Potatoes

mairepadraigin wrote: »

Can I plant another applet tree in the same spot this year - any ideas please.

With a root ball: yes. Bare root: no.