To buy healthy and strong saplings of apple-trees, it is necessary to know some signs according to which they are selected. Besides, it is not recommended to buy planting stock on roadsides of roads. It is better to make purchase in nurseries or specialized shops.
Upon purchase of sapling of apple-tree, first of all, it is necessary to be able to distinguish annual plant from biannual. It is simple to make it. On biannual sapling the skeletal central trunk which is plant of the first year of life is accurately expressed. Escapes of the second order which have grown for the second year of life of plant depart from the central trunk. On the central trunk of annual sapling it is possible to see only the branches beginning to be formed with leaves. Besides, it is normal, at annual saplings prishchipyvat top. The result of such nipping can always be noticed. When landing the biannual plant takes root much better than one-year. Besides, and the harvest from such sapling can be received earlier.
Saplings of apple-trees are on sale with opening root system or with closed. Plants with the closed roots are grown up directly in containers, and they take root when landing better. At saplings with opening root system the roots can be damaged in transportation time. Besides, they can dry up owing to what survival of such plants is much worse.
Rules of landing of saplings
The landing hole is prepared in advance that the soil has managed to sink well. If to plant sapling right after have dug out hole, in the earth emptiness can be formed, and roots of plant will badly adjoin to the soil. As a result of it the apple-tree will hurt. Special attention should be paid to the place of sapling inoculation. It cannot be buried to the soil, otherwise it is possible not to wait for harvest long. When landing annual sapling which had no top of the prishchipnut, it can be done. It is necessary to count 7 leaflets, since top and to make diagonal cut secateurs. If to cut off escape at right angle, water will accumulate on cut surface, and the plant can rot.
That the apple-tree well grew and developed, it needs fertile friable soil in which it will be easy for roots to breathe and receive all nutrients. The place for sapling needs to be chosen it where there is no stagnation of water, otherwise the fibrillose root system of apple-tree will rot. Therefore it is important to know level of underground water on the site. They should not pass above, than in 1 meter from the surface of the soil.
After landing it is necessary to water well sapling and to zamulchirovat radical zone of plant. It will allow to keep the soil friable and damp, without allowing to sprout weeds.