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Year-round apple tree care: Secrets to a good harvest

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Year-round apple tree care: Secrets to a good harvest

Apple trees can be found in almost every garden plot. The popularity of this...

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Dwarf Apple Tree: A Guide to Planting and Caring for a Good Harvest
Dwarf Apple Tree: A Guide to Planting and Caring for a Good Harvest

More and more often recently, gardeners are planting...

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What to do with water sprouts on an apple tree: get rid of them or re-graft them?
What to do with water sprouts on an apple tree: get rid of them or re-graft them?

The instinct to preserve life is manifested in the apple tree by the germination of cambium cells...

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Processing cuts: how to seal cut apple tree branches without consequences
Processing cuts: how to seal cut apple tree branches without consequences

Any damage to the bark or wood injures the tree. A wound (cut) is formed...

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Mullein is the best fertilizer for fruit trees and other plants: composition, solutions, feeding rules
Mullein is the best fertilizer for fruit trees and other plants: composition, solutions, feeding rules

Organic nutrition for garden plants and trees is often used...

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The importance of the apple tree's root collar: what to do if you planted it too deep or not deep enough
The importance of the apple tree's root collar: what to do if you planted it too deep or not deep enough

To create a fruitful apple orchard on your plot, you need to know...

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Pruning an Old Apple Tree for Beginners: Diagrams and Instructions
Pruning an Old Apple Tree for Beginners: Diagrams and Instructions

Pruning is a necessary procedure for fruit trees. It rejuvenates the apple tree,...

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Making Apple Tree Supports Yourself: The Best Options for Protecting Against Splinters
Making Apple Tree Supports Yourself: The Best Options for Protecting Against Splinters

When the orchards begin to ripen with fragrant fruits, the apple trees beneath them...

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Treating apple trees with urea: benefits, rules, solutions for feeding and spraying
Treating apple trees with urea: benefits, rules, solutions for feeding and spraying

For abundant flowering, a lush harvest and healthy apple trees, it is necessary to regularly...

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Whitewashing apple trees to protect against diseases and pests: rules, compositions, and precautions
Whitewashing apple trees to protect against diseases and pests: rules, compositions, and precautions

In order for apple trees to grow well and produce a rich harvest, ...

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Caterpillars on an apple tree: how to deal with tree pests
Caterpillars on an apple tree: how to deal with tree pests

Caterpillars are one of the life stages of butterflies. They...

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The best ways to control spider mites on apple trees
The best ways to control spider mites on apple trees

Spider mites are small, invisible insects that feed on...

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How to save an apple tree if the bark has been eaten by mice: treating the bark and trunk

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How to save an apple tree if the bark has been eaten by mice: treating the bark and trunk

In the spring, after the snow melts, you can find... on the bark of young apple trees.

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Codling moth and effective methods of control
Codling moth and effective methods of control

The codling moth is a common pest in apple orchards. It can cause...

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Green aphids on apple trees: how to treat trees to get rid of them for sure
Green aphids on apple trees: how to treat trees to get rid of them for sure

The appearance of aphid colonies on apple trees is the most common phenomenon caused by...

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Controlling the Apple Blossom Beetle: Effective Methods for Getting Rid of Apple Blossom Pests

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Controlling the Apple Blossom Beetle: Effective Methods for Getting Rid of Apple Blossom Pests

Garden pest infestation is one of the major problems that affects gardeners every year...

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How to protect an apple tree from rodents for the winter: the best ways to cover the trunk and branches
How to protect an apple tree from rodents for the winter: the best ways to cover the trunk and branches

During the winter season, apple orchards suffer not only from...

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Apple bark beetle and its control
Apple bark beetle and its control

Bark beetle infestation poses a major threat to orchards. By gnawing through...

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How to get rid of ants on an apple tree: the best methods of control
How to get rid of ants on an apple tree: the best methods of control

In the wild, ants are certainly considered beneficial insects. ...

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Apple leaf roller: effective control methods and tree treatment instructions
Apple leaf roller: effective control methods and tree treatment instructions

Pests cause great damage to fruit trees, destroying up to 60–70%...

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Scale insects on apple trees and other plants: effective methods of control and prevention

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Scale insects on apple trees and other plants: effective methods of control and prevention

Scale insects are a common pest in apple orchards. They are quite resistant...

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Causes of spider webs on apple trees and methods for pest control

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Causes of spider webs on apple trees and methods for pest control

The appearance of a web on an apple tree indicates that it has been taken over by...

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Apple tree cuttings: harvesting, rooting, or grafting
Apple tree cuttings: harvesting, rooting, or grafting

One of the important tasks in the process of growing apple trees is...

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A Complete Guide to Cleft Apple Grafting for Beginners

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A Complete Guide to Cleft Apple Grafting for Beginners

Grafting is the joining of parts of different plants together to form a fusion. The root of an old...

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Apple tree crown formation schemes and branch pruning rules

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Apple tree crown formation schemes and branch pruning rules

Shaping the apple tree's crown should begin from the moment of planting. Proper pruning...

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Do it yourself: how to grow an apple tree seedling from a seed

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Do it yourself: how to grow an apple tree seedling from a seed

The valuable qualities of varietal apple trees are usually not passed on to their offspring grown...

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How to Graft an Apple Tree onto a Wilding Root: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginner Gardeners
How to Graft an Apple Tree onto a Wilding Root: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginner Gardeners

Grafting varietal apple trees onto wild apple stock can solve many problems. Especially...

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Preparing and storing apple tree cuttings for spring grafting

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Preparing and storing apple tree cuttings for spring grafting

Gardeners use grafting to solve a variety of problems. It's a fairly simple one, but...

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Spring apple tree grafting for beginners: methods, timing, step-by-step instructions
Spring apple tree grafting for beginners: methods, timing, step-by-step instructions

Grafting helps not only to propagate an apple tree, but also to rejuvenate it, ...

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Planting an apple tree in open ground in spring: step-by-step instructions on when and how to plant seedlings

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Planting an apple tree in open ground in spring: step-by-step instructions on when and how to plant seedlings

Every garden in Russia has apple trees. They are the most popular...

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Grafting a pear onto an apple tree: optimal timing and technology
Grafting a pear onto an apple tree: optimal timing and technology

Pear and apple trees are related crops, so grafting them gives...

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Planting and caring for apple trees in autumn: the best time, technology, and important recommendations
Planting and caring for apple trees in autumn: the best time, technology, and important recommendations

This fact may seem strange to novice gardeners, but the most optimal...

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Soil for planting apple trees: acidity requirements, correction, fertilization and increasing fertility
Soil for planting apple trees: acidity requirements, correction, fertilization and increasing fertility

Despite the unpretentiousness of apple trees, this tree still needs...

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Rules and subtleties of planting apple trees with a closed root system

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Rules and subtleties of planting apple trees with a closed root system

Planting fruit, berry, and ornamental crops with closed root systems...

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Lunar calendar for gardeners and vegetable growers for 2020
Lunar calendar for gardeners and vegetable growers for 2020

2020 marks the Year of the Metal Mouse. It's very...

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How to preserve seedlings purchased in the fall until spring planting: storing indoors and outdoors

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How to preserve seedlings purchased in the fall until spring planting: storing indoors and outdoors

There are times when the planned autumn planting of seedlings is impossible due to some...

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Apple tree varieties

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