Apple tree question

[adkwildflower]

When planting apple trees, do you plant them just up to the grafting bulb nub thingy or do you bury that? I don't have any instructions with these.

[pintaildrake2004]

hey friend, my bro and i have been planting apple trees for a few years now, and been taking care of them even longer. we plant them 2" under ground. If you prune, and spray they trees they will provide you several decades of apples.
take care
pintail

[hounddog25]

to plant the grafted tree properly you keep the bulb away from the soil.the reason for this is the root stock you use is to make a tree dwarf or semi-dwarf or something else.there are several variety's of root stock all with different characteristics.but any how if you let he grafting bulb make contact with soil it will form roots also and the tree will become full size.so it is taking away the characteristics of the root stock.also by doing this the tree will not have fruit as fast because it is growing to become a standard sized tree.does this make sense??? hope it helps you folks out.

[bowhunter1970]

hounddog, I've got a question for you, my apple trees are blossomed out good, and I have sandy soil where they are planted, what would you suggest as a good fertilizer?

[hounddog25]

Bowhunter you got some nice looking trees.just let me say i am not an expert by any stretch of the imagination...just a wanna-be ameuter....but in my reading and talking to experts they all say fert trees every 6 weeks.all of them had a different they like...some recommended compost,some regular fert and so on.if you put compost and wood chips around trees.the biggie on this is not to get it against the tree.leave a blank area around it like a dimple.the reason being the voles and shrews and field mice tunnel up to the tree trunk and chew on the bark and girdle the tree.i lost a few trees last year form the big ice storm and snow that stayed on for so long.the boogers tunneled through the snow up to the trees and chewed the heck out of them.this wont stop them from completely doing it but will help alot.also some experts say not to let a tree have fruit on it the first year or 2 that you set it out.the reason being is the tree needs to put energy into growing instead of growing fruit.so if they set fruit be sure and water and take extra good care of them.just a thought also there are these fert spikes you can drive in the ground around the tree.i know some people like these as it is a slow release.check wally world out for them on the cheap.also i done a bit of a experiment from the recommendation form a expert.i bought a 10 pound box of nitrate form the feed store and put on my oldest trees back in January .so far they are looking great it gives them a boost of growth and they are looking extra green this spring.hope this helps you out.also be sure to water your trees every week if it don't rain...in my opinion water is the most important thing to give them.

[bowhunter1970]

Thanks for the info ;D