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Apple Trees
The apple trees we offer are Stark Bro's dwarf trees, maturing at about 8-10' tall and equally wide, but bearing loads of full-sized fruit.
Pruning, spraying and harvesting is very easy with dwarf trees.
You'll probably see a small quantity of fruit the second year after planting with heavy production beginning the fourth year and continuing for another fifteen years or so.
All that is required is full sun in a well-drained location in regular garden soil. In fact the soil doesn't have to be particularly rich; most fruit trees do very well in soil that is a little rocky or gravelly. Avoid soils that are dense clay. If that is the soil you have at your site, you can enrich a side deep area with compost, manure, or other organic material. Talk to an expert at Hoerr Nursery for tips on enriching you soil . See the Growing Guide for Planting Trees for more details on preparing your site for your new tree.
With the dwarf trees you certainly don't need much area. We remind people that if you have space for a rose, you probably have room for a dwarf apple tree.
Plus there is a thrill of eating fresh fruit from your own trees!
If you need any further apple information, see an expert at Hoerr Nursery.
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