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Planting apple trees in backyard.
Try planting a dwarf variety which reaches 5 to 8 feet.
If you love the sweet tart and crisp taste of ripe apples growing your own apple trees in the backyard is well worth the time effort and patience expended.
In usda zones 6 to 8 apple trees can be successfully transplanted during the early spring before leaves begin to sprout or in late fall once the tree has gone dormant for winter.
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Standard apple trees reach 40 feet tall and can overpower a small front yard.
In any case you can certainly transplant small apple trees.
If you have a small yard you are going to want to avoid this particular tree a species in the magnolia family which can grow upwards of 100 feet tall.
Put down some roots.
The branches of non bearing young apple trees will normally grow 12 to 18 inches per year while the branches of bearing apple trees will grow 8 to 12 inches in a season.
Growing an apple tree on higher ground protects the blossoms from an early death thus ensuring a good crop of apples.
To be completely honest we had never heard of this variety until planting it in our own backyard 6 years ago.
Most apple tree planting guides will tell you that higher ground is better for growing an apple tree.
The tree has a very tight and compact nature and the limbs stay in a near perfect.
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For the front yard grow the apple tree as a showcase plant.
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According to the new southern living garden book it also tends to drop twigs and small branches throughout the year.
If growth exceeds these rates apply no compost at all as too much growth can keep fruit from developing and lush growth is more susceptible to fireblight infection.
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Apple trees in areas north of zone 6 should be planted in the spring after danger of frost is over.
This is because low lying frost can kill the blossoms on the tree in the spring.
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