Picking the Ideal Spot for your Fruit Tree

Picking the Ideal Spot for your Fruit Tree

One of the important things of all when planting a fruit tree, to keep in mind is whether or not your soil in your yard is acceptable for your tree.  You have to ensure that is has enough nourishment, it has moisture, there is proper water drainage so that your tree does not drown, and it is the ideal texture.  If your soil doesn't have these traits then your tree produce good fruit or won't grow.  You can change your dirt to be suitable for your tree.  1 way which you can learn what kind of soil you have is by taking it and taking a sample of it.  It may be costly, but they can test it for what nutrients it has the most of.  You will have the results back.  You can go to the local nursery, or another store with gardening supplies, and get fertilizer based on what your soil is most lacking in if your soil is low in nutrition.
It's very important, when developing a fruit tree, choosing the right place.  1 thing that you have to think about is its proximity to side walk line, a construction, or another thing that might disrupt its growing.  As soon as you've planted a fruit tree, the chances of unearthing it without killing it, and changing its own spot are slim.  Therefore you have to always be certain you know which size fruit tree you've (dwarf, semi dwarf, or standard) and how big it will wind up being once it's an adult.  Dwarf trees require an area with an eight-foot diameter to grow.  Semi-dwarf fruit trees can grow up to fifteen feet wide.  Standard fruit trees can grow as wide.

After you've checked on all of these things, you are finally ready to go get ready to plant it and choose what sort of fruit tree you want.  When you're choosing your tree purchase, and keep the spot you picked.  The worst thing that could possibly occur is devoting time and money to growing a tree, just to end up having to remove it.

Another thing that you need to consider when planting a fruit tree it whether or not it is getting all of the sun it needs to survive.  You also have to be sure it will not get much sun.  It will die if your tree does not get the correct amount of sun.  Make certain where the sun will be blocked by something, that you do not plant it.  Be sure that it isn't being constantly hit be the sun at every moment of the day.



An important thing when choosing a spot for your tree to keep in mind is if your spot will be convenient for watering, harvesting, and pruning.  A place that would not be good to plant a fruit tree is close to your house or your fence.  Any of these things could get in the way of you pruning and harvesting.  If your tree grows over your fence the fruit could drop into your neighbor's lawn, which could seem to be a nice thing but would offend some people.  You should also be sure where it's going to be easy to water, to plant your tree; where the sprinkler could reach it if you have a sprinkler system in your yard you could set your tree.  If you don't have a sprinkler system installed, you should put the tree within reach of your hose.