Many of these plants will do fine with a little less sunlight, although they may not flower as heavily or their foliage as vibrant. Applications made at that time can force lush, vegetative growth that will not have a chance to harden off before the onset of cold weather.įull sunlight is needed for many plants to assume their full potential. It is best to avoid fertilizing late in the growing season. Excess nitrogen in the soil can cause excessive vegetative growth on plants at the expense of flower bud development. Fertilizers that are high in N, nitrogen, will promote green leafy growth. If one or more nutrients is low, a specific instead of an all-purpose fertilizer may be required. A soil test can determine existing nutrient levels in the soil. Shrubs and other plants in the landscape can be fertilized yearly. Trees need to be fertilized every few years. Take a visual inventory of your landscape. Plant Care Fertilizing How-to : Fertilization for Established PlantsĮstablished plants can benefit from fertilization. Plant Characteristics: decorative berries or fruit,įoliage Characteristics: medium leaves, deciduous,įlower Characteristics: fragrant, long lasting, single,īloomtime Range: Mid Spring to Late Spring Google Plant Images: click here! Characteristics Cultivar: John Downie Important Info : Be careful not to prune too heavily or apply too much fertilizer since these can increase susceptibility to fire blight. This tree does well in most soil, but will be more attractive if fed peat and compost. Grows 15 to 25 feet tall and 10 to 20 feet wide. Fruit are orange-red, approximately the size of a cherry. Pink buds develop into white flowers in spring. Leaves are dense, ovate, often lobed, dark green, up to 3 inches long. One 150g sachet will treat up to 25 bare root plants or 7 x 3 litre pots.This is an upright, narrow, deciduous tree. It should be noted that using rootgrow™ on these plants will not harm them - it just won’t work. Once you have used this amazing product you will wonder how you ever managed to grow your plants without it!Īlmost all new plants will benefit from rootgrow™ but there are a few exceptions: blueberries, cranberries, lingonberries, rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers & brassicas. One simple application at planting time is all that is required. This will help the plant find essential nutrients, minerals and moisture, enabling the plant to establish quicker and reducing the risk of failure. Mycorrhizal fungi will colonise the plant and develop into a huge secondary root system that will increase the root area of your plants by up to 700 times in just a few weeks. Comprising of (UK origin) Mycorrhizal fungi, rootgrow™ is 100% natural and is the only planting aid to carry the RHS seal of approval.įor better establishment, naturally healthier plants, better drought resistance and stronger flowering and fruiting, rootgrow™ is all you need. It is the only product that will support your plants for their entire lifetime, making it probably the best value purchase you will make. Root grow™ can offer huge benefits to almost all garden plants. All young fruit trees require staking and for better establishment we strongly advise using Rootgrow when planting (as recommended in RHS planting guidelines). Trees are available from late November to late April.ĭon't forget to include tree stakes and ties on your order. To ensure rapid establishment, cordons are supplied bare-rooted and will be approximately 1-1.2m (3-4ft) tall on despatch (including the roots). Cordons should be restricted to 1.8-2.4m (6-8ft) in height and can be spaced 60cm (2ft) apart. Our cordon crab apple trees are grafted onto M26 semi-dwarfing rootstock, which will produce a tree that is easy to grow, easy to control and easy to pick. Crab apples make ideal specimen trees and are suitable for smaller gardens. They are also very useful pollinators as they have a long flowering period and are often interplanted in commercial apple orchards to assist with pollination. Crab apples (Malus) are related to the common apple and are grown for their lavish display of spring flowers and edible fruits which can be made into jelly.
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