How to properly care for the old fruit trees in the garden

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If the name of the notes 📓 attracted you, then you are familiar with the old garden of apples, pears, cherries and plums. When planting reached a venerable age, the question arises: what to do with them? After all:

• On the one hand, and large adult trees - it's better than the young seedlings. The last is unknown, when they grow up and begin to have an abundant harvest. Later. Some gardeners do not want to part with your favorite trees (which is already attached), or a good retro-grade. And for someone old garden - it is also the memory of the departed relatives.
• On the other hand, the average "lifespan" of the fruit of the tree is about 15-20 years, although, for example, apples are relatively successful in growing and half a century. But after a certain point yields begin to decline, deteriorating wood immunity (hence the disease), the fruit becomes very small and not so delicious, as before, the crown gets denser, or vice versa, is falling apart, there are pests, and to get the apples from the top become difficult quest. Enough?

Let's understand how to extend the service life (and successful!) In venerable old men.

pruning

Bushy tree - trouble. The fruits are not illuminated by the sun, because of what losing in taste and size. Poor ventilation portends fungal, bacterial and viral diseases. Yes, and "pull" all the branches of the trees can not always - just not strong enough.

So be sure to make sanitary pruning every year, forming - every 2 years, rejuvenating - every 4-5 years. You will also be easier. Plus regular crop not only in the increase of productivity. Tree will look much more neat and tidy.

feeding

Without power not to wait for a good harvest. A tree gradually absorbs the nutritional resources of the earth. The more it grows in one place, the more you get the power. Therefore, let the spring nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus - in the summer. I recommend alternate feeding of mineral and organic matter (the latter is not necessary if you do not take away the dead leaves and fruits - they become fertilizer, as in nature).

tree trunks

The tree trunks of the tree does not need to plant some ornamental plants and do the lawn. The ground around the trunks need for another - ensuring easy maintenance.

Gently wipe the tree trunks, it was convenient to water and fertilize. Exterior The garden, too, will be tidier. If desired, you can make mulch, so that moisture is better preserved in the soil. But (important!) Mulch needs to be changed every year, because in the cozy nest can live bacteria, fungi, insects and their larvae / pupae.

tree care

Tips for taking care of an old tree differ from tips on care of the young. What should pay attention:

• Seals cracks, hollows and any other damage.
• Be sure to Beli, adding means iron or copper sulfate for the prevention of fungal diseases (fungicides if there is a part of whitewash - and now in what stores you will not find only).

If the trees are quite izrabotali the resource, it is possible to work on the scheme: once a year or two, remove the old - new planting. I hope my article will help you at least a little to make the garden better. Put a "Thumbs up" if it was interesting.