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lidl bare root fruit trees

ladybirdbaby1 · 2014-02-28 10:47:28

hi, yesterday i bought a bare root fruit tree from Lidl. It seems good to me, but then i have no idea about fruit trees. It says it is called Malus Domestica "Braeburn", and this is why i bought it, cause we love braeburn apples. My question is this: Are these trees really the same as those from a nursery? are they in…

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#32 29-11-2017 11:46pm
CCMYPLAYMATE

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how did the esplinarding go ????

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#33 30-11-2017 8:54am
ladybirdbaby1

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CCMYPLAYMATE wrote: »

how did the esplinarding go ????

Great!

They are I think 5 years old now, last year we got 90 (!!!) apples from 1 tree!!!!!

But one tree produced mainly leaves and only a few apples.. unsure why... still it looks lovely

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#34 30-11-2017 12:15pm
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ladybirdbaby1 wrote: »

But one tree produced mainly leaves and only a few apples.. unsure why... still it looks lovely

Is is exposed to wind? If the wind blows off the blossoms then I think you're not going to get fruit.

Pics would be great.

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