Planning an Orchard - Orientation, Rootstocks and Pruning

In this video we cover:
1) Orchard orientation
2) Choice of rootstock and spacing, and
3) Pruning
We hope you find it useful and interesting.
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[@StareSorteVocaBiH]

That is small place for so many trees. Man, I would love to do same but it's hard to keep them all in that tight place

[@pauljohnsontwonoviceangler6170]

Thank you. I now realise I have to rethink my plans. I bought our trees without giving this enough thought or planning.

[@chilternheritageorchards]

Thankyou. Good luck with your new planting.

[@AGoodEnoughMom]

Thank you for great information. We've just moved to a new property and looking to plant many fruit trees. This video has been very helpful 🌱🌳

[@chilternheritageorchards]

Glad it was helpful!

[@begamshahi4785]

Very good useful knowledge information

[@feliziagraye2812]

Fantastic! Wonderful presentation and useful details. Thank you!

[@chilternheritageorchards]

Glad it was helpful!

[@laurad2136]

Excellent video! useful information in a short video with NO nonsense talk absolutely brilliant. I am about to design and plant my fruit tree here in east kent in a small and clay garden but will give it a try anyway. It will be difficult to take off the flowers first year but needs to be done. Hope to see more of your videos, thank you!

[@chilternheritageorchards]

Thankyou, we also have more videos on planting and caring for your trees.

[@naumikaur7459]

Really useful info at 2.58 explaining different root stocks. Thanks

[@chilternheritageorchards]

Glad it was helpful

[@jakobtrahey846]

this is awesome!

[@chilternheritageorchards]

Thankyou

[@eliinthewolverinestate6729]

Thank you. I do ufo training on my cherries. Have wild choke cherries and pin cherries for root stocks. I am central U.P. of MI. Trying to graft pears to the wild service berries. I got a cherry plum growing for root stocks too. I use mm 111 and m 25 for apples. I also got a crab apple root stock from cold part of lake MI at roadside park. I call m 25 xl size usually. I like ugly heirloom triploid apples.

[@chilternheritageorchards]

Great to hear of the rootstocks you use. Wild rootstocks must be very cold hardy I expect?

[@andyjones6361]

Like most things these days way Arden than buying some trees and planting them. We have just planted our first 3-fruit trees this past summer and I knew none of this! I just figured a red delicious tree had red delicious roots. Oh my what now?

[@lijE562]

Great video!!! How do you prevents birds from eating the fruits?

[@chilternheritageorchards]

We dont have that problem here. There are alot of pest predators flying around including Hawks and Kestrels

[@h5bux786]

Hi What is fare distance for mulch from the tree trunk ? I have grass , and weeds growing right next to the tree trunk inside the round wire protection, do I have to remove the weeds and grass around the trunk This is the first year of planting my tree I followed your video how to plant bare root fruit tree. Do i need to feed my trees ? Please advise Thank you

[@chilternheritageorchards]

Yes I would remove grass and weeds inside any guards on young trees. Follow our feeding programme eg on the video how to treat canker organically.

[@heavymechanic2]

I'm in the US and put down wood mulch 1/2 meter from the tree trunk to keep roots free of competition. Mulch needs expanded around 4 year old Plum trees as the trees are growing, makes mowing difficult.

[@vincentput]

What are your thoughts on half height apple trees on M25 rootstock? Sandy loam, private orchard. And how should I prune these young trees to become strong but not 8m high?

[@chilternheritageorchards]

Follow our narrow canopy strategy and feeding protocols to avoid excess nitrogenous growth and this will restrict the height. Also summer prune. see our relevant videos on KZbin and Instagram!

[@vincentput]

@@chilternheritageorchards thank you!