We finally managed to get on the Orchard today, though the ground was still a bit boggy after the floods. We had a bare roots Egremont Russet apple tree to plant. Currently it is a single whip about three years old grafted on to another root stock. The soil was pretty sticky, but after some work we planted it, though I forgot to install a support post. We already have one Egremont in the orchard, but I couldn't resist adding another, I love the flavour of those apples. This was probably the last weekend this Spring that we could safely plant a bare roots fruit tree.
As our dogs enjoyed charging around, and finding muddy puddles, my wife pruned the other fruit tree.
As our dogs enjoyed charging around, and finding muddy puddles, my wife pruned the other fruit tree.
