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banner Rank attained: Sessile Oak Tree


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Maeve Drogheda Rank attained: Sessile Oak Tree

Joined: 08 Feb 2011 Posts: 287 Location: Drogheda Ireland
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Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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I bought a pear tree from Aldi last year and had a good crop of 35 pears in the first year. Make sure the ground is well prepared before your plant the tree.
Buds starting to appear on the pear tree already. |
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thechef Rank attained: Hazel Tree

Joined: 17 Aug 2010 Posts: 14 Location: tralee
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Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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bought apple and pear trees last year no problems with them at all |
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sirpsycho Rank attained: Pedunculate oak tree
Joined: 15 Mar 2010 Posts: 341 Location: Stamullen, Co Meath
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Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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Tempted by these myself too. I just thought they would be no good because they are so cheap! |
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thechef Rank attained: Hazel Tree

Joined: 17 Aug 2010 Posts: 14 Location: tralee
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Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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they have them them this week
just bought peach tress to add to the pear and apple tress i bought last year |
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andip Rank attained: Hazel Tree

Joined: 04 Mar 2008 Posts: 5
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Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2011 1:55 pm Post subject: |
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Only prob I have is the size - most of them are up to 7.5metres _________________ Wake me up when its over |
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Maeve Drogheda Rank attained: Sessile Oak Tree

Joined: 08 Feb 2011 Posts: 287 Location: Drogheda Ireland
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Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 3:04 pm Post subject: |
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Andip,
Don't let the size put you off buying the apple trees, remember they will have to be pruned every year. My pear tree is pruned back so that it does not grown too big. But I think I pruned my apple trees too hard this year and do not expect any fruit.!!
Of you only have a small space get onto the seedsavers website and see if they have a native irish species that would suit you. They have a wonderful selection and are very keenly priced |
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andip Rank attained: Hazel Tree

Joined: 04 Mar 2008 Posts: 5
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Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 11:43 am Post subject: |
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Thanks - realistically what's the minimum height I could keep them at bearing in mind they have the potential to grow to 7.5m.
Also, can the same be done with the pear & plum trees ? _________________ Wake me up when its over |
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