HOW TO PLANT NEW FRUIT TREES
PREPARE THE HOLE
Dig a hole just a little larger than the rootball of the tree.
For clay soil, puncture the bottom of your hole by pushing your garden fork in as far as it will go. Mix the original soil 50:50 with compost.
For sandy soil, line the bottom of your hole with wet newspaper. Mix the original soil 50:50 with compost.
For compacted or poorly drained soil, it’s better for the tree to be in a mound above the soil. Dig a shallow hole. Mix the original soil into enough compost to create a mound above the soil line.
Lovely friable loam needs no compost in the hole.
Plant and backfill
POTTED TREES
Trees in pots or planter bags need to soak in a bucket of water or diluted liquid feed, pre-planting. Soak them until bubbles no longer appear. Slit the bag open and check the roots are all heading out and downwards. Tease out, or trim any that
