Aldi Fruit Trees £3:99 in store now

morwenna

RAS wrote: »

In that case, get the trees outside and pour a little water (couple of spoons full) into the bag to keep the roots moist but not wet.

Would that advice hold true for my bare rooted shrubs? I have them in a cool place, but would they be better outside? The planting area isn't ready for them yet as DH is recovering from an illness and I am slower on my own

RAS

morwenna wrote: »

Would that advice hold true for my bare rooted shrubs? I have them in a cool place, but would they be better outside? The planting area isn't ready for them yet as DH is recovering from an illness and I am slower on my own

Two options, depending on how much you can do.

Put the shrubs outside somewhere against a north wall if possible (in the shade). Then water the roots. Cover the roots with damp cloths. newpaper etc and keep it moist.

Dig a bit of a hole large enough to take the roots (it does not need to be deep becuase you can lay the plants almost on their sides). Put the roots in and cover. water the ground and just make sure you keep it moist if there is a dry spell.

Both will keep the roots alive so you can plant them later.

ScratchandSniff-->[X]

katholicos wrote: »

Can anyone tell me what the heights of these are when full grown, approx of course. I really only can manage dwarf varieties/1.5 metre varieties.

Had a look on my way back tonight. Better than I thought at 5 to 10 ft, but not really dwarf.

katholicos

ScratchandSniff-->[X] wrote: »

Had a look on my way back tonight. Better than I thought at 5 to 10 ft, but not really dwarf.

thanks ScratchandSniff :beer:

jpscloud

Do you think I could plant the cherry trees this week? I'm worried about the ground being cold but I don't think it's frozen now. Is it better to get them in or store them bare rooted for now?

ETA:

Well, I planted them... hope it was the right thing to do. The roots were very tightly bound and the sweet cherry roots have some fresh growth on them - not sure if that's a good sign on bare rooted trees? There are also very healthy looking buds on the twigs though.

peter999

I bought one of these Aldi trees, a Conference Pear.
I want to plant in next few days.

Does have anyone have any suggestions on how to manage/prune this tree now or in future, as maximum height allowed on my allotment is 2 metres ??

VfM4meplse

You guys are so lucky! I'm envious of anyone who can cultivate a fruit tree, my garden is no more than topsoil on concrete so nothing thrives . Baskets do well though.

On the other hand, I wouldn't want to nurture a tree and then leave it behind. I've promised myself that my next move will be to a house with an established mature garden, and I'll be able to have a Victoria plum / greengauge tree.

It's been really summery today, which is making me sunny too .

janz70

just got back from my local Aldi with
conference pear x 2

Williams bon chretien pear
Red raspberry (3 canes)
Brambly apple
Gala apple
Red haven peach (self fertile)

I'll get them in the ground over next few days to keep them alive and move on later

PS the pears are partly self fertile but they state they pollinate each other, havent check apples yet hopefully they will pollinate each other as well - would really love a damson but no joy at aldi

Foxy0810

I'm going to aldi in the morning

dogstarheaven

got the Peach Red Haven about 2 years ago for the lotti and i was worried that it didn't come into leaf till 6mths later (planted in Feb. 2011 when I first moved into the lotti) and after 2 years of growth, it's got a bit more established now. It's planted SE next to a hedge in a sheltered spot.

The other fruit tree that I had bought at the same time, is an Apricot Early Moorpark (or something like that) and that too, took a while to take but now it's bushed out a lot and is about 1/3 bigger and taller (now 6.3' tall) and I had to thin it out last year plus, it got Peach Curl, so I must spray it this year!! (the Peach wasn't affected but planted about 15m apart).