Dwarf Fruit Trees - Temporary Planting?

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  Zonty on 07/04/2020 - 08:22

  Fruit tree most likely take average 5 min years still able to give fruit so You should decide that,Will you live that house forever? If yes then start from bottom otherwise try to plant ready grow trees because it's will be like you plant the trees and will be rewarded to your further owner lol.

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    mskeggs on 07/04/2020 - 09:26

    Nothing wrong with planting a tree that will benefit those who come after you.
    My place has a very old lemon, pear and apple trees that added to our decision to buy it.
    I have added peaches, apricots, cherries, nectarines, oranges and more apples.

    If you are diligent about fertilising and watering, you can have fruit earlier than five years, even growing from a seedling. I would think 11L pots are a bit on the small side, if you are hoping to progress the trees. 20L or bigger would be better, I think.

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    GangGang on 07/04/2020 - 12:19

    Fruit can grow on the second or third year if it's on a grafted rootstock. Depends if you want the energy to put into the fruit or tree growth.

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  Maisie on 07/04/2020 - 08:43

  Just to add - I'll likely be ordering them from Flemings as they seem to be the main grower? It's not clear how large the are when despatched but they claim fruit from out 18 months (apples anyway).

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  Archi on 07/04/2020 - 08:49

  size of pot is dependant on size of tree to go in said pot.

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  chumlee on 07/04/2020 - 09:19

  +4

  Grow weed and use the profits to buy fruit, guns and fast cars

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    [Deactivated] on 07/04/2020 - 10:28

    +2

    And tigers.

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  [Deactivated] on 07/04/2020 - 09:42

  +2

  a good idea

  Since you're referring specifically to deciduous trees, as long as you only transplant when the tree has no leaves, you're gold.

  is a 3 gallon (11l) pot large enough as a temporary home; and

  Depends on how large you are buying your stock tree. If you're buying it in a 20cm pot, sure. If you're buying 33cm pot, not large enough. A rule of thumb, at least 50% larger in diameter if you're going to repot in a year or you will have a root bound tree.

  what is the best potting medium to order?

  Any premium potting mix. For stone fruit, you will be rewarded for tweaking the soil to be slightly acidic. Mix in 25% Azelea/rose mix for the acidity.

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    Maisie on 07/04/2020 - 10:23

    Thank you so much. I'll check out the size of the trees they send before buying the pots. It was my daughter's idea which I thought had merit, but I was a little worried about shocking the tree by effectively transplanting it twice. I wonder if I used the fabric pots the roots would grow through them and maybe I could just dig a hole and leave them in the fabric pots which presumably would rot away in time.

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      [Deactivated] on 07/04/2020 - 10:27

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      I wonder if I used the fabric pots the roots would grow through them.

      You don't want that to happen. That's a bad thing.

      fabric pots which presumably would rot away in time.

      Maybe in 20 years. They rot real slow. Just cut the bag open and hopefully, the roots haven't bound to the fabric and you won't have a tough time removing it.

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  empty456 on 07/04/2020 - 11:52

  +1

  Apples and stone fruit go dormant and that is the best time to transplant them, cheaper to ship too. I've ordered different fruit trees from Daley's fruit and Diggers before. You may have a local nursery that pre-sells bare root trees and ships them in July/Aug. From bare root I've planted them in either small pots (maybe about 300mm) or planter bags and moved them into the ground later. After the bare root trees are in pots you can move them to the ground anytime but preferably in milder seasons (spring/autumn).

  Dwarf fruit trees bear fruit much faster but also die sooner (nothing to worry about though as it will still be over a decade).