Siting of compost bins

[bluecar]

Hello all.

I hope you all had a good Xmas.

I have 3 young fruit trees which I planted at the start of the season last year. They are approximately 5 feet tall now and 7 feet apart. I am thinking of starting two compost heaps between them approximately 3 foot wide. Would they have any negative effect on the trees (2 apple and 1 plum)?

Regards

Bluecar

[bluecar]

[Digeroo]

I have had a compost bin below my apple tree for many years.  I rather consider the tree likes it.  But it is huge possibly as much as 5 metres tall and 8 metres diameter and also I have very well drained soil.  I have another one beside some blackcurrants bushes and a jostaberry at my lottie and they are doing fine too. 

[Pescador]

That's one hell of a compost heap.... 5 x 8 Metres, how the hell to you top it up!!!!?

[gavinjconway]

That's one hell of a compost heap.... 5 x 8 Metres, how the hell to you top it up!!!!?

Its the tree size... 

[Digeroo]

Yes it is the tree, my grammar is rather vague.

Not sure I would put a heap so close to such young trees.  Fruit trees are too expensive to kill.

[cornykev]

Personally I would have them away from the trees to get more Sunlight on them, but that's just me.   

[daveyboi]

If you put the heaps behind the trees a bit would be better as I personally would like to see the heap 3ft away from the trees themselves rather than the 2ft if the heaps were dead center.

[bluecar]

Thanks for your replies.

It would seem best not to have a new set of compost, but what if I moved some well established compost there?

Regards

Bluecar