planted a couple of varieties beginning of last month, they were bare rooted, I followed the instructions that came with them, but there isnt any sign of life in them yet, is it still too cold for them? I have one in a large pot in the greenhouse thats just started sprouting after a week in there, any ideas?
Had a look today, seems the warm weather as finally burst them into life
Mine have lovely little tight green buds on and I can just make out the blossom clusters. My cherries are the same. Don't rush them, a late frost could do alsorts of damage!
Emma,
thanks for the reply, I was beginning to wonder if they were dead.
They haven't really had time to get their roots growing yet!
give them time. . . . . . . . . . . .
I am too impatient, I want the apples yesterday, lol
My bare rooted ones planted this year (except the crab) are still to show any signs of life (although I keep kidding myself I can see some), although the ones I planted last year are bursting out all over. So Clayhithe is right and they just haven't got establishde yet. I hope.
Jeremy
Where are you?
I'm in London and mine has only just starting showing signs of life this weekend. Yours might be a couple of weeks behind, depending on where you are.
Apple trees in my garden at home have buds that are about to open... spring is here.
There is one tree in a beech hedge that is always the first to show...it leafed last weekend
Derek
state of my apples:
early Windsor - buds opening and flowers showing.
tripover (unknown early soft eater) buds about 2 days behind EW
Tip-bearing unknown storable eater - buds just bursting
Egremont Russet - buds just bursting
Bramley - still snoozing.
(greengage - total tart, flowering like crazy)
They always do this, and I'm always worried the Bramley won't have any friends to pollinate it but it always does.
This was April 24th 2002 - the russet deciding to hide all its branches under blossom.
(http://www.moonbells.freeserve.co.uk/allotment/2002/April_02/240402_2.jpg)
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