You are indeed new to tree growing world if you have just planted a new fruit tree. Caring your tree properly in the initial years of its growth is really very important. Remember, trees normally die in the first few years mainly because of poor care habits and not because of any disease or pestilence. So you should be well familiar with the fact that in order to give your tree an immediate success and future god health you need to do its proper care.
In first few years every part of tree is very weak. The roots, trunk and the branches are so new that they can not support them selves easily. If your tree is giving fruits in the early years the danger is even more prominent as the combined weight of branch and the fruits can cause the entire branch to snap off. So always provide your tree external support in such case by propping them up with boards or tying them to something at fair height. So, proper support in early years of tree growth ensures the independence of your tree in future years that will please you very much.
If you want some healthy and delicious fruit from your tree, take proper care of its nutrition. Moreover proper nutrition ensures that your tree survive longer than one season. What your tree exactly needs totally depends on your area and climate situation but consulting the nursery employee in any case can be really helpful. I have never found any nursery employee giving wrong advice. They will always give you proper fertilizer and advices. Do tell them properly the area in which you are growing the tree and the health status of your tree and then just leave rest to them. They will give you tips on how to improve the state of your tree.
A false idea is that giving your tree lot of water ensures its healthiness. Never ever think like this and always keep in mind that insane amount of water can be destructive. It can affect the taste of your fruit and even can cause your tree to die completely. Have you ever thought like this? If you want your tree to give fruit for long, always give it that much water it actually needs. Giving your tree lots of water is no solution to un-healthiness! Always judge the root problem of your tree and try to solve it.
Remove any branches that are looking damaged or diseased as early as possible. Keeping such branches is totally a waste of nutrients as the tree sends nutrients to every branch and if any branch can’t be repaired why a tree should waste nutrients by giving them to that branch. This can create a lot of de-balance of nutrients and the branches that really requires nutrients can fall short of them. So chop off any branch that looks unhealthy or deteriorating. If whole branch is not unhealthy, you can simply remove only those parts that are looking totally damaged and can leave the rest as they are.
Caring your tree in such a way will ensure the health of your tree and a day will come when it will bear lots of healthy fruit. Never leave any fruit on the ground that is bound to fall. Never leave any of the fruit on the tree even if it is looking ugly. Just pick it and throw it away as keeping them on the branches can lead to so many diseases. The rotten fruit is a perfect home of diseases and insects that can damage your whole tree badly.
Caring your tree properly is of course a task which requires intense labor. Sometimes you will feel that keeping care of all the things that ensures tree heath is impossible but if you pay attention to the nutrients your tree needs, you are indeed following a path of success. Moreover, always look out the exact amount of water your tree needs. Do not keep it thirsty and of course do not drown it in too much water. You can get a perfect fruit tree with delicious fruits by following all these immensely useful tips.
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