I Have Been Advised To Plant The Bud Scar Above Ground In A Wet Country

Categories: Fruit Growing

Is that right?



On ordinary good loam, plant the tree so that it will stand about the

same as it did in the nursery: a little lower, perhaps, but not much.

The bud scar should be a little above the surface. It is somewhat less

likely to give trouble by decay in the upset tissue. If the soil is

heavy and wet, plant higher, perhaps, than the nursery soil-mark, but

not much. In light, sandy soil, plant lower - even from four to six

inches lower - than in the nursery sometimes. In this case the budscar

is below the surface, but that does not matter in a light, dry soil

which does not retain moisture near the surface.