During the first three years after planting the leaders or one-year-old end growths of the branches are usually cut back by half to just above a wood bud.
The medlar will put up with the normal cultivations done, for instance in a vegetable garden.
I know of one tree which crops heavily each year whether potatoes are grown about it, carrots or cabbages! It is merely a question of regular weed control.
Budding is usually done on any of these stocks in July. Feeding the trees. Medlars do quite well when grown in grass, providing this is cut regularly. For the first three or four years a little circle of soil around the tree may be kept hoed or a mulch of sedge peat may be applied on the ground early in June to the depth of an inch for 3 feet all round the tree. I have not found any special feeding of medlars necessary.
The mulberry wants plenty of room for development and therefore needs to be 30 feet away from the next specimen if it is to grow properly. It is most important never to injure the roots when transplanting, for they bleed. Planting can be done in November, though head gardeners I knew in my youth always said you should plant mulberries in February, but I was never given a reason for this statement. They are usually sold as three- or four-year-olds.
Once the trees are established, little or no pruning is necessary. In fact, one has to be careful about sawing out large branches because they can bleed extensively. It is better, therefore, to prune as advised for medlars. Mulberries seem to be just as happy whether they are grown in cultivated land or in a grass sward. On cultivated land there must be no deep digging or forking for fear of injuring the roots. - 16035
The medlar will put up with the normal cultivations done, for instance in a vegetable garden.
I know of one tree which crops heavily each year whether potatoes are grown about it, carrots or cabbages! It is merely a question of regular weed control.
Budding is usually done on any of these stocks in July. Feeding the trees. Medlars do quite well when grown in grass, providing this is cut regularly. For the first three or four years a little circle of soil around the tree may be kept hoed or a mulch of sedge peat may be applied on the ground early in June to the depth of an inch for 3 feet all round the tree. I have not found any special feeding of medlars necessary.
The mulberry wants plenty of room for development and therefore needs to be 30 feet away from the next specimen if it is to grow properly. It is most important never to injure the roots when transplanting, for they bleed. Planting can be done in November, though head gardeners I knew in my youth always said you should plant mulberries in February, but I was never given a reason for this statement. They are usually sold as three- or four-year-olds.
Once the trees are established, little or no pruning is necessary. In fact, one has to be careful about sawing out large branches because they can bleed extensively. It is better, therefore, to prune as advised for medlars. Mulberries seem to be just as happy whether they are grown in cultivated land or in a grass sward. On cultivated land there must be no deep digging or forking for fear of injuring the roots. - 16035
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Many families include children of widely differing ages and what is needed in their garden planning is very much an all-purpose garden.
