Planting
- Pit dimension : 1mx1mx1m
- Planting distance : Dwarf 2m x 2.5m, Semi-dwarf 3m x4m, Seedling 6m x 8m, Vigorous 4m x6m
Planting of apple:
- One year old plant during dormant season i.e. jan-feb
- Care should be taken of planting pollinizer variety (10-15%) For example: golden delicious, red gold
High density planting in Apple
- Low HDP: <250 plants/ha.
- Medium HDP: 250-500 plants/ha.
- High HDP: 500-1250 plants/ha.
- Ultra HDP: > 1250-2000 plants/ha.
- Super HDP: 2000-7000 plants/ha.
Nutrition and irrigation
- Farmyard manure @ 10 kg/year with addition of other fertilizer
- N,P,K is applied 70:35:70 g/year
- After 10 year 700:350:700g/year
- Foliar application of zinc, born and manganese
- The basin should be irrigated in winter after the application of fertilizer
- In spring the irrigation should be done before and after top dressing
Harvesting and yield
- Orchard start bearing from 6 years of planting
- On dwarfing root stock 3-4 years of planting
- Economic life of an apple tree exceeds 30 years
- Fruit is harvested at proper maturity
- For distant market, picking is done for advance to full maturity
- For home market proper ripe fruits are harvested
- Morning or evening time is the best for apple picking
- Yield: the average yield of 100 kg/tree