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  • Talk to me about apple trees. Put in a small one two springs ago. First year we got one apple (I believe you’re not supposed to let the tree fruit in its first year) cut it into four and shared it with the family. It remains the best apple I’ve ever eaten. Last year it got 2-3 fruit develop but our youngest knocked them off with his toy dinosaur. This year, loads of blossom and looks to be a decent amount of fruit setting, too. Apart from keep my son away from the tree, what does it need - Water? fertiliser? Support for the branches?

  • None of those. Just leave it.

    Watering young trees can have a detrimental impact, as it means they don't form deep roots that allow them to cope during dry spells. I doubt you'll get enough fruit to have to worry about supporting branches.

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