Orchard

A view of my orchard from the top.  I have planted three more plum trees and another apple this weekend, all four were maiden bare root.  They are two Seneca plums, one Jubilee plum and a Pinova apple.  I have started another row and have planted them at five meter centres.  The plums are on St Juliens A rootstock and the apple is on MM106 rootstock both these root stocks should give a tree of between three and four meters high and the planting distance of five meters should be about right.  The centre three rows are planted at twice that distance but that's because we are going for looks as well as fruit, but I may fill in the gaps if it seems appropriate.  But I suspect that unless I find a market for any surplus fruit I will produce more fruit than I can easily use.  Anyone got a cider press for sale?

Yesterdays planting.  I will have to keep the hedge well trimmed if I am to get the best from these trees.  Another job!