As an experiment, pulling an apple tree from seeds yourself
A motivation for growing an apple tree in a pot can also be the sheer fun of plant development. It is a great experience, especially for children, to pull an apple tree from a core by themselves. However, apple trees grown from a single core often also return to a wild form with a large treetop. However, if the tree is cut back consistently as a young specimen, it can also be raised to a growth form that is not unlike a bonsai.
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Advantages of growing in a bucket
Since the apple tree is predominantly a shallow root, it usually does not feel constricted in a sufficiently large pot. It can also withstand temporary dry periods if it is given plenty of water in between. Before putting it in a pot, it should be provided with drainage holes for excess irrigation and rainwater and a thin layer of gravel at the bottom. In this way waterlogging, which is more harmful to the apple tree, is automatically excluded.
Grow espalier and columnar fruit in the smallest of spaces
Nowadays, the specialist trade has various types of fruit ready, the shape of which is adapted to a culture in the smallest of spaces. Columnar apples grow upwards in a strictly columnar manner and hardly develop any side shoots. Espalier fruit is brought into shape by a targeted education cut so that it forms a flat espalier with light-lit cross branches. The following apple varieties are particularly suitable for growing in pots on the balcony and terrace:
- Column apple Red River
- Column apple gala
- U-shaped apple Elstar
- Column apple Cox Orange Renette
Tips & Tricks
If an apple tree is grown in a tub like a potted plant, appropriate winter protection is necessary. Although apple trees in this country are hardy in the open ground, the roots in a pot can easily be damaged by the winter cold. For prevention, an apple tree in a pot can be protected from the effects of frost in a correspondingly large pit in the ground and lifted out again in spring.
