How to Grow Apple Trees - Complete Growing Guide

In this episode, we are talking about how to grow apple trees! They are some of the most iconic fruit trees for the home gardener and orchard but many people overcomplicate this very easy tree to grow. In this episode we will talk about fertilizing, sunlight, soil type, watering, pruning, training branches, and other care tips to get you growing apples of your own!

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1:09 – Transplanting success tips
2:45 – Pruning/Training
4:46 – Pollination requirements
5:36 – Fertilizing
6:27 – Hardiness/USDA Zones
7:54 – Watering
8:21 – Flowering
9:22 – Sunlight requirements

[nickohler]

Luke, I was allergic to apples from when I was a kid to about 21 years old. Then the allergy went away within the span of 1-2 years and now I can enjoy apples again without any discomfort. There's still hope for you!

[beycvrc]

helping people feed themselves and others for free. what a noble cause.

[gregcooks]

I love your intensity about apples, I’m right there with ya.

[KC-jqkw]

I grew a couple apple trees in Yuma, AZ. it gets cold in January and February. I did dig a 5 foot diameter hole where I was going to plant them and filled it with a dirt/mulch mix to get them going and planted where the sun wasn't going to kill them.

[johnclarke]

I planted a big Gala in my back yard, today. I used my Mantis to dig the hole. It was a big potted plant. I dug the hole three Mantis’s wide and about the same length. I put a little 5-10-15 with it, as well as a little lime and bone meal. I dug it about six inches deeper than the container and back filled to get the graft above ground level. I then built a coffer dam around the tree with he left over dirt and put wood chip mulch around it. I watered it in good. And we are getting rain, tonight. It should do fine.

[suesturges]

That's We live in Ames, iowa....husband is just retiring at age 72! Good luck to 🤞🏼👍🏼🍀

[josha]

You make the best gardening videos, they are very helpful. Thank you!!

[michelleccutler]

Love this series. We are putting in an orchard . This is helping us so much.

[jrockred]

WOW... as a parent, we can learn so much on how to raise children after watching this video.... @6:00 if you wrap your apple tree in cotton wool for its infancy you wont allow it to grow strong enough deep roots for it to develop properly. There's a great analogy there

[jaws]

Thank you is! This was an excellent beginners video. I am looking forward to using these tips when we move to our next property!

[joscribner]

Thanks for posting this! I just bought two apple trees before I even knew you had a video up.

[raulcasas]

I fertilized mine as soon as I planted them and my trees are growing like champs.

[silvana_gold]

Great tips. I live in Northern California (zone 9) and hoping my apple tree will do well. Thank you!

[satishkanuri]

Happy to get all info at one place.. I have planted granysmith 1and half year back. But the branches are very thin.. hope fertilizer will make them strong.

[lydiahiri]

This is great. So informative and you are very compelling to watch!

[alicepettit]

Luke this is so clear and helpful. 1st serious effort w backyard fruit.

[brandasar]

Love your video, it’s very benificial. Thank you, but want to touch on a point for those who are in zones 9, we have a few apples that are considered southern apples. So in so cal in here in Phoenix where I’m at, we have Anna, Dorset and ein Shemer apples, that only need about 200 chill hours.

[GrowHealthTV]

Hi Luke, best to train scaffolds the first year and many apple trees grow in Southern Ca. Watering is relative to time of year, soil, rainfall, root-stock and other factors. Deep watering is best.

[leisurelylogan]

You are going to have a nice little orchard there.

Have you ever seen grape vines grown on trees? I have a friend that does it, part of a permaculture setup.