How to Plan and Plant your own Orchard

Wade Muggleton from the Three Counties Orchard Project looks at how to plan and plant your own orchard.

[orlamartin]

Really helpful, thank you! I’m hoping to plant an orchard in county cork, in the south of Ireland this winter. Have work to do to clear dreaded brambles from the site and put in a windbreak from the easterlies, natural hedge protects from the prevailing southwesterlies already. Videos like this so inspiring and instructive!

[debbieandmarc]

Thank you for this video. We are planning an orchard for this year and this was very helpful

[zepeterinma]

I heard that over there in Worchestershire, they pronounce the name of the location as "wurster". They make some good wurster sauce though

[plainnpretty]

Thank you we are planning an orchard just a small one for us . To start with.

[susiwakeman]

Really interesting and helpful, thank you x much love and God Bless from the UK xx

[bluebowser]

I'm a city person, but I'm doing quite well for myself so considering moving. I'm 25 and plan to buy my own property mortgage free in the following few years. One thing I've always wanted to do is own an orchard.

I'm planning to buy a small field and fill it with dwarf fruit trees. Apples, pears, plums. I'm planning to also grow pink lemonade blueberries.

Surprize are my favorite variety of apple.

[alexanderlock]

thank you for this video. it was informative and motivating.

[danmurphy]

Hi, lovely vid, thanks…we have an offer of some 15 yr old apple and pear trees that are no longer wanted…the trees are to be dug out by a digger..any tips to ensure success here? Thanks

[luminousnutria]

Square holes do not prevent bunching roots. You need to use mostly native soil and roughen up the sides of the hole when planting.

[racekrasser]

with a name like 'wade muggleton' you know for a fact he knows what he's doing, lol...

[radharcanna]

What a lovely informative film. You seem to have a good few trees. What do you do with all the fruit?

[alishaberrey]

I only have a small space that I could fit about 4-6 small dwarfed trees in. Should I plant all the same variety or could i mix it up?

[SteveTowndrow]

Wonderful video Wade. Could you possibly offer some advice? I have a North facing site that is quite exposed and clayey in Cheshire. I want dwarf apples, pears and plums. Would I need to put down multi-purpose soil and if so how deep and wide per tree? Though you say try to select local varieties, what root stock would you suggest? Best regards, Steve

[godsamazing]

Thank you for this very informative video ⚘️

[esmaistuu]

Personally would go with a mix of semi dwarf and full size trees

[stevevickers]

Where can I find the rabbit protection for "a few pence"?

[laqueefasteinberg]

What is the minimum recommended space for an orchard- 1 acre?

[cairozulu]

Thanks for the video. Where can I get mycorrhiza?

[iamchinny]

Are all of the trees in this orchard mm106 root stock?

[marlonbrando]

Where was the planning section in this video ? All I saw was tree planting