Put an Ein Shemer Apple tree in the yard last week. Now I wonder if I need to plant another. Are they self polinating or need another one for the bees to pollinate? Secondly, as to watering. How often per week, and what quantity of water?I live in blow sand to 3 ft, then hard red clay (undigable by hand). I Planted a sawtooth oak. used potting soil. I was pretty rootbound. Watered it in good initially, but three days later the leaves curled up and got black looking around the edges. Nursery guy said dig it up, throw out potting soil, replace with mulch based soil conditioner. Did that, dug new hole. Yesterday. Still looks sick. He said root rot, but I don't think so.,they seemed dry to me. I watered the roots, tried to unravel acouple from the bound up pot, and stuck it in a hole with the soil conditioner. fingers crossed. How often should I water?
Hi Skidboots, This site lists Ein Shemer as semi-self fruitful. http://www.digitalseed.com/gardener/fruit/apple.html This site recommends a cross-pollinator. http://www.ocnursery.com/fruit-apple.html If you have crabapples nearby, they could be your cross pollinator as well. Here's how to water newly planted trees. http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/water/az1298/ Lots of great helpful info at the Texas Extension Service. http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/extension/TCEHomeVegFruitNut.html http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/extension/TCEHomeLandscape.html Find local info here. http://bexar-tx.tamu.edu/ You may find these sites helpful as well. http://www.arborday.org/trees/video/howtoplant.cfm http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extpubs/plantsci/trees/f1147w.htm http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/woody/rootgrowthcontainers.html http://www.treesaregood.com/treecare/mulching.aspx Newt
Red soil is clay so drainage is not good. I have the same soil on my olive farm. It could very well be root rot.
