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If you have just planted a new fruit tree, I think it is fair to assume you are not yet an expert on the subject. More fruit trees die in their beginning years due to poor care habits than any disease or pestilence. Therefore it is vital that you know how to care for trees in a way that will ensure their immediate success as well as future good health.

During the early stages of the tree’s life, the roots, trunk, and branches have not yet fully developed to a self supporting strength. Therefore if your tree is growing fruits, occasionally the combined weight is enough to snap off an entire branch. If this is the case, you should offer external support for your branches – prop them up with boards, or tie them to something at a higher altitude. As long as you can provide your tree the support it needs in these early years, it should grow to be independent in no time at all.

Proper nutrition is not only essential for the production of healthy fruits, but is also essential for the tree to survive longer than one season. The exact requirements vary with the area, climate, and type of tree, but I’ve found that there is no better adviser than a nursery employee. Maybe they’re just eager to sell you the right type of fertilizer, but in my experience they are almost never wrong. Just inform them about the conditions your tree is living in and how healthy it is looking, and they should be able to help you find something to improve the health of your tree.

Many people think that the only way to ensure a tree’s healthiness is to provide it lots of water. This is not the case at all. Actually, giving too much water to a tree can be more harmful than not giving it enough. At the best it will have a negative effect on the taste of the fruit. But at worst, your tree could die. So do not ever try to solve your problems by giving it lots of water! Solve your tree’s health issues at the root, so to speak. Go to where the problem originates from, and fix that.

If it is too late and you’re already starting to see unhealthy branches that look either diseased or damaged, you should always remove them. As soon as you begin to see a branch that is deteriorating or becoming unhealthy, chop it off right away. At the very least, trim down the unhealthy part but leave all the segments that still look like they could continue growing.

Once your tree has started to enter the picking stage, be careful to get every piece off of the tree. Even if it is an ugly looking fruit that you don’t want to eat, you should still pick it and throw it away. Once these fruits begin to rot, they provide a perfect home for unwanted insects or diseases that can transfer to the tree itself. So always remember to rake up these fallen fruits, and prevent yourself a lot of future grief.

Getting a fruit tree and caring for it throughout its life can seem a daunting task. It may even seem impossible sometimes to keep track of all the factors that make a tree healthy. But if you just pay attention to the nutrients that your tree needs, you should be on the right path.

In addition to nutrients, you must figure out the exact amount of watering that you should be doing to keep your tree’s thirst quenched without drowning it. Just do all these things, and you will have a great tree that produces delicious fruits.
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