Q: I have moved to a property with established columnar apple and espaliered fruit trees. I would like to know when to fertilize, what to use, and how much at each application.

Through the magic of precision pruning, these trees produce fruit vertically along and very close to the trunk, as opposed to branching dwarf trees that produce fruit horizontally along branches.

There is little guarantee that the apples that may grow on the tree are the same as the type you ate. Indeed, there is a high risk the apples will be inedible. Given that it can take 7-10 years to ...