In pursuit of a good harvest of tasty and juicy apples, knowledge of the tree's compatibility with other plants is welcome.
Failure to follow the rules for caring for apple trees can lead to tragic consequences.
Compatibility of plants with apple tree
Tandem of raspberry and apple tree
A young tree will respond positively to being in the neighborhood of raspberries. The two companions will quickly find a common language and can peacefully coexist next to each other for a long time.
Raspberry roots will loosen the soil, saturate it with oxygen and enrich it with nitrogen.
The apple tree will provide the raspberry with reliable protection from gray mold. Over time, when the tree crown begins to grow, the raspberry will have to be replanted, otherwise the bush will end up in the shade.
Tandem of apple and maple
A good neighborhood for an apple tree is a box elder maple, which produces phytoncides and protects the apple tree from codling moths.
Bad neighbors for an apple tree
The tree will grow poorly and will react negatively to proximity to these crops:
- cherry, nut, peach, poplar, sweet cherry, currant, rowan.
