Pretty sure I know the answer, But.........

 


Recently moved into new house, Loveley garden but gone to seed a bit.
there are
two Magnolia trees in the corner, look nice but if I were here
twenty years ago
I would have opted for Apple trees.
What are the chances of success of planting two Apple trees next to the
Magnolias and as they grow cut back and eventually get rid of the
Magnolias as
the Apples take over. It would be nice to keep the coverage
and not have an open
space until the Apples are well established.
Don't worry about calling it a silly idea, I think it is aswell but 'I
Know
nothing' as they say




--
Stanhoney

 

Stanhoney wrote:

It depends on what you mean by "next to".  The closer they are the more the
existing trees take sun, water and nutrients from the apples and the less
chance the apples have of establishing and growing well.  As the magnolias
already have established canopies and root systems they are way in front.
You can reduce the canopy but not the root system unless you kill the
magnolia.  You could end up with none doing well and you have ruined two
good trees for no benefit.

David