Project Plant a Tree

1. Project Plant a Tree

2. Proposition • Our Goal is to plant 3 apple trees and 3 cherry trees on the roof of the oaks. WHY! • The tree price would be determined by the size that would be best for the roof. As seen on the budget sheet. • The total amount for the materials would be $239.60 for the pots, stakes, fertilizer, and potting soil. • The budget sheet is on the next slide showing everything we will need and the prices of these objects • You can find all the materials needed at Low’s

4. Why this is a good idea • Apple and Cherry trees would be a great addition to the roof for many reasons • It would save money so you would not have to import fruit • Saves from trucks polluting the air transporting it. • Fresh fruit for the oaks and the students could enjoy straight off the trees • It’s good for the environment and gives more oxygen

5. Things that must be done • Must have a crew that takes care of the trees • Watering • Fertilizing • Planting • Trimming • Making sure the tree is placed where it will get enough light to grow at it’s fullest • During the winter the trees will shed all the leaves and fruit and will need very little attention

6. Types Of apple trees • Pristine • Williams’ pride • Redfree

7. Pristine • Ripening season and bloom season is early • Apple is medium to large size and has a yellow color • Texture is fine and flavor is tart, which is good for cooking and fresh eating • This tree pollinates very well with the other trees • Moderately resistant to fire bright and is resistant to powdery mildew

8. Williams’ pride • Ripening season is early • Bloom season is mild • Medium to large in size and a dark red color • It is very juicy and spicy and is also good for cooking and fresh eating • This apple is immune to apple scab and apple rust • Resistant to powdery mildew and fire bright • Pollunates well with the mid – and late - blooming

9. Redfree • Ripening season is early • Bloom season is mild • Apple is medium sized with bright red color • Flavor is sweet and aromatic • This apple is immune to scab and cedar apple rust and is moderately resistant to powdery mildew and fire bright • Pollinates well with other mid – and late - blooming

10. Dwarf trees / semi dwarf trees • Easier to manage • Produces apples earlier than standard size trees • Need to be supported because of the weak root anchorage • Will grow to about 10-15 feet tall

11. Where To Plant • Full sun • Good air circulation • Good soil drainage • Ideal pH for apple trees is near 6.5 • Grow well in wide range of soil types • They prefer soils with a texture of sandy loam to a sandy clay loam soil

12. When and How • Purchased at garden centers as container-grown trees. • Can plant any time during the growing season as long as sufficient water is supplied. • The depth of planting is dependent on soil type and mixture. • In sandy loam soils that drain well, plants should be positioned in the planting hole at the level they were originally grown in nursery . • In soils that drain poorly, plants should be planted somewhat higher than they were in the nursery. • More air needs to reach the root system. • 2 to 4 inches higher than they were during their growth in the nursery. • The width of planting hole should be at least 2 or 3 times the diameter of the root ball • Apply water at the rate of 2 to 3 gallons per tree every 2 to 3 weeks

13. Fertilize • Each year in the spring • Conduct a soil test every two years to determine the appropriate fertilizer and application rates

15. When are Apples are ripe? • Mature at different times • Not a specific date at which you can expect to harvest our apples

16. Cherry Tree • The skin of the fruit is smooth and ranges from pale to very deep red • Generally either sweet or sour, but there are a few intermediate types • Cherry tree ranges from 6 to 30 feet • Has reddish brown bark • Rows or patches of horizontal markings called lenticles • Foliage = is a pale to dark green • Leaves are 2 to 6 inches long and have a finely toothed edge

17. Types of Cherrys • Sour Cherries • Sweet Cherries • Duke Cherries

18. Sour Cherries • Self-fertile • Good for growing in northern Ohio • Slightly more hardy

19. Sweet Cherries • Not self-fertile, but need other varieties for crosspollination • Popular for home gardening, but must surmount the hurdle of needing several trees of different varieties to insure having a crop • Is about as hardy as a peach

20. Duke Cherries • Supposed to be crosses between the sour and the sweet • Also need other cherries for cross-pollination

21. Problems that could happen • Birds eat a major part of the tree • Cherries split if periods of heavy rain coincides with ripening

22. Bloom season • Early spring before leaves appear, and hence the flowers are susceptible to killing by late frosts

23. Pruning • Sweet cherries • Are pruned least • Grow taller than those of the sour cherries and they just do not seem to demand the careful pruning required by many other kinds of fruit trees • Sour Cherries • Little pruning in necessary, especially if cross branched and weak branches are removed as they appear

24. Cherry Cross-pollination • Should be careful • All sweet cherries require cross-pollination and the chances are that it is these which would be selected for the home gardening • Good pollinizers = black tatarian, Grant, Seneca, and Lyons • The duke cherries; ReineHortense, and royal duke are self-sterile and either sour or sweet cherries can be used as pollinizers for these

25. Fertilizers • May be applied in the early spring at about the time the buds burst

26. Diseases • Brown rot causes lesion on twigs and rot on ripening fruit • Bacterial leaf spot in which the spots often drop out, causing a shot-hole effect • Attacks both sweet and sour cherries and defoliates the trees • Spraying the fungicide when petals fall and after harvest is very helpful