apples planted too deep

[SMW]

A few weeks ago I planted a few fruit trees. I soaked them in a bucket for a couple of hours so I couldn't see where the soil mark had been. Lesson learnt . I was out giving them a good watering at weekend and one seems to be buried very deep, it looks like it may have even sunk a little. This has only given about 1 inch between the start of the graft mark and surface level. Surrounded by one inch of compost but none touch the tree itself.

Do you think I should bite the bullet and uproot and replant it or will it be OK? I assume the graft mark doesnt grow upwards at all?

Thanks

S

[fishpond]

Excavate some soil from around the graft mark to leave about 4", this is to stop the scion(the tree proper) from rooting instead of the rootstock.
Try to always leave this gap.

[Lardman]

Id move it now before it settles in, but then Im like that.

Chances are you'll want to top dress or mulch the tree in the future why risk it rooting. I also like to leave a bit of a dip in the soil around the tree anyway as it makes watering easier (especially on sandy soil).

I assume you intend it to be there for a while - might as well take a little time to give it the best start in life.

[chrisdb]

I'd leave it and do what fishpond suggested, unless the soil in the hole is very loose and easy to move. I'd be worried about chopping through what roots it had left.

[SMW]

Thanks for the replies folks