what do you feed your trees?

[4390evans]

What do you feed your trees for growth and what do you feed them for fruit?

I've picked up 2 bare roots from morrisons (£5 each on small rootstocks if your interested)

I don't expect anything off them for a while but was wondering what should I give them for growth seen as they are in pots?

Thanks guys

P.S Decorative trees are £2 like silver birch etc

[ESBkevin]

I tend to mulch well having initially planted in rotted manure & compost with the soil. In the annual wood chip mulch is some more manure each spring. the surrounding soil is also well composted for veg growth so the romp away.

[Jungle Jane]

If they're in pots I use a little BFB. When they're at the flowering stage in pots they have the same as tomatoes anything high potassium,just feed all flowers & fruits at the same time. If they're fruit trees in the ground they get planted with a bit of bonemeal & have a bit of sulphate of potash in February but they get watered a couple of times between May-August with a seaweed feed or tomato feed too.

[Lardman]

Mine get the occasional mulch with the chicken coop cleanings and comfrey tea during summer months.

[sparrow100]

Mine get ash, a scattering of BFB or 6X and are mulched with 2-3inches of rotted horse manure if they are in pots or in the ground. They seem to like it.

[GBax]

As with the others i use a manure mulch and BFB and potash once they are established and i allow them to fruit.