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Jackie:
I do not know of an available apple rootstock that
will dependably tolerate this wet site. Hopefully you can improve the
planting site by installing underground drain pipes.
The 4" diameter, with 1/8"
slits, flexible black plastic pipe, that you can usually buy for 35
cents per foot, at the large farm stores, is what I would use.
Bury this pipe at least 24" deep, deeper if possible, to capture the water
above your trees and "as needed" to keep the whole area free of seepage.
There must be an open ditch or something for the captured water to flow, freely
by gravity, into.
It is good that you have recognized the seepage
problem before the trees were planted.
Sincerely, Bill Freels, Paducah,
Ky
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