To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [NAFEX] Planting replacement trees in same site as failed trees
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:26:45 -0400
Can anyone comment on a bit of conventional wisdom I have run across?
"Do not replace a failed tree with the same type of tree at a single
site."
My planting sites are limited. I have replaced nut trees (pecan, Chinese
chestnut) that have had apparent graft failures with subsequent pecans
and Chinese chestnut. I plan to do so with my failed espalier apples.
I have dug deeper into reference books to see a scientific reason (other
than disease) why I should not reuse a site. I cannot find an
explanation.