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

14. Tree ageAmount of fertilizer (lbs) 1.5 21.0 31.5 42.0 52.5 63.0 73.5 84.0 94.5 105.0 115.5 126.0 136.5 147.0 15-357.5

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; Reine Hortense, 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