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	<title>Hedging your bets (or betting your hedges) &#187; Fruit trees</title>
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		<title>How to Choose Rootstocks for Fruit Trees &#8211; The Easy Way</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:03:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fruit Trees]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rootstocks on fruit trees bought from our Nursery: Rootstocks cause a lot of unnecessary worry. A rootstock controls the growth of a tree and there are many different ones in existence. This post is a long winded way of saying &#8230; <a href="http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/choosing-rootstocks-for-fruit-trees/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Which Fruit Tree Size Should I Start With?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 01:58:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fruit Trees]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We get this question all the time and it&#8217;s a very sensible one: which of the 3 or 4 starting sizes of fruit tree should I choose? A well loved fruit tree will be in its prime for about 50 &#8230; <a href="http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/which-fruit-tree-size-should-i-start-with/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>When do I clip, trim &amp; prune my hedge? Winter and Summer.</title>
		<link>http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/when-to-prune-hedges-trees-shrubs-summer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 16:22:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fruit Trees]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Winter is generally the best time to prune something and it sure is the best time to trim a young hedge. Hedges must be clipped and sometimes pruned. Fruit trees need some pruning to maintain the best crops. Older ornamental &#8230; <a href="http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/when-to-prune-hedges-trees-shrubs-summer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Clay Soil &#8211; Problem or Blessing?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2011 16:48:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gardening Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fruit trees]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We want to say it loud and clear if you think clay soil is a problem: Clay soil is fertile soil that conserves moisture! Clay soil is good soil, native European plants love it and so do many other trees. &#8230; <a href="http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/clay-soil-problem-fixing-drainag/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fruit Trees and the Mile High Club</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>julian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fruit Trees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[apple trees]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You will often hear people say that you can&#8217;t grow apple trees at more than 500 feet above sea level. While there is a germ of truth in this &#8211; as in many old wives&#8217; tales &#8211; it is only &#8230; <a href="http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/fruit-trees-and-the-mile-high-club/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fruit Trees at Altitude</title>
		<link>http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/fruit-trees-at-altitude/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>julian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fruit Trees]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/?p=89</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We get hundreds of enquiries a year about growing fruit trees at altitude and our andwers usually start off with something like: &#8220;Unfortunately your location sounds beautiful but (from the perspective of fruit trees) terrible. You site is high up &#8230; <a href="http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/fruit-trees-at-altitude/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>1 Easy Way to get Better Fruit</title>
		<link>http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/1-easy-way-to-get-better-fruit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/1-easy-way-to-get-better-fruit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the years, we have often heard a story very similar to this one: a first time fruit tree owner was delighted at the sight of their trees coming into maturity, flowering beautifully and being courted by all manner of &#8230; <a href="http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/1-easy-way-to-get-better-fruit/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cut the Cordon now!</title>
		<link>http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/cut-the-cordon-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:46:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>julian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gardening Tips]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is just about pruning cordons &#8211; there is a much longer piece on growing cordon fruit trees if you would like to know more. Cordons should be pruned every year around mid August (i.e. about now). Your cordon is &#8230; <a href="http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/cut-the-cordon-now/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Apple Tree Pollination Groups</title>
		<link>http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/apple-pollination-groups/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:26:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>julian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gardening Tips]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a list of Apple Flowering Groups for the UK.  You can use it as a reference for the purposes of ensuring you have the correct pollinator(s) available for your Apple trees Early Flowering Group These trees will pollinate &#8230; <a href="http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/apple-pollination-groups/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pollinating Apple Trees</title>
		<link>http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/pollinating-apple-trees/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>julian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gardening Tips]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most apple trees are, to some extent, self-infertile and so heavier crops occur when they are pollinated by other, compatible varieties. Generally, different varieties of apple trees that flower at about the same time will cross-pollinate one another although there are &#8230; <a href="http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/pollinating-apple-trees/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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