A healthy orchard not only needs good care, but also the right neighborhood. While some fruit trees harmonize excellently, there are also types that hinder each other in growth or favor diseases and pests. Trees that compete for nutrients and water are particularly problematic, infect each other with mushroom diseases or restrict light and air circulation due to dense growth.
Which fruit trees are not good neighbors for apple trees
So that apple trees grow healthy and bring a rich harvest, well -thought -out planting is important. In the following you will learn which fruit trees are considered bad neighbors and why they are problematic.
Birne (Pyrus Communis)
Apple and pear trees are bothsusceptible to fire fire, a bacterial disease that can destroy entire orchards.
Apple and pear trees both belong to the family of rose plants (rosaceae) and therefore share many pests. Some of them can cause significant damage to the trees and fruits.
- Apfelblütenstecher (anthonomus fruit): The larvae eat in the flower buds so that they no longer open.
- Apple winder (Cydia Pomonella): The caterpillars drill into the fruits and leave feces. The apples and pears are lazy from the inside.
Kirsche (Prunus avium & Prunus)
- Have cherry treesIn -depth, strong rootsthat pull a lot of water and nutrients out of the ground. This can weaken the apple tree, especially on sandy or nutrient -poor soils.
- Cherries are often fromNecklaceaffected. This is an illness that can also weaken apple trees. Flowers and cloudy are infected, which leads to fruit rot.
- Cherry trees grow quickly and often grow larger than apple trees. They throw a lot of shade, which can affect the growth of the apple tree.
Peach & apricot (Prunus Persica & Prunus Armeniaca)
- Both types are sensitive toMonilia-Fruchtfäulethat can spread to apple trees. As mentioned above, it ensures lazy, moldy fruits and can cause considerable harvest losses.
- Peach trees canRipple diseaseget what can also weaken the apple tree in a moist environment.
Quittenbaum (Cydonia oblong)
Many diseases also share the apple and quince tree and should therefore not be planted next to each other.
- Quinces are particularly susceptible toFire.
- Both trees can be fromMonilia-fruchtfäule (Monilinia spp.)be affected.
- Quinces have a rather flat root system that can compete with apple trees around water and nutrients. The growth of both trees can be affected, particularly on loamy or nutrient -poor soils.
Pflaum & Zwetschge (Prunus Domestica)
Plum and apple trees can infect each other with various fungal diseases and other infections.
- Monilia-fruchtfäule (Monilinia spp.);
- Scharka-Virus (Plum Pox Virus, PPV): Mainly affects plums, but can also weaken apple trees through sucking insects.
- Mehltau (Podosphara Leucotricha);
The following pests appear in both types of fruit:
- Apple winder (Cydia Pomonella): His larvae not only drill in apples, but sometimes also in plums.
- Pflaumenwickler (Grapholita funebrana): The larvae affect plums and plums, but can also indirectly endanger apple trees by increasing the mass.
- Leavings & scale insects: Continue to carry viruses and mushrooms and also weaken the trees.
Apple and plum trees have different forms of growth, but both need a lot of light and nutrients. If you are too close, air circulation worsens, which promotes fungal diseases.
You can find out which diseases often affect fruit trees here.
