Mycorrhiza and Fruit Tree

amideutch · March 7, 2009

I'm posting this response from another forum to this forum as it relates to fruit trees. The initial question was about root zone application of Mycorrhiza on fruit tree's and the best way to do it. Here's the answer and a link to the site if you desire more information on Mycorrhiza. Ami

Theodore,

I developed the probe hole method and it works very well. Before you do the holes around the drip line approach, dig into the soil and verify there are roots present there from your trees. If you can’t find feeder roots at the drip line, move closer to the tree and find where the roots are densest in the soils. That’s where you want to make your probe holes. I wouldn’t use a pressure washer. We have seen substantial benefit to fruit trees and many other kinds of trees by using the probe hole approach. The mycorrhiza will not grow into a plant root unless it is near the root and activated to grow by the root exudates. It will spread through the root and out into the soil from the roots. As it contacts other roots, it will get into those roots also. The probe hole approach gets the product onto a lot of roots if you are close enough to the tree.

Best Regards,

Thomas Giannou

http://www.tandjenterprises.com

karpes · March 12, 2009

Now that is interesting. I had read an article a while back where they were trying to increase root crops like sweet potatoes with Mycorrhiza but I was not aware about its use on fruit trees. This may be worth experimenting with.
karpes

mensplace · December 4, 2009

When I went to transplant my three year old apples I grafted onto dwarf rootstock I surely learned the value of soil innoculants on fruit trees. In this Georgia clay with no drainage, the dwarfs roots had been attacked and were virtually non-existant. I'll never use dwarfs here again and will Innoculate ALL of my fruit trees with a broad range of micro-organisms to help me fight back against nematodes and other pests.

March 7, 2009	#1
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	Mycorrhiza and Fruit Tree I'm posting this response from another forum to this forum as it relates to fruit trees. The initial question was about root zone application of Mycorrhiza on fruit tree's and the best way to do it. Here's the answer and a link to the site if you desire more information on Mycorrhiza. Ami Theodore, I developed the probe hole method and it works very well. Before you do the holes around the drip line approach, dig into the soil and verify there are roots present there from your trees. If you can’t find feeder roots at the drip line, move closer to the tree and find where the roots are densest in the soils. That’s where you want to make your probe holes. I wouldn’t use a pressure washer. We have seen substantial benefit to fruit trees and many other kinds of trees by using the probe hole approach. The mycorrhiza will not grow into a plant root unless it is near the root and activated to grow by the root exudates. It will spread through the root and out into the soil from the roots. As it contacts other roots, it will get into those roots also. The probe hole approach gets the product onto a lot of roots if you are close enough to the tree. Best Regards, Thomas Giannou http://www.tandjenterprises.com __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'

March 12, 2009	#2
karpes Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 73	Now that is interesting. I had read an article a while back where they were trying to increase root crops like sweet potatoes with Mycorrhiza but I was not aware about its use on fruit trees. This may be worth experimenting with. karpes

December 4, 2009	#3
mensplace Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: USA Posts: 1,013	When I went to transplant my three year old apples I grafted onto dwarf rootstock I surely learned the value of soil innoculants on fruit trees. In this Georgia clay with no drainage, the dwarfs roots had been attacked and were virtually non-existant. I'll never use dwarfs here again and will Innoculate ALL of my fruit trees with a broad range of micro-organisms to help me fight back against nematodes and other pests.