Fruit Tree, 6-2-4

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Availability:
25lb and 50lb Bags available as Shop Pick Up Only. Conversions: 2.5 cups ≈ 1 lb; ½ cup ≈ 3.2 oz; 1 tbsp ≈ 0.4 oz

Fruit Tree Blend, 6-2-4, is formulated for orchards to encourage production.

An organic blend that is specially designed for the delicious and nutritious fruit trees that are popular for the backyard orchards.  It provides necessary primary nutrients for plant growth and added calcium for proper fruit development.

Fruit Tree Blend can be used on all varieties of fruiting canes, shrubs and trees.

Ingredients: Feather Meal, Fish Bone Meal, Calcium Carbonate, Langbeinite, Potassium Sulfate, Alfalfa Meal and Kelp Meal.

Interested in reading more about organic soil amendments? We have additional information located on our Organic Soil Amendments page.

Conversions:   2.5 cups = 1 lb;   1/2 cup = 3.2 oz;   1 Tbsp = 0.4 ozomri-image.png

Suggested application rates:

Pome Fruits (Apples, Pears, Asian Pears, Quince)

Non-Bearing Trees - First 1-3 Years:

¤ DO NOT mix Blend into planting hole.

¤ Apply 1 cup of Blend per inch of trunk diameter just after blooming finishes in spring. Apply evenly to soil around the tree, starting a foot from the trunk and working outward.

¤ Apply again, same rate, at one month intervals for a total of three times (total of 3 cups per inch of trunk diameter per year).

Bearing Trees - 3+ Years:

¤ Apply up to 2.5 lbs of Blend just after blooming finishes in spring. Apply evenly to soil around the tree, starting a foot from the trunk and working outward.

¤ Apply again, same rate, mid-summer for a total of 5 lbs per year.

Stone Fruits (Peaches, Plums, Cherries, Nectarines, Apricots) and Other Fruits (Figs, Kiwis, Mangos, Papaya, Starfruit)

Non-Bearing Trees - First 1-3 Years:

¤ DO NOT mix Blend into planting hole.

¤ Apply 2 cups of Blend per inch of trunk diameter just after blooming finishes in spring. Apply evenly to soil around the tree, starting a foot from the trunk and working outward.

¤ Apply again, same rate, at one month intervals for a total of three times (total of 6 cups per inch of trunk diameter per year).

Bearing Trees - 3+ Years:

¤ Apply up to 4 lbs of Blend just after blooming finishes in spring. Apply evenly to soil around the tree, starting a foot from the trunk and working outward.

¤ Apply again, same rate, mid-summer for a total of 8 lbs per year.

 

6-2-4. OMRI Certified. Total Nitrogen(N) 6.0%: 0.8% Water Soluble Nitrogen, 5.2% Water Insoluble Nitrogen; Available Phosphate (P2O5) 2.0%; Soluble Potash (K2O) 4.0%; Calcium (Ca) 8%; Magnesium (Mg) 0.5%: 0.5% Water Soluble Magnesium.