Here's a picture of the apple orchard. The first apple tree in the picture is a bit of a twig, and the second apple tree's white stake is more noticeable than the tree itself. On Halloween, just behind the first apple tree, I planted a nitrogen fixing shrub. What I'm hoping is, with the added fertility, we might see an apple or two in the next six or seven years.
According to the plants for a future website This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen. Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby. An excellent companion plant, when grown in orchards it can increase yields from the fruit trees by up to 10%.
I picked out the shrub from Figaro's Garden.
