This can be achieved with the hose end sprayers, but getting the correct mix of chemicals is quite a challenge. It all depends on your water pressure to get the correct mixture of chemicals, but water pressure is not constant. One day it might be lower, in which case your chemical content would be higher. It may seem like a lot of work now, but you want to dig a hole that is twice as wide as the clump, and just a little less deep. After you have dug the hole, line the hole with some compost or fertilizer so that the tree will grow better. After you have done this you should set your fruit tree into the hole, and spread the roots out evenly so that the tree will be strong and stable. If your tree grows over your fence the fruit could drop into your neighbor's yard, which might seem like a nice thing but would probably annoy some people. One of the most important things of all to keep in mind when planting a fruit tree is whether or not your soil in your yard is suitable for your tree. The symptoms of black not are rough tumors or growths that can be seen on the tree s branches. If you see any of these, you should immediately chop off the branch it has attached to. If you use branches for mulch usually, don t for this one. This disease can easily re-enter the tree if it is within a certain distance. Solve your tree s health problems at the root, so to speak. Go to where the problem originates from, and fix that. If it is too late and you re already starting to see unhealthy branches that look either diseased or damaged, you should always remove them. If the tree is wasting nutrients by sending them out to the branch that cannot be saved, it is practically throwing away all the nutrients that it could use on the other, healthier branches. If all of the fruit is left on the tree, it will grow to an unbearable weight. The combined weight of all of the fruit can get very heavy and snap the branches. So once the fruit starts to grow, you should always pick some of them before they are completely ready. Even if you don't want to pick the fruit before it is ready, it will be beneficial to your tree.