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Articles on saplings and orchard planting.

Practical material on rootstocks, cultivars, planting schemes and buying saplings wholesale — from the agronomists of the Sady Stavropolya nursery.

Planting & care8 min

Intensive orchard planting: the technology by month

An intensive orchard is planted in a strict order: soil analysis, site preparation, trellis and drip, planting, first-year care. A month-by-month calendar with figures from specialist sources.

November 9, 2026Read
Planting & care12 min

Orchard on Agricultural Land: How to Use the Plot and Avoid a Fine

The duty to use agricultural land, fines under article 8.8 of the Administrative Offences Code, the seizure procedure under Law 101-FZ, the signs of non-use in Decree 1482, the permitted use code for an orchard and the steps before planting.

November 9, 2026Read
Planting & care8 min

Subsidies for laying an intensive orchard in 2026–2027

What is known about subsidies for laying and caring for an orchard: the scope of support, density coefficients, Stavropol Krai figures for 2025 and 2026 and a checklist for a sapling buyer.

November 8, 2026Read
Rootstocks & stock6 min

M9 rootstock for apple: traits and when to choose it

The dwarfing M9 rootstock is the backbone of an intensive apple orchard: early fruiting, dense planting, predictable per-tree economics. We cover its traits, schemes and limits.

June 12, 2026Read
Planting & care10 min

When to plant fruit saplings: spring or autumn

Autumn or spring is the perennial question of starting an orchard. We cover how autumn and spring planting of bare-root saplings differ, the risks of each window, and what to choose in southern Russia.

June 12, 2026Read
Wholesale & paperwork9 min

How to buy saplings wholesale direct from the nursery

A step-by-step guide to ordering saplings wholesale direct from the nursery — from stock list and booking to self-pickup with paperwork — and why a direct supply beats a reseller.

June 12, 2026Read
Wholesale & paperwork9 min

Documents for saplings: what to check when buying a lot

A lot of saplings without documents is a blind purchase: the cultivar, rootstock and health status are all unknown. We cover which papers to request from the seller and what each one proves.

June 12, 2026Read
Cultivars11 min

How to choose apple cultivars for a commercial orchard

The cultivar decides who buys your crop and when. We cover the criteria for choosing commercial apple cultivars for an intensive M9 orchard: market, timing, marketability, storage and pollination.

June 12, 2026Read