If your apple tree is definitely dead, you could grow plants around it. But if you want to try reviving it the way I did with mine, it won’t like the competition.
What can I grow under a catalpa tree?
I got a cocktail tree last spring (Plum, peach and pear) and I am getting flowers already this spring! I just bought a second tree today, (nectarine, apricot, cherry and prune). I was not sure how long the wait would be for fruit, but I'm excited to learn how you got some after the second season?