Fruit Tree Guild Guide
Starting a fruit tree guild sounds complicated but it’s actually quite simple and very rewarding. A fruit tree guild is simply a mini ecosystem growing at the base of the…
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Tips to Increase Fruit Production from Fruit Trees
If all you’re getting from your fruits trees is beautiful spring blooms, you’re only getting half of the possible benefits from the fruit tree. Unfortunately, this scenario plays out quite…
Growing Fruit Trees in Containers
Many gardeners would love to grow their own fruit trees, but don’t have the space for them. Or perhaps they have plenty of space in a cool climate, but have…
Seven Fruit Tree Planting Tips
Fruit trees are not only beautiful additions to your yard, they can provide you with a delicious fruit crop each year. But in order to enjoy such a bounty, you…
Protecting Your Fruit Crop from Pests
There are few things as frustrating as putting in the time and effort to plant a handful of fruit trees, only to watch insects, rodents or deer consume the fruit…
Considerations when buying a fruit tree
This is the season to be planting fruit trees, and if you are one of those who haven’t done so but is contemplating it, you might find this first step…
Tending to apple trees
Apple trees are deciduous in nature, and in general thrive best in areas with mild winters and sunny weather for much of the year. It doesn’t like to be squeezed…
Common types of apples
In times past, you could only buy and grow a few different kinds of apple trees, which all originate from a common ancestor, the wild apple, or Malus sieversii. This…
Finding a good location for your fruit tree
For fruit trees, the first step in successfully growing them is to survey a good location for them because as trees, unearthing and changing their location after planting them, will…
Tips for tree selection
Trees are the pillars of any garden. And just like pillars, a lot of thought needs to be put into their placement in the landscape scheme of the garden and…