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Fall Is an Ideal Time to Plant Fruit Trees – Here are 7 to Add This Season for Bountiful Homegrown Harvests for Years to Come

If you want to plant fruit trees to enjoy the joys of homegrown harvests, the fall is a perfect time to do so. The ground ...

How To Choose And Apply The Right Fertilizer To Your Fruit Trees

A fruit tree can be a friend or foe; it's all about understanding its needs. Peach, plum, or pear: here's the fertilizer your ...

8 Fruit Trees You Should Harvest Sooner Rather Than Later, According to Experts

“Asian pears are ready to pick and eat as soon as their skin is no longer green and has changed to shades of brown, russet, or gold,” says Ervin. “The fruit will still be firm when picked and will ...

8 Tips for Getting an Even Bigger Harvest from Your Fruit Trees This Season

Fall is the ideal time to care for fruit trees after harvest. These 8 tasks help ensure strong roots, fewer pests, and better ...

Good Natured Gardening: How long do fruit trees live?

You’d be surprised how long some trees last…if properly maintained…and how soon the trees will start to produce.

Why this is the right moment to plant your fruit trees

Fruit trees.This is the best time of year If you choose to benefit from the advantages of fall planting, please ma ...
The Providence Journal

Espaliers are a unique fruit-bearing tree

When traveling in France and England I have often admired the fruit trees that have been pruned and trained to stay low and follow a wall or building. Their branches — like the extended arms of a ...

Why Your Fruit Tree Isn’t Producing Ripe Fruit—and How to Fix It

Poor pollination, pests, or lack of sunlight can keep fruit from developing fully, so create a bee-friendly, sunny ...

NYC's forgotten fruit orchard history revived in gardens, public spaces across the boroughs

From Greenpoint community gardens to Governor's Island orchards, New Yorkers are reconnecting with the city's agricultural ...