Fruit Tree

Are you intimidated by the idea of growing fruit? Don�t be – raspberries are easy-to-grow perennials that will thrive throughout most of the US. With a bit of pruning, they're adaptable and come back year after year, providing you with delicious homegrown

The hardiest fruit trees are Apples, Pears, and Plums which survive Zone 3 temperatures (-30 degrees to -40 degrees Fahrenheit). In Zone 4, many varieties of berries, Plums, Persimmons, Cherries, and Apricots do very well. In Zone 5 there are more options such as Peaches, Mulberries, and Paw paws. These zones receive temperatures as low as 20 or 30 degrees below. Fortunately I can grow more types of fruit in my gardening zone 6 and 7. Zone 6 receives temperatures of 0 degrees through -10…

If you do anything on the homestead this winter, prune your apple and plum fruit trees. Mid winter is the time to prune your fruit trees for a healthy, abundant harvest in the summer. I’ll share with you three easy pruning tips and tricks to make that first cut less stressful! Our homestead orchard only...Read More

We LOVE blueberries! Here's a step-by-step tutorial on planting blueberry bushes. Learn how to plant blueberries the right way to start them off right!

In a magical marriage of art and sustenance, Sam Van Aken has created a fairytale tree that blooms in multiple colors and produces 40 different kinds of fruit.

You won’t get a fruit harvest the first year you plant a tree, but if you pick one of the fastest-growing fruit trees, you might get to eat fruit sooner.

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Ripe kiwi fruit on the branch Painting by Jeelan Clark

Fast growing fruit trees mean that you get fruit in just a year or two instead of four or five. Check out these seven trees and start eating homegrown fruit