A few years ago when my mom was living in Napa Valley, she had an ongoing battle against the local deer and turkeys over the almost-ripened fruit she had b

Introduction: Apple trees are great because they are so versatile. They offer several varieties, shapes and sizes allowing us to use them in just about any garden situation, even if we only have on…

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Most folks are putting away their gardening tools in late fall but don't be so quick to retire inside for the winter. Did you know that winter is the perfect time to prune most deciduous trees?

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The mulch options that can be used in your garden rows seem limitless, so use this guide to help narrow down your choice and cover your garden well.

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Use this easy, cheap technique to produce beautiful apples from organic apple trees. No spraying. This article shows you how to do it.

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Known for their fragrant springtime blooms and jewel-like fruit, crabapple trees make beautiful additions to the landscape. There are tons of varieties to choose from, but here are the best ones for long-lasting, colorful flowers, fruit, and fall foliage when planted in a sunny spot.

Forget about Granny Smith...there are dozens of heirloom apple varieties that you've probably never heard of! Check out the list and grow some of your own.

Parkland is extremely hardy and is the leading variety in Alaska. It is an excellent apple in taste, in look and in hardiness. Parkland apple has a well-balanced tart flavour.

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The Red Gravenstein Apple is considered by many to be one of the best all-around apples with a sweet, tart flavor and is especially good for baking and cooking. It is picked in July and August and is known as a good cooking apple, especially for apple sauce and apple cider. The flesh is crisp, juicy, finely grained, and light yellow. Gravenstein Apple Trees grow best in moderate, damp, loamy soil with minimal sol drying during the Summer months. Gravenstein Apple Trees needs pollination with…

The Cherry Tree Guild and Natural Pest Control: A cherry tree is a good choice for home fruit production, but pests can sometimes be a problem. Here's how I planted cherry trees with a permaculture guild to reduce pests and produce an abundant cherry harvest. #growingfruit #permaculture #gardening

The Rainier Cherry Tree is one of the best and most popular cherries in America. It's large, yellow fruit with red blush is extremely sweet and delicious. The Rainier's distinct flavor and heavy production makes it a favorite among home-gardeners and orchard owners. The Rainier Cherry Tree is an early bearing variety that ripens mid-season and is considered the best yellow cherry and possibly the most superior of all cherry varieties. Buy Rainier Cherry Trees from Willis Orchards! Rainier…

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Learn more about one of the finest cherry trees available. Our Stella Cherry Trees boast delicious cherries that are great for snacking and baking.

If you only want to grow one cherry tree, choose Stella - self-fertile, easy to grow, and a good pollinator.

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How to Grow Stella Cherry Trees. The “Stella” cherry tree (Prunus avium “Stella”) is a self-fertile deciduous cherry tree that thrives in full sun and moist but well-drained soil. Excellent as a self-pollinator and a pollinator for other cherry trees, the “Stella” grows best in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant ...

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Heirloom fruit tree nursery grounded in organically grown apple trees. Trees of Antiquity is a small family farm shipping heritage fruit trees to homes and farms for over forty years. Growers of 400 + varieties of fruit trees shipped bare root. Folks reserve fruit trees for shipment in winter & early spring.

Well after a longer wait than we expected, the cherry harvest is here! We are very, very excited, as this is the first real cherry harvest from our orchard. We netted the trees a few weeks ago and …

Cherries are a practical fruit for home orchards where climate and soil conditions are suitable. Once established, they require little maintenance and are reliable producers. They are best adapted to areas where summers are moderately cool. The trees dislike high humidity. They are usually the last fruit to bloom and first to ripen. Most varieties require a pollenizer. Sweet cherries can reach 25-30 feet tall in deep soils. Sensitive to wet, tight soils. Susceptible to birds, brown rot, and…

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The Black Tartarian Cherry Tree yields medium-sized, purplish-black fruit. Enjoy sweet, juicy cherries from your own backyard with Willis Orchards.

The Bing Cherry Tree produces the #1 most popular sweet cherry in the world. This large, dark red skinned cherry is very productive and is excellent right off the tree or for cooking. Our semi-dwarf Bing Cherry trees have fruit that is firm, sweet, reddish-purple on the inside and is very juicy. The Bing Cherry Tree needs a pollinator, such as the Black Tartarian Cherry or the Stella Cherry, and ripens in early July, requiring 700 - 800 Chill Hours. Bing Cherry trees are good for zones 4-8b.

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Quince has a culture similar to apples and pears, and may be grown successfully in both cooler tropical locations and colder temperate regions. The fruit is used stewed, preserved or made into jams and jellies. Not fussy about soils except light, shal

The quince - an almost forgotten fruit. http://www.arborix.be/sites/default/files/Quitte_Cydonia_oblonga.jpg Common Name: Quince Scientific Name: Cydonia oblonga Family: Rosaceae Cutting a quince can be tough - use a sharp knife and be careful. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__fyU4Zy1Tfo/TKoyLCcotuI/AAAAAAAAHWA/kR-Nxm3eJRI/s1600/QuinceCut.jpg Description: This ancient relative to the apple resembles yellowed, large, lumpy, more pear-shaped, and slightly fuzzy apples. The fragrance of a few ripe…

The quince - an almost forgotten fruit. http://www.arborix.be/sites/default/files/Quitte_Cydonia_oblonga.jpg Common Name: Quince Scientific Name: Cydonia oblonga Family: Rosaceae Cutting a quince can be tough - use a sharp knife and be careful. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__fyU4Zy1Tfo/TKoyLCcotuI/AAAAAAAAHWA/kR-Nxm3eJRI/s1600/QuinceCut.jpg Description: This ancient relative to the apple resembles yellowed, large, lumpy, more pear-shaped, and slightly fuzzy apples. The fragrance of a few ripe…

The Pineapple Quince is popular for its firm aromatic white flesh with a delicious pineapple-like flavor. This large pear-shaped fruit has smooth, golden yellow skin that is good for fresh eating or for fine jellies. Quince Trees are self-fertile and ripen large crops of fruit in September. (100 Chill Hours)

This is a hand printed design from my own original lino cut. The design is printed in green on the back of a plain Wndsor and Newton water colour postcard 140lbs/300gsm . The print fits inside a standard 4x6 frame. The frame is not included. I have used linseed oil based relief printing ink. Each print has the title 'Medlar Tree' and is initialled. Each print is protected in a cellophane envelope. I also use this design as a greetings card, please see my shop for details. The second photo…

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I'll bet you have never even heard of Medlar, much less eaten one. It has been popular enough in the past to place it among the food items considered de rigueur for medieval and Renaissance-era ban...

The medlar (Mespilus) belongs to the Rosaceae family. There are two species: the common medlar (Mespilus germanica) and Stern's Medlar (Mespilus canescens). They are pretty, small trees with beautiful flowers and tasty fruit. Learn about medlars and all the great things you can make with them.

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Medlar is the kind of tree which you find in historic gardens, near a quince or mulberry. It is not clear why medlar is not more widely grown, being a good

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Container gardening for lemon trees and how to grow lemon tree in a pot. Our eureka lemon tree is doing very well in this container. Pictures of our lemon tree show lots of fruit! We give tips on how to grow lemon trees in pot and pictures of our lemon tree growing in a pot with tons of lemons on it.

On Friday, Gustav my handsome UPS driver delivered a Meyer Lemon Tree to our house. Sadly, I wasn’t home so I didn’t get a chance to thank him. I have mail ordered strawberry plants and blueberry bushes before, but never trees, so I was a little apprehensive even after I received a glowing recommendation about Fast Growing Trees from a friend. After Read More >>

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The Meyer lemon (Citrus x meyeri) is a lovely small tree that reaches 15 feet in height. It is also known as the valley lemon in Texas. The Meyer lemon was discovered in China and brought back to the United States in 1908. It is not a true lemon, but is believed to be a cross between a lemon and either a tangerine ...

Excellent foliage is displayed on this medium to large shrub or small tree. Fragrant flowers produce thin skinned, juicy lemons year round. Makes an attractive accent. Protect from frost. Evergreen.

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Asian Pear This fruit looks more like an apple than a pear due to is distinctly round shape. Its sweet, fresh tastes make it quite v...

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Red – (P. salicina x P. nigra) 1923. Brookings, SD. Good dessert plum. Yellow flesh, sweet and juicy. Large size, pointed fruit.

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Japanese Plums: These varieties bloom and ripen earlier, tend and to have larger crops. They are not generally self-pollinated and can be tricky to grow in areas with late frosts but are superb for fresh eating. They are the favored fresh eating varieties in the United states being larger, firmer fleshed, and rounder t

The Green Gage ( Prunus domestica ) is an European plum variety. European plums bloom later than Japanese or American - Hybrid types, and ...

Pruning peach trees helps them be their healthiest. It's not difficult to learn, and makes a big difference in the amount of fruit you harvest!

...from my peach tree. Harvested over 50 this season, and had to preserve half of them in syrup for later. :) They are incredibly delicious and beautiful, with a deep, wine-red colour. I didn't waste anything; after removing the skins and pits for bottling, I used the skins to make "peach honey" and planted the pits - hopefully I can propagate a few more trees of this rare variety. Uploaded with the Flock Browser

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Redhaven peach trees are heavy-bearing and easy to grow and maintain with spreading branches. They bloom late to avoid frosts and are resistant to leaf spot.

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