Tag: fruit trees
Flowering Trees For Spring Bloom
UNITED STATES—Fruit trees such as apricot, cherry, peach and plum, bloom about now. Some are already finished, while a few are just beginning. Apple...
Citrus Fruits Ripen Through Winter
UNITED STATES—Planting and pruning of deciduous fruit trees are priorities for winter. Evergreen fruit trees are not as much of a concern. For them,...
Dormant Pruning For Fruit Trees
UNITED STATES—Bare root season begins now because bare root stock is so efficiently dormant for winter. Dormancy is the same reason that this is...
Forcing Bloom From Bare Stems
UNITED STATES—Spring bulbs, with prechilling, were conducive to the technique of forcing bloom earlier. A few summer bulbs might still be responsive to it,...
Winter Pruning Deciduous Fruit Trees
UNITED STATES—Bare root season is synchronous with winter for one simple reason. Winter is when bare root stock is dormant. Dormancy similarly justifies winter...
Bare Root Season Is Winter
UNITED STATES—Gardening is dynamic. It must adapt as each season becomes the next. Autumn became winter. Then, suddenly, the Christmas Season became bare root...
Citrus Fruit Ripens Through Winter
UNITED STATES—Winter is bare root season, which is the best time for installation of deciduous fruit trees. It is also the best time for...
Dormant Pruning Exploits Winter Dormancy
UNITED STATES—Bare root season begins as the year ends for a simple reason. That is when deciduous plants are dormant. They are unaware of...
Bareroot Season Begins With January
UNITED STATES—Christmas trees and associated items are no imposition for nurseries. They are seasonal while not much else is appealing to a retail market....
Trees Naturally Dominate Their Gardens
UNITED STATES—Trees are generally the most significant living components within a home garden. Even treeless gardens benefit from nearby trees. Some old redwoods contain...