Tag: fruit trees
Bare Root Stock Makes Sense
UNITED STATES—Winter has the potential to be a slow season for gardening. Simple gardens may not require much dormant pruning. Established gardens may not...
Deciduous Fruit Trees Need Pruning
UNITED STATES—Many plants should get most of the pruning they need while they are dormant in winter. Such pruning is less stressful because it...
Fruit Trees Need Specialized Pruning
UNITED STATES—For centuries, fruit trees have been bred to produce unnaturally abundant and unnaturally big fruit. That has worked out well for those who...
Bare Root Season Has Begun
UNITED STATES—Before all the Christmas trees were sold and relinquished their space, the smaller types of bare root stock started arriving in local nurseries....
Fruit From Non Fruit Trees
UNITED STATES—Those of us who grew up with the old fashioned stone fruit orchards or vineyards might remember some of the traditional methods for...
Plant Bare Root Plants Properly
UNITED STATES—Compared to canned (potted) nursery stock, bare root plants have a few advantages. They are less expensive, easier to handle, more conducive to...
Winter Pruning Of Fruit Trees
UNITED STATES—The vast orchards of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys might make the impression that production of fruit is easy. The trees naturally...
Bare Root Season Is Now
UNITED STATES—Autumn really is the season for planting. That is the general rule. One generalization about general rules is that they generally do not...
When Life Gives You Lemons
UNITED STATES—When life gives you lemons, it is likely this time of year. Although, the most popular garden varieties of lemon, like 'Meyer' and...
Proper Bare Root Planting Technique
UNITED STATES—Bare root plants are less expensive, easier to handle, and easier to prune into a desired form than canned (potted) plants are. Also,...