Growing Fruit Trees A Garden Guide Plr Ebook

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS 2
1 INTRODUCTION 5
2 FRUIT TREE FUNDAMENTALS 7
BASIC PLANNING 7
PRACTICAL MATTERS 7
PLOTTING IT RIGHT 9
SPECIAL NOTE 10
3 FACTORING IN THE ENVIRONMENT 12
LIGHT 12
EXPOSURE 13
FROST DATES AND HARDINESS ZONES 14
SOIL 15
3 PURCHASING YOUR FRUIT TREE 17
BARE ROOTED STOCK 18
BALLED AND BURLAPPED STOCK 18
CONTAINER STOCK 19
HEALTHY PLANTS 19
PLANTING YOUR TREES 21
PLANTING CONTAINER STOCK 21
PLANTING BARE ROOT STOCK 22
PLANTING A BALLED AND BURLAPPED ROOT STOCK 23
TREE STAKES AND SUPPORTS 24
4 YOU’VE PLANTED THE TREE, NOW WHAT? CARE OF FRUIT TREES 25
WATER 25
MULCH 26
FEED 26
WEED 27
PESTS AND DISEASES 28
PEST CONTROL SYSTEMS 29
MANUAL CONTROLS 29
BIOLOGICAL CONTROLS 30
CHEMICAL CONTROLS 31
5 THE KINDEST CUT OF ALL – PRUNING 32
PRUNING TOOLS 32
AFTER PLANTING PRUNING 33
CENTRAL LEADER PRUNING 34
OPEN CENTER PRUNING 34
SECOND AND THIRD YEAR PRUNING 35
PRUNING AFTER THE FOURTH YEAR 35
CUTTING 36
6 PROPAGATION 38
GRAFTING METHODS 39
SPECIFIC METHODS 40
GRAFTING TOOLS 41
CONCLUSION 42

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INTRODUCTION

There are many compelling reasons why you might want to grow a fruit tree or trees in your front or back yard. Ideally, it is because you want to taste fruit fresh from the tree. There is nothing like the experience of biting into a freshly picked apple, cherry, peach or pear. You cannot beat a backyard fruit tree for freshness, availability and quality.

If you plant your own fruit tree, you have control over such things as variety. You can choose an unusual variety of fruit not usually found in the store. Stores tend to stick to the more popular or obvious choices. They may not stock heritage varieties. The store is also not responsible for the conditions in which the tree grows. You are. As a result, you can ensure the fruit trees are free from heavy use of pesticides, herbicides and other chemical products.

Another reason to grow your own fruit tree is the beauty and distinctiveness it can add to your garden. Trees are graceful and elegant or short and stocky. They are a natural force unto themselves. A fruit tree adds grace, beauty and shade. If you plant it in the right location, the tree will be a focal point, a specimen tree, a conversation topic.

Basically therefore, there are 3 very good reasons for planting a fruit tree in your garden. A fruit tree is a source of fresh and tasty food. It is a focal point. It also provides shade during the hot summer days. In other words, a fruit tree is a multi-purpose plant. In the following chapters, we will describe how you can grow fruit trees to achieve maximum benefit.