I got my bareroot trees yesterday and the roots had some residual dirt and were covered in a moist paper material. I planted them and soaked the dirt with a lot of water. I forgot to soak the bareroot trees itself. Is that bad? and should i remove them from the ground then soak then put it back?

Opinions? I'm new to grapes. Bought a farm and my wife/kids love grapes. I would be growing without spray. Best taste and disease/pest resistance?

Thanks all!!

Hi everyone, thanks so much for the suggestions on my previous question. I've been playing with a layout - does this seem right? Any types of fruit you'd swap around based on amount of light?

My biggest question marks are the Asian pears at the bottom of the frame - will they do ok with only about 5 hours of sun during summer? Also, between raspberries and blackberries, is one more shade tolerant? Would you trade places with any of the fruit varieties based on how much sun they need?

A few details: I'm in NY Zone 7b. The veggie garden can't be moved. The blueberries on the side and fig on the back deck of the house will be in containers. I avoided putting any trees at the sunny bit towards the end of the driveway for safety/visibility of oncoming traffic.

Thank you for your help and suggestions - so excited to start my orchard this year!

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This apple tree came with the house. I did a hack job in trying to get it manageable. I'm about to start pruning in the next month, was looking at suggestions. I'm not also invested in this tree and would replace it with something else because it's honestly been a fight every year.

hello! i was suggested this sub from r/gardening

context: this spring i really would love to plant 1 lemon tree, 1 pomegranate tree, and 1 orange tree. i live in south texas and i have plenty of space and good placements planned out so they’ll get tons of sun. i’ve done research and read these trees should do well in my location and my planned positions to put them. this is my first time so i wanna make sure i do it right and have thriving trees that produce lovely fruit

here is my question - is it better to grow these trees in one giant pot or is it better to place it in the ground? i’ve been seeing a bunch of posts with people and their thriving fruit trees but i’ve noticed they’re always in a pot - does this make growing them easier?

also if anyone has tips of successfully growing these trees i would so greatly appreciate it! thank you (:

We lost three fruit trees in a late frost last year and I’m worried another could take out this old plum.

It produces every other year and is in good shape. But this strong lean concerns me. To the right, about 8 feet away, is a creek with a steep bank.

I’m thinking about pruning back branch 1 to the elbow there to take some weight off that side. Taking it to the truck feels excessive but that would help the friction point between 2 and 3.

Advice?

Hi everyone,

I'm planning to start growing fruit trees this year and would love some advice! I have a dedicated space of 20 yards, excluding a dogwood that I plan to move. I plan to remove the two larger trees in the area in a few years expanding the total area to a total of 33 yards.

I’m considering dwarf varieties and would like to plant two types of fruit trees. My top contenders are plums, peaches, pears, and cherries.

For those with experience growing fruit trees in the Richmond, VA area:

• Which varieties have worked best for you?
• Any tips for getting started?
• Are there any challenges I should be aware of?

Thanks in advance for any recommendations!

Hello all - I just planted ~20 apple and pear trees. Many of them are single trunks with no branches. Should I leave those ones alone this first year or should I prune them back? Most are between 4-6' tall. Thanks!

I'm planning on some hardy kiwi on top of all the other grow projects i have. Would stand alone t trellis be sufficient for those kiwi? It would be made out of at least 4x4 timber with concrete at the base and proper bracing at the joints. Probably close to 8-10 feet tall?

i live in 5b/6a wisconsin and looking for suggestions for sweet cherries ive been looking at Blackgold, Bing, and Lapins but would love to know what are the best ones

I have 28 peaches in my backyard. I just finished spraying for leaf curl. 10 gallons of water, 1 pound of copper sulfate, and 1 pound of hydrated lime. Mix thoroughly, spray, heavy, I’ve never had leaf curl. The copper sulfate is the agent that prevents it. Hydrated lime acts as a cement to hold it. Works every time

I picked up a pink lady apple on sale (it’s on m-111 rootstock) and am thinking about grafting lady Williams and sundowner onto it, with the goal of growing it in the open center form (similar to how Orin Martin shapes apples). Any thoughts on how this would work out? Since the three varietals are all related, should the vigor be similar?

I’d very much appreciate some knowledge as I'm new to this. I purchased a property with ~40 established pome & stone fruit trees that have lacked maintenance for years (NW Tasmania, zone 7). One of the apple trees has a couple of patches of dieback without any noticeable canker/s or scab on the surrounding area, there is however a shedload of WAA in many of the apple trees, but only the one tree has this dieback. Could they be the cause, and perhaps what else would you recommend I be looking for? Thanks in advance (and I hope the image comes through)!

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Just planted new apple, plum and fig trees today. I was going to do the initial pruning but saw that rain is forecast in 48 hours, and should continue for a few days after. My concern would be fungal disease on the pruning wounds. Am I ok to prune now or should I wait?

How would y’all prune this peach tree? It’s been in the ground about 3 years, and I learned this year it’s best to create an open center and keep the tree shorter. How far down could I cut the central leader? Also, any advice for how to prune the other branches?

Is it viable to shorten an existing fruit tree sapling by cutting a few inches out of the trunk and grafting it back together?

I'm in south coastal NC and I have seedlings I want to graft to an existing tree. I'm just not sure about what variety I should select.

The seedlings are Gala, Pink Lady, extra fancy honeycrisp, and possibly Fuji (can't remember if I planted Fuji or not).

I was thinking maybe granny Smith or Rome to have some for baking but I'm not sure if some are more compatible than others?

All help is welcome!

Edit: just to clarify I planted the "seedlings" from seed and I want to either graft those to root stock or graft them onto a pair of 4ft saplings from the store as branches (they'll be cut down to proper size).

I just planted 2 asian persimmon bare root trees in ground (DFW area zone 8b). Are these supposed to be cut down to knee height like some other bare root trees or is that only for open center form fruit trees like peach?

My neighbor's 2 dogs who are huge were out last week roaming and charged my wife myself and our berniedoodle who is smaller then either of their dogs and docile as can be. One humped the other latched on several times and caused him to have to recover for a week. Now this week they are trying to plant semi dwarf trees 4-5 feet off our driveway which we signed them easement when we bought the house. They said they would keep them pruned, but they are older and I see a tree as a 50 yr endeavor ( they grow up to 15' diameter). I asked them to move them back at least a few feet so they aren't growing into the driving area, to no response. They have complained about our shared gate, and I have made repairs at our sole expense. Since they moved in they have had a pile of stuff sitting under a tarp in their drive and a broken down truck also there since they arrived. Aitah for being hugely tempted to report their laundry list of small infractions to city ordinance if they won't move their trees back, and maybe neuter their dog?

I had curl last year early in the season. I pruned off the affected leaves and it went away. To prevent any return, should I be spraying copper now or before it gets warm and things start to grow? Thanks.