Our orchard was already in place when the property was purchased. There are 10 apple trees, a pear tree (Bartlett), one sweet and one sour cherry tree, two plum trees (Superior and Blue Damson), currants, and a grape arbor. The apple trees include Beacon, MacSpur, McIntosh, Willis Wm Red, Red Delicious, and Golden Delicious.
These older non-dwarf apple trees have proven very difficult to maintain. Without being sprayed, they usually show signs of scab. We have had success in controlling codling moths by hanging gallon milk containers in the trees with a mixture of equal parts water and vinegar and one tablespoon molasses. The moths fly in and drown.
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Learn how to prepare your soil before you plant a grape vine, fertilize and irrigate your grape vine,
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This is the most delicious Cherry for home
gardens that you'll ever have the pleasure
to taste! Entirely self-fertile (so that
you only need to plant one tree to get a
big, heavy crop!), it sets armloads of the
sweetest, tastiest dark red Cherries you
will ever eat. And because it blooms late
in the spring, it's less likely to be nipped
back by unseasonable late frosts.
Cherry Black Gold (tm) Park Seed
Enjoy luscious tropical fruit year-round
in your living room from this vigorous,
evergreen dwarf! Fast-growing and pest-free,
this Mexican native produces two crops a
year of soft, black-skinned avocados with
a flavor so rich you need nothing else for
a scrumptious guacamole!
Avocado Don Gillogly
Just
wait until you see this delightful little
"limequat" tree for yourself! Tirelessly
productive and very, very easy to grow,
it starts bearing perfect little 2- to 3-inch
limes about 6 months after you plant it
-- and simply never stops! Citrus
Lime
Treat your garden and your taste buds to
a gourmet delight with scrumptious "doughnut"
peaches, the white-fleshed, slightly flattened
fruit that's taking the nation by storm!
Arising very abundantly on small, fast-growing
trees so attractive they'd be valuable even
without the fruit, this Peach is a must-have
for the sunny garden! Peach
Saturn
Few fruits are more meltingly soft, rich,
and sweet than a ripe fig straight from
the bush, and no fig is as easy to grow
as this delightful dwarf. Small enough for
an urban balcony, small patio, or accent
planting right in the front yard, this hard-working
tree offers not one but two full crops of
yummy fruit every year! And even if it never
set a fig, you'd fall in love with its elegant
horizontal branching and large, hand-shaped
foliage. Petite
Black Fig
A dwarf pomegranate with more vigor than
the full-sized varieties! Only 3 feet tall,
Nana is the perfect edible ornamental for
containers or small gardens. Bright reddish-orange
blooms in May are followed by charming 2-
to 3-inch orange fruit. Self-fertile, and
hardier than the full-sized bush, Nana is
a carefree delight!
Dwarf Pomegranate Nana
Enjoy gourmet quality olives from your own
tree. Olea europea 'Arbequina' produces
its fruit early, making it an excellent
tree for colder climates. This Spanish cultivar
can also be used to create a rich olive
oil. Arrives in a 1-gal. container. Hardy
in Zones 8–10. Approximately 36" H upon
arrival. Olive
Tree
An easy-peeling Mandarin-type fruit with
bright orange skin and a sweet/tart flavor.
Provides fragrant blooms in spring; ripens
in winter. It’s selected for its size, shape,
root health and potential productivity.
Hardy in Zones 9–10. Ships bare root.
Dancy
Tangerine
Ever-blooming "Meyer" lemon trees are known
for their fragrant blooms and mild-tasting
fruit. ‘Eureka’ lemons (not shown) are the
traditional tart fruit used for cooking,
slicing and zest. Easy to espalier. Enjoy
theses citrus trees indoors in winter and
on the patio all summer long. They are selected
for their size, shape, root health and potential
productivity. Hardy in Zones 9–10. Ships
bare root. Lemon Tree
"Kaffir" is the classic lime for Thai cooking,
its leaves and fruit especially fragrant.
"Bearss Seedless" (not shown) is the classic
bartender's or Tahitian lime used for drinks
and fine lime flavor. Enjoy theses citrus
trees indoors in winter and on the patio
all summer long. They are selected for their
size, shape, root health and potential productivity.
Hardy in Zones 9–10. Ships bare root.
Lime Tree
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