How to Plant Fruit Trees: The Complete Guide
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Date: 2022-07-18
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Nicolas
Given how you overfertilize your garden containers I was expecting the same here, but I'm glad to see you plant them normally. The absolute wrong thing to do is to put a ton of fertilizer and compost at the bottom of the hole (which sadly is what they show on Garden Answer because they sell that damn fertilizer. Not only trees don't need it, but with rain, the fertility goes down in the soil, away from the roots, being wasted. Regarding your citrus trees as hedges, you should be careful. Trees that are too close together suffer, it's partly why the citrus industry in Florida has collapsed. They used too much fertilizer and pesticides, so pests attacked, their yield dropped. Instead of stopping that, they increased planting density, which made things even worse (then new pests, new pesticides, etc. You can check out Thomas Dykstra's webinar, called A 100-year review of Florida citrus productionwhat is causing this steep decline? about that, it's eye-opening. Also, if you want more fruit production, and want to avoid fertilizing, you can use perennials all around your trees. Tree health and plant health in general is fueled by biodiversity in the soil, mostly bacteria and fungi. And for that diversity, you need a diversity of plants. Orchards with cover crops and perennials have higher yields and no pests compared to conventional orchards with naked soil, herbicides and pesticides. Mulch is a nice compromise, but you might still get pests due to the lack of diversity and planting density. To be sure, just use a refractomer and measure your leaf Brix. If it's above 12, you're good. Below 12, pests will attack.
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Given how you overfertilize your garden containers I was expecting the same here, but I'm glad to see you plant them normally. The absolute wrong thing to do is to put a ton of fertilizer and compost at the bottom of the hole (which sadly is what they show on Garden Answer because they sell that damn fertilizer. Not only trees don't need it, but with rain, the fertility goes down in the soil, away from the roots, being wasted. Regarding your citrus trees as hedges, you should be careful. Trees that are too close together suffer, it's partly why the citrus industry in Florida has collapsed. They used too much fertilizer and pesticides, so pests attacked, their yield dropped. Instead of stopping that, they increased planting density, which made things even worse (then new pests, new pesticides, etc. You can check out Thomas Dykstra's webinar, called A 100-year review of Florida citrus productionwhat is causing this steep decline? about that, it's eye-opening. Also, if you want more fruit production, and want to avoid fertilizing, you can use perennials all around your trees. Tree health and plant health in general is fueled by biodiversity in the soil, mostly bacteria and fungi. And for that diversity, you need a diversity of plants. Orchards with cover crops and perennials have higher yields and no pests compared to conventional orchards with naked soil, herbicides and pesticides. Mulch is a nice compromise, but you might still get pests due to the lack of diversity and planting density. To be sure, just use a refractomer and measure your leaf Brix. If it's above 12, you're good. Below 12, pests will attack.
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Matthew
Loved this guide. Chill hours is so important, but also learning how the chill hours in your area works. In Melbourne we have 1000+ chill hours, so tropical plants not so good right? Wrong we have only about 5 frosts a year and only about -1c at best. All our chill hours are above zero, bananas, mangos etc can all be grown here and fruit. So always look deeply at how the chill hours are delivered.
I also stole your citrus hedge idea, so far so good.
Oh, with the planting trees in containers, don't forget to prune the root ball every 3 to 4 years once you get it to the pot size you want, helps it to grow. We have a strawberry gum (edible gum leaves) that in the ground grows to 30m (i think 90 foot, so pot growing is the best way but you need to prune the roots.
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Loved this guide. Chill hours is so important, but also learning how the chill hours in your area works. In Melbourne we have 1000+ chill hours, so tropical plants not so good right? Wrong we have only about 5 frosts a year and only about -1c at best. All our chill hours are above zero, bananas, mangos etc can all be grown here and fruit. So always look deeply at how the chill hours are delivered.
I also stole your citrus hedge idea, so far so good.
Oh, with the planting trees in containers, don't forget to prune the root ball every 3 to 4 years once you get it to the pot size you want, helps it to grow. We have a strawberry gum (edible gum leaves) that in the ground grows to 30m (i think 90 foot, so pot growing is the best way but you need to prune the roots.
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Margi183
Best tip I ever got was to always dig a square hole to plant any tree in, this allows the roots a roadway out through the corners of the hole to ensure a secure, well nourished tree, able to find moisture easier:
Or the roots tend to continue their journey in circles, as it did in the pot.
Always fill the hole halfway with water, allow this water some time to sink down. This will encourage roots to grow deep to find that moisture.
These tips aid the tree in many ways.
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Best tip I ever got was to always dig a square hole to plant any tree in, this allows the roots a roadway out through the corners of the hole to ensure a secure, well nourished tree, able to find moisture easier:
Or the roots tend to continue their journey in circles, as it did in the pot.
Always fill the hole halfway with water, allow this water some time to sink down. This will encourage roots to grow deep to find that moisture.
These tips aid the tree in many ways.
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Amethyst19
Growing white freestone peach trees from seed. had them in the fridge for months, planted in pots a month or so ago. how big should I let them get before planting in ground? I live in AZ and have no idea the species of peach these are. I literally bought them, ate them, fridged them and planted them. also, I have a few sharing pots since I was low on big pots when I planted them. how soon should I separate them from each other, so they don't get too tangled?
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Growing white freestone peach trees from seed. had them in the fridge for months, planted in pots a month or so ago. how big should I let them get before planting in ground? I live in AZ and have no idea the species of peach these are. I literally bought them, ate them, fridged them and planted them. also, I have a few sharing pots since I was low on big pots when I planted them. how soon should I separate them from each other, so they don't get too tangled?
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Alen
I'm in MA and planted pear, peach, cherry and plum in ground about 2 months ago. I just made sure ground wasn't frozen when I did it. We even had couple snow storms after planting. All trees doing great producing leaves and buds except pear. Its producing buds but its lagging behind other trees. I made compost tea to give it a boost we see what happens.
Great video.
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I'm in MA and planted pear, peach, cherry and plum in ground about 2 months ago. I just made sure ground wasn't frozen when I did it. We even had couple snow storms after planting. All trees doing great producing leaves and buds except pear. Its producing buds but its lagging behind other trees. I made compost tea to give it a boost we see what happens.
Great video.
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Kimberly
I am maybe an hour away from San Diego and have that same clay soil. I watched the previous tree video before planting my 3 citrus trees in ground and they are doing well with all these tips! Thank you for your knowledge. And for Kriss knowledge. My next project is to get my Apple tree and friend and plant them in those barrels so this is supper helpful!
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I am maybe an hour away from San Diego and have that same clay soil. I watched the previous tree video before planting my 3 citrus trees in ground and they are doing well with all these tips! Thank you for your knowledge. And for Kriss knowledge. My next project is to get my Apple tree and friend and plant them in those barrels so this is supper helpful!
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Lee-Roy
I live in zone 8a. Since when is zone 8 considered 'cold'? It's in the upper half of the USDA zone chart for crying out loud! Okay yes, we do get the (odd) frosts, and depending on where exactly, alot of miserable, danky wet days in the dormant season. But it's not Siberia!
And FINALLY someone calling BS on the 'gravel at the bottom to aid drainage'!
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I live in zone 8a. Since when is zone 8 considered 'cold'? It's in the upper half of the USDA zone chart for crying out loud! Okay yes, we do get the (odd) frosts, and depending on where exactly, alot of miserable, danky wet days in the dormant season. But it's not Siberia!
And FINALLY someone calling BS on the 'gravel at the bottom to aid drainage'!
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Ghastly
I've got some questions.
1st. I'm growing some (Pepper Sweet) bell peppers any tips?
2nd. If you have flowers why do some die and some survive? like a few weeks ago they were fine but some some are dead?
3ird. What are some homeade firtilizers that you can make at an apartment? Or will i have to just buy some at the local plant store?
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I've got some questions.
1st. I'm growing some (Pepper Sweet) bell peppers any tips?
2nd. If you have flowers why do some die and some survive? like a few weeks ago they were fine but some some are dead?
3ird. What are some homeade firtilizers that you can make at an apartment? Or will i have to just buy some at the local plant store?
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michael
Great video!
But, what did chris mean when she said you dont need to worry about needing cross-pollination if you get one of the combo trees (multiple fruit branches grafted onto 1 stock? Will the branches pollinate each other, like, the peach branch will pollinate the plum branch?
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Great video!
But, what did chris mean when she said you dont need to worry about needing cross-pollination if you get one of the combo trees (multiple fruit branches grafted onto 1 stock? Will the branches pollinate each other, like, the peach branch will pollinate the plum branch?
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Yaqina1100
This video was right on time! I'm planting an Elderberry tree this weekend and needed planting info since it's my 1st in ground tree planting. My Meyer Lemon, Fig, Avocados and Pomegranate trees are in XXXL containers. Thanks so much from a Zone 8b fan.
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This video was right on time! I'm planting an Elderberry tree this weekend and needed planting info since it's my 1st in ground tree planting. My Meyer Lemon, Fig, Avocados and Pomegranate trees are in XXXL containers. Thanks so much from a Zone 8b fan.
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Annalisa
Perfect timing for me! I just got 3 blueberries, finger lime, 2 peach, 2 bananas and a kiwi vine to plant this weekend! Epic Gardening has been so inspiring and educational, my garden has grown and produced exponentially this last year! Thanks
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Perfect timing for me! I just got 3 blueberries, finger lime, 2 peach, 2 bananas and a kiwi vine to plant this weekend! Epic Gardening has been so inspiring and educational, my garden has grown and produced exponentially this last year! Thanks
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Benilda
Im thankful for lesson on tree planting 101. Sorry, I wont be asking about trees today. I have several tomatoes that are blooming with flowers but they dont form any fruit. I need your help, what should I do? Thank you.
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Im thankful for lesson on tree planting 101. Sorry, I wont be asking about trees today. I have several tomatoes that are blooming with flowers but they dont form any fruit. I need your help, what should I do? Thank you.
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Nancy
I - quite inadvertently - ended up with timed harvests between my early-mid-late season stonefruits. I am always sad when the Elbertas are done, but we manage to have peaches and plums all summer long!
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I - quite inadvertently - ended up with timed harvests between my early-mid-late season stonefruits. I am always sad when the Elbertas are done, but we manage to have peaches and plums all summer long!
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Randy
What's a good place to educate myself on different plants. I just bought a piece of land and it doesn't have anything growing on it besides grass and crawfish towers I really need to know what to do
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What's a good place to educate myself on different plants. I just bought a piece of land and it doesn't have anything growing on it besides grass and crawfish towers I really need to know what to do
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Lance
Well What ever you soil is it works and digs out really nicely. so I assume its a little porous which is good water goes deep and the soils sucks up the minerals then the roots suck them out.
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Well What ever you soil is it works and digs out really nicely. so I assume its a little porous which is good water goes deep and the soils sucks up the minerals then the roots suck them out.
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