Easter being early this year, and the weather being somewhat erratic, I was going to get some frost cloth as a gift for a relative who has fruit trees. Are there any gotchas or caveats I should be aware of? If such exists I’m looking for a cloth that’s easy for one person to put on the trees as...
Hello all. Does anyone have experience with dwarf and semi-dwarf apple trees? I am putting in an order from Stark Bro's online and I'm not sure which size I should get.
According to the website, dwarf apple trees grow a max height and width of 8-10 feet, and semi-dwarfs are about 10-15 feet...
So, every summer when our cherry tree grows, naughty squirrels come and steal every piece of it, leaving us with green cherries that end up the last cherries of the season. They do this with our strawberries too but the cherry tree is more of an issue. It's a little too early now because our...
can any one help me identify this tree? I am leaning towards wild plum but have not noticed it flower or fruit before the chicken got it. The fruit when green on the tree resembles a cherry tomato. It has a stone pit inside ripe purple almost black fruit. The flesh is also dark purple in color...
I planted a peach tree years ago. Obviously I'm a fruit tree newbie because I just sat back and let it do its thing and hoped the deer didn't kill it. Never knew there was more to it than that. Well now I have a peach tree that is absolutely overloaded with fruit. Like the entire tree is going...