Fruit Tree Care

  1. Pruning a Peach Tree: When and How to Prune a Peach Tree (and Nectarine Trees too!)

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    Do you grow your own Peaches or Nectarines at home? If not you should give them a try. They are an easy and (pardon the pun) fruitful tree to grow. Peach

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  2. How to Prune Cherry Trees for Best Fruit Production!

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    One of the primary problems faced by gardeners when growing Cherry Trees is that they do not understand how to prune them properly. Pruning Cherry Trees plays an important role in ensuring proper growth and fruit production.

    Before growing one,

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  3. How to Plant Cherry Trees for the Best Harvest!

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    Sweet delicious early summer treats, Cherry trees are wonderfully versatile, ornamental, double-duty landscaping trees that make food sustainability and healthy snacking easy!

    Easy to grow flowering and fruiting garden gems, there is a very

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  4. Pruning Blueberry Bushes - How and When To

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    Blueberry bushes (Vaccinium) are enjoying a little renaissance in home gardening! You can readily find them in garden centers and edible landscapers

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  5. How to Take Care of Avocado Trees

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    The lovely form, bountiful flowers, and adaptable structure of the Avocado tree make it an excellent ornamental tree! The tropical broad-leaved

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  6. Growing Amazing Fruit: Techniques for Success

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  7. Popular Nectarine Trees! Plus Planting, Pruning & Care

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    Juicy sweet cousins of the Peach, the clean-shaven Nectarine is one of the most iconic fruits of summer! A juicy sweet reward for enduring the sun, heat, and humidity.

    Easy to grow and self-fertile, Nectarines (Prunus) come in just as wide a selection

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  8. The Era of the Mandarin

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    Recognized for its superior qualities in China since the 3rd century AD, the era of the Mandarin tree began

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  9. Health Benefits of the Sour Cherry

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    The Cherry traces its history as far back as 3300 BCE. Both the Sweet and the Sour Cherry have been a highly desired part of the human diet for thousands of years.

    The fresh Sour Cherry pies of Michigan and Wisconsin are always in demand during

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  10. Protecting In-ground Citrus & Avocados - Zones 7, 8 and 9b

    With the onset of winter comes the cold. Depending on where you live you may have begun watching the weather reports to get ahead of a cold snap that could damage your Citrus or Avocado plants.

    Depending on the variety, a rule of thumb is Citrus

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