daugen
Super Star Member
for years I have been pondering putting in a small orchard of about a dozen dwarf fruit trees behind our church/Meeting,
and fairly close to the nursery school we have on premises. Grew up with an orchard and a grape arbor on our farm, so I'm familiar
with orchards, a little, and have pruned a lot of fruit trees. So far, considering the normal types local to here, apple, pear, peach, cherry
A few questions please:
I am going to make a proposal to the Meeting to install and maintain this orchard, now that I have a phd/tree auger to make this possible. Assume trees in the six to eight foot range. Appreciate all suggestions on starting a fruit tree orchard. Thanks. Drew
and fairly close to the nursery school we have on premises. Grew up with an orchard and a grape arbor on our farm, so I'm familiar
with orchards, a little, and have pruned a lot of fruit trees. So far, considering the normal types local to here, apple, pear, peach, cherry
A few questions please:
- pros and cons of dwarf fruit trees; e.g. is it better to just prune a full size tree more severely?
- cross pollination vs direction of prevailing wind: an issue or just rely on the bees?
- suggestions for ways to reduce small child bee stings
- how long until the tree gets too old and production drops?
I am going to make a proposal to the Meeting to install and maintain this orchard, now that I have a phd/tree auger to make this possible. Assume trees in the six to eight foot range. Appreciate all suggestions on starting a fruit tree orchard. Thanks. Drew