Feb 22 2009
Fruit Trees
The fruit tree order is ready to go in. Since this is a new little home orchard, and we have none of our old fruit trees left, we will be planting these in a new area that has had only shady grass on it for the past 30 years, and was wooded before that. The old oak tree that shaded that part of the yard went down in a storm, so we’ll use the new sunny space for fruit trees. Now to keep the deer away!
We’ve ordered cherry, peach, pear, plum, and apple trees. All are dwarf, with the pollinator varieties matched together, so we should get some small crops in about 3 years. In the meantime, we’ll be happy with blackberries and blueberries, and I’ll add strawberries this year and maybe some red raspberries.
