Please recommend fruit trees for NJ zone6!
malaec
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Plum tree for NJ (Zone 6) with deer?
Comments (8)You can grow most types of plums in NJ but you may want to plant 2 trees of different varieties to insure consistent cropping. Of the many varieties of J. plums I've grown here in z 6 NY state I think Satsuma is probably the best for the home orchard. However you shouldn't believe that deer are all to keep you from getting fruit and most casual growers fail to get anything from their fruit trees in the east. If insects don't destroy the fruit the squirrels or other animal thieves often take them before you get them. All of these problems can be overcome but it requires a certain level of commitment....See MoreIf leaving April 30 (zone6), What to do about Fruit Trees Coming?
Comments (2)Last Earth: There is no cause for tension here, or even minor discomfort. I am sure the people at Burnt Ridge are ready to ship your trees immediately, since they like to move things along in the spring. If you are unsure about this, call them up and tell them it is important that they ship soon. This should leave you with pretty close to 3 weeks to get the trees in the ground and water them in well. You will want to plant bareroot trees very soon after they arrive. After planting, they will need no immediate care, and should not even require watering since it does rain in New Jersey in April, sometimes with great frequency. There is no need to leave instructions for anyone, since there is nothing to be done. You could be away for 6 months and the little trees would be fine, unless you have some very hungry deer in the neighborhood. If you do, that is another issue, and you may have to build wires cages for your trees if they begin to suffer real damage. Don Yellman, Great Falls, VA...See MoreCrimson Rocket peach tree or recommendations for zone 6 KC, MO
Comments (1)" I'm not sure if it would do well in my area or if peaches in general do well here." Peaches do fine in KC. There are 6 peach or peach/apple orchards in the KC area, including my own. If you get out in the stretch between Lexington and Waverly MO area (along the river) there are a lot more peach orchards. I've not grown the columnar peaches, but have no reason to believe they would perform differently than traditional peaches (other than their shape). Same thing with ornamental peach trees. With the right variety, regular fruiting peach trees can be just as beautiful during bloom as ornamental peaches, so unless you don't like the fruit, there's no reason to opt for an ornamental. The big key to growing peaches in our area is to plant the peach in a raised planting (like the top of a mound). The mound must be sufficiently large (ideally large enough to accompany the root spread of a mature tree, but you can get by with a smaller mound). Another thing that's necessary is to keep a large mulch ring around the tree (wooded mulches are ideal). Peach trees generally (but not always) decline fairly rapidly in this area if they aren't planted in a mound, and they won't thrive if grass is allowed to grow under the tree. Additionally, you will need to spray for peach leaf curl. It only requires one spray per year here, but without it peach trees become weakened making them susceptible to premature decline in this area. You'll also likely need to spray your tree with insecticide if you want to avoid wormy fruit. Peaches are excellent fresh picked off the tree, do very well here, and are rewarding to grow, they just take a little work....See MoreIs it possible to grow fruiting avocado trees in zones 6-7?
Comments (18)I have an accidental avocado tree growing outside (not in a pot) that has so far survived 4 winters in zone 6 and is now 7 feet high. I don't expect it to fruit, and I am very surprised every year when it leafs out. It is in a protected area right next to my house on the west, and just past it is an old fashioned well structure of the wishing well type but it is a real well with real water in the bottom. This house is of stone, built in 1925 and the walls at the bottom are close to 2 feet thick. The ground to the south falls away steeply, so cold air does not pool in this area. All of that probably has a lot to do with the survival of the tree. It has gotten down to zero F in the last couple of winters but that hasn't happened often or lasted more than one night. I have not done anything to protect this tree such as wrapping it. One of these winters the temperature will go down far enough that the tree won't make it. But, at this point it's an interesting anomaly. This is in the most southwest corner of Pennsylvania....See Morealan haigh
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