How many fruit/nut trees can I fit?
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Comments (10)You can top an American persimmon and keep the height in check. American persimmons are astringent so birds and other wildlife don't generally bother them until they ripen. This is not the case with some Oriental persimmons. I use American persimmons for deer specifically because they are native to my area and low maintenance. You can't do much maintenance on hundreds of trees scattered across a couple hundred acres. Astringency helps me because flying and climbing animals don't much bother the persimmons. The don't get fully ripe until the fall on the ground. At that point deer have an equal chance as other wildlife. Most critters in the woods eat persimmon when they are ripe. So if you are living with wildlife in the area, they will keep the persimmons cleaned up pretty well from the ground. There are also some oriental persimmons as well as crosses between American and Oriental that are astringent. For a situation like yours, they may be a fit. If you use Lotus rootstock instead of Virginia they tend to be smaller trees. Many of the Oriental persimmons ripen on the tree and do not fall. If you use an astringent variety, they will be largely protected from animal use until they ripen. At that point you will need to compete with climbing animals. In a landscape setting you would not have the fruit on the ground issues if you don't have wildlife around to clean them up. My personal experience is with American persimmons for wildlife. I just throw Oriental out as an option for you. Others can help with specific varieties. I don't know if they are as maintenance free as American. Thanks, Jack...See Morehow many of us started with fruit trees ....
Comments (31)I started out here with fruit trees. Two cherries and a mulberry. The mulberry is thriving, the bing cherry is doing well, and whatever the other cherry is, its holding it's own. Considering how difficult its supposed to be to grow cherries here at all, I'd say they've been quite the success. Moved on up to Pawpaws last year, and have a couple of American Chestnuts that will be going out in the woods this year. The real trick is picking fruit trees that are native to your area or that are native to one that is very similar. If you live in main and try to grow an orange tree, you're not going to end up very happy. The cherry trees aren't native to around here, but all the other food trees I have planted are. Most of them were wiped out by blight or over-forestation, or any number of other man-made disasters. Kind of like to think I'm helping do my part to restore the woods out here to their original grandeur one tree at a time....See MoreWestern Canada mail order fruit trees/nut trees etc?
Comments (10)dirtslinger, I did a search and I'm sorry to report that my suggestion has proved also fruitless. I had met Ms Hoag at "Canada Blooms", a large garden show that's held in the Toronto area for many years and seen her on TV and heard on many radio gardening shows so that my suggestion to enquire at her nursery was genuine in my belief she was still in business. Evidently, that's not the case any more. Sad! Still, I suggest you e-mail some of the larger nurseries in your area and ask them where or who might lead you to your plant....See MoreWant to neglect fruit/nut trees and get results-what species?
Comments (5)Pecans seem to do well. I planted a self polinating 1yr old almond tree 2 yrs ago. Got two almonds this last summer. Would like to try pistachio. Especially if they are drought tolerant. My Q/problem is to water or not to water?.... I live at 8,600 ft in NEW Mexico. My water is from a well. So far it,s holding. The last watering was on NOV 1ST. No rainfall,or snow since. By now i'm usally 4+feet in snow. Have 3yr old trees 2 john apple-2 peach-2cherrie-1 almond+4 apricot. I am afraid they will die. But if I water wont they thik its spring sprout then die with the march freeze? If anyone can help please post.thank you...See Moretaylorjonl Taylor
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