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How to Properly Water Fruit Trees During Hot, Dry Weather

Extreme heat is the prominent headline for the summer, and it can take its toll on even established fruit trees. It’s important to know how to properly water fruit trees when summer heat and little rain are the norm. Bare Root Trees: An Economical Way to Enhance a Lot Should Have Watered Earlier We were ...

Treating Fruit Trees in the Spring

As winter winds down, it’s time to start treating fruit trees in the spring to prepare them for a bountiful harvest this year. Here are a few late winter or early spring tasks to keep your trees healthy and productive. Grab the Clippers The first task in treating fruit trees begins in February to early ...

Cutting apple scions for grafting in the spring

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. With nearly a foot of snow on the ground, and more on the way, pests are asleep for a long winter’s nap, but I am already planning to improve our apple orchard. The work begins in January. Then, I cut scions to graft onto the trees in ...