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Fruit trees thrive or die based on their locality. A Granny Smith for example, won’t do you any good up north, say in New York, because it needs too long […]

A ‘maiden‘ or ‘whip‘ refers to a first-year tree. These are the types of trees I sell. Whip, refers directly to the fact that first-year trees usually don’t have any […]

2025 Apple Trees: Frazier’s Prolific – largest tree record holder and massive cropper out of Washington state. Dabinett  – Super disease resistant cider apple. Edelborsdorfer – German variety from the […]

Commercial nurseries deal in volume growing thousands of new trees every year! I mostly supply backyard growers and smaller homestead folk who want to grow some great fruit trees on […]

With any potted plant, when the roots grow to the pot wall, they don’t just stop growing… Instead, the wall of the pot simply REDIRECTS the growth in a new […]

75% of what happens to a tree, takes place underground. In this regard, soil is critical… but at the same time, in the real world, not so much. Let me […]

Central-Leader Form One principal, or central trunk, also called a leader. This is perhaps the most notable traditional form. It’s also, one of the most efficient forms for the home […]

All living things get sick… including fruit trees! This is an inescapable fact of nature. It just so happens, that our area of North Carolina is basically a petri dish… […]

This article will showcase some pruning tips, especially for the early years of your tree.   Many new apple tree owners stress about pruning their trees… There are two goals […]

When planning your orchard, it pays to consider the size of the trees you’re working with, their expected yields, and the time it will take for the tree to reach […]