Fruit Trees Garden Nursery Landscaping Guide
Fruit Trees To Pick Your Own Fresh Fruit
By Suzzie T Franklin
Fruit trees are quite popular to have in your backyard, especially
miniature fruit trees that don’t take too much room.
You can place your miniature fruit trees, next to a small herb
and vegetable garden and you will have your supply of fresh fruit,
vegetables and herbs for your meals and salads.
Buying Fruit And Vegetables
When you buy your fruit and vegetables from the fruit market,
you don’t know how long they have been in storage, refrigerated,
what chemicals have been added to the fruit, to make them grow
faster.
If you review your options and decide to grow your own fresh
fruit and vegetables, then you can pick your fresh fruit and vegetables
whenever you need them. If you don’t use any chemicals,
then your fruits and vegetables are chemical free.
Short Summers And Very Cold Winters
When I was a little girl, I didn’t see a lot of fruit trees
other than ones that grew apples. This is because of where I live.
We have short summers and very cold winters. This means that most
types of these trees will not survive here.
They may grow just fine, but they would never have the time to
produce their fruit before the cold comes and kills the growth.
However, that does not mean that there are not some fruits around
that will survive, even if it means you have to move them in the
house.
Some people do not want to have fruit trees growing in their
home. They are large and need a lot of light and space. However,
there are some miniature fruit trees that you can find in various
places.
Miniature Orange Trees
I remember a friend of my mother that had a few miniature orange
trees in her house. I don’t know the proper name for them,
but they were tiny and the fruit tasted great once they were ripe.
They needed sunlight and water, but they never got very big.
That was not ideal for an outdoor plant, but was prefect for something
inside.
Apple Fruit Trees
If you live where oranges won’t grow, you still have options
for other fruit trees. Apples are very common in the north, and
there are all different types of apple that can be grown.
There are also pear trees. Most don’t think about growing pears
for fruit trees, but you haven’t had a pear until you have had
one fresh from the tree.
Ask For The Fruit Trees At Your Local Nursery
If you are looking for fruit trees, your local garden center
should be able to help you find what you need. They can tell you
what types of fruit trees most appropriate for your area, and
how to care for them.
Some have special planting requirements, and others might need
to be trimmed a certain number of times during the year. Just
remember that though they are great to have, you do have to keep
up with them.
Pick Up Your Apples
If you have apples falling out in your yard, you will have to
keep them picked up for mowing purposes. If you don’t mind
the work, you can have your own supply of fresh fruit each fall.
Our family enjoys the fresh apples we get from our apple tree.
We also have a miniature orange tree, but the oranges are quite
small and only come out during a short season. But we always enjoy
our fresh apples and oranges when they are available.
Bare Soil During The Winter
Our vegetable and herb garden seems to thrive during the summer,
but in the cold dark winters, the soil is bare.
We grow, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, beans and some parsley
in our garden. We always look forward to the summer time when
we can have salads and side dishes with our produce from our vegetable
and herb garden.
Lemon Trees With Juicy Lemons All Year Round
In the last few years, we have planted a lemon tree and it has
lemons all year round. Anytime we want to add some lemon to our
soups, salads or meats, we just pick a lemon from our lemon tree.
Even our neighbours come and ask for some of our lemons.
About the Author:
Suzzie T Franklin has written a number of articles on trees, gardening and landscaping including
Bamboo Plants,
The Japanese Garden,
Zen Garden,
Flower Gardening,
Planting Guide,
Cherry Blossom,
African Violets,
Wire Topiary Frames.
Keep a lookout for more of her articles on this website.
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