Dwarf Fruit Tree
Dwarf Fruit Trees, growing dwarf fruit trees can be very exciting while being very rewarding with the fruits of the tree once they start bearing fruit. It will take two to three years before your dwarf fruit trees start to bear fruit, but you will receive a bountiful for years after.
Growing your own dwarf fruit trees is exciting and well worth the under taking. It will take a few years before you start to see your trees begin to bear fruit, but you will have a bountiful supply of fruit for twenty to sixty plus years. The development of dwarf fruit trees and semi dwarf fruit trees make it possible for anyone with an average size yard to raise dwarf fruit trees. You can plant them in spring or fall and begin to see fruit on them within three to five years.
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Before you can get started you must decide what type of tree you want to grow, most fruit trees require two different types of trees to be able to produce fruit, cross pollination, so keep it in mind you will need room for at least two dwarf fruit trees,within fifteen to twenty feet of each other. The nice thing is both trees will bear fruit, so you will have two different types of fruit to enjoy. If you plant dwarf apple trees , you will have enough apples to eat, bake,and make apple sauce plus extras to give to friends and neighbors. Even trees that are sold as self pollinating will do better if there are more than one variety planted, producing more fruit.
Once you decide on what type of dwarf fruit trees , you can order them, they will come balled root or in a pot either way is fine. Once you receive your trees get planting, It is best to plant you dwarf fruit trees when it is over cast or in the early evening, so the trees will not become stressed from the heat. Dig a hole deep enough to except the roots and be well covered and one and a half times as wide as the roots. As you dig the hole it is wise to place the dirt on a plastic tarp, this will make shoveling the dirt back in easier. Once you place the dwarf fruit tree into the hole make sure it is straight then add a couple shovels of organic material or compost into the hole water thoroughly, and shovel in soil an pack down.
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Now place shredded bark mulch or pine needles around the dwarf fruit tree in a circle to retard the growth of weeds and help the soil remain a consistent temperature.
As you wait for your dwarf fruit trees to mature there are things you can do to help them along. Keep mulch around the base of the trees, fertilize with lawn fertilizer in spring and again in fall, and most of all protect them from deer, mice and other wild life, including the family dog. In spring of the second year your trees might produce flowers, which should be pinched off so the roots are able to build at least one more year,
Once your dwarf fruit trees start to produce fruit you may want to thin them out a little, because if the fruit is to close it will not be of good size. You may need to spray your trees with a good fruit tree spray if insects are a problem.
Dwarf fruit trees add a great look to your landscape, and tasty fruit to enjoy for many years to come.
