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Getting started with fruit trees and bushes
My husband and I are thinking of starting a small home orchard. We
think we have room for 9 – 10 trees. My in-laws have always had fruit trees, so we'll be getting a lot of advice from them and also the nursery, but I thought I'd check here also to see if anyone has some good ideas on how to get started. I believe I am in USDA hardiness zone 5 or 6, Sunset climate zone 3. The nurseries around here mostly sell dwarf, late-bloomers. We are interested in planting pears, peaches, nectarines, plums, cherries, and maybe apples. If you can answer any of my questions or direct me somewhere else, I would greatly appreciate it. Any additional tips would be appreciated as well. 1) I'm looking for a good reference book and have seen mixed reviews on The Backyard Orchardist. Any other books I should investigate? 2) When varieties are listed as cross-pollinators, does it always go both ways? For example, I read that a Bartlett pear would pollinate an Asian pear, but I could not find anything to confirm that the Asian pear would pollinate the Bartlett. 3) I know that peaches and nectarines are related. Will they cross pollinate each other? 4) What are the risks of planting fruit trees in the summer? Most of our nurseries will not be restocking for fall planting and we'd like to get them in this year. I know we should plant early in the morning when it's cool. 5) I'd like to also plant some raspberry bushes. Do they do OK along a fence, or does that inhibit harvesting the backside of the plants? Also, how wild can they get? I don't want them sending shoots into my neighbor's yard. Thanks for all your help. ~ Sher |
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