Two Ways to Have Tree Fruits on a Small Place
Great advice on how to have your own home orchard on a small land, from the Have-More Plan
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Here is one plan for less than a half-acre homestead showing how you can attractively landscape your grounds with fruit trees. Note that tall trees are generally planted on North boundary. In this plan trees are planted as close as is practical and size (spread) at maturity indicated - scale 1"" equals 40'.
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IF the Ed Robinsons of five years ago could have talked
with the Ed Robinsons of today about home orchards, the Ed
Robinsons of five years ago would have been saved a lot of
trouble. Now perhaps we can save you that trouble!
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Soon after we first moved to our place we became excited
about dwarf fruit trees - pigmy trees that produce
delicious, normal size fruit in only 2 or 3 years. But when
we went to order some our local nurseryman didn't have the
right kind of dwarfs and he advised us to buy standard
trees instead.
"But we haven 't enough space in our back lot for many big
trees," we protested.
"Then why dont you plant your orchard in front of the
house?" he suggested.
"Well, we planned to landscape the front with pretty
trees."
"Haven't you ever seen an apple tree in blossom?" he asked.
Of course we had - so we planted our 18 fruit trees around
the house and front lawn. We landscaped with fruit
trees instead of shade trees. (Later we discovered
that the back of our acre was too swampy for fruit trees
anyway. If the roots of young trees stand in water they
don't do well.) So we've never regretted our decision to
plant fruit trees in front of the house.
We feel that the very first thing people should do when
they buy a piece of land - even before the house is built,
when possible - is plant a small orchard. The sooner
planted, the sooner you will get fruit. The length of time
you have to wait before your fruit trees bear seems to
discourage a lot of people. But even if you should move
before your fruit trees do bear, they'll increase the value
of your place many times beyond their cost.
As for the care of fruit trees, our nurseryman gave us a
lecture before he would take our order. He said, "Now
remember, you can't simply plant fruit trees and forget
about them. You have to spray them - just as you do garden
plants - and prune them once a year in addition." It wasn't
until after we assured him we would do this, that he would
take our order.
More likely than not your own local nurseryman will take a
real interest in your fruit growing project. It is a good
idea to buy from him rather than a far away nursery selling
by mail because not only will you get some good advice from
your local nurseryman from time to time, but he knows which
varieties do best in your particular locality. Many local
nurserymen today buy their young stock from famous
nurseries all over the country, so if you want something
special he'll get it for you.
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