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Brown turkey fig dormancy time
We picked up a brown turkey fig tree last summer. We plan in keeping it in a large pot rather then in the ground. We have a small space and understand they have a good sized root system. Plus we live ...
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Please suggest an apple variety that will grow well in Long Island NY without pesticides
I am planning on planting 3 to 5 apple trees for eating, baking and cider. My wife keeps telling me to get some heirloom varieties but I am not sure which ones and where to get them.
I am looking ...
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Can I espalier a regular black cherry tree starting with 1" trunk, 6' tall?
Question is in the title. The espaliers at my local tree nursery are grafted and already started, so they'll stay short and espalier like. But can I just do this with these two cherry trees?
I ...
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What preventative action should I take against Fruit Fly?
I am in Sydney, Australia. This coming (arrived?) summer I have several fruit trees which will be bearing fruit for the first time. This includes a peach tree and nectarine (both of which already have ...
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Help identifying plum tree
Location: Maine
Fruit: blue/purple, small, oblong (long)
Blooms: small, white
Leaves: small
Tree:
more bush like - no single trunk, 4-5 main branches split off at base
at ground
10' tall/wide
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