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5 easiest fruit trees to grow for low-effort harvests year after year

Apple, pears and plums are the lowest maintenance fruit trees once established. Besides annual pruning, they're easy to care ...
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DESERT GARDENER: A fruit tree often overlooked: Plant a persimmon tree for delicious fruit

When planting a fruit tree, most gardeners think of purchasing an Anna apple, August Pride peach, Mission fig or Santa Rosa ...
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How to grow an apple tree from seed – go from core to tree in 5 simple steps

Apple trees are hugely popular, and thousands of apple cultivars exist worldwide. Most apple trees planted nowadays are grafted, but you can grow an apple tree from seed if you so desire. The main ...
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If You’re Not Picking Heritage Fruit, You Should Be

At the end of August I get the call. “The apricots are ready,” my mom says excitedly. I grab a few buckets, jump in my car, and drive the 100 or so miles from my home in Dillon, Colorado, to her place ...