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Favorite Fruit Trees: Apples, Pluots and Pears, Oh My!

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One of my biggest joys is growing fruit trees. Their roots nurture my roots; their growth heartens my growth; and their bounty is shared...

Home Orchard: Best Way to Water Trees Slowly

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Summer comes and goes in the Pacific Northwest with nary a drop of rain. It's Seattle's best kept secret. Our summers are Miami's winters....
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Clara Frijs: Best Pear You’ve Never Eaten

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Top clockwise: Aurora pear, Clara Frijs pear, Orcas pear
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Orchard Tip: When Ants Attack Fruit Trees

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I've always kept a healthy distance from ants. The notion of strength in numbers is not lost on me. If the Lilliputians could secure...

Fruit Tree Nurseries

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My growing list of Fruit Tree Nurseries I get a lot of questions from readers about where to buy fruit trees and berries, so I'll...
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One Green World Nursery Delivers the Goods

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I read seed and nursery catalogs like dime-store novels. Will the characters within the dog-eared pages deliver on their promises. Will their potential be...
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How to Plant a Bareroot Fruit Tree

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   My Avalon Pride peach tree takes root and sprouts some shoots one year after planting. I wanted to add some peach trees to my orchard...