Fruit Tree Growing Guides

Bare Root vs. Potted Fruit Trees: Which Should You Buy?
Shopping for a fruit tree should be exciting. You're picturing fresh figs, juicy pears, or maybe your first little backyard orchard.Then you come across two options: bare root and potted.One tree arrives in a container with soil around its roots. The other might show up looking like a bundle of branches with no leaves and no pot.If you've never ordered a fruit tree online, that second option can be a little surprising.But here's the good news: both bare root and potted fruit trees are perfectly normal ways to start growing... Read more...
Chicago Hardy Fig: How to Grow the Fig That Survives Real Winters
Yes, you can grow figs where winters get cold, and Chicago Hardy is the variety to start with. It is hardy in the ground in zones 7 to 10, and in zones 5 and 6 it is well worth growing with a simple winter plan: mulch the roots heavily, or keep it in a pot that spends the winter in an unheated garage. The reason it works is a little unusual. Chicago Hardy fruits on new wood, so even if a hard winter kills the top back to the ground,... Read more...
How to Plant a Bare Root Fruit Tree, Step by Step
How to Plant a Bare Root Fruit Tree, Step by Step
A bare root tree ships dormant, with no soil around the roots, and it looks more like a stick than a tree. But planting one isn't hard. Most of the... Read more...