I loved this,Bill! If I could go back 25 years to the time when I first moved in, I would have a small orchard in the back. Your photos are beautiful--especially the one of the pear! You should consider selling them! Aunt Carol
I love this post and will share it. You've encouraged me to try grafting. Also I didn't know wood chips were good for mulching my apple and pear trees. I'm experienced at pruning but never tried weights or limb spreaders to help shaping - will try it with a couple of my newer, younger trees. Do you have any problem with deer?
Hello Al, I am glad to hear you found this essay helpful. I have had problems with deer in the past, but we live in town now and our biggest challenges are rabbits and raccoons. I use chicken wire to keep the rabbits away and I am trying to use baffles to discourage raccoons. They love our Asian Pears and Peaches.
I loved this,Bill! If I could go back 25 years to the time when I first moved in, I would have a small orchard in the back. Your photos are beautiful--especially the one of the pear! You should consider selling them! Aunt Carol
I love this post and will share it. You've encouraged me to try grafting. Also I didn't know wood chips were good for mulching my apple and pear trees. I'm experienced at pruning but never tried weights or limb spreaders to help shaping - will try it with a couple of my newer, younger trees. Do you have any problem with deer?
Hello Al, I am glad to hear you found this essay helpful. I have had problems with deer in the past, but we live in town now and our biggest challenges are rabbits and raccoons. I use chicken wire to keep the rabbits away and I am trying to use baffles to discourage raccoons. They love our Asian Pears and Peaches.
I've had severe problems with peach leaf curl. Had to cut down two small, young peach trees in succession. Do you have any suggestions?
I have not had problems with peach leaf curl, but this website has an interesting organic treatment option that you could consider for your trees. https://wintercovefarm.com/stop-peach-leaf-curl-naturally/
Thanks! Will check it out.
Tree love 💚
I love my trees...not very attentive to them, though. They are,however, well established.