[permaculture] starting some fruit trees
Paul Kosuth
prkosuth at ll.net
Mon Jun 11 22:46:47 EDT 2007
On Jun 11, 2007, at 5:26 PM, lbsaltzman at aol.com wrote:
> I have a dwarf apple that produces reasonable crops under the
> conditions you are describing, but not as much as similar trees in the
> sun. More to the point, is how good the trees are. I don't know much
> about Rural King, but many large chain stores sell junky trees that
> are not on root stocks appropriate to the soils and other conditions
> of the local area. You might pay a bit more, but consider finding a
> smaller ethical nursery that has premium quality trees that are
> appropriate for your area. Also look for small dedicated wholesale
> nurseries that grow interesting heritage cultivars and find out who
> they retail through.
>
>
Maybe I should be less impulsive do some more observing, planing and
searching. Not to mention that the ground is awful hard in the back
yard right now!!
Paul
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