With the exception of 1 nectarine tree I grew from a pit, these are all supposed to be "reachable" dwarf peach trees. I rent so they have to remain in pots. I tranplanted them into these 60 gallon air pots in March & I now have a forest in my tiny backyard. I've been cutting back some new shoots just so I can walk through the yard but I know you're not supposed to do any heavy pruning during the growing season. I will definitely have a lot of pruning to do this winter. They've remained pretty healthy which is surprising because I've always battled shot hole & fungus in my coastal climate. No fruit this year but these trees are only 3 years old. The first photo is one I didnt get around to replanting yet but will this winter. No questions but any advice on taming these beasts is welcomed. God help me if I ever want to move.

Hi! So I bought this dwarf peach tree ( Variety : Zaipevi diamond) in a garden centre the previous autumn , put in a bigger pot ( i don’t have the exact size sorry) and it does very well for a first year cause it has make several flower in march . I thinned most of them in late april and now the peaches starting to ripening . But I wondering myself, it is supposed to be this small ? I saw on the internet that dwarf trees producing smaller fruits it’s normal but when i search about this variety they said that it should produce standard size . Can you guys help me find what’s going on?

Just finished summer pruning my 18 stone fruit trees. All looking good in a goblet shape. Most of them were very over grown so I took a chance. Hopefully it’s worth it. They are all only in their third year and I’m focusing more on keeping them small and open for easier harvests.

We bought this house 2 years ago, so this is the third fruiting season we've had this tree, and this is the most it's produced yet. We were told by the previous owner that it's Golden Delicious. I'm in Zone 10A if that affects the harvesting window in any way.

Year one, I tried one or two of them in the fall and it still seemed chalky and immature. Year two with that in mind I decided to wait until they turned more yellow, but most of what we had ended up just falling off the tree before I got to enjoy them. We have a lot growing now so I don't want them to go to waste. Google says September/October is usually when apples are ready, but I don't know if that holds true in all climates.

Any tips or tricks for how to tell they're good to go? Is it just watching the color, or are there other telltale signs?

Saw these apples growing today and had to take a picture. There’s something really satisfying about seeing fruit growing naturally

hey! my mom has been taking care of this asian pear tree and it snapped in a huge storm last night. how can we save it? i have no experience whatsoever.

We are looking for help planting a bonanza minature peach in Southern Utah. It has struggled in a pot, so we are looking to plant it in the ground. What are the best soil remediations for red sandy soil?
Monsoon seasons have started so is July an okay time to plant it in the ground? I’m worried it won’t last the some in the pot.

We recently moved to a new home with this tree on the property. I’m pretty sure it’s a plum, but cannot figure out the variety. Thoughts based on the pictures? Thanks!

I’m trying to grow a lemon tree. I have a starting photo I was told the pot is too small. If someone can please put me in the direction of what size to get any recommendations on soil watering schedule. I’m far from a green thumb.

All I know is that it has thorns (spinas) and I’ve poked myself a lot.

We just moved into a new home and we have other plants that I don’t know what they are and I don’t know how to keep them alive. They came with the house if anyone is wanting to give me any direction in those I’ll be more than happy to post photos. Because one plant looks like it was eaten or rotting. I can’t tell and I live in HOA neighborhood and I’m trying not to have to pay for new plants.

So appreciative for any help!🍋

I planted it about 4 or 5 months ago. At first it was really happy but about 2 months ago I started noticing the leaves yellowing and then falling off. My soil is clay so I stopped watering it as often as I was. Now I water it once a week. But it is still not doing well. What could I be doing wrong?

A deer tore the leader branch off my apple tree. I can fence it in, but is it worth trying to save it in this condition, or should I start over with another tree? I just planted it this spring.

Hello everyone! I am hoping to get some advice on how to save an old plum tree on my property. I love it, and I know it's probably dying, but I hope to extend its life as much as possible.

This plum tree, which is an unknown variety, is roughly 54 years old and sits on a sunny hill in Møre og Romsdal, Norway (USDA Zone 6b/7a / Norwegian H3-H4). It came with a house we bought, and the previous owner was unable to care for it over the last ten years.

Over the years, soil built up around the base of the trunk. When I started removing it, I discovered that almost exactly half the tree is rotting. The roots are rotten, the bark is peeling, and the wood is blackening. I have already removed the large branches that died on that decaying side of the tree.

Initially, I didn't know much about fruit tree care. During my first year, I gave the tree a very heavy prune and accidentally nicked the base with a weedwhacker. Nonetheless, it leafed out beautifully and gave us a massive crop of plums. The following year (this year), I gave it a light trim in April, but we were then hit by a surprise spell of frost in May. This year, a single medium-sized branch on the unaffected, healthy side of the tree is developing bad-looking leaves.

Today, I carefully removed the grass around the base, digging down about 5cm to properly expose the root flare. This follows up on removing about 5cm of built-up soil last year. I cleared all the soil from above the exposed bark and added a layer of spruce and fir mulch with a pH around 5.

TL;DR Given its age and the rot, what can I do to protect this tree as much as possible and extend its life? Any advice on treating the rot, managing the soil, diagnosing the sick leaves on the healthy side, or adjusting my pruning routine would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

This is a Hyakume Persimmon. I think I was over watering beginning of summer by accident. Does that track with what it looks like? Or could something else be going on? Should I clip the burnt leaves off or just leave them? Any other advice? This is my first fruit tree.

Could be interesting (or disastrous)

A friend of mine planted a persimmon for the first time, and it looks great. Some of the fruit, however, has begun to show dark spots and wrinkles. Is there something wrong? Is this normal?

This The first two images are present day, the third image is when I was keeping it indoors due to the cold and the last is how it looked at the nursery.

The soil mix is just some nonsense I mixed up from leftovers tbh but it's gritty and has good drainage. The only fertiliser I used is an initial dose of slow release pellets when repotting, seaweed tonic and whatever was already in the soil mix.

I got it 4 months ago and am located in the UK. From when I received it to early June it's been indoors on a windowsill with a grow light. It was growing steadily during this period but then there was a heatwave and the leaves got burnt annoyingly (can see it on the bottom leaflets). You can see that the bottom set of leaflets in the first image are the same ones at the top in the nursery so that shows how much it grew in 4 months. I then moved it outside so it could make new leaves which are acclimatised to the sun but their colour is weird and they're also slightly curled inward and now it's stalling.

Not asking if anyone has a white sapote specifically but does anyone have any similar experiences with citrus that they keep indoors and then move outdoors for the summer? Maybe it can help me.

Clip a branch and found one side of the inner circle a dark black. Kept cutting and it seems like it’s in the main branch. Can anyone tell me what’s wrong and how to fix it

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