A trees’ planting depth must be level with the soil surface, add a supporting structure, water thoroughly, and mulch to retain moisture. Fruit tree selections should be based upon USDA Zone for the area. Selecting trees which fall outside specific growing zones likely will not produce quality fruit or might not produce fruit at all (simplegardenlife.com).
By: John Green,
Certified Orange, Texas Garden Expert
Most gardeners (me included) have purchased and planted numerous fruit trees, in fact way too many to count! Admittedly, many of them did not survive more than a couple of growing seasons due to this gardener’s inexperience but “thankfully” they did finally succumb to the environment (and ineffective nurtur-ing… mine) relatively soon after planti…
