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Fruit Tree Pruning and Care Workshop at Leaf
How to Prune and Care for Fruit Trees at Leaf Landscape North March is the last month for fruit tree pruning in Austin. Travis County Master Gardeners Reed Burnam, Ray Prewitt, and Sheryl Williams will be conducting a hands-on workshop on how to prune various fruit trees available for sale at Leaf Landscape North. Please join us March 4th, 2023 from 10 am to noon. The workshop is held outdoors at Leaf Nursery and Landscape Supply, 13292 Pond Springs Rd Austin, TX 78729. The inventory at Leaf consists… Read More →
Time to Plant Bare Root Fruit Trees by Alina Flasinska
Now that the big freeze is over (knock on wood) and we are coming up on the end of meteorological winter, it’s time to get those bare root fruit trees in the ground! You may have seen the tempting displays popping up in local stores and nurseries. After this cold weekend, I know I’ve started dreaming of a flush of blossoms in the spring and fresh fruit jams in the summer and fall. BARE ROOT FRUIT TREES A bare root fruit tree is a tree has been dug… Read More →
Micro-Orcharding in Urban Growing Spaces by Reed Burnam
Micro-Orcharding: Stacking Edible Diversity into Suburban and Urban Growing Spaces “Micro-Orcharding” is a high-density planting technique that allows for maximum diversity in fruit and nut crops in smaller planting spaces. This method works well in the city and suburbs where space is at a premium, but is useful anywhere. The concept is simple – you plant trees closer together than recommended. Then you keep the size of individual trees smaller year on year. This helps to maintain spacing and light whilst maximizing fruit diversity. Consistently reducing the size… Read More →