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Fruit Tree Central: A Guide to all the Peaceful Valley Fruit Tree Information
Nov 18, 2011 - Charlotte from Peaceful Valley
Grow a bountiful orchard, with help from Peaceful Valley!
Here at Peaceful Valley we love to help people find and grow fruit trees
Our in-house videos and articles bring you research-based information about fruit trees —from choosing, planting and pruning, to pest control, and using the fruit harvest.
To see all our fruit tree videos, click on the video box to watch them loop in a playlist:
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Here’s a guide to the range of fruit tree educational resources we have for you, listed by topic:
CHOOSING FRUIT TREES
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Fruit Trees—A Selection Guide
Articles
Many Bare Root Fruit Trees for Sale—How to Choose the Right One for You
Best Pollination for your Fruit Trees
Chill Hours: What are they, how do I count them, and why do my fruit trees care?
What is your USDA Plant Hardiness Zone?
How to Choose Olive Trees
PLANTING FRUIT TREES
Videos
Shipping and Heeling In Bare Root Trees
Plant a Bare Root Fruit Tree
Planting a Potted Fruit Tree
Planting Olives
Articles
Fruit Tree Dormancy
Plant a Bare Root Tree
Planting Fig Trees and other Potted Fruit Trees
How to Grow Pomegranates
Growing Olives in Zone 7
Fruit & Nut Tree Planting & Growing Guide
Potted Fruit Tree Planting & Growing Guide
Citrus Tree Planting & Growing Guide
Olive Tree Planting & Growing Guide
PRUNING FRUIT TREES
Videos
Pruning 101
How to Prune Fruit Trees (Vase or Open system)
How to Prune Apple & Pear Trees (Central Leader system)
Summer Pruning for Cherry Trees & Apricot Trees (Modified Central Leader system)
Summer Pruning and Thinning
Persimmons
How to Grow Pomegranates
Sharpening Tools: Pruners, Loppers, Shovels & More
Articles
How to Choose the Right Pruning Tool
Pruning Fruit Trees—How to Choose Training System Shapes
Fruit Tree Pruning—Specialized Advice
Reasons for Summer Pruning Fruit Trees
How to Prune Cherry, Apricot, Pluot, Walnut, Pomegranate & Persimmon Trees
Boom or Bust Fruit
Versatile Pomegranate Can Be a Tree, Espalier, Shrub, Hedge, or Container Plant
Keep Petroleum Products Off Your Garden Tools
DISEASE & PEST CONTROL FOR FRUIT TREES
Videos
Fruit Tree Spraying
Codling Moth—How to Keep the Worms Away Organically
Powdery Mildew—Organic Control
Bird, Deer & Gopher Control
Fertilizing Your Fruit Trees
How to Make a Scarecrow
Articles
Deer Fencing and Deer Repellent
Gopher Control and Bird Control in your Organic Garden
Organic Control of Codling Moths
Spraying Fruit Trees—More Details on Dormant Sprays
Check your Powdery Mildew Facts with our True/False Quiz
When and how to fertilize your fruit trees—use our online calculator
USING YOUR FRUIT HARVEST
Videos
How to Can—Apple Sauce from Tree to Jar
How to Dehydrate Food
How to Make Cider
Curing Olives
Persimmons
Articles
Canning Safety—Tips Grandma Didn’t Know
Drying Food 101
Mix Apple Varieties to Make the Best Cider
Sustainable Ways to Use the Apple Pomace from your Cider
Massage Persimmons to Preserve Them
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Articles
Everyone tells you to mulch your vegetable garden—but exactly how should you choose a mulch? In…
Most cover crops are planted in late summer, but there are some cover crop seed mixes that can go in…
Videos
Growing Guides
Potted Fruit Trees
Olive Tree Planting & Growing Guide