dads706 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Who has the best fruit trees? I've heard Jung, Gurney and Stark. Seems that the opinion is .."anybody's that grows". The last couple years I have been adding a half dozen or so each year. Someday the grandkids will have an orchard to feed the whole clan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobbyfarm Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 I have used Stark and Miller? No complaints. Trees established well. I ran a drip line to them which I am sure helped. Now for actually yielding fruit that is a whole different story. Sold that place with said trees. Here we have about 20 mature peach trees. Hasn't gone well either. I could elaborate but this is your thread. Hopefully you have better success then me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtfireman85 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Have bought from stark before, had mixed results but i don’t know as it is fair to blame them, in the rock garden they are planted in it can be hard to establish anything. Personally I have had the best success buying a well established tree from a local nursery, when buying a couple trees it was a bunch more expensive, but i was also eating fruit the following year… soo… last ones i did i dug a hole about 6’deep and 6’ around and filled it with rotten cow manure and barnyard scrapings I get from a local fellow. Worked well and seemed to hold moisture well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augercreek Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Fruit trees come in three types, standard, semidwarf, and dwarf. If you want quick fruiting get a dwarf, semi dwarf three to five years and standard up to 12 years before they will fruit. If you are growing for yourself get a dwarf as you will get plenty of fruit and much easier to harvest. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowrosefarm Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 I have not had any success ordering fruit trees from these online catalogs. They all died and I was not able to get a replacement or refund. Buy from a local nursery if you can, or at least one that is balled or in a pot at Lowes, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacAR Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 1 hour ago, yellowrosefarm said: Buy from a local nursery I second this. At the very least, buy from a semi-local place so your trees will be acclimated to your area. I've bought fruit trees from The Arbor Day Foundation before, and they don't do well in the South. Matter of fact, most of mine died within the first year. I've also bought some from Ty-Ty Nursery in Georgia, they were better acclimated to our climate than the others and seem to be doing well. I have a fairly good sized orchard, planted most of it about 8 years ago, and it's just starting to really bear fruit after a couple years of set-backs. But, being as we are pretty young and aim to stay on the place for at least another 40 years, they'll pay for themselves. I call it my long-term investment in the place. I'm sure someday, some other young couple will be eating the fruit off those trees long after Mrs. Mac and I are dust. Or that's my hope. Mac 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Absent Minded Farmer Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 15 hours ago, dads706 said: Who has the best fruit trees? I've heard Jung, Gurney and Stark. Seems that the opinion is .."anybody's that grows". The last couple years I have been adding a half dozen or so each year. Someday the grandkids will have an orchard to feed the whole clan. A local nursery. They would have trees that are already accustomed to your environment. May save a few bucks too. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobbyfarm Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 I always try to support local. Saying this I would think a bare root tree is going to be much cheaper then something potted or balled and burlaped. I think these local nurseries are buying bare root stock from the big names and starting them themselves. Can't imagine there are many small guys grafting things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitty Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 My grandfather grafted trees and I think Mom has done some. Neighbor has been doing some also. We got a gift card for Miller nurseries in NY as a wedding gift. We got two dwarf 5 way mix trees . Only problem is I wish I had put them 5' further off the driveway as it's hard to get past with the snow plow. I agree with buying local to your climate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Flyer Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Buy Local Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acem Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 On 2/27/2023 at 7:31 PM, hobbyfarm said: I have used Stark and Miller? No complaints. Trees established well. I ran a drip line to them which I am sure helped. Now for actually yielding fruit that is a whole different story. Sold that place with said trees. Here we have about 20 mature peach trees. Hasn't gone well either. I could elaborate but this is your thread. Hopefully you have better success then me. Didn't know you could grow peaches in Pennsylvania. Though they were a southern thing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtfireman85 Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 24 minutes ago, acem said: Didn't know you could grow peaches in Pennsylvania. Though they were a southern thing... You can grow them in VT, “reliance” is a common one, there are others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkerwc4362 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 To grow peaches you need the right variety. Where I am is about the southern limit for most of the regular varieties. Getting enough "chill hours", hours below freezing, some years can be a problem if you choose the wrong variety here. Farther north chill hours are not a problem. I have an Early Alberta, yellow peach, and a Georgia Belle, white peace. About two hours North of us is Chilton County, Alabama. If you are ever going down I-65 between Birmingham and Montgomery Alabama, in June or July, you need to stop at exit 205 and go to Durbin Farms. Chilton County peaches are the best! I have been through Peach County, Georgia and the Chilton County peaches are better. Bill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gearclash Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Our best fruit trees came from a local landscape joint. Peach trees and boy do they produce tasty peaches and lots of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
int 504 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 We grow peaches in Maine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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