It's done really well this year. Seed grown tree, now exactly 6 years old.

This year was its last chance. If it didn't give a decent crop this year, it was for the chop. It flowered well the tw years previous, but in 24 it produced no fruit at all, and last year only about 8 fruit.

It gets peach leaf curl every spring, despite winter sprays with Bordeaux mixture, as one would expect in my damp mild winter climate, but it always bounces back well.

The fruit are not quite ripe yet. They already taste quite nice, but are still rather hard, and I think they can still get sweeter. Another week or two, I think.

I am adding a dwarf fruit tree to my townhouse backyard. One half the yard is a little garden and I get space and good light for a tree on the other side so I thought I’d ask here for any suggestion.

Im in zone 7b. Right now I’m looking at a dwarf fig, cherry (Juliet?), or peach. Any feedback or things I should be thinking of? Better tree options? Once it goes in the ground, its official!

So I'm in NJ pine barrens, I'm attempting to make an estimated harvest chart for my (hopefully eventually successful) mini orchard. I've checked the pollination requirements should be met, but some of the trees are still very young. This year I lost all fruit (except my pixie crunch apples) due to a long late deep freeze at the end of April, but I'm hoping I may get something next year. Does anyone know if these estimated harvest dates look about right for my area? Or have a good reference for this information? I used the Rutgers info on as many as I could since that is the local land grant university for me...

Fruit. Est harvest

🍒 Danube cherry Jun 15–30

🍒 White Gold cherry Jun 20–Jul 5

🟣 AU Rosa plum Jul 10–25

🍒 Sweetheart cherry Jul 1–15

🍑 Redhaven peach Jul 20–Aug 5

🍑 Carolina Belle peach Aug 4–18

🟠 Puget Gold apricot Jul 25–Aug 10

🟣 Vanier plum Aug 20–Sep 10

🍐 Bartlett pear Aug 20–Sep 5

🟢 Celeste fig Aug 15–Sep 25

🍐 Flemish Beauty pear Sep 1–20

🍎 Pixie Crunch apple Sep 10–22

🥭 Pawpaw — unknown Sep 1–30

🍎 Liberty apple Sep 15–30

🟤 Chicago Hardy fig Aug 25–Oct 15

🍎 Idared apple Sep 28–Oct 15

🍏 Granny Smith apple Oct 10–28

I have a small orchard of 10 trees. Most were planted two years ago, two last year. Early next spring I'm going to do 8 of their first trimmings. I've done a bunch of research already, with some conflicting advice. Was wondering what all of you suggest. My idea was to trim conflicting branches off of the large tree, and find the best leaders for the other bigger ones. They've all had a bunch of tall growth this year. Any advice for which would be the best leaders? And is there anything else you suggest I do next early spring? Thank you!

I found estimates of 1-3 weeks, I'm not sure if I should spray again or wait.