How to Plant Fruit Trees: The Complete Guide
How to Plant Fruit Trees: The Complete Guide
Grow bags for fruit trees: https://bit.ly/3FiMW27 Join Kevin and Chris as they plant fruit trees in ground, in containers, in warm and cold climates. No matter what climate you’re in or what your living situation, this guide will help you learn how to plant fruit trees successfully.
00:00 – Intro
00:17 – Climate – Warm
01:04 – Climate – Cold
01:26 – Hardy Tree
02:43 – Warm Climate Tips
04:46 – In Ground Planting
10:22 – Growing Trees In Containers
11:21 – Varieties For Container Trees
12:01 – Container Size
12:41 – Container Materials
13:19 – Drainage
14:18 – Inspect Roots
15:05 – Prep Planting Hole
16:20 – Water, Mulch & Fertilizer
17:02 – Organic Tree Paint
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Love the video as always 🙃
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Great video so much great information. Thank you 🙏.
Is it ideal to apply fertilizer on the bare root fruit trees (planted in containers) on the first year? or would applying compost on the top layer work for now until the next year or so?
Given how you overfertilize your garden containers I was expecting the same here, but I’m glad to see you plant them "normally". The absolute wrong thing to do is to put a ton of fertilizer and compost at the bottom of the hole (which sadly is what they show on "Garden Answer" because they sell that damn fertilizer…). Not only trees don’t need it, but with rain, the fertility goes down in the soil, away from the roots, being wasted. Regarding your citrus trees as hedges, you should be careful. Trees that are too close together suffer, it’s partly why the citrus industry in Florida has collapsed. They used too much fertilizer and pesticides, so pests attacked, their yield dropped. Instead of stopping that, they increased planting density, which made things even worse (then new pests, new pesticides, etc…). You can check out Thomas Dykstra’s webinar, called "A 100-year review of Florida citrus production—what is causing this steep decline?" about that, it’s eye-opening. Also, if you want more fruit production, and want to avoid fertilizing, you can use perennials all around your trees. Tree health and plant health in general is fueled by biodiversity in the soil, mostly bacteria and fungi. And for that diversity, you need a diversity of plants. Orchards with cover crops and perennials have higher yields and no pests compared to conventional orchards with naked soil, herbicides and pesticides. Mulch is a nice compromise, but you might still get pests due to the lack of diversity and planting density. To be sure, just use a refractomer and measure your leaf Brix. If it’s above 12, you’re good. Below 12, pests will attack.
Can you pot on when flowered/fruiting?
I didn’t even know there was a Zone 8b in Canada! Where is that?
Dude you’ve made the big time I just saw you on Magnolia Network I literally jumped out of my seat
I have a dwarf Gordon apple tree, does it need a buddy to pollinate it? Also do I need to have chill hours? I’m in zone 9b Tucson, Az
Just wanted to say… I love 💕 this channel. You guys and gals are great.
I love planting fruit trees
I’m thankful for lesson on tree planting 101. Sorry, I won’t be asking about trees today. I have several tomatoes that are blooming with flowers but they don’t form any fruit. I need your help, what should I do? Thank you.
Well What ever you soil is it works and digs out really nicely. so I assume it’s a little porous which is good water goes deep and the soils sucks up the minerals then the roots suck them out .
Great guide this really helps. Thanks Kevin!
What a lovely video, I really enjoyed it! 👍
How to Plant Fruit Trees: The Complete Guide, very nice.
hi im from greece and i have a problem with my lemon trees and oranges they have" Capnodium oleae" any ideas to remove it and help the trees? thank y
I love Chris and her tips, but I have to laugh every time they call 8b a "cold" climate.
I have a random fruit tree in my backyard… idk what it is
We’ve got grow bags on the store now, great for container fruit trees: https://bit.ly/3FiMW27
Really helpful information, as always. Thank you Kevin and Chris.
Shouldn’t the hole be square, so to stop root-bound
You need to get yourself a small auger to help dig some holes
Perfect timing, just got two peach trees
thanks for the tips 🙏🏻 i live in warm climate, thinking to grow fruit trees in big pots
We have some trees on the farm that had a hard winter, trouble finding green under the bark which I know is dead wood..guess the best thing is to cut them down to the ground and hope they regrow. 🌿
Kevin ,where you live here in SD if u don’t mind😉
Off topic of the video: Have you thought about/tried to do anything with/about Ron Finley?? I think he would be a great inspiration for people to start gardening.
Lol love how zone 8b is considered a “cold climate” for you southerners
Are there fruit trees that don’t like to be downwind from other trees, like pine?
A few of my trees are leaning after several wind storms. Could you do a video on staking trees prperly
thanks Kevin SUPER helpful to have the other climate represented! Love from Sonoma
Growing white freestone peach trees from seed… had them in the fridge for months, planted in pots a month or so ago… how big should I let them get before planting in ground? I live in AZ and have no idea the species of peach these are… I literally bought them, ate them, fridged them and planted them… also, I have a few sharing pots since I was low on big pots when I planted them… how soon should I separate them from each other, so they don’t get too tangled?
Great video!
But, what did chris mean when she said you don’t need to worry about needing cross-pollination if you get one of the combo trees (multiple fruit branches grafted onto 1 stock)? Will the branches pollinate each other, like, the peach branch will pollinate the plum branch?
Lovely video 👍
“Plant hardiness” is bullshit. It gets to -45c where I am in the winters, (this past winter 6 days it was below 42c) and up to 44c in the summer, (last summer we had 2 weeks of 40c+), there is absolute nothing too warm or too cold for any plant within reason, just prep a bit for winter and keep them healthy through the year and you can grow things -20c lower than they should absolute no problem, I barely insults my stuff, maybe a handful of straw and a flick of burlap for the things that bunnies will eat, and everything else that’s bigger will do fine. Strawberries do fine with just straw, plums peaches need nothing (burlap for ice storms if you’re worried) do remember plants are plants they adapt to conditions for the most part, and there isn’t much of a difference in actual high/lows from the Canadian border to the Mexican border, I mean within reason; you wouldn’t be able to grow something like a pineapple unless you planted it in a raised bed against a southern facing wall and straw the whole thing heavily, or move it inside for the winter, but truthfully you can grow almost anything anywhere.
Love your channel – thank you so much for all the tips!! This video inspired me to purchase two new trees (apple and Asian pear) 🙂
can you do a white strawberry or pineberry video ?
I’ve got some questions.
1st. I’m growing some (Pepper Sweet) bell peppers any tips?
2nd. If you have flowers why do some die and some survive? like a few weeks ago they were fine but some some are dead??
3ird. What are some homeade firtilizers that you can make at an apartment? Or will i have to just buy some at the local plant store?
Perfect timing for me! I just got 3 blueberries, finger lime, 2 peach, 2 bananas and a kiwi vine to plant this weekend! Epic Gardening has been so inspiring and educational, my garden has grown and produced exponentially this last year! Thanks 😊
Chris is fantastic, but 8b isn’t a great representation of cold climates.
4b here. Citrus is a fever dream.
Thanks for the content!
Great video thanks for sharing….. I am in Tallahassee in the Florida panhandle and have two Meyer lemon trees …. Every December I give away about five laundry baskets full of lemons.
Bro, you nailed it! Well done!
Absolutely loved these tips! Just finished planting two fig trees and am ready to plant more! 😍🙌🏻
I’m really warming up to Chris, she’s got super chill energy
Wow…. You’re in 8b in Canada! I’m in 7a here in Tennessee lol.
Wassup Kevin! I have a couple raised beds and wanted to get some flowers around the area but the soil is very bad. What’s a good way to revive sandy soil or other types to start planting?
Interesting
Fantastic Fruit Tree Planting Lesson! Thank you SO MUCH for the shout out!!
Happy Gardening Kevin & Epic Team,
Charles 🌱👍
Great video. Got anything on just planting pomegranates?