To Pinch or Not to Pinch: That is the Question for Fruit Blooms
When it comes to growing healthy, bountiful fruit trees, one often-asked question is whether or not to pinch back blooms. While it might seem like a simple decision, there’s more...
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How Do I Fertilize My Fruit Tree? A Beginner's Guide.
Growing healthy fruit trees is rewarding, but to achieve abundant, high-quality fruits, proper fertilization is key. Trees need specific nutrients to thrive, and understanding the right fertilizers for your fruit...
Skip the Fertilizer on These Fruit Trees
While fertilizing your fruit trees can encourage healthy growth and increase fruit production, it’s important to know that not all fruit trees require regular fertilization. In fact, over-fertilizing certain varieties...
What to Expect from Our Trees: Winter Edition
If you buy a tree online between the months of December and March, the tree you receive may not be as pretty as you might have expected. Have no fear! Your tree may look like it isn’t healthy, but don’t worry, it’s just dormant for the winter.
What to Expect from Our Trees: Autumn Edition
When Autumn arrives and the days are shorter, deciduous trees, plants, and shrubs decrease chlorophyll pigment production. This will result in the leaves changing colors. The leaves are also no longer producing food to grow and are showing signs of shutting down, which leads to discoloration, leaf curling, and leaf spot.
Why You Should Plant and Grow a Persimmon Tree in Your Yard
Are you searching for a unique addition to your property? A persimmon tree is a perfect option when considering the health benefits and beauty they provide.
How Much Water Should You Give Your Fruit Trees?
Watering your fruit trees is essential to their growth. Use this guide to learn about the intricacies of how much water young and old fruit trees need.
What Are the Best Persimmon Tree Growing Conditions?
Persimmon trees aren’t the most common, but they can make a great addition to your yard. Learn about the ideal conditions for growing persimmons here.
Premature Fruit Drop
As spring time flourishes and you see your new fruit form, you start preparing for what you will do with that first delicious bite. And then out of nowhere (it seems!) you come out one morning to find that beloved first fruit on the ground, before it was ripe. So what has caused this? There are a variety of reasons and we list the top 5 for you to utilize as you troubleshoot to find a solution.
Persimmon Planting Tips
Persimmons tend to be a warmer climate fruit tree, but we do have a few varieties that will work in colder regions such as USDA Zone 6. Around our nursery, we call the persimmon tree a diva. She doesn't like any of her growing conditions to change, so being put in a box for a few days tends to upset her. But once you get past the transplant hurdle, the persimmon tree is a fantastic addition to your yard and you can harvest your first crop in as little as 4 years.
Facts About Persimmon Trees & Fruit
Persimmon trees are a unique option for those interested in growing fruit trees on their property. These deciduous trees can produce a large amount of persimmons, a fruit that might not be well known to Americans, but is actually the national fruit of Japan.
