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Fruit Trees

    Landscape Design

    Top 10 Fruit Trees to Add to Your Yard in 2023

    By Arbor Day Foundation | April 11, 2023

    Of all the trees you can plant in your yard, fruit trees are some of the most rewarding. Not only do they save you money and trips to the grocery store — but home-grown produce also tends to be more flavorful! If you’re ready to try your hand at a backyard orchard, check out these 10 favorite fruit trees available in the Arbor Day Foundation tree nursery. 1. Red Delicious Apple Hardiness Zones 5–8 Of the more than 2,500 apple…

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  • Landscape Design

    The Best Low-Maintenance Fruit Trees

    Guest post by Rachael Baihn of LawnStarter. There is something special about being picking a piece of fruit off a tree in your own garden. Some trees can grow to take up a lot…

    By Arbor Day Foundation | July 11, 2018
  • Tree of the Week

    Elberta Peach: America’s Favorite Peach

    Prunus persica ‘Elberta’ The Elberta Peach—one of the most popular varieties of peach trees—was first introduced in Georgia in 1875 by Samuel H. Rumph. Rumph,  who introduced peach tree farming to the south around…

    By Bonnie Ricketts | August 30, 2016
  • Tree of the Week

    Moorpark Apricot: A Monticello Mainstay

    Prunus armeniaca ‘Moorpark’ The Moorpark apricot tree was first introduced to the United States by Thomas Jefferson in 1790 after he made a formal request that the tree be planted throughout his home at…

    By Kim Peacock | July 12, 2016
  • Tree Planting

    Caring for Fruit Trees Together

    A guest post from our friends at Orchard People Fruit trees are a wonderful addition to our urban and rural landscapes. But unlike native and ornamental trees they are quite vulnerable to pest and…

    By Susan Poizner | February 5, 2016
  • Tree of the Week Tree Planting and Care

    Red Jonathan Apple

    (Malus X Domestica) This fruit may be a little less persistent at ripening than its counterpart the early harvest, but the red Jonathan is still packed with a succulent taste—tart and well-balanced. It’s a…

    By Sheereen Othman | September 9, 2015
  • Misc Trees

    When Science Meets Art: The Tree of 40 Fruit

    Tree Grafting is an old practice of inserting a section of a stem with leaf buds into the stock of another tree. It’s a way of bringing two varieties of fruits together in a…

    By Sheereen Othman | July 29, 2015