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Some of Our Favorite Fruit Trees and Vines!
These are some of our favorite fruit trees that should produce fruit in our area based on their rated chill hours. It is important to buy your fruit trees from a local supplier, as chill hours are very important. The large box stores tend to stock some varieties that will not produce in our area.
In Montgomery County the average chill hours are around 400 hours. What are chill hours? Chill hours are the number of hours that the temperature is between 32 and 45 degrees Fahrenheit. To produce fruit, it is necessary that the tree be exposed to a minimum number of chill hours to complete a dormancy period in order to set fruits the following spring.
We start selling our fruit trees bare root in January or February, and will have some varieties potted. Citrus, grapes, berries and persimmons are only sold as containerized plants at this time. Bare root fruit trees must be planted as early as possible. Come by and check out the varieties available in the spring and fall.
The peach is the most adaptable of all fruit trees for home gardens. When planting, they should be spaced to allow a spread of 20 to 25 feet. At 3 or 4 years of age they begin to bear large crops and reach peak productivity at 8 to 12 years. Peaches need clear, hot weather during their growing season and require well-drained soil as well as a regular fertilizing program. They also require heavier pruning than any other fruit trees to maintain size and encourage new growth.
Semi-dwarf growing tree with a heavy production of large sized sweet fruit. The flavorful yellow fruit with a heavy red blush ripens in mid-summer. This is a popular low chill variety but requires a pollinator for best yields. Apples can be mixed with other fruiting trees to create a home orchard and do best when planted with other apple varieties.
Black Spanish is a juicy grape with bluish-black skin and is excellent for making juice, jelly or wine. It produces heavily and has good disease resistance. Attracts birds. Exposure Full Sun Height x Width As trained Water Water deeply and infrequently after plants are established. Self pollinating
A small tree or large shrub this citrus has very fragrant blooms producing lovely thin skinned lemons that are quite juicy. The tree can be planted as an attractive accent or large container plant. Myers is a variety well suited for the home orchard. Exposure Full Sun Height x Width 8-10' H x 12' W
An old time favorite in the south for fresh eating and canning whole. The medium sized, bell shaped fruits, purplish-brown with light pink flesh. This small productive tree will produce delicious sweet figs in summer and usually a secondary crop in early Fall. Cold hearty to about 15 degrees.
Earliest ripening, thornless blackberry. Medium-sized fruit that is very sweet and has small seeds. Erect plants make harvesting easier. Unauthorized propagation prohibited. Exposure Full Sun Height x Width 6-8' H x 6-8' W Water Water as needed to keep soil moist
Fast growing tree that produces an abundant harvest of sweet, juicy fruit each year. Stunning, snowy white flowers will cover the tree in spring. Medium to large fruit with with deep reddish-purple skin that is soft, sweet and very juicy. Excellent for eating fresh, pies, jellies, jams, and preserves. Self Fertile
Full sun. Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. Moderate growing tree to 30 ft. tall, spreading wider. Great Fall Color Yellow Spring flowers, fruit ripens in fall. Non astringent.
How to Grow Peaches
Varieties we carry (Chill Hours): No Pollinators Needed
FlordaKing (450) - Cling
Elberta (850) – Freestone
June Gold (600-650)- Semi Cling
LaFeliciana (550-600)- Freestone
Redskin (750)- Freestone
Sam Houston (500)- Freestone
Soil Preparation:
In the late winter/early spring start to amend the soil with organic compost to help add nutrients back to the soil. Dig hole no larger than the root ball, but leave about 2 inches of the root ball above the ground. Ground should be soft enough to dig and sturdy enough to hold the tree in place. Peaches can be grown in a wide range of soil types. The ideal, however, is a well-drained, sandy loam at least 18 to 24 inches above red, well-drained clay subsoil. Spacing is approximately 100 trees per acre.
Sunlight and Watering:
Place in full sun for more flowers and better production, area should be moist when planted. Do not water again until they start leafing out. Allowed soil to dry before watering again. Soggy soils and fruit trees don’t do good together.
Fertilization:
Use Microlife 6-2-4 Citrus and Fruit, Microlife 6-2-4 Multipurpose as an organic fertilizer or Nelson’s 12-10-10 Citrus and Avocado food for synthetic fertilization. Follow proper feeding schedules.
Spraying:
A proper spray schedule is essential to good home peach production. Refer to our Fruit Tree Prune and Spray links on our website.
Pollination:
Peaches are self-pollinators
Pruning:
Before planting bare root fruit trees, be sure to prune them back approximately one-third. This helps compensate for root loss, is necessary for healthy production, and helps the tree form stronger limbs. Refer to our Fruit Tree Prune and Spray links on our website.
How to Grow Pears
Varieties we carry (Chill Hours): Need Pollinators
Moonglow (500) – Similar to the Bartlett pear with good resistance to fire blight.
Pineapple (150)-Large Golden with sweet tart taste
Warren (600-800)-Medium to large sweet pear
Monterrey (100-200)-Large apple shaped pear
Keiffer (300-400)-Large green/yellow blushed red. Best pollinator for others.
Soil Preparation:
In the late winter/early spring start to amend the soil with organic compost to help add nutrients back to the soil. Dig hole no larger than the root ball, but leave about 2 inches of the root ball above the ground. Ground should be soft enough to dig and sturdy enough to hold the tree in place.
Sunlight and Watering:
Place in full sun for more flowers and better production, area should be moist and no supplemental watering will be needed until they start leafing out. After that, allow soil to dry before watering again. Soggy soils and fruit trees don’t go well together.
Fertilization:
Use Microlife 6-2-4 Citrus and Fruit, Microlife 6-2-4 Multipurpose as an organic fertilizer or Nelson’s 12-10-10 Citrus and Avocado food for synthetic fertilization. Follow proper feeding schedules.
Spraying: A proper spray schedule is detrimental to good home pear production. Refer to our Fruit Tree Prune and Spray links on our website.
Common Insects and Diseases:
Fire Blight (Disease) – blossoms appear water-soaked and gray-green but quickly turn brown or black. Usually appears a week after petals have fallen off; young shoots and stems turn black or brown and bend over into a hook shape resembling a shepherd’s hook or candy cane. When weather is warm and humid small droplets of sticky ooze can be seen on the surface of blighted shoots. If blight reaches older supporting wood, dark sunken cankers form.
Pollination:
Pears must pollinators. Use the “Keiffer” pear with any other variety.
Pruning:
Before planting bare root fruit trees, be sure to prune them back approximately one-third. This helps compensate for root loss, is necessary for healthy production, and helps the tree form stronger limbs. Refer to our Fruit Tree Prune and Spray links on our website.
How to Grow Apples
Varieties we carry (Chill Hours): Need pollinators for best production
Pink Lady (450) SP – Oblong, yellow when ripe with pink blush. Ripens in October.
Anna (400) SP– Large, light greenish color with slight red blush. Ripens in June.
Dorsett (250) – Medium-sized, yellow skin with orange blush. Ripens in July.
Gala (600) SP-Medium sized, gold skin w/red striping. Ripens 140-160 days after bloom.
Ein Shemer (350) SP-Large, green/yellow crisp tart flavor
Plant Anna with Dorsett for best pollination.
Soil Preparation:
In the late winter/early spring start to amend the soil with organic compost to help add nutrients back to the soil. Dig hole no larger than the root ball, but leave about 2 inches of the root ball above the ground. Ground should be soft enough to dig and sturdy enough to hold the tree in place.
Sunlight and Watering:
Place in full sun for more flowers and better production, area should be moist and no supplemental watering will be needed until they start leafing out. After that, allow soil to dry before watering again. Soggy soils and fruit trees don’t go well together.
Fertilization:
Use Microlife 6-2-4 Citrus and Fruit, Microlife 6-2-4 Multipurpose as an organic fertilizer or Nelson’s 12-10-10 Citrus and Avocado food for synthetic fertilization. Follow proper feeding schedules.
Spraying: A proper spray schedule is essential to good home apple production. Refer to our Fruit Tree Prune and Spray links on our website.
Pollination:
Pink Lady, Anna, and Golden Dorsett apples are all able to cross-pollinate one another.
Pruning:
Before planting bare root fruit trees, be sure to prune them back approximately one-third. This helps compensate for root loss, is necessary for healthy production, and helps the tree form stronger limbs. Refer to our Fruit Tree Prune and Spray links on our website.
How to Grow Plums
Varieties we carry (Chill Hours): No Pollinators Needed
Santa Rosa (400) – Japanese plum, bears small reddish-purple fruits
Methley (250) – Japanese plum, bears large rosy-red fruits
Morris (400)- Japanese plum, Red skin with yellow flesh
Au Rubrum (650)- Medium sized maroon plum with with red flesh
Soil Preparation:
In the late winter/early spring start to amend the soil with organic compost to help add nutrients back to the soil. Dig hole no larger than the root ball, but leave about 2 inches of the root ball above the ground. Ground should be soft enough to dig and sturdy enough to hold the tree in place.
Sunlight and Watering:
Place in full sun for more flowers and better production, area should be moist when planted. Do not water again until they start leafing out. Allowed soil to dry before watering again. Soggy soils and fruit trees don’t do good together.
Fertilization:
Use Microlife 6-2-4 Citrus and Fruit, Microlife 6-2-4 Multipurpose as an organic fertilizer or Nelson’s 12-10-10 Citrus and Avocado food for synthetic fertilization. Follow proper feeding schedules.
Spraying:
A proper spray schedule is essential to good home plum production. Refer to our Fruit Tree Prune and Spray links on our website.
Pollination:
Plums are self pollinating but will produce better with two or more varieties
Pruning:
Before planting bare root fruit trees, be sure to prune them back approximately one-third. This helps compensate for root loss, is necessary for healthy production, and helps the tree form stronger limbs. Refer to our Fruit Tree Prune and Spray links on our website.