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15 Feb ’12
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Pretty good vid on the basics
I really like their vid on espalier
6 Oct ’15
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Yes, pretty good.
I love fruit trees, food for life, pretty and I believe that is why my area/garden has a good bee population due to the flowering of the trees being a sure thing for the bees.
We have one small pear & apple orchard that I put in 15 plus years ago. We just started a new one closer to the new house...4 pear and 5 apple last year and just got another 4 ordered this year.
I will say, that the classic Felco hand pruners are awesome for pruning and they account for 75% of all I need to do with the trees...A good friend of mine managed apple orchards his whole life and swears by them . The old guy is 83 and is wealth of knowledge.
26 Nov ’15
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I am also a fan of fruit trees. I truly miss the 30-ish fruit and nut trees we had at our last place but they didn't 'pack' when we moved 
. Our place here was not very good for garden location and even less friendly to fruit trees. We finally figured out a way to 'carve' spots for them on our hillside so we again have a few to look forward getting fruit from.
I prune as much for shape as I do for maintaining a structure that allows fruiting and access to pick it! Plus each tree has its own fence/cage around it due to deer. All this just so we can eat TASTY fruit instead of the quasi fruit one is offered at markets. Yes there are a few you-pick orchards not far from us, but these being in another state (we live near state line), bringing fruit from those to our home is a 'regulated' thing not to mention transportation concerns (ripe fruit bruising).
So it really is best to grow one's own! And maintaining a tree isn't really all that much effort either.
My personal motto - The Home, a peace worth fighting for.
15 Feb ’12
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I want to add some paw paw this year and then I should be all set with trees, we have a pretty wide variety now, cherry, plums, 3 different apples, pears, nectarine and crab
6 Oct ’15
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K, wow...you are growing nectarines there?...Never had any luck with them here...I am right between zone 4 & 5.
15 Feb ’12
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Just planted them last year so not sure how they are going to do yet.
3 Nov ’12
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Hey, I like trees!
6 Oct ’15
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GK, Here is a link to St Lawrence Nurseries in Potsdam NY...they specialize in cold hardy & heirloom varieties of fruit trees.
Quality stock...plus they are family owned...I am a fan of supporting any family Ag that I can.
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