Fruit Trees are popular both as commercial crops, small orchards, backyards and in home gardens. Fruit trees have been a part of the Australian Landscape since early settlement with cultivars coming to Australia with settlers. Apple, Plum and Lemon trees are the most common in the home garden. However we now find a greater variety of fruit trees, grape vines and berry fruit available than ever before.
With high quality fruit trees available to suit most climate areas of Australia growing a fruit tree is not only popular but also provides us with fresh produce, to eat , preserve and share with family and friends.
Fruit Trees can be purchased online, at your local nursery or from specialist fruit tree nurseries.
Espaliered fruit trees not only look great
but can be productive space savers.
Pruning fruit trees.
Nearly all Deciduous Fruit Trees are pruned in winter, the exception is the apricot which is pruned in late autum, before rains come, this prevents gumming and fungal diseases.
One of the most common forms of pruning for fruit trees is Vase Pruning. This removes growth from the middle of the tree and creates an open center in the tree that allows light in to stimulate fruiting wood. This form of pruning is used extensively with apple, almond, apricot, cherry, fig, nectarine, peach, pear, persimmon, pistachio, plum, pomegranate, and prune trees.
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