Comments on: What would you plant in your orchard?

By: Marrisa

Marrisa — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:05:52 +0000

You are truly amazing! I need some help with my fruit ‘trees’. I have lemon and lime in huge pots at the moment, they have been with us a year now and of course nothing has fruited yet. What is the normal length of time for this to happen? Also I read I should be cutting the buds off…any advice on that? ALSO the leaves have started to crack and break, they are not looking too good. What am I doing wrong?? You can email me if you have some free time (if its raining at yours like it is here I guess you wont be in the garden!!) info@dawes.co.nz – thank you!!! xxx

By: Britt

Britt — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:20:59 +0000

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I am so jealous that you have room to plant fruit trees! I’ve loved them since I worked in a nursery a few years ago .. so pretty, and yummy too :o) Well, their fruit anyway .. I don’t think the bark would be too tasty. I love apple trees because apples are great, but I also love the citrus trees. Alas, like Katy I live in a climate that just wouldn’t allow it. We had a neighbor who had a pear tree, and my grandparents had peaches. I love them all, honestly.

By: Katy Lin

Katy Lin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:30:14 +0000

mmmm . . . i love fruit trees! if i could have any that i wanted i would choose citrus fruits, but they don’t really work in this climate, but i would be happy with any, the apple and plum and cherry are high on my list, too – i don’t know if this counts, but i also want a whole heap of berry bushes (raspberry, blueberry, strawberry, any berry really 🙂 )

By: Ruta M.

Ruta M. — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 08:52:26 +0000

I planted some apple trees about 10 years ago even though we are a bit too high for apples. It is always a race to see if the fruit will ripen before the autumn gales blow them all off the trees. I researched the varieties carefully for hardiness , flavour and disease resistance and I think I got worcester pearmain, James Greive and a russet which I lost to fire blight,(a fungal disease). I also planted a conference pear as the previous owners had planted 2 pears trees which though tall and producing blossoms don’t set fruit. I hope the conference would be in the same pollination group but although it has 3 pears this year there is nothing on the bigger trees. I love having the trees for the spring blossom and in a way the fruit is a bonus.