I've had fruit trees for 30 years or so .I planted these when we built the house in 1988. Over the years they produced some great fruit but I ignored them for about 10 yrs. About 5 yrs ago with renewed vigor i started to replace the dead ones and slowly prune back the overgrown trees to a manageable size .I also became interested in a form of intensive fruit culture called Backyard Orchard Culture.This morning I finally finished pruning the trees .I even got a coat of dormant oil on the trees . At last count I have 20 tress.ranging in age from 23 to 2 yrs .Hopefully to produce for many years to come
I save the trimmings in a pile way out in the back.That way I have a limited supply of fruit wood to make my "locally" famous smoked bluefish. I have also used some of the larger limbs to "turn" new handles for my growing collection of old chisels.
I save the trimmings in a pile way out in the back.That way I have a limited supply of fruit wood to make my "locally" famous smoked bluefish. I have also used some of the larger limbs to "turn" new handles for my growing collection of old chisels.
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