Which fruit trees do you want to see videos on next? Comment below and I will bless you with 20 years of abundant harvests 😂

@zoecharlotte1430

3 жыл бұрын

Lemon and apple ! These are what I'm starting with as a novice I got brought them as presents

@anthonyshea5946

3 жыл бұрын

Apple and peach

@cylorun

3 жыл бұрын

Mango trees I just bought one and I don’t know a lot about them

@csn583

3 жыл бұрын

I'm curious how every tree in Hawai'i seems to grow ludicrously huge fruit (like head-sized avacados) and whether that could be duplicated in less fertile environments with the right augmentations. More broadly curious about the whole "subculture" of gardeners who grow freakishly huge fruit & veg, and whether that's a matter of highly bred cultivars or some other secret sauce. I imagine some of them sacrifice flavor in the process.

@shmuelleib2537

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe a lemon video? A grape vine video? And easy low light indoor hanging plant?

I like how you're framed in this video like in medieval religious art 😇

@trishdavi7049

3 жыл бұрын

The halo of the epic arbor

@dream.fiiend

3 жыл бұрын

@@trishdavi7049 so epic

Fantastic lesson & collaboration with Epic Gardening + The Busy Gardener! A BIG thumbs up!! Keep up the GREAT work!!!

@epicgardening

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers Charles!

Nothing in gardening hit me harder than the time it takes for grape vines and avocado trees to bear fruit. It's really true what they say about the best time to plant a fruit tree being a year ago. Can't wait to see the guacamole Kevin! 🥑

@epicgardening

3 жыл бұрын

Yahooo!

@loganthesaint

3 жыл бұрын

When I get property I’m lining it with fruit bearing tree of different kinds.

@rickershomesteadahobbyfarm3291

3 жыл бұрын

The best time to plant a fruit tree is actually around 10 years ago. The 2nd best time is today lol.

@The_True_

3 жыл бұрын

@@rickershomesteadahobbyfarm3291especially true with avocado trees. 7 years till first fruits.

@bambinaforever1402

Жыл бұрын

@@The_True_ really? Wow, i m sad now. I planted an avocado stone this spring, not it came out nicely and now i discover i am not going to see the fruit? Wow

Nice! ...you should take off that stake on the avocado , the nursery use stakes to keep the trees perfectly straight and that way they can pack them together tighter without too many problems, once you bring that tree home take off that crutch keeping the trees tightly staked makes for a tall weak tree , that trunk has to be able to sway in the wind so it creates a hard trunk , GROW GROW GROW 🙂

I'm starting my garden this year and you are doing exactly the videos that I need with epic timing..

The Busy Gardener is so awesome-he is such a wealth of fruit-tree knowledge!!!! I am just loving the collaborations you two are doing!! Keep them coming, you make a great team!

I’m just so excited you have this “epic homestead “ space now! Your content just keeps getting better! Thanks so much for all the work you do to teach❣️

Lots of very valuable insight here! Thank you both for providing insight into the pros, cons, and then making recommendations about which type to choose for our home orchards!

Great video! I purchased a few bare root apple trees for my backyard and was starting to second guess the decision. Thank you for the timely video!

I just want my bountiful blessing for two to three decades lol!!

@epicgardening

3 жыл бұрын

You got it!

@SuperHank777

3 жыл бұрын

@@epicgardening yes!!! Thank u!

I'm starting an orchard and I appreciate your pros and cons. My decision makers were availability and cost. If the nursery offer bare and potted I went bare. The other thing is were I ordered my potted ones the trees are bigger and older. The bare root ones are only about 1 1/2 ft. so not very old and I'll need to wait longer for fruit.

I growing gooseberry tree as bare root only. I might try potted method soon because of this video. Nice one kevin

Thank You So Much! I needed this video I just started to really get into buying more fruit trees!!!! Happy Growing!🪴Stay Blessed!

Thanks for clearing up some of the pros/cons of both types of tree maturity to plant,

You’re always so informative.

@epicgardening

3 жыл бұрын

I try!

Great framing with that circle behind you! Lol, yes I'm here for the plants

Last spring, I picked up two potted apple trees & one Peach, bare root trees packed with potting soil. This year, just ordered bare root trees (peaches, apple, plumcot, and grape vines). Two of three peach trees already have bud break, apple trees arrive tomorrow.

I love your videos so much!! I just bought a meter lemon this morning after watching your videos.🪴🪴

@epicgardening

3 жыл бұрын

That is awesome!

@zacherynagy8445

3 жыл бұрын

@Kira Corydorable would definitely save money on that meter lol

The first con for potter seems more like a pro haha, Since the plants got nurtured and were cared for, that is very important for me

@trishdavi7049

3 жыл бұрын

Due to seasonal availability of potted plants pampered in nurseries they could go drastically downhill if forgotten about by owners. Planting in summer requires more watering and can also shock a healthy leafy tree. Spring winter or fall planting is less stressful. Some nurseries sell bare root trees with toots wrapped in burlap only so roots are not trimmed to squeeze into a smaller pot. Lots of advantages to bare root plants

The lemon tree in the thumbnail is amazing, completely my goal right there.

I am wanting to add some fruit trees eventually, so thanks for this video love from Down Under :) x

Love the video and all the info. I get my trees from fast growing trees, and they have a good variety for the the desert area of New Mexico.

no way its you ! hubby and i watch you all the time your awesome , thanks for the lesson i love your videos.

Been subbed your channel for a while, watch every single of your video , loved them all, Mr Epic 👍

It's good to try both, bare root is great for deciduous trees! I'm excited to watch my backyard orchard grow along with yours! Keep it up brotha!!

As you mentioned, I saved shipping by picking up my bare root from a local nursery (well an hour away). They came nicely shaped and ready to go. My hope now is that I didn't do anything wrong when I planted them and that I can keep the deer away.

@TheBusyGardener

3 жыл бұрын

Deer have been the bane of many a gardener!

I've always heard that a primary benefit of bare-root trees is that they're more adaptable to your local soil, vs. pre-adapted to whatever is in the container they've grown up in. (Particularly if you're transplanting into the ground.) Is that a big deal, or no? I don't think I heard that mentioned here.

@epicgardening

3 жыл бұрын

It is significant, yes! In the citrus planting video we did, we discussed that!

I'll be honest, your "cultivate that like button and I'll (fill in the blank)" always gets me to like your videos 🤣

This is very helpful especially after I wasted lot of time and money in get these bareroot plants without much instructions. Thanks !

Great video! I have done both over the years and both ways have worked (although last year I pulled out a peach tree that got too large). The best bare roots are the multi-apple and multi-pair. In a small tract home yard it’s a great way to get several varieties on a single tree. Lowe’s at the moment (here in south Orange County) has a good variety of bare root fruit trees (and container trees as well). Speaking of jujube trees, my in-laws had several growing at the home they moved into about 10 years ago. After a year of making jam, and the fruit dropping all over, they were done and pulled them out (sorry!).

@TheBusyGardener

3 жыл бұрын

I've got 5 kids who love jujubes, and I have a hard enough time convincing them to not pick them too early, let alone leaving any on the tree to fall 😂

man i hope i get your garden blessings for more than 3 decades =D

Awesome video! Thanks guys!

A lot of supermarkets in uk sell bare root (£6/9)and potted trees patio (£8/9) very reasonably the choice can be limited. But found the German supermarkets to have more unusual varieties. Can sometimes get potted trees less than 50% off at the garden centres. ( end of season. As clearing to make room for the Christmas tree-stock) I got a lovely damson for £15 instead of £42. You just sometimes have to be patient.

Like Cameron! You both covered all questions!

@TheBusyGardener

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Cynthia!

Great video.... thank y’all for the info.

Potted plants also can survive in those containers indefinitely! I have a 10+ year old pomegranate still giving me fruits every year depending on how well I fertilize.

thanks for the video, as always. small counter point: the few broken limbs on bare root trees (though I feel its rare) usually represent branches you would prune off anyway - not really an issue. the concept is that the root structure on bare root specimens are what you are buying and branches are the easy win after planting. I feel bare root requires more timing/planning but otherwise allows much more bang for the buck.. if you have the space for all of it. main issue with potted plants beyond the price is the reaction when the roots leave the soil bank you paid for and hit your native soil, essentially asking them to act and grow in two ways for a few years. just a couple more pennies in the thought bank.

@TheBusyGardener

3 жыл бұрын

I have a nectarine which I got as a shipped bare root and some lower scaffolding branches were broken and have never grown back. I know nectarine often exhibits this, whereas other plants may not be as big an issue.

Thanks for the video! I would love to see more about Jujube trees. I've heard they can be better to keep in very large pots instead of putting them in the ground because of their roots. I'd love to know what you think.

Love everyone here. Be safe and healthy!!

@suzanneweary9739

3 жыл бұрын

You as well

@BongSnay007

3 жыл бұрын

@@suzanneweary9739 Thank you so much. Have a lovely day!!

Bare root trees are less likely to have pests. Leaves and soil are both major vectors for pests.

Great collaboration!

I got a peach, pear, plumb, and 2 apple trees all bareroot. But I had more variety to choose from and got what I wanted. zone 5b hardy.

You two almost scared me out of buying a lemon 🍋 tree... or any tree for that matter. 😆 Thx for clearing up my worries at the end!

We just started our orchard last year, during the lockdown, with one peach tree and one nectarine tree. This year we’re adding Apple trees and grapevines. Hopefully someday I’ll be picking fruit with my grandkids, telling them all about how we started our orchard way back in 2020 during the pandemic. A girl can dream, right?

@epicgardening

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed you can!

You should check out some air pruning pots or oxy-pots that guide the roots to holes that expose them to air to prune back and promote the radial root system and smaller feeder roots. It helps them grow better and more evenly and resistant to transplant shock because they have that healthier root system. Even for seasonal plants like peppers and tomatoes they can work well. I have some citrus and pomegranates in those pots and they are thriving!

@TheBusyGardener

3 жыл бұрын

Nice! I'll have to check those types of pots out.

I just learned through your last video about bare rooted strawberries that they are cheaper and that they grow faster in the beginning. I always struggled with germinating and maintaining strawberries. But I didn’t know about bare rooted fruit trees, I couldn’t spotted them at the local garden center last week. Next time I will look for it.. 😏

@epicgardening

3 жыл бұрын

Wohoo!

Great information. I am new gardener Thank you very much. Some plant We have to have in pot to bring inside winter time. It would be nice to live in tropical state to plant all year👍👍Awesome

Always helpful videos! Somewhat unrelated question, I keep seeing these beautiful moon gate trellises in your newer videos and wondering if you would be willing to share where you got them from.

most of my fruit trees were bare root...the only trees I have lost one 80 raineir cherry (my husband did not want to drill holes in the 5 gallon bucket) because he did not know where he wanted it and a winesap apple that was placed in the wrong spot. we have 8 apple trees, 2 peach, 3 pear, 2 other cherries, 1 apricot and many black berry and rasp berry bushes, all bare root...only thing you need is to soak them after they arrive and add some myccrizal fungi and humus to the soil.

Same as bare root for hedging plants, definitely cheaper in bulk to create landscaping. Planted them in winter done and ready.

your jujubes will send off a lot of shoots, I am keeping mine in big fabric pots.

I think you missed an important subject that helps decide between the two. Native soil make up. Here native soil is all clay. Unless you do major soil amendment and work- potted is the way to go, less starter work. Bare root trees have a hard start with the clay soil we have in Oregon.

@epicgardening

3 жыл бұрын

Yup, fantastic point!

@gardenboydon

3 жыл бұрын

Great point. The clay based soil in texas needed a lot of soil amendments for some peach trees

Nice vid, thanks!

I went with bare root to save money. I had NO IDEA if I would be able to properly take care of the trees, so I didn’t want to buy an expensive tree just to watch it die. It is was VERY stressful just getting the bare root. Waiting for the delivery, and properly “mounting” it in the ground…etc.. I think I was very lucky with the ones I got. I would still prefer a potted tree because it seems like a safer option…but I have to wait and see next time. 😉

Every time I think I have all my plants just the way I want them, you upload, and now suddenly I’m adding fruit trees to the mix 🥴

Love your videos

I like how you give the bad news to someone else 😂 One thing that wasn't mentioned with bare root is that it takes longer to establish. There's a phrase that goes, the first year it sleeps, the second year it creeps, the third year it leaps.

@TheBusyGardener

3 жыл бұрын

I had to play bad cop on this 😂. Seriously though, bare roots can take LESS time to establish because there is often a greater root structure available. Agree on the timing generally though.

@trishdavi7049

3 жыл бұрын

Literally laughed out loud reading this.

@trishdavi7049

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBusyGardener an advantage to having a few branches removes on one side is when planting near a fence or wall. Some nice fruit can be harvested from lateral branches espaliered along a building fence or walkway. Advise to prune any broken branches so they are flush not shredded.

@TheBusyGardener

3 жыл бұрын

@@trishdavi7049 Yup! And I've found that broken branches makes it easy to decide which way to "aim" the tree in a multi-planted planting.

Question please. I found a lovely Irish lady (Collette of Bealtaine Cottage) who made a beautiful woods out of a few acres of barren ground and from there I've been learning. I like your information because you're so packed with garden knowledgeable. I am planning on moving to a few acres and will grow both edibles and ornamental trees plus whatever I can grow. 🙂 My question is... the lady grows branch clippings to save money. She grows them in a bucket of water, they get root systems and then plants them. I've done this with house plants so i was excited to know I could do it with some outside plants. ?It might make a good episode to describe what trees or shrubs are better for growing clippings? This would be a huge $ saving. And for the second question... Researching somewhere I read that if tree clippings grow in water, they're trained to get their nutrients mainly from water. If their grown in soil their trained to get nutrients from the soil. ? I'm wondering if I grow clippings in a slurry or thick soup of soil and water would the new tree be trained to take its nutrients from both soil and water -- making it easier to feed and maintain and maybe a little hardier for a prairie winter? Any thoughts? Thanks in advance. ✅💫💥

Great tips

My wife and I just planted two bare-root trees, thankfully I didn't discover anything we did terribly wrong after watching! :)

@TheBusyGardener

3 жыл бұрын

Nice! That's always a happy relief😂

I would love to see a video on a potted lemon tree and of course the cara caras bc my they're favorite lol and I can't have one here

@epicgardening

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha you know the answer is to get both ;) I have a vid on Meyers!

@HomesteadDreaming

3 жыл бұрын

@@epicgardening i ordered a couple dwarf meyer lemon trees from stark bros that won't be here till may but I have to keep them potted. I should look to see if I can find a cara cara tree I can keep potted

Would love to see a miniature peach or nectarine planted in a decorative pot. They are smaller than dwarf trees. 🍑🍑

Very helpful!

Thank you for the video. I just planted 2 bare root persimmon trees and my son said why am I watering sticks. Lol

@TheBusyGardener

3 жыл бұрын

It's true! Planting bare root trees, especially if you cut them short, look ridiculous at first.

Love your videos. Thanks

@epicgardening

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

Thank u so much for video it help

What a good timing to open my phone now 😊

My rooted fruit trees are doing wonderful but my potted ones not so good but my potted citrus is doing great The ones doing wonderful came from Dave Wison the others came from a local grower I think you just have fine a good fruit tree growing farm. I picked my trees up but thanks for tip about trees being shipped never thought about it.

HI Kevin, can you do a video on miniature peach trees? I would love to keep one in a pot. Thank you!

Would you please discuss the pros and cons of limbless apple trees for gardeners with small yards and espalier fruit trees (some having multiple varieties of say apples)?

I love this video I just have one more question. If you're a container gardener should you repot every plant you buy. I have a blueberry bush that's already started to produce flowers and fruit

Hi, love your show. Where can I find miniature Loquate trees? Thanks

All right well I put thumbs up I better have a good harvest this year 😂

@00:47 oh, wow man.... 2-3 decades thanks

Could you talk about what citrus trees to go in cooler zones

Thank you for the fantastic info. I have a question related to backyard orchard culture as mentioned by Busy Gardener. To keep the tree to a manageable size it os recommended to cut the main tree branch 18 inches high. Can I cut a one-year old potted tree from a nursery to 18” (knee high)? Or is the bareroot tree the only option for this style?

I planted my trees yesterday.... :-)

I get my pot bare root; it is less dissembling when I get access to it

So instead of pine straw and the tree stump in front of my townhouse I'm literally going full-blown garden with at least 12 different vegetables my neighbors are going to be either amazed or estranged lol but yeah you did that Kevin, thank you your the King of Homestead

I don’t know about California but in Ohio our land grant university has research stations that you can buy different types of trees from at very reasonable prices

Wasn't even a consideration when our local supermarket (!) was clearing out bare root fruit trees for £1. We took the lot. A couple of years on, oh boy, we bought too many 🤣

@TheBusyGardener

3 жыл бұрын

Tell me about it... The cost is the ONLY thing I've got to prop up my willpower when it comes to restraint in adding more cultivars. The lower the price, the greater the willpower collapse 😂

Your bareroot trees look young. The bareroot Cosmic Crisp Apple Tree I bought this year is a 4 year old tree. It wasn't much cheaper than the potted trees either. But that's my area. My area I think charges a bit more for bareroot than around the country. So it appears anyway.

Cameron seems like so much fun. I should check his channel out haha

I have two questions: 1) do you stake those guys and for how long? 2) Very early on in the season you can sometimes buy last years leftovers at (don’t hate me) big box stores. They’ll be dormant and entirely pot bound. They’ll also often be the same price or cheaper than bare root trees. If you can find a small one and you feel confident pruning roots, this might be an option if you want the flexibility of potted trees and the cost of bare roots, and you can sometimes save more of the root system than you’d get with a bare root tree. So the question is, is this stupid? I tried it with a peach last year and it didn’t immediately wither and die so I tried it again this year with some flowering trees.. thoughts?

I know what I want for Xmas, trees 🌳

at my local home depot they have fruit trees in contaniers all ready rooted and they are only 26$ there are apples, plums, peaches, pears, and lemons and everything but the lemon trees are in a 3 gallon pot and are about 5.5 ft tall. I live in Georgia.

@TheBusyGardener

3 жыл бұрын

Bix boxes like Home Depot and Lowes are great options for lots of people. They are often limited in rootstock options, or more interesting cultivars, but if I you find what you're looking for they're great!

Hi Kuya Kevin! Thanks for the great collaboration video! Was just trying to decide between bare root vs potted pluot trees this week! I think we will go for a more mature potted tree to plant in our mini orchard. I was wondering tho, if a bare root tree can be planted in a container for growing on a balcony? Also, what happens if you plant a bare root after it has broken dormancy? Love coming to your channel for the knowledge! Hugs!

@epicgardening

3 жыл бұрын

You can do a bare root in a container for sure! And if it breaks and you plant, it's just a lot less likely to take

I live in zone 2b. What would you suggest for growing fruit trees? I've always been told that I can't grow fruit trees here. But I really want to try.

Every Bush or Tree I ever purchased. Local nursery versus mail order has died for me. After several attempts and lots of money lost I gave up. Gotta know when to hold um and know when to walk away.

i've got a peach tree i bought at the end of the season last year waiting in a pot on the deck, hopefully i'll have some fruit this coming year

@Tatusiek_1

3 жыл бұрын

You could have just grown it from seed, stone fruits are very close to their mothers in fruit.

@budfahnestock2418

3 жыл бұрын

@@Tatusiek_1 i got a 5 year old plant for $7, seems like time well "spent"

@Tatusiek_1

3 жыл бұрын

@@budfahnestock2418 by 5 years the peach tree will have been massive and in full swing of production. They can usually start fruiting after 3 years. They don’t live very long like other fruit trees and have a short life span. like 12-25 years only.

@budfahnestock2418

3 жыл бұрын

@@Tatusiek_1 still not seeing a point to start from seed, I got a tree in full production and didn't have to attempt to keep a seedling alive, seems like a win win to me

@Tatusiek_1

3 жыл бұрын

@@budfahnestock2418 They’re vigorous growers anyways. There is a feeling of achievement when you raise it from a seed.

I’ve planted some of both.

Great vid. Easy to follow as a non-native speaker. Here is a consideration I make. There is research done that trees that grow naturally and in proximity to each other. They communicate through root and mycelia structures and are therefor better when it comes to disease protection and so fort. While this research isn't done with fruit trees in orchards I think this still holds true. So for me.. it's bare root always. Also the idea to plant and move trees in certain periods of the year is a benefit not a con. The whole idea that we have to have everything and always available kinda ruins gardening a bit. (I'm from Europe and probably get trees as early as november and maybe even till march..) This time I got some peanut butter trees (Clerodendrum trichotomum)

Did you see the new Blossom vid? Plz make a video roasting it it would be awesome!

My year old small potted meyer lemon tree has not grown at all. Wondering if I should move it to a larger pot or something else?

A key pro/con that was overlooked...bare root are way easier to plant. Smaller, lighter, and less digging. Can also lop that bare root tree down to a single 24" tall trunk at planting, it triggers lower branching making it easier to maintain the size of the tree in the future.

@TheBusyGardener

3 жыл бұрын

You're right! Although, you can do a heading cut (knee high) on a potted plant as well. The main factor is doing this on a young tree, ideally when the trunk is less than an inch wide. It could still work after that, but you run into the possibility of stressing the tree.

Question.. spider plant... the trails (stems) that carry the buds are brown but the buds are fine. Can the stem turn green again or do I have to propagate the buds to save them?

Great video! One thing I noticed that wasn't discussed on this or the other video referenced was pruning a recently-planted tree. The other video mentioned removing all fruit for the first year, but some potted apple trees I bought a few years back came with instructions to prune the existing branches by about 50% after planting. Not sure why, other than this eliminates the possibility of fruiting the first year, and forces more development of the spread of branches??? Or was that bad instruction by the seller? Last year I did have one semi-dwarf apple tree produce two rounds of apples in its sophomore year - very odd.

@TheBusyGardener

3 жыл бұрын

Planting trees will cause some root disturbance in varying degrees. Reducing the canopy on a newly planted tree reduces the amount of foliage that the root structure is needing to support. Good instructions by seller, and a good optional practice for a newly planted tree. Some apple trees (especially early types like "Anna") will give a second smaller crop.

Do you have a video on teasing the root system in a container tree? I bought one last year and didn’t tease the roots. Seems to be doing ok….🤷‍♂️

Where I live, the bareroot selection on-line is vastly better than what they carry locally. I'm in 5A and I wonder how they will be dormant at the time I will be able to plant them. (April). Any suggestions for planting non-dormant trees?

@TheBusyGardener

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Pamela! Non-dormant trees are generally going to already be potted, and those can be planted anytime. The vid Kevin linked to in his description shows us planting a non-dorman citrus tree, which will have most of the same guidelines as planting a deciduous tree.