“Apricots have been cultivated for at least 3,000 years in India, probably longer in China where it is thought to have originated. It’s been grown from antiquity in the middle east and was originally thought to have come from Armenia, thus the name Prunus armeniaca.” Excerpted from “What’s Wrong With My Fruit Garden?” by David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth. Timber Press, December, 2013. Click here
Read more →“The largest plum fruits are Japanese plums. Sweet-tart and very juicy, they generally are eaten fresh rather than dried. Japanese plums flower in very early spring and can be damaged by late frosts. These trees also grow to 15 feet tall but are more wide spreading than European plums.” Excerpted from “What’s Wrong With My Fruit Garden?” by David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth. Timber Press,
Read more →The delicious kiwis are: “large, woody, twining vines to 30 feet tall that are dioecious, that is, vines are either male or female. Male vines only have male flowers that produce pollen but bear no fruits. Female vines only have female flowers that produce fruits but produce no pollen. You must have a female vine in order to get any fruit, and you must have
Read more →“Plump, glossy cherries may be nearly black, dark red, red, yellow with a red blush, or yellow. Flavor varies by cultivar. Usually not very tart, sweet cherries are generally eaten fresh off the tree.” Excerpted from “What’s Wrong With My Fruit Garden?” by David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth. Timber Press, December, 2013. Click here to pre-order your copy of the book.
Read more →“Everybody should have a few blueberry bushes. They’re easy to grow, loaded with healthful antioxidants, and homegrown organic blueberries taste way better than store-bought ones. And besides, they’re native American plants and they belong in your garden.” Excerpted from “What’s Wrong With My Fruit Garden?” by David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth. Timber Press, December, 2013. Click here to pre-order your copy of the book.
Read more →“It can take an orange tree up to 10 months or more from flower to mature fruit. Most orange cultivars will have harvestable fruit by late autumn or winter but some won’t mature till spring. The fruit hangs on the tree for weeks, or even months, in good condition. You can harvest fruit from your trees for as long as 10 months of the year
Read more →“The apple tree has been cherished by humans for untold millennia and we have carried this tree with us to every corner of the globe. As a result there are approximately 7,500 different named cultivars of this beloved fruit tree. An ancient hybrid, the domestic apple originated by natural cross-pollination between Malus sieversii, M. sylvestris, and other wild apple species in Asia Minor. With genes
Read more →“Varieties of the red raspberry, Rubus idaeus, have berries that range in color from red to orange or yellow. The black raspberry is a different species, Rubus occidentalis, with deep black berries and a distinctive flavor profile. Purple raspberries are hybrids between the red and the black.” Excerpted from “What’s Wrong With My Fruit Garden?” by David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth. Timber Press, December, 2013.
Read more →“When fully ripe a gentle tug will pull the blackberry fruit from the plant. If it doesn’t come away from the plant easily it isn’t ripe yet. Ripe fruit is rather soft and will stain your fingers purple.” Excerpted from “What’s Wrong With My Fruit Garden?” by David Deardorff and Kathryn Wadsworth. Timber Press, December, 2013. Click here to pre-order your copy of the book.
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