we just found dave wilson videos. we are doing the underground work for where we will be planting a orchard. we hope to be planting trees next fall. thank you for showing how good his ways work. 20 foot trees are of no value to back yard...
I love Dave Wilson nurseries and the knowledge they share! I am excited you get to plant your own orchard! I would love to hear what you are going to plant! There are so many fun and amazing options.
we have a plot 54 by 84 was part of older winter cow yard . we live east of winnipeg manitoba canada . freezes hard here . the ground in this plat had really good rotted down cow manure. my mom would grow extra food in it . well mom passed 3 years ago and me and my wife and kids live here now. our goal is to allow liquid form cow winter yard to deep feed the orchard. will be a pipe dropping down to 10 feet below the ground. how did i come up 10 feet, that is how deep we are mixing cow manure into the soil . yes green wet manure. we have peatmoss over rocks and clay so it will be like a big roaster to hold in all the good stuff . most of it is still stuck in my head but think it will forever feed the orchard@@gardenwiseadventures
I have several fruit trees in my yard and I am trying this with all of them I want to keep them small so I can plant more varieties thanks for your knowledge I'll keep watching for updates
I am so excited to try this in the spring!!! Do you think it matters if I plant a pear and plum together? Have you noticed any issues if the trees aren't similar varieties?
This is blowing my mind. I have an apple tree I think I planted in the wrong area. It needs a partner to fruit as well. I might look into this a bit further and see if this will work for me.
Hi M’Li, I really appreciate your videos; I’ve learned so much from you! And you’ve inspired me to grow a little fruit tree! I’m thinking of a Paw Paw “Pennsylvania Gold”. Have you used the Dave Wilson technique on a Paw Paw tree? Did you have good results? Appreciate any insight!
@BrandywineGarden Thank you for your kind words! Paw Paws really struggle to put on growth here in Utah, so I don't prune mine much. If you are in an area where they grow better, then they would do well with the Dave Wilson Back Yard Orcharding techniques.
Thank you so much for your videos. I planted a couple fruit trees this spring before i found your videos. I'm going to move them and try this method. The trees are about 6ft tall. What time of year would you move/cut?
wow loved this video! wish I had known about this method last year.. I planted a couple of peach trees fairly close but not in the same hole.. do you think I can still do this? the trees are still dormant
How large are your trees? If they are no larger than the Shinko Asian pear tree that I cut in the video, then you should be fine. It's scary to make that first cut, but worth it!
If it has a lot of branches, I would not cut it back as hard as I did. I would chose a spot above one of the lower branches and cut the central leader off to that point. I would then head back the side branches by about half.
You could definitely do an apple and a pear because their pruning and care requirements are similar. The lemon would not work in that grouping because the sizes are different, and the care and pruning requirements are different. You can do peaches and nectarines because they are similar and apricots and plums. Technically you can add plums to peaches and nectarines, but I found that the growth habits of the plum are different enough from the peaches that it is difficult to keep them all pruned so they work well together. You don't want one tree to constantly try to outgrow and shade out the others.
I haven't been able to find bare root trees in Utah County. I typically order them online from One Green World, Starks bros, Just Fruits and Exotics, and Trade Winds Fruits.
If you live in a colder area, it is not the best time of year to prune your trees. It may spark new growth that can die back when it freezes. Hopefully your tree will be fine. Just wait until the tree is dormant to do any more heavy pruning.
@@gardenwiseadventures thank you. I have another question. If for instance diameter of fruit trees would be 10 ft, the you would plant them 5 ft from fence or you should ad some space for harvesting?
You Haa Sahnnn!! Chopped that first tree and I nearly fainted 😂
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we just found dave wilson videos. we are doing the underground work for where we will be planting a orchard. we hope to be planting trees next fall. thank you for showing how good his ways work. 20 foot trees are of no value to back yard...
I love Dave Wilson nurseries and the knowledge they share! I am excited you get to plant your own orchard! I would love to hear what you are going to plant! There are so many fun and amazing options.
we have a plot 54 by 84 was part of older winter cow yard . we live east of winnipeg manitoba canada . freezes hard here . the ground in this plat had really good rotted down cow manure. my mom would grow extra food in it . well mom passed 3 years ago and me and my wife and kids live here now. our goal is to allow liquid form cow winter yard to deep feed the orchard. will be a pipe dropping down to 10 feet below the ground. how did i come up 10 feet, that is how deep we are mixing cow manure into the soil . yes green wet manure. we have peatmoss over rocks and clay so it will be like a big roaster to hold in all the good stuff . most of it is still stuck in my head but think it will forever feed the orchard@@gardenwiseadventures
I have several fruit trees in my yard and I am trying this with all of them I want to keep them small so I can plant more varieties thanks for your knowledge I'll keep watching for updates
I am so excited to try this in the spring!!! Do you think it matters if I plant a pear and plum together? Have you noticed any issues if the trees aren't similar varieties?
I am excited for you! I wouldn't put a pear and plum together. Their pruning needs are too different.
This is really interesting. Thanks!
This is blowing my mind. I have an apple tree I think I planted in the wrong area. It needs a partner to fruit as well. I might look into this a bit further and see if this will work for me.
Love that yr hands are dirty and you got down on the ground. Loved yr video. Thankyou
I guess I never grew up! I still lpve playing in the dirt 🤣!
@@gardenwiseadventures good cause it realie is encouraging me tonight in Australia. I learnt allot tonight thanks
Hi M’Li, I really appreciate your videos; I’ve learned so much from you!
And you’ve inspired me to grow a little fruit tree! I’m thinking of a Paw Paw “Pennsylvania Gold”.
Have you used the Dave Wilson technique on a Paw Paw tree? Did you have good results?
Appreciate any insight!
@BrandywineGarden Thank you for your kind words! Paw Paws really struggle to put on growth here in Utah, so I don't prune mine much. If you are in an area where they grow better, then they would do well with the Dave Wilson Back Yard Orcharding techniques.
@@gardenwiseadventures thanks, M’Li! I live in Pennsylvania 7a, so I’ll give the Dave Wilson technique a try. :)
Thank you so much for your videos. I planted a couple fruit trees this spring before i found your videos. I'm going to move them and try this method. The trees are about 6ft tall. What time of year would you move/cut?
Thank you for watching my videos! You can move them while they are dormant. The best time would be in the early spring before they leaf out.
Thank you!
wow loved this video! wish I had known about this method last year.. I planted a couple of peach trees fairly close but not in the same hole.. do you think I can still do this? the trees are still dormant
How large are your trees? If they are no larger than the Shinko Asian pear tree that I cut in the video, then you should be fine. It's scary to make that first cut, but worth it!
@@gardenwiseadventures the central leader is probably around 8 feet
If it has a lot of branches, I would not cut it back as hard as I did. I would chose a spot above one of the lower branches and cut the central leader off to that point. I would then head back the side branches by about half.
Thank you for the video. Can I plant 3 different fruit trees in one hole like one apple, one lemon and one pear?
You could definitely do an apple and a pear because their pruning and care requirements are similar. The lemon would not work in that grouping because the sizes are different, and the care and pruning requirements are different.
You can do peaches and nectarines because they are similar and apricots and plums. Technically you can add plums to peaches and nectarines, but I found that the growth habits of the plum are different enough from the peaches that it is difficult to keep them all pruned so they work well together. You don't want one tree to constantly try to outgrow and shade out the others.
Thanks a million for the advice. Will do exactly what you suggesting,.
From which local nursery do you get your bare-root fruit trees? I haven't had very much luck finding bare-roots in Utah county.
I haven't been able to find bare root trees in Utah County. I typically order them online from One Green World, Starks bros, Just Fruits and Exotics, and Trade Winds Fruits.
I did this cut with my stone fruit in the autumn... are they going to die now?
If you live in a colder area, it is not the best time of year to prune your trees. It may spark new growth that can die back when it freezes. Hopefully your tree will be fine. Just wait until the tree is dormant to do any more heavy pruning.
@@gardenwiseadventures I live in zone 4b. I somehow doubt they will live. 😭
I hope this would work good with vigorous rootstocks because this is what I ordered.
It absolutely will! All my older trees are on standard rootstock! Thanks for watching my video!
@@gardenwiseadventures thank you. I have another question.
If for instance diameter of fruit trees would be 10 ft, the you would plant them 5 ft from fence or you should ad some space for harvesting?
I would definately leave some space for harvesting and maintenance.
Can we plant mango trees like this?
Yes they can! You will need to make sure you regularly do summer pruning to help control their size
i haven’t seen trees planted on an angle like that so I am wondering about that
It just give the tree canopies a little more room.
save those scions for trading