Time to Order Trees for Spring - PortageLife

Time to Order Trees for Spring PortageLife It is time to pre-order quality trees from the Porter County Extension Board while supplies last. Apple, apricot, plum, peach, nectarine, cherry, pear and ornamentals are priced between $18 and $25. Trees that are pre-ordered can be picked up at an ...

Vijai Pandian column: Tips for growing fruit trees in Wisconsin - Green Bay Press Gazette

Vijai Pandian column: Tips for growing fruit trees in Wisconsin Green Bay Press Gazette Root stock controls the height of the tree, provides winter hardiness, sturdiness, and precocious fruiting ability, and some root stocks offer disease resistant characteristic. Dwarf rootstocks (6- to 10-feet in height) like M 9 EMLA, Bud 9, G 16, ...

Gardening With Libbey: Got Fruit? - Patch.com

Gardening With Libbey: Got Fruit? Patch.com It's easy to think there isn't enough room in a backyard for a bunch of fruit trees, but all that's needed is about 10 sq. feet in full sunlight for a regular dwarf tree. In that small area, there can be one semi-dwarf tree with one variety, ...

Gardening 2012: 'Color is the magic word' - Kansas City Star

Kansas City Star

Gardening 2012: 'Color is the magic word' Kansas City Star Two butterfly bushes, Lo & Behold Lilac Chip and Ice Chip, are dwarf spreading butterfly bushes (Buddleia). They are great for pots, as well as in the ground. • Lady Elizabeth, a tough, repeat-blooming white daylily, was developed by Kansas City grower ... and more »

Man plots to beat council rule change over his allotment - Hastings Observer

Hastings Observer

Man plots to beat council rule change over his allotment Hastings Observer But a year on the council has decided to rewrite the rule book after receiving a number of complaints about Mr Rock's plot which has 11 pear, plum, apple, cherry and apricot trees. Mr Rock, an author, says he will not sign up to any new rules and ...