Backyard Fruit Tree Basics

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• JE

  @jeweleagle613 · 1 year ago

  Tom needs to write a book!

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• KA

  @karenbradford3882 · 7 years ago

  I told Tom Spellman that he changed my life by saying I could plant trees much closer together than I ever would have dared. Thank you, Tom: I have many more trees and varieties than I otherwise would!

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• TR

  @treezzzpleezzz3430 · 7 years ago

  Start: &nbsp;Control tree size. &nbsp; <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV2kr50K7Is&amp;t=315">5:15</a> grow successive ripening varieties. &nbsp; <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV2kr50K7Is&amp;t=347">5:47</a> grow what you enjoy. &nbsp; &nbsp;<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV2kr50K7Is&amp;t=372">6:12</a> know your microclimate in each area of your property and tree selection for each microclimate. &nbsp;<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV2kr50K7Is&amp;t=457">7:37</a> understand root stock &nbsp;and choose root stock for adaptability to soil condition and weather, not size control. &nbsp;Summer pruning for size control, winter pruning for detail. &nbsp; <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV2kr50K7Is&amp;t=531">8:51</a> raised beds (cherry doesn’t like heavy wet soil). &nbsp;<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV2kr50K7Is&amp;t=586">9:46</a>. Problem you can’t identify, call arborist and how to collect sample to show arborist. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV2kr50K7Is&amp;t=713">11:53</a> &nbsp;mulch- 4 benefits: 1- keeps ground 10-20 degrees cooler for fine feeder root protection. &nbsp;2-better use of irrigation water by 50% bottom line savings. &nbsp;3- bio activity of soil: &nbsp;mycorrhizae, earth worms, bacteria, beneficial fungi that helps roots access nutrients in soil. 4- control weed seeds. &nbsp;Except rhizatious grasses. &nbsp;Control Bermuda grass before laying down mulch layer. &nbsp; <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV2kr50K7Is&amp;t=868">14:28</a> Fertilizer use low nitrogen (green vigorous growth) high phosphorous and potash (root stability, growth of fruiting and flowering wood) to have more fruit at a younger age. &nbsp;<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV2kr50K7Is&amp;t=930">15:30</a> &nbsp;get back to farming, get your hands dirty, get fresh air, sunshine, exercise, quality time with SO &amp; family, enjoy what you’ve produced.

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• CI

  @cindylundberg49 · 6 years ago

  All I can say is Wow Dave! &nbsp;Your no nonsense approach to growing is phenomenal. &nbsp;I have looked at more gardening videos for expert advice than I would like to admit . &nbsp;I will not hesitate to say that your video is by far superior to any that I have seen. &nbsp;Thank you so very much for &nbsp;your vast knowledge and expertise. &nbsp; The wife and I are retired veterans and absolutely love being outside enjoying Gods splendor and miracles. We have a small orchard on 20 acres of land in the southern Ozarks of Missouri. An absolute gorgeous piece of land that God so graciously allows us to steward. I will certainly put to use the advice you have so generously provided in making me and my wife&apos;s little slice of heaven that much nicer. &nbsp;God bless you and your family my friend. &nbsp;Keep up the fantastic work. &nbsp;Rob Lundberg (a recent and grateful new subscriber).

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• TR

  @truthdefender54 · 13 years ago

  Tom is Me. <br>These are the things I have done and they work even outside CA. <br>Know your personal micro-clime. <br>I had to go from rainy southern Lake Michigan to rocky, semi-drought Ozark terrain. <br>We have lots of deer...an added factor to fruit trees. Lots of birds, butterflies, flies, bees, predators and prey insects galore. <br>These all sound beautiful and they are; they also bring caterpillars, maggots and environmental balance issues. <br>Everyone needs to tune themselves to their own ecology.

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• HO

  @hollienguyen5222 · 5 years ago

  So glad to have found your channel and website, I stuck gold with the wealth of knowledge here.

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• LI

  @littledragonfly5935 · 4 years ago

  Video 10 years ago but never get old. Actually I wished I had seen this before I started my backyard garden journey so there would be less trial and error.

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• AL

  @alfalfa · 14 years ago

  Well said Tom, gardening makes us human again and connects us back to mother earth. More people need to get back to basics and appreciate the roots that have been with us for centuries.

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• AD

  @adyingbreedofman9112 · 3 years ago

  Fantastic video. The best general information on how to select and start a home Orchard. Perfecting timing for me as I&apos;m placing a big order to try and give my Orchard a serious jump start. Thank you for this.

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• JO

  @jonhell2445 · 5 years ago

  Absolutely the best single video for growing backyard fruit trees. Thank you

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• CA

  @catracho1966 · 2 years ago

  Today I watched your video and I loved the way you explained it, it was enjoyable and very instructive, thank you for the love and passion that you have given us through your video.

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• MA

  @martinhodge3127 · 9 years ago

  That man knows what he&apos;s talking about.

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