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What is your favourite fruit tree to grow? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 3 days ago by wolfyvegan@slrpnk.net to c/greenspace@beehaw.org

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cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/21789538

Not necessarily your favourite fruit to eat, but what is/are your favourite fruit tree(s) to grow based on survival rate, fruit yield, ease of maintenance, ease of harvest, grass-killing prowess, and any other combination of factors? What is/are your least favourite? If you have photos or diagrams to illustrate your point, even better!

(If you provide your region and/or Köppen-Geiger or Trewartha climate zone, it will help others to know what to plant or what to avoid!)

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[–] remington@beehaw.org 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I planted two black walnut trees at the same time as those apple trees. They haven't produced yet either. I live in rural Maine so it makes things grow slower.

[–] wolfyvegan@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Just so you know, being planted near black walnut trees also makes things grow slower. But yeah, I imagine that Maine would depress just about any tree...

[–] duckworthy36@lemm.ee 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

walnut is overhyped juglone can prevent seed germination but it has little effect on plants over seedling stage. I have a massive shade garden under my Juglans Californica, and there’s plenty of mustard and grass growing under wild ones, so even the seed germination thing isn’t 100%.

[–] wolfyvegan@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 day ago

Good to know. Different plants probably have different sensitivities to it also.

[–] remington@beehaw.org 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I did not say they are planted near the black walnut trees. The black walnuts are isolated from everything else I plan on planting. I'm aware of their natural suppression method.

[–] wolfyvegan@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 days ago

Ah. I didn't want to assume anything about your level of knowledge/experience. Apple trees and most nut trees can take a long time regardless, so time will tell how they perform...