How to Plant Fruit Trees: The Complete Guide

[@epicgardening]

We've got grow bags on the store now, great for container fruit trees: bit.ly/3FiMW27

[@pascalxus]

i've got a concrete area where i can't plant, so i want to container on top of it. how many gallons is the minimum for a semi-dwarf tree? and how about a dwarf? Thanks!

[@jessicag4132]

I'm LOVING videos twice a week. Thanks for all the hard work you and your team do! I'm learning so much I even garden with my preschoolers.

[@andigarrison-sherman7894]

I got one with year, zone 9/10. It said 300 chill hours 🤞🤞🤞 with how much colder our winters have been the last couple years I am hopeful.

[@Margi183]

Best tip I ever got was to always dig a square hole to plant any tree in, this allows the roots a roadway out through the corners of the hole to ensure a secure, well nourished tree, able to find moisture easier:
Or the roots tend to continue their journey in circles, as it did in the pot.
Always fill the hole halfway with water, allow this water some time to sink down. This will encourage roots to grow deep to find that moisture.
These tips aid the tree in many ways.

[@glennahoki6476]

Thank you for advocating for planting fruit trees in native soil! That is actually best for the tree, but it's hard to find UA-cam channels that teach this.

[@travistaylor6110]

Right! And that apple tree was beautiful!

[@arthurpadget]

Chris is fantastic, but 8b isn’t a great representation of cold climates.
4b here. Citrus is a fever dream.
Thanks for the content!

[@gulliverdalton8680]

I find soaking them in a bucket before planting/potting up is always worthwhile. Makes the roots bend rather than break; Helps with watering in; removes any water repellency; And stops air bubbles getting into the roots if you take a while filling it in or if the soils a bit dry. Add a bit of liquid kelp solution to the soak bucket is even better.

[@Reiko29DBS]

Chris is such a great addition to the channel, love learning from you both!

[@AlenAbdula]

I'm in MA and planted pear, peach, cherry and plum in ground about 2 months ago. I just made sure ground wasn't frozen when I did it. We even had couple snow storms after planting. All trees doing great producing leaves and buds except pear. Its producing buds but its lagging behind other trees. I made compost tea to give it a boost we see what happens.
Great video.

[@ashleynelson4553]

Kris is such an awesome addition to the Epic team! Being from a cooler zone, I really appreciate her input and knowledge!!

[@HalfNoodley]

Kevin finally exposing the true enemy of warm climate gardeners, chill hours.
The one thing standing between me and a cherry tree.

[@goranbreskic4304]

I've been so envious of his endless growing season, but not so much anymore. I didn't know the fruits I take for granted actually demand cold winters.

[@karennewberry4694]

Living in a sub tropical area in Australia, I have no experience with this, but I’ve read some growers have some success with lowering the chill factor of their trees by mounding ice around the tree roots. 🤔

[@TheBusyGardener]

I'm growing and getting fruit from my cherries in SoCal in 9b/10a! A handful of low-chill requirement cherries available out there like Royal Lee, Minnie Royal, and Royal Crimson - I'm growing all 3

[@thiccityd9773]

@@goranbreskic4304 Pros and cons to every climate. You guys also get a lot more out of your limited growing period, it’s so interesting how the day length affects crops.

[@bambinaforever1402]

Me too. First time in my life i hear about those and i m 50. Little bit too late - i already planted all my trees.

[@Jun_Kie]

What I love about this channel is the fact that sometimes it feel as it is reading my mind. 😂 Every time I think about planting something, a video pops up about that very subject. My favorite yt channel by far. Thank you!

[@dMi_mi]

this happens to me with other channels, with staff related to different subjects.. 🤔 I think this must be some kind of a sign that You are on da right path. 😏🌱

[@chelleyof5]

I just bought trees yesterday! Then this popped up for me today

[@Jun_Kie]

@@dMi_mi 😄 I just have to agree with this!

[@IVOrganic]

Fantastic Fruit Tree Planting Lesson! Thank you SO MUCH for the shout out!!
Happy Gardening Kevin & Epic Team,
Charles 🌱👍

[@bambinaforever1402]

I live in the south of France where it never gets minus ( celsius) and if it gets it is like once and not every winter, i have never ever heard about chill hours, nobody tells u about those for some reason. I always thought that being all the time warm is good for the trees. Your info was very helpful, now i will research about the trees i planted - i planted a few cherry trees, almond, figue, pine and one i do not know the name of. Almond gave me second year like 5 flowers and one nut. Probably does not have enough chill hours because i live on the shore and those who live higher in mountains have lots of chill hours, so those are sold for them

[@uptown.mycology9928]

The homestead has changed so immensely in just the past year alone. Looking good, keep the tips coming !

[@matthewfarrell317]

Loved this guide. Chill hours is so important, but also learning how the chill hours in your area works. In Melbourne we have 1000+ chill hours, so tropical plants not so good right? Wrong we have only about 5 frosts a year and only about -1c at best. All our chill hours are above zero, bananas, mangos etc can all be grown here and fruit. So always look deeply at how the chill hours are delivered.
I also stole your citrus hedge idea, so far so good.
Oh, with the planting trees in containers, don't forget to prune the root ball every 3 to 4 years once you get it to the pot size you want, helps it to grow. We have a strawberry gum (edible gum leaves) that in the ground grows to 30m (i think 90 foot), so pot growing is the best way but you need to prune the roots.

[@jeffcarter1641]

Starting my backyard orchard in Zone 7 this year. Cherry, Peach, Apples, and Nectarine. Looking forward to enjoying some home grown fruit to go with my vegetables!

[@yaqina1100]

This video was right on time! I'm planting an Elderberry tree this weekend and needed planting info since it's my 1st in ground tree planting. My Meyer Lemon, Fig, Avocados and Pomegranate trees are in XXXL containers. Thanks so much from a Zone 8b fan. 😊

[@emilywelsh1072]

This was so helpful! I especially enjoyed hearing the different ideas from warm and cold climates. Thank you!!

[@apalafoxy]

Thank you I have no idea what I am doing but I am determined to get some in soil this year. From San Diego too

[@PGTV101]

I love planting fruit trees

[@annalisasmith8066]

Perfect timing for me! I just got 3 blueberries, finger lime, 2 peach, 2 bananas and a kiwi vine to plant this weekend! Epic Gardening has been so inspiring and educational, my garden has grown and produced exponentially this last year! Thanks 😊

[@quynhnhi189]

Love this! Best 101 fruit tree planting so far 👍🏻

[@dMi_mi]

Be Happy lill Fruit Trees in You new home. 😌💖🌱

[@Bart-Did-it]

Well What ever you soil is it works and digs out really nicely. so I assume it’s a little porous which is good water goes deep and the soils sucks up the minerals then the roots suck them out .

[@kimberlyloomis8144]

I am maybe an hour away from San Diego and have that same clay soil. I watched the previous tree video before planting my 3 citrus trees in ground and they are doing well with all these tips! Thank you for your knowledge. And for Kris’s knowledge. My next project is to get my Apple tree and friend and plant them in those barrels so this is supper helpful!

[@jaeglarion9991]

Just wanted to say... I love 💕 this channel. You guys and gals are great.

[@Ryan-xh7pe]

Perfect timing, just got two peach trees

[@julseabate4173]

thanks Kevin SUPER helpful to have the other climate represented! Love from Sonoma

[@voviettravel]

How to Plant Fruit Trees: The Complete Guide, very nice.

[@andigarrison-sherman7894]

I literally just bought that IV organics whitewash! I was on the fence about it but so glad to see you recommend it! We added two citrus and two avocado to our property this year.

[@bambinaforever1402]

I planted a stone from abocado and now i have 2 avocado growing, so obviously there were 2 stones i forgot about one of them. I m very excited what sort of a tree that will be if any. It is fun to grow from seed

[@benildagayagoy3686]

I’m thankful for lesson on tree planting 101. Sorry, I won’t be asking about trees today. I have several tomatoes that are blooming with flowers but they don’t form any fruit. I need your help, what should I do? Thank you.

[@rajeshsolanki6955]

Hi sir I am from India. I love fruit trees. Nice information.

[@natcat3720]

Thank you for all the education. I always come away learning something I didn’t know before!

[@idawoodhouse1755]

I'm really warming up to Chris, she's got super chill energy

[@HowWereLivingGardeningChannel]

I’m hoping to plant a fruit salad next year I think. I’m thinking a fruit salad tree is a good idea because I only have room for one or 2 small trees. Thanks for the video 🙏

[@TheBusyGardener]

Bro, you nailed it! Well done!

[@SamThackray]

Super stoked on the Vancouver videos because I tend to have zero clue what I can and cannot try before I do it and it either thrives or dies

[@KatesGarden]

The citrus and fruit hedges are looking great. We planted a couple bare root fruit trees last year in late winter and they are growing well. Thanks for the great tips

[@williamreeder3660]

Great video thanks for sharing….. I am in Tallahassee in the Florida panhandle and have two Meyer lemon trees …. Every December I give away about five laundry baskets full of lemons.

[@willitine]

Great guide this really helps. Thanks Kevin!

[@narithil]

I love Chris and her tips, but I have to laugh every time they call 8b a "cold" climate.

[@user-yn3bg9xl6y]

I so much enjoy you in your garden and all the fun stuff you guys do ❤😍

[@missthang4770]

Really helpful information, as always. Thank you Kevin and Chris.

[@ChiChi75169]

Love your channel - thank you so much for all the tips!! This video inspired me to purchase two new trees (apple and Asian pear) :)

[@Jardin-de-invierno]

Love the video as always 🙃

[@lenam2114]

What a lovely video, I really enjoyed it! 👍

[@LadysFarm]

Oh yes! Loving this one 🥰🥰🥰

[@umiluv]

Wow…. You’re in 8b in Canada! I’m in 7a here in Tennessee lol.

[@kellylynnstudios2185]

I was just driving by the fruit trees at Lowes and wondering if it was too late to plant trees that had already leafed out. Thanks a bunch!

[@Cookie-sf6fs]

In San Diego we do have a city called Lemon Grove and our Chula Vista area use to have orchards everywhere - other smaller enclaves of San Diego grow and use to grow absurds amounts of citrus 🍊 our soil is pretty good - I wish more of our neighbors would hop onboard with this self suffient lifestyle because if our grocery / agriculture has a breakdown those store shelves will be empty and I think by NOW we all should have learned the government is not gonna save us - so let’s all grow our own stuff and learn to barter ❤ Excellent show and as a San Diegan THANK YOU 🙏🏽 your representing us well

[@christinahutchison3967]

Great video so much great information. Thank you 🙏.

[@fairweatherfarmer]

We have some trees on the farm that had a hard winter, trouble finding green under the bark which I know is dead wood..guess the best thing is to cut them down to the ground and hope they regrow. 🌿

[@tasgardener7923]

My fruit trees are going to be dug up in two weeks to be taken to my new property now they're finally dormant for our winter.

[@lenam2114]

Lovely video 👍

[@amensingh8141]

Loving the more frequent videos

[@LadysFarm]

I have tons of fruit trees. I’m in a cooler climate

[@Dylan-fc6mr]

The dragon fruit cuttings have gotten so big!

[@joeyt9259]

I just planted a dwarf peach tree in so cal, hopefully it grows good!

[@nancycowell-miller4321]

I - quite inadvertently - ended up with "timed" harvests between my early-mid-late season stonefruits. I am always sad when the Elbertas are done, but we manage to have peaches and plums all summer long!

[@SilvermoonGarden]

thanks for the tips 🙏🏻 i live in warm climate, thinking to grow fruit trees in big pots

[@cathierose2009]

Great video Chris & Kevin. Lots of great information

[@carlalexander3123]

Awesome lessons! 🎉❤😂

[@travistaylor6110]

Chris said she's in zone 8b, and from what I understand, she's in Vancouver. I live in NW Florida, also zone 8b. I'm surprised somewhere in Canada has the same zone designation as somewhere as warm as Florida.

[@jaxcortez5100]

Great video. Got anything on just planting pomegranates?

[@Howwerelivingfishing]

Hoping to plant a couple next year 🤞🤞

[@gladiasanders7264]

I also like the videos 2 times a week I have a peach tree 🌳 I started from seed this is the 3rd. Year was so hoping for praches this year. Need help please. I'm in San Jacinto CA.

[@hollysharvest]

Fruit trees started from seed take much longer to produce fruit than grafted trees -- often years longer. Also, there is no guarantee that the fruit will be anything like the fruit from the parent tree. It's like how, with humans, our children aren't exact clones of their parents; you don't know what you're going to get. The same is true with most fruit trees, which is why growers essentially clone trees by taking cuttings instead of starting them from seed.

[@gladiasanders7264]

@@hollysharvest well that's good to no so I don't no if my fruit will be good or not good to no thank you

[@beachwench]

A few of my trees are leaning after several wind storms. Could you do a video on staking trees prperly

[@carlalexander3123]

Would it be a safe assumption to put a winter tent protection for cold temperatures area for your fruit trees and garden?

[@jackiek4159]

Absolutely loved these tips! Just finished planting two fig trees and am ready to plant more! 😍🙌🏻

[@sportsonwheelss]

It is called IV organic, because you will need an IV after realizing how much it cost yet does the same or poorer job as waterbase white paint that cost fraction.

[@teamlavenderoutdooradventu9808]

I have a question on pear trees, is it true that a pear tree needs to be pair up? By two to pollinate?

[@aliciaberryann3937]

Chris sounds like a newscaster lol, very professional.

[@alwaysgofwd]

Great tips! What are your recommendations for 'watering in' trees? I grabbed a Spice Zee and want to be sure it's super strong. Thanks for all your work educating us!

[@ourcozygarden]

Your fruit trees are looking great! If only I can grow citrus outdoors on my zone :D

[@Sixty6sins]

Hello and I hope this finds you well
I am fairly new to San Diego and just wondering where I could also find the mulberry tree??

[@eagledice2008]

Dude you’ve made the big time I just saw you on Magnolia Network I literally jumped out of my seat

[@richardwilliams3839]

That cherry tree is interesting

[@peggyshook6746]

Interesting

[@nickiesmith9694]

I’m in 9a I’m hoping I will learn more about what to grow

[@patrickduncanjr.6847]

I work at Armstrong nursery I believe you met my manger at Walter Anderson nursery one day recently. Was wondering if you would like a passion fruit I have a some I would love to donate one to you. Thanks for all the inspiration

[@michaelgusovsky]

Great video!
But, what did chris mean when she said you don’t need to worry about needing cross-pollination if you get one of the combo trees (multiple fruit branches grafted onto 1 stock)? Will the branches pollinate each other, like, the peach branch will pollinate the plum branch?

[@Callatya]

I think she meant for things like apples and cherries where they'll sometimes graft a compatible pollination variety (something that flowers at the same time) onto the same stock so you can just plant the one tree and have it produce fruit. It's a clever way of being able to get access to varieties that need an additional variety for pollination without needing more physical garden space.
I don't know how that works on the multi-graft or "fruit salad" trees. Usually they are very different varieties that are intentionally selected to produce fruit (and therefore produce their flowers) at different times. Because of that, the tree types selected for those kinds of multi-graft trees are usually self-pollinating/self-fertile varieties, which means each branch is able to produce fruit without the need for another variety.
:-)

[@michaelgusovsky]

@@Callatya ah, thanks!

[@conradofm]

nice

[@lianaadele7013]

can you do a white strawberry or pineberry video ?

[@itsJaeee]

Can you do what to buy for beginner gardeners?

[@anjababs7240]

Does Chris have her own channel? I’d love to watch hers too.

[@debkincaid2891]

I didn't even know there was a Zone 8b in Canada! Where is that?

[@at1the1beginning]

I live in zone 8a. Since when is zone 8 considered 'cold' ??? It's in the upper half of the USDA zone chart for crying out loud! Okay yes, we do get the (odd) frosts, and depending on where exactly, alot of miserable, danky wet days in the dormant season. But it's not Siberia!
And FINALLY someone calling BS on the 'gravel at the bottom to aid drainage' !

[@deanwinchester6654]

I am in Zone 5b and was thinking how is zone 8 considered cold.

[@sportsonwheelss]

Two zones lower means that you might not have fruit at all due to insufficient chill hours.

[@shannoncarswell]

What fertilizer should you use for container trees??

[@Jacob_s-qr7ut]

Can you pot on when flowered/fruiting?

[@Ender06]

lol at 5:59. I invite you to my place, where you could literally dig it out of the ground, throw it on a potting wheel and throw a piece without having to do any prep to the clay.

[@nicolasbertin8552]

Given how you overfertilize your garden containers I was expecting the same here, but I'm glad to see you plant them "normally". The absolute wrong thing to do is to put a ton of fertilizer and compost at the bottom of the hole (which sadly is what they show on "Garden Answer" because they sell that damn fertilizer...). Not only trees don't need it, but with rain, the fertility goes down in the soil, away from the roots, being wasted. Regarding your citrus trees as hedges, you should be careful. Trees that are too close together suffer, it's partly why the citrus industry in Florida has collapsed. They used too much fertilizer and pesticides, so pests attacked, their yield dropped. Instead of stopping that, they increased planting density, which made things even worse (then new pests, new pesticides, etc...). You can check out Thomas Dykstra's webinar, called "A 100-year review of Florida citrus production-what is causing this steep decline?" about that, it's eye-opening. Also, if you want more fruit production, and want to avoid fertilizing, you can use perennials all around your trees. Tree health and plant health in general is fueled by biodiversity in the soil, mostly bacteria and fungi. And for that diversity, you need a diversity of plants. Orchards with cover crops and perennials have higher yields and no pests compared to conventional orchards with naked soil, herbicides and pesticides. Mulch is a nice compromise, but you might still get pests due to the lack of diversity and planting density. To be sure, just use a refractomer and measure your leaf Brix. If it's above 12, you're good. Below 12, pests will attack.

[@flairwolf2367]

I dont relly know what to start with, my climate has nearly 100 degree (farenheit) summers and single digit winters. Would you guys have a guide for a climate like that?

[@chivas_gold]

Wow

[@curvbyb5qua3]

Do you have a segment on fruits like berries?? I would like to grow these, but aren't sure how

[@ivanuribe]

Is it ideal to apply fertilizer on the bare root fruit trees (planted in containers) on the first year? or would applying compost on the top layer work for now until the next year or so?

[@hanastolhand8494]

Off topic of the video: Have you thought about/tried to do anything with/about Ron Finley?? I think he would be a great inspiration for people to start gardening.

[@randydavis3281]

What's a good place to educate myself on different plants. I just bought a piece of land and it doesn't have anything growing on it besides grass and crawfish towers I really need to know what to do

[@ramthian]

Hi 👋

[@MicheleZina]

What if you DIDNT planted your fruit trees higher than the ground? Some were planted about 8 months ago. One was planted last month. (central Florida)