What kind a fruit tree i can plant in my backyard?
February 7, 2010 by admin
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Just bought a house and want to plant a fruit tree in my backyard. I live in chicago, illinois, from november to april we have very cold weather,lots of snow and chilled wind. in summer time we have very hot summer. i know winter is here but i want to know,what type of fruit tree is suitable to this kind a weather, what is the best weather to plant them ? and any website link to get info about indoor and out door plants and how to grow them? 5 stars are promissed for the best Answer:)
Thanks
You could plant a plum tree, an apple tree, an orange tree, a mandarin tree, a raisin tree, a peach tree and you could feed your family with this awesome trees that will grow 30 to 75 fruits per tree that would save money on groceries wouldn’t it?
You can but these fruit trees at: Ritchies feed & seed, lowes, the homedepot, sometimes wal-mart, londons flowers, and any well known plant shop. They sell these fruit trees in spring in the the garden center. The price for these fruit trees range from 100$-250$ depending how big the tree is.
Apples, Pears, or Plums would do very well in your climate. When I lived in Buffalo we had all three. And there are some cold hardy peaches that you can plant. You should be careful about the type of fruit tree that you plant though because some trees require two trees for cross polination in order to bear fruit.
Good Luck!
Apples, pears, and plums are about the only fruit trees you can consider, because of the extreme cold in the Illinois winters. You can grow tart cherries. But, sweet cherries will not do well.
Peaches, nectarines, and apricots have difficulty, because they bloom so early in the spring making them susceptible to damaging frost.
In Illinois, fruit trees should be planted in spring, in a location that gets full sun all day, in well drained soil, and with a soil pH between 5.6 and 7.0.
Pests (rabbits, insects, etc.) and diseases are the biggest problem you’ll face in keeping your trees healthy.
This website from the University of Illinois provides good information on the planting and care of fruit trees in your state, along with listing of specific varieties of fruit trees that should do well in your climate:
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/fruit/treeIndex.html
Pecan.
I would plant a tart cherry. It’s fun to make a pie out of them every year. The birds will not eat them like they do the sweet Cherry’s. The best variety I think is the Montmorency tart cherry. You should be able to get Cherry’s with very little work. Just prune the tall branches so the tree doesn’t get to tall. Wait until the leaves fall off up until the bud grow.
I would not plant a peach or an apple. To much work to spray them. Small amounts of spray will cost you more than the fruit is worth. I hardly ever have to spray my cherry tree.
You can plant the trees in the fall or the early spring. I like to plant them in the spring because it’s one less year the voles have to eat the roots. Keep an eye out for voles and rabbits.
. The other fruit that I would plant is a strawberries. You can get some berries without much spraying too.