FRUITFUL GARDENING
Fruit trees have been cultivated in home orchards for centuries. Today they are making a comeback as the values of freshly picked fruit is appreciated once more. With better usage of pesticides and baits for the control of fruit fly and other pests home grown fruit is a reality. This table represents the range of deciduous fruit trees available for planting now this late summer and autumn season. Some require cross –pollination to ensure good fruit set. Certain fruit types need extremely cold winter temperatures to produce fruit. The cold requirements are given for each fruit – high being extreme cold and low being warmer winter temperatures with little frost.