Fruit Trees Planted on Your Property Provide Many Benefits
If you are a homeowner and are considering planting something a bit out of the ordinary on your property, you may wish to consider fruit trees as they offer a much better return on your efforts than anything else you could plant. For example, one semi-drawf apple tree can produce hundreds of apples in a single season and has a productive life of up to twenty years. Other types of trees can produce fruit for your breakfast, lunch and dinner table eight months out of the year.
By growing your own fruit trees you know that the fruit you eat contains no harmful pesticide sprays, no waxes and no chemicals. Plus, you get to enjoy a fresh supply of fruit for nearly the entire year. You also are able to preserve the fruits and use them in recipes that will certainly be enjoyed by everyone in your family. Just one single cherry tree growing in your yard can provide you and your family with an abundance of cherries to eat fresh in salads and on cereal as well as provide you with plenty leftover to save for cherry pies, jams and jellies.
Fruit trees commonly come in three general sizes: dwarf, semi-dwarf and standard. The dwarf trees are ideal for small yards as they do not grow tall. Even though the fruit is of normal size, the yield is less than a standard tree due to the smaller size. These trees begin to bear fruit in three to five years. The semi-dwarf varieties are of medium size and need a space of about fifteen feet in diameter. Some of these trees can be as short as ten feet up while others can grow to around fifteen feet in height. This type of tree typically produces hundreds of pieces of fruit each season. The standard size fruit trees require a lot more space, needing up to thirty feet in diameter to grow and flourish. If a standard sized fruit tree is not pruned, it can be used as a place to hang a swing for the kids to play on. This type of fruit tree begins to give fruit in three to five years.
Many homeowners in the United States enjoy growing cherry trees because many varieties do well in most regions of the U.S. The Bing cherry tree produces the most popular sweet cherry in the world and it is a top producing tree whose fruit is ready to pick in the beginning of July. The cherry tree is notorious for its lovely display of early spring blossoms and the marvelous flavors of its abundant pretty fruit. Crab-apple trees are favored among property owners who live in the country as they provide food for deer and many types of birds including pheasants and northern flickers.
Not only do fruit trees provide you with organic fruit for many months of the year, but they also greatly enhance the look of your yard and/or property. Their pretty leaves and colorful fruit help to make any yard look nicer and if pruned and shaped properly, they can add a lot of value to a home. These trees are also good for the environment as a fruit tree filters the air, conditions the soil, shelters wildlife and attracts bees to your yard. Also, purchasing organic fruit in supermarkets is expensive but when you have your own apples to pick and eat, they will each cost you about one cent apiece, averaged over a decade.
Growing your own fruit-bearing trees is not only fun, but very low cost and productive. The looks of your outdoor environment is greatly enhanced, your family gets to enjoy the fruits of your labors so to speak and you will be eating the freshest and most healthy fruit available on earth when you grow it yourself!
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This article is written by Cin Rupp.
