In these pages, we spend most of our time focused on timber, and on working in our woodlots, but I imagine that quite a few of us also have planted and tended some fruit trees along the way, or at least have wanted to. As this year marks the 20th anniversary of when I planted and grafted my first fruit trees, i thought i might share some observations, critical points, and potential pitfalls to consider before adding some fruit trees alongside your woodlot. Mostly these are the kind of basic principles i wish someone had told me at the outset, and which will hopefully save you from enduring much of the trial and error that i have engaged in over the years. In any event, the following reflects highlights of the circuitous route that has led to my current low-maintenance orchard of about 45 trees.
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