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How Much Space Do Fruit Trees Need? Spacing Chart by Size
Fruit tree spacing in feet: dwarf 6 to 8, semi-dwarf about 15, standard about 25, pears and sweet cherries about 30. Charts by fruit, rootstock and trained form.
July 9, 2026
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How to Choose the Right Apple Tree Rootstock
Compare apple rootstocks by name: M.27, M.9, B.9, M.26, MM.106, MM.111 and the Geneva series, with tree height, spacing, staking and disease resistance.
July 9, 2026
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June-Bearing vs. Everbearing Strawberries: How to Choose
June-bearing strawberries give one big crop over two to three weeks. Everbearing types give two smaller crops. Compare yield, runners, spacing and varieties.
July 9, 2026
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How to Protect Fruit Trees From Late Spring Frost
Protect fruit tree buds and blossoms from a late spring frost: the temperatures that kill them, how to cover a tree overnight, and how to treat frost damage.
July 9, 2026
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When and How to Prune Blueberry Bushes for Bigger Yields
Prune blueberries in late winter while they are dormant. See what to cut in years one and two, and how to remove canes older than six years on a mature bush.
July 9, 2026
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Self-Pollinating vs. Cross-Pollinating Fruit Trees: Which Need a Partner
Which fruit trees are self-pollinating and which need a second variety, with a fruit-by-fruit chart, named exceptions, and how close partner trees must be.
July 9, 2026
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Strawberry Plants Not Fruiting: Causes by Symptom and Fixes
Strawberry plants with no flowers, flowers but no berries, or small misshapen fruit each point to different causes. Match the symptom, then fix it for next season.
July 9, 2026
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Thinning Fruit on Overloaded Apple and Peach Trees
When to thin apples and peaches, how many inches to leave between fruit according to five extension and RHS guides, and how to remove fruit without harming spurs.
July 9, 2026
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Training a Grapevine on a Trellis: Year One Through Year Four
In year one, prune a new grapevine to two buds, stake it and grow shoots to the fruiting wire. Then build the trunk, cordons and spurs over the next three winters.
July 9, 2026