How to tell if your fruit trees are growing properly
Healthy growth in spring is a key indicator of whether your fruit trees are growing properly. Shoot length and leaf colour all tell a picture.
Why am I seeing so many double fruits in my fruit trees?
In spring when you’re doing your fruit thinning you may notice a lot of double fruits in your fruit trees. It seems to be more common in some seasons than others. In fact, once you’re looking you may find that it’s quite common to see double fruit...
Identifying fruit trees by their flowers
Flowers are a great way to identify mystery fruit trees in your garden, which will help you look after each of your trees the right way.
Getting to know your apple blossom
Taking note of when your apple trees flower can help to solve pollination puzzles in your garden and even explain lack of fruit.
The miracle of fruit trees in spring
The miracle of watching fruit trees wake up in spring is the perfect antidote to the worry of things going wrong later in the season.
Fruit tree training
Sometimes pruning isn’t enough to achieve the shape you want in your fruit tree, and some extra training is required.