Tag: backyard orchard culture

How to Plant Two or More Trees in the Same Hole for High Density Tree Planting

two-to-a-hole plum tree planting

High density tree planting, where two or more trees can be planted in the same hole to form a single canopy with multiple trunks, is drawn from the system of Backyard Orchard Culture, developed by the Dave Wilson Nursery of Central California. In this system, […]

Backyard Orchard Culture, a New Approach to Growing Fruit Trees in Limited Spaces

Pink Lady apples on tree

This article is an introduction to the gardening technique of Backyard Orchard Culture – a system of high density planting of fruit trees which allows for a wide variety of fruit to be grown in a limited space, and harvested over a prolonged period of […]