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Home Orchard

Creating an orchard on your homestead provides a long-term source of fresh fruit, nuts, and more. This section covers everything from selecting the right trees for your climate to planting, maintaining, and harvesting your orchard. Whether you’re growing apples, pears, or nuts, these guides will help you cultivate a thriving orchard for years to come.

Heirloom Apples

Home Orchard

100+ Heirloom Apples to Try Before You Die

Grafting Apple Trees

Home Orchard

How to Graft Fruit Trees

Nanking Cherry Bush in Fruit

Gardening

How to Grow Nanking Cherry (Prunus tomentosa)

Harvesting Honeyberries

Permaculture

60+ Unique Fruits & Nuts for Cold Climates (Zones 3-5)

Ways to Preserve Apples ~ Collage of Apple Preservation Techniques

Preserve the Harvest

30+ Ways to Preserve Apples

Permaculture

How to Grow Northern Wild Raisin (Viburnum nudum)

Dormant Hardwood cuttings for Propagating Blueberries

Gardening

Propagating Blueberries from Cuttings

growing apples from seed

Gardening

How to Grow Apple Trees From Seed

Sea Buckthorn Plant in Fruit

Gardening

How to Grow Sea Buckthorn (Sea Berries)

Arkansas Black Storage Apple

Home Orchard

Best Winter Storage Apples

Nearly Ripe Mulberries

Home Orchard

Growing Mulberries in Your Backyard

Dolgo Crabapple

Home Orchard

Dolgo Crabapple ~ A Tasty Pollinator

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Home Orchard

Cold Hardy Peach Trees for Zone 4

Yellow Transparent Apple

Home Orchard

How to Plant an Orchard for Year Round Fruit (Even in Cold Climates)

homemade cider press

Learn New Skills

How to Build a DIY Cider Press for Free

Yellow Transparent Apple

Home Orchard

Earliest Ripening Apple: Yellow Transparent

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