Dreaming of a lush fruit tree garden but only have a small backyard? No problem! Even with limited space, you can grow delicious fruits. Choose dwarf fruit trees for a fruitful harvest in compact areas. Our expert shares top picks for small-sized fruit trees perfect for your backyard. Discover our favorite dwarf fruit trees that thrive in your garden, tailored to your hardiness zone. Transform your small garden into a vibrant fruit tree oasis!

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Enhance your garden's beauty and productivity with the captivating practice of espalier fruit trees. Discover why you need them and how to do it, now.

Once thought only reserved for formal gardens of the high court, designer Nick McCullough shares tips on creating an espalier for your own garden, including what fruit-bearing and non-fruit-bearing tress are best to train into espalier designs.

Winter is a good time to start an espaliered fruit tree. However, some trees adapt better to espalier than others. Apples and pears are traditionally used, as their branches are flexible and they fruit repeatedly on the same spurs. A small number of apple and pear cultivars are tip-bearing, but spur-bearing varieties are best for espaliering. Quinces, olives, almonds, crabapples and figs can also be trained. Tamarillos, although not typically used in espaliers, can be cut low and trained…

Essential guide to planning an orchard. Choosing the right size tree, selecting your favourite varieties and general planting advice.

It is truly AMAZING how much fruit diminutive (a.k.a. dwarf, tiny) trees can produce in a small amount of space. This is great news for urban and suburban

Perhaps you've always dreamed of owning an orchard, but that seems out of reach at the moment. Learning about espaliered fruit trees might come as a happy surprise.