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Grow healthy and productive fruit trees. Learn pruning, feeding, planting, young tree care and pest & disease prevention. Includes video, quizzes, eBooks. Can be completed in just 8 hours.
Recent fruit tree care articles
An Easy, Effective Way to Train Apple Branches: Apple Bands
Want more fruitful apple trees? Learn an effective way to train apple branches so that they produce more fruit in this article.
How to Keep Bugs Off Fruit Trees Naturally
Learn five ways to keep bugs off fruit trees naturally.
Buzz Off My Apple Trees: How to Get Rid of Apple Maggots
Learn how to get rid of apple maggots in this article and video.
How to Weigh Down Fruit Tree Branches: The Best Fruit Tree Limb Spreaders & Tree Weights
Make your fruit trees more fruitful! Learn how to weigh down fruit tree branches using limb spreaders and tree weights.
How to Make Homemade Fruit Tree Fertilizer That Boosts Tree Health and Harvest Quality
Homemade fruit tree fertilizer sprays are a great way to help fruit trees fulfil their potential. Learn how to make them and use them in this article, video and podcast.
What Causes Apple Mummies and How to Prevent Them
What causes apple mummies on your apple trees and are they a sign of fruit tree fungus? Find out in this article, podcast and video.
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I am a journalist, filmmaker and urban orchardist who created OrchardPeople.com because it was exactly what I needed when I planted my first fruit trees in 2009.
Awards
Since 2014, Orchard People has won several awards for our website, podcast, book and online courses.
The Urban Forestry Radio Show & Podcast Silver Award of Achievement 2021: Radio Program Overall.
OrchardPeople.com Gold Award of Achievement 2021 Website, Individual: Overall.
The Urban Forestry Radio Show & Podcast Silver Award of Achievement 2017 Podcast Series: Overall
OrchardPeople.com Silver Award of Achievement 2017 Website, Individual: Overall
Growing Urban Orchards Silver Award of Achievement 2014 Book Writing: General Readership
OrchardPeople.com Online Fruit Tree Care Training Silver Award of Achievement 2014
OrchardPeople.com Online Fruit Tree Care Training Silver Award of Achievement 2015
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