Well I just did it. Yep I purchased the fruit trees that will make an orchard of the front lawn. Who says you need grass? I got them from RainTree Nursery. This lovely nursery sold me all the fruit that is currently growing (accept for the grapes... they are still asleep) in the garden. The fruit we eat the most are cherries, apples and peaches. No citrus grows where we are so when the mood strikes in December we usually buy some. The varieties I chose are as follows.
Dwarf Apple stock with 4 different apple grafts. The apple needs other apples to pollinate with, I have limited room for 2 apples so I opted to go with a "science experiment" apple. It will be more pruning work but for the space saving I think it will be worth it.
Lapins Sweet Cherry. This after some extensive research is known as the self pollinating Bing Cherry. The problem again is space, with a variety of tree that can self pollinate I am saving room and money on more trees. This guy is hardy to my zone 5 and from the forums, blogs, and reviews sounded like the best variety for us. Plus I use the "Bing" cherry as my pie cherry because of it's sweetness thus equalling less sugar added.
Avalon Pride Peach. I liked that this peach started it's life in my state, even though it was on the more temperate west side. This peach is similar to the Red Haven Peach, which Jacob and I both loved. I will admit I am not a peach professional, but for our zone and it's flavor, this Avalon seemed the best one for us.
In order to give these fruit guys room to thrive we are going to have to remove a weeping willow tree we planted 2 years ago. Admittedly it was not a wise move considering they get giant and eventually we would love solar panels. I like the idea of having edible landscaping, thus the willow was not a smart decision. The fruit trees will have to be staked and mulched heavily! But with any luck they will be producing good big fruit for us in about 2 years.
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