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fruit trees in Columbus #681690
Asked February 24, 2021, 3:42 PM EST
Franklin County Ohio
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Sarah,
Thank you for your question. I have found a lot of information that I think will help you in your decision making process.
These articles have a lot of useful information from OSU educator Gary Gao and Farm Bureau member Richard Wander.
https://www.dispatch.com/article/20120421/lifestyle/304219750
https://ofbf.org/2010/02/19/give-fruit-trees-a-try/
These articles from The National Gardening association are good for general information.
https://garden.org/learn/articles/view/4006/
https://garden.org/learn/articles/view/1387/
The following Ohioline factsheets have specific information about growing peach trees and apple trees.
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-1406
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-1401
The following is a PDF for an entire book concerning fruit production in the midwest.
https://docplayer.net/13394894-Midwest-home-fruit-production-guide.html
This book can be purchased at:
https://extensionpubs.osu.edu/midwest-home-fruit-production-guide/
General information about varieties of fruit trees that are available can be found at:
http://www.fruit-trees.org/
https://shop.arborday.org/fruit-nut-trees
I hope this will help with planning your new orchard. If any of the links don't work, please cut and paste them into your search engine. That usually does the trick.
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