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Planting & Spacing
How to Choose the Right Rootstock for a Backyard Fruit Tree
Almost every fruit tree you buy is really two plants grafted together — a guide to what rootstock actually controls, and how to pick dwarf, semi-dwarf, or standard for your yard.
Espalier Fruit Trees: Growing More Fruit in Less Space
Training a fruit tree flat against a wall or wire isn't just decorative — it's a centuries-old technique for fitting real fruit production into a small yard. What espalier is and how it works.