Welcome to the Orchard People podcast! 

In this award-winning show, Susan Poizner demystifies fruit tree care through her interviews with top experts in the field. Ideal for home growers, gardeners, arborists or orchardists of all levels of experience. 

This radio show and podcast is the winner of the 2021 GardenComm Silver Award of Achievement for Broadcast Media: Radio Program Overall.

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Latest Episodes

Creating a "Tree of 40 Fruit" with Sam Van Aken

Sam Van Aken is an award winning artist and an associate professor in the Art Department of Syracuse University who uses grafting techniques to create his "Tree of 40 ...

When To Fertilize Fruit Trees with Robert Crassweller

When is the best time to fertilize fruit trees? In this episode Tree Fruit Production Extension Specialist Robert Crassweller, Ph.D. from Penn State College of Agricul...

Native Apple Trees with Paul Kron

Most apple trees that we grow in our gardens and orchards are not native to North America. DNA tells us that these trees originate in the mountains of Kazakhstan in Ce...

Apple Tasting Party with Yael Hickok and Dr. Amy Bowen

Yael Hickok is a volunteer who cares for Boyer's Orchard in Alaska. Each year she has an apple tasting party or gathering in which she and other volunteers are able to...

How to Prune Old Fruit Trees with Bob Lever

Old fruit trees may be hollow but they can still produce fantastic fruit and they provide invaluable habitat to wildlife, sometimes for very unique and specific specie...

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