Grow Fruit Trees Fast - Varieties and Best Tree Care Practices with John Cline
Download MP3How do you encourage young fruit trees to grow faster and produce an earlier harvest? Susan Poizner of OrchardPeople.com chats with John Cline Ph.D, Professor in the Department of Plant Agriculture, at the University of Guelph in Ontario. John’s focus is on tree fruit physiology and his goal is to discover what factors affect fruit quality and yield.
Additional resources:
-This month's recommended resource is Susan's new book Grow Fruit Trees Fast: A Beginner's Guide to a Healthy Harvest in Record Time. Order your copy at https://orchardpeople.com/books or here (link to Amazon).
-Learn how Sam Van Aken created a "Tree of 40 Fruit" here.
The host of the Orchard People radio show and podcast is Susan Poizner of the fruit tree care education website www.orchardpeople.com.
Additional resources:
-This month's recommended resource is Susan's new book Grow Fruit Trees Fast: A Beginner's Guide to a Healthy Harvest in Record Time. Order your copy at https://orchardpeople.com/books or here (link to Amazon).
-Learn how Sam Van Aken created a "Tree of 40 Fruit" here.
The host of the Orchard People radio show and podcast is Susan Poizner of the fruit tree care education website www.orchardpeople.com.
Susan is the author of four books on fruit tree care. Learn more here: https://orchardpeople.com/books
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- (00:00) - #078: Grow Fruit Trees Fast with John Cline
- (00:05) - Introduction: The Waiting vs. Hustling Debate
- (00:38) - Guest Introduction: John Cline
- (00:59) - Understanding Fruit Tree Growth
- (08:07) - Listener Questions and Expert Answers
- (10:20) - Advanced Techniques in Fruit Tree Cultivation
- (21:27) - Understanding Tree Growth Factors
- (22:06) - Impact of Shade on Fruit Trees
- (24:55) - Managing Extreme Climates for Fruit Trees
- (26:13) - Grow Fruit Trees Faster, Thinning the Fruit, Training and Pruning, and More
- (26:41) - Listener Questions and Expert Advice
- (35:23) - Challenges and Successes in Fruit Tree Cultivation
Creators and Guests
Host
Susan Poizner
Author, fruit tree educator, and Creator of the award-winning fruit tree care education website OrchardPeople.com.
