Susan Poizner
Author, fruit tree educator, and Creator of the award-winning fruit tree care education website OrchardPeople.com.
Appears in 112 Episodes
Growing Medlar Trees with Jane Steward
Learn how to grow and enjoy the fruit of the overlooked and forgotten medlar (Mespilus germanica) with Jane Steward, author of MEDLARS - Growing & Cooking (affiliate l...
Best Apple Trees for Warm Climates with Larry Stephenson
Learn about the best apple trees for warm climates with Larry Stephenson, nurseryman at Southern Cultured Orchards and Nursery in Coldwater Mississippi and NAFEX dire...
Pruning to Improve Fruit Quality with Harold Thornbro
Learn how to make your fruit trees produce better quality fruit with specialist fruit tree pruning!In this special episode, Harold Thornbro, Host of The Modern Homeste...
Espalier Fruit Tree Pruning with Andy Lewis
Learn espalier fruit tree pruning and the Lorette pruning system with Andy (Apples) Lewis, Lead Grower at The Newt in Somerset, UK, on this episode of the Orchard Peop...
How to Keep Water in the Soil with Bill Wilson
How can you create a self-watering permaculture garden or orchard? The secret is in the soil! We explore that topic with Bill Wilson of MidwestPermaculture.com in this...
Best Fruit Tree Pruning Tools
Best Fruit Tree Pruning Tools with Ron Perry. Learn about the best fruit tree pruning tools with Ron Perry, Ph.D, Professor Emeritus, Department of Horticulture, Michi...
Columnar Apple Trees for Small Gardens
Learn about Columnar Apple Trees for Small Gardens in this episode of the Orchard People radio show. Our guests are: Kenong Xu, Associate Professor, and Laura Doughert...
Fertilizing Fruit Trees in the Fall: Biodynamic Tips with Alan Suprenant
Learn a Biodynamic approach to fertilizing fruit trees in the fall with Alan Suprenant of Brook Farm Orchard in this episode of the Orchard People radio show and podca...
Fruit Tree Nutrient Deficiencies with Eric Hanson
Learn how to look at fruit tree leaves and identify common nutrient deficiencies (ie a lack of nitrogen, magnesium or boron) with Eric Hanson, Professor Emeritus of Ho...
USDA Wild and Cultivated Apple Tree Collection with Ben Gutierrez
Learn about the wild and cultivated apple varieties at the USDA's Apple Collection of 5000+ Unique apple trees in Geneva, New York with my guest Ben Gutierrez, Curator...
Beneficial Nematodes with David Shapiro-Ilan
Learn how beneficial nematodes can control orchard pests including plum curculio and Japanese beetles with entomologist David Shapiro-Ilan at the Southeastern Fruit an...
Fruit Mummies with Kerik Cox
Have you ever found mummified and immature fruit on your fruit trees? Learn what's happening and how to prevent this using botanical sprays in this episode of the Orch...
Fruit Tree Patents with Jeremy Kent Tamsen
What fruit trees are illegal to propagate? Learn about fruit tree propagation law with with Jeremy Kent Tamsen of Washington State University. WSU's Tree Fruit Researc...
Best Wood Chips for Fruit Trees with Linda Chalker-Scott
Learn about the best wood mulches for fruit trees with Linda Chalker-Scott, Professor of Horticulture at Washington State University in this episode of the Orchard Peo...
Fruit Trees in Fabric Pots with Kevin Espiritu
Learn when, why and how to grow fruit trees in fabric pots. Our show guest on the Orchard People radio show and podcast is Kevin Espiritu of EpicGardening.com. Kevin i...
Grafting Compatibility with Kevin Folta
Learn about grafting compatibility and what kinds of trees can be grafted together by understanding the science of graft unions! Our guest is Dr Kevin Folta, Professor...
Old Apple Varieties with Daniel Bussey
Learn about old apple cultivars with apple historian Daniel Bussey, author of The Illustrated History of Apples in the United States and Canada.The host of The Urban F...
Fruit Tree Care Lessons with Greg Peterson
Join Greg Peterson from UrbanFarm.org as he shares five key fruit tree lessons that he has learned from starting a new orchard in North Carolina, applying lessons from...
Hugelkultur with Paul Wheaton
Learn how to cultivate thriving fruit trees and gardens even if you don't have the best soil by using the Hugelkultur technique. Tune in to this Tuesday's live radio s...
EASY GROW Fruit Trees and PRUNING with Harold Thornbro & Susan Poizner
In this radio show and podcast, fruit tree educator Susan Poizner usually interviews experts in fruit tree care. But in this episode, Harold Thornbro of The Modern Hom...
Fool Proof Apple Preservation with Melissa K Norris
What do you do with your bumper crop of apples? In this episode, learn how to can apples easily while keeping your loved ones safe from risks like botulism and mold! O...
Fruit Tree Pruning Techniques with Tom Spellman
In this episode, Susan Poizner talks to Tom Spellman of Dave Wilson Nursery in Hickman California about the book "How to Prune Fruit Trees and Roses". Tom is one of a ...
Hybrid Persimmons with Darren Bender-Beauregard
Once you had to choose: Either grow American persimmons that are hardy, but not great for fresh eating - or grow the sweet and tasty Asian persimmons that thrived in ...
Regenerative Fruit Tree Sprays with Nigel Palmer
Learn how to turn fermented plant juice, eggshells and other locally sourced materials into effective fruit tree fertilizers with Nigel Palmer, author of The Regenerat...
Multi-Fruit Trees with Javier Rivera
Javier Rivera of Stone River Nursery in Central Florida talks about the potential of grafting when creating multi-cultivar trees, fruit salad trees, and even trees tha...
Protecting Fruit Tree Blossoms from Frost with Kevin Folta
If you want to enjoy a harvest, you need to protect the blossoms on your fruit tree from late season freezing events. Learn how to do that with Dr Kevin Folta, Departm...
Fig Propagation with Sam Hubert
Learn how to find and propagate wild fig trees with Sam Hubert, a passionate "fig hunter" and nursery manager of One Green World Nursery and Garden Center in Portland ...
Apple Tree Rootstocks Explained with John Strang
B9? EMLA107? What's the difference between the many different types of rootstocks used for apple trees. And which is the best for you?
Foodscaping with Matt Lebon
If you love growing fruit trees and other edible plants, you might consider a career as a "foodscaper." Matt Lebon of Customfoodscaping.com talks about how to transfor...
Growing Hardy Apple Trees with Bob Osborne
Learn about some of the best tasting hardy apple trees available to northern growers with Bob Osborne, the owner of Corn Hill Nursery in New Brunswick, Canada and auth...
