Episode 258 - Grow Fruit Trees Well

This episode, my guest is Susan Poizner. Susan is the author of the award-winning fruit tree care book Growing Urban Orchards and her new book, which is now an Amazon Number One Bestseller, Grow Fruit Trees Fast. Susan trains thousands of new growers worldwide through her award-winning fruit tree care training program and is the host of The Urban Forestry Radio Show and Podcast and an ISA Certified Arborist. She founded the Ben Nobleman Park Community Orchard in Toronto in 2009, helps others establish and maintain community orchards and food forests in Toronto and beyond and has won multiple awards for her work.

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What We Talk About 

Selecting trees for disease resistance and planning for a staggered harvest if you grow multiple trees

Choosing a spot for your tree 

Tree roots as the tree matures

Feeding your fruit trees

Mulching

Success in a community orchard 

Summer and winter pruning 

About Susan Poizner

Susan is the author of the award-winning fruit tree care book Growing Urban Orchards and her second book Grow Fruit Trees Fast. Susan trains thousands of new growers worldwide through her award-winning fruit tree care training program and is the host of The Urban Forestry Radio Show and Podcast and an ISA Certified Arborist. She founded the Ben Nobleman Park Community Orchard in Toronto in 2009, helps others establish and maintain community orchards and food forests in Toronto and beyond and has won multiple awards for her work.

Links

Growing Urban Orchards

Grow Fruit Trees Fast

The Urban Forestry Radio Show

Great Dixter Charitable Trust

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