How to Plant Fruit Trees: The Complete Guide

00:00 - Intro
00:17 - Climate - Warm
01:04 - Climate - Cold
01:26 - Hardy Tree
02:43 - Warm Climate Tips
04:46 - In Ground Planting
10:22 - Growing Trees In Containers
11:21 - Varieties For Container Trees
12:01 - Container Size
12:41 - Container Materials
13:19 - Drainage
14:18 - Inspect Roots
15:05 - Prep Planting Hole
16:20 - Water, Mulch & Fertilizer
17:02 - Organic Tree Paint

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[jessicag]

I'm LOVING videos twice a week. Thanks for all the hard work you and your team do! I'm learning so much I even garden with my preschoolers.

[Margi]

Best tip I ever got was to always dig a square hole to plant any tree in, this allows the roots a roadway out through the corners of the hole to ensure a secure, well nourished tree, able to find moisture easier:
Or the roots tend to continue their journey in circles, as it did in the pot.
Always fill the hole halfway with water, allow this water some time to sink down. This will encourage roots to grow deep to find that moisture.
These tips aid the tree in many ways.

[glennahoki]

Thank you for advocating for planting fruit trees in native soil! That is actually best for the tree, but it's hard to find YouTube channels that teach this.

[arthurpadget]

Chris is fantastic, but 8b isn’t a great representation of cold climates.

4b here. Citrus is a fever dream.

Thanks for the content!

[gulliverdalton]

I find soaking them in a bucket before planting/potting up is always worthwhile. Makes the roots bend rather than break; Helps with watering in; removes any water repellency; And stops air bubbles getting into the roots if you take a while filling it in or if the soils a bit dry. Add a bit of liquid kelp solution to the soak bucket is even better.

[ReikoDBS]

Chris is such a great addition to the channel, love learning from you both!

[AlenAbdula]

I'm in MA and planted pear, peach, cherry and plum in ground about 2 months ago. I just made sure ground wasn't frozen when I did it. We even had couple snow storms after planting. All trees doing great producing leaves and buds except pear. Its producing buds but its lagging behind other trees. I made compost tea to give it a boost we see what happens.

Great video.

[ashleynelson]

Kris is such an awesome addition to the Epic team! Being from a cooler zone, I really appreciate her input and knowledge!!

[HalfNoodley]

Kevin finally exposing the true enemy of warm climate gardeners, chill hours.
The one thing standing between me and a cherry tree.

[bambinaforever]

I live in the south of France where it never gets minus ( celsius) and if it gets it is like once and not every winter, i have never ever heard about chill hours, nobody tells u about those for some reason. I always thought that being all the time warm is good for the trees. Your info was very helpful, now i will research about the trees i planted - i planted a few cherry trees, almond, figue, pine and one i do not know the name of. Almond gave me second year like 5 flowers and one nut. Probably does not have enough chill hours because i live on the shore and those who live higher in mountains have lots of chill hours, so those are sold for them

[Jun_Kie]

What I love about this channel is the fact that sometimes it feel as it is reading my mind. 😂 Every time I think about planting something, a video pops up about that very subject. My favorite yt channel by far. Thank you!

[IVOrganic]

Fantastic Fruit Tree Planting Lesson! Thank you SO MUCH for the shout out!!
Happy Gardening Kevin & Epic Team,
Charles 🌱👍

[apalafoxy]

Thank you I have no idea what I am doing but I am determined to get some in soil this year. From San Diego too

[Bart-Did-it]

Well What ever you soil is it works and digs out really nicely. so I assume it’s a little porous which is good water goes deep and the soils sucks up the minerals then the roots suck them out .

[uptown.mycology]

The homestead has changed so immensely in just the past year alone. Looking good, keep the tips coming !

[jeffcarter]

Starting my backyard orchard in Zone 7 this year. Cherry, Peach, Apples, and Nectarine. Looking forward to enjoying some home grown fruit to go with my vegetables!

[yaqina]

This video was right on time! I'm planting an Elderberry tree this weekend and needed planting info since it's my 1st in ground tree planting. My Meyer Lemon, Fig, Avocados and Pomegranate trees are in XXXL containers. Thanks so much from a Zone 8b fan. 😊

[matthewfarrell]

Loved this guide. Chill hours is so important, but also learning how the chill hours in your area works. In Melbourne we have 1000+ chill hours, so tropical plants not so good right? Wrong we have only about 5 frosts a year and only about -1c at best. All our chill hours are above zero, bananas, mangos etc can all be grown here and fruit. So always look deeply at how the chill hours are delivered.

I also stole your citrus hedge idea, so far so good.

Oh, with the planting trees in containers, don't forget to prune the root ball every 3 to 4 years once you get it to the pot size you want, helps it to grow. We have a strawberry gum (edible gum leaves) that in the ground grows to 30m (i think 90 foot), so pot growing is the best way but you need to prune the roots.

[annalisasmith]

Perfect timing for me! I just got 3 blueberries, finger lime, 2 peach, 2 bananas and a kiwi vine to plant this weekend! Epic Gardening has been so inspiring and educational, my garden has grown and produced exponentially this last year! Thanks 😊

[emilywelsh]

This was so helpful! I especially enjoyed hearing the different ideas from warm and cold climates. Thank you!!