How To Grow Fruit Trees In Small Spaces - No Garden Needed!

How to grow dwarf and small varieties of apples, pear, cherries, plums and figs in containers, or in the ground in small gardens. Create a mini orchard with advice on choosing a root stock and an introduction to training your fruit tree as an espalier, candelabra, fan, or step over to get maximum fruit in minimum space. From BBC Radio Ulster contributor, gardening expert Amy Kelly. #garden #balconygarden #gardening #allotment #appletree #apple #pear #cherry #fig #miniorchard #urbanorchard #containergardening #growing #homegrown #homestead #tree #orchard #fruit #growyourownfood

Chapters
0:00 Any garden can have a Fruit Tree
0:25 What is a "Root Stock"?
1:07 Dwarf Root Stocks for Apples and Pears
1:58 Understanding Fruit Tree Labels
2:18 Care for Dwarf Fruit Trees grown in the ground
3:01 What "self fertile" means and best Apple and Pear varieties
3:59 Care for Fruit Trees grown in Pots/Planters/Containers
5:04 What size pot to use for different Fruit Trees and growing Figs
6:34 Cherry and Plum Root Stocks
7:58 Training your tree as as Espalier
9:58 Training Apples and Pears as a Stepover
10:47 Fan Training Plums, Cherries, Peaches, and other Stone Fruit
11:23 Candelabra Training Technique
12:18 Why trained trees are great for small gardens
12:48 How often to Prune Trained Fruit Trees
13:10 Fruit Trees Help Wildlife
13:28 Fruit Trees crop heavily in alternate years
13:50 Why everyone should have a fruit tree

[bobbywilliams]

This was one the most conscise detailed videos ive ever heard for backyard fruit tree growing. Thank you.

[ceedee]

THANK YOU, you have helped me understand more about how to espalier than any of books I have read and other videos I have watched. I am finally not intimidated. Again, thank you!

[gioknows]

I learned a lot watching this video. You are very charming. Cheers from Ottawa, Canada🍁

[jasoncampbell]

Excellent video! I learned so much in a short time about fruit trees.

[jeffvanlaningham]

cant tell you enough how informative and inspirational your content is. thank you

[nickiramsay]

Thank you, I have a really small garden and have always thought of doing an espalier apple but not had the confidence to start. You explained it really simply so I will give it a go and thanks for all the info on the rooting stock size, very helpful.

[onomeimoh]

Wow, learnt so much from this video. Thanks.

[homebuddha]

Loved your video presentation and smile. Subbed!

[vivianclark]

So glad I found you!! Thank you for the brilliant guidance. I can't wait to get growing!!!

[UniquelySustainable]

This was so helpful, thank you! I don't have a yard, just a patio. I am growing dwarf citrus trees inside but want to to a few others outside like fig and olive. I found a good website that said they can be grown in containers.

[nightowl]

What an amazing idea! Your presentation of the topic is fantastic 🤩 Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge 🙏

[lono]

This was an incredibly informative video, thank you! I've started a fig tree in a pot this year and it is good to know that it can be kept in a relatively small pot and still do well. Now I want to try training a pear tree 😂

[robertwren]

Well done Amy thats probably the best informative video I've seen. Im now on board. Take a bow! 👐

[o.c]

Thank you, your explanations are simple and to the point. Best video I’ve seen regarding this topic😊

[lucheeese]

Some people also do stepover of fig trees, it looks very cool. Great concise video

[ticticleonor]

Thankyou. I have no space really and just rely on planting on big pots. And thankfully some bear fruits

[traceyallen]

Great video. I'm now subscribed. Recently moved and this video opened up some ideas I hadn't previously considered in the new to us space.

[Kiyarose]

I have a mini potted fruit garden in an appprox 3 feet x 12 feet concrete space, where in just that small space I’m growing Blueberries, Wild Cloudberry, Wild Currant, Wild Dewberry, Grape & Kiwi vines. Strawberry, Dwarf Conference Pear and wildflowers, Sunflowers, Melon and Tomatoes that are growing from my homemade compost. Although I have a wall for the vines to climb up a trellis on, and most of the plants are only a couple years old so far, so I expect in the autumn when I pot them up I’m bigger tubs I will have to spread them out more. But it is still amazing how much fruit can be grown in a small space and without a garden!, 🌻🌎✌🏽

[terryrobins]

Hi, firstly I would like to say thank you for taking the time to produce this video and putting an end to what I should do with my fruit tree's/whips.

But I would also like to know at what spacings you are planting/recommend planting each whip.

I currently have a pear, peach, plum and apple to get in the ground. Thank you for any information you could suggest.

[ceedee]

Watched again! Winter here in upstate NY and preparing for more fruit trees. Again, an excellent video.