Tom Spellman talks about the main points of Backyard Orchard Culture. Topics include managing tree size, successive ripening fruits, dealing with poor draining soil, mulching and more.
I told Tom Spellman that he changed my life by saying I could plant trees much closer together than I ever would have dared. Thank you, Tom: I have many more trees and varieties than I otherwise would!
Start: Control tree size. 5:15 grow successive ripening varieties. 5:47 grow what you enjoy. 6:12 know your microclimate in each area of your property and tree selection for each microclimate. 7:37 understand root stock and choose root stock for adaptability to soil condition and weather, not size control. Summer pruning for size control, winter pruning for detail. 8:51 raised beds (cherry doesn’t like heavy wet soil). 9:46. Problem you can’t identify, call arborist and how to collect sample to show arborist. 11:53 mulch- 4 benefits: 1- keeps ground 10-20 degrees cooler for fine feeder root protection. 2-better use of irrigation water by 50% bottom line savings. 3- bio activity of soil: mycorrhizae, earth worms, bacteria, beneficial fungi that helps roots access nutrients in soil. 4- control weed seeds. Except rhizatious grasses. Control Bermuda grass before laying down mulch layer. 14:28 Fertilizer use low nitrogen (green vigorous growth) high phosphorous and potash (root stability, growth of fruiting and flowering wood) to have more fruit at a younger age. 15:30 get back to farming, get your hands dirty, get fresh air, sunshine, exercise, quality time with SO & family, enjoy what you’ve produced.
the last part is the most important. building a bond with your kids and showing them where food comes from so they can also be self sustainable is the most important lesson in the video.
Well said Tom, gardening makes us human again and connects us back to mother earth. More people need to get back to basics and appreciate the roots that have been with us for centuries.
When I was in my early 20's I thought drinking and partying was a good life. When I calmed down I saw tiny apples on am overgrown apple tree. I mow prune my applw tree amd get tons of apples. I stay home om the weekends and weed my garden. I havent had to buy a tomato in years. I only grow 8 tomato plants but they get 7 feet tall and produce 40 or so on my better boys and early girls to a couple hundred on my husky cherry plants. I spend two days a year canning the tomatoes a cant eat. I grow strawberries and make jelly and ice cream. I still can't grow peaches though lol.
Wow what a testimony . That’s awesome . Let me tell you mine too: I ate junk food my entire life I mean all day everyday until I became ill. That’s when I had to look for a solution to heal myself and stop ending up in the hospital all the time because it was reducing my quality of life. So I discovered that plants/trees had healing properties in them . From then I became addicted to garden and growing different varieties of trees. Let’s just say I’m glad I found a positive addiction 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Peaches are almost impossible to grow lol. I just started gardening also and have calmed do2n from the crazy drinking also. I still sip wine though after a long hard day In the garden
All I can say is Wow Dave! Your no nonsense approach to growing is phenomenal. I have looked at more gardening videos for expert advice than I would like to admit . I will not hesitate to say that your video is by far superior to any that I have seen. Thank you so very much for your vast knowledge and expertise. The wife and I are retired veterans and absolutely love being outside enjoying Gods splendor and miracles. We have a small orchard on 20 acres of land in the southern Ozarks of Missouri. An absolute gorgeous piece of land that God so graciously allows us to steward. I will certainly put to use the advice you have so generously provided in making me and my wife's little slice of heaven that much nicer. God bless you and your family my friend. Keep up the fantastic work. Rob Lundberg (a recent and grateful new subscriber).
Fantastic video. The best general information on how to select and start a home Orchard. Perfecting timing for me as I'm placing a big order to try and give my Orchard a serious jump start. Thank you for this.
Today I watched your video and I loved the way you explained it, it was enjoyable and very instructive, thank you for the love and passion that you have given us through your video.
I was inspired by one of your previous videos on this subject and I planted 240 mango, avocado and lychee trees on my 1/2 acre corner lot as a result. And on my lot is a 3400 sq ft house with a pool. This new video really gave more ideas especially your little to no nitrogen suggestion. Thanks again.
These are my favorite go-to videos for my home orchard. I learn so much and my trees are doing really well. Thanks so much for posting these vids. You are a great instructor.
you just answered in a single vid the 2 questions I really needed to get an answer to and couldn't find (possibility to control size of fruit trees without regard to the size the same tree would have if it could grow unhindered, and value of raised beds for fruit trees). Thanks a lot, and this is maybe the best gardening vid I have seen, awesome garden and great info.
Wanted to thank you for teaching & inspiring me to grow! I live in PNW suburbia on 1/4 acre & now grow over 60 varieties of fruits thanks to you. Most of the fruit trees I planted came from you guys through my nursery. Thanks again
Tom Spellman is the man! I'm also a suburban grower with around 60 trees (though in SoCal). THIS VIDEO inspired me to start my own back yard orchard 7 years ago.
This is an excellent video as an introduction to backyard fruit production. I spent 15 years as an orchardist then another 15 years as our area's arborist.This film has all good information but I only have an issue about one detail: you did a major pruning of a deciduous tree before the fall leaf drop. By pruning with the leaves too early, before dormancy, it denies the tree the sugar that the discarded leaves would have produced and stored away in the tree for the following spring growth.
I learned a lot in this video thanks for putting it together. I especially enjoyed the summer pruning and being able to keep the tree as small as you want
MAN, you speak very well! You're obviously not reading a script. You have a great command of the subject matter and enviable recall. Thanks for the information. I'm just getting ready to start a small (8 tree) backyard orchard.
@@erindewan6758 Darn. I guess I didn't ever finish my post! It turned out really good, except some freaking gophers ate a bunch of my pluot tree roots which made it wilt badly, which then made it susceptible to an attack from aphids. Funny thing though, the pluots still came out huge and delicious. It's war on gophers though. I have a pluot, a satsuma plum (incredible), a peach (also incredible), and a small Washington navel orange (mediocre so far). I also have a fuyu persimmon which are also wonderful. We eat them like apples.
Tom you're so motivational! I've put in 20+ trees this year and even though im in Australia and will never be able to buy your product just want to thank you so much for your clear and fantastic videos. You guys are doing a wonderful service with your on-line presence. Cheers mate.
WOW Tom your the man ! Excellent Video ! This is some of the very best CZcams has to offer. Thanks for taking the time to make this video and sharing it with us.
Great video"s Tom, I like your video"s a lot. You are one of the best I"ve seen when pruning. You not only show great pruning and why you prune like you do. Keep up the great work.
Again, another great video, Mr. Spellman. Your knowledge is awesome and it's always great to watch someone who truly enjoys their work. Thanks for the bag.
Wow, thank you so much for the commonsense advice. My favorite piece of advice is the considering our own property aspects. So many people give generals when it comes to planting, watering and such. Almost nobody asks us to consider our specific location and situation. We planted last fall and are newbies at this backyard orchard hobby, but fresh fruit is our passion. I have tons of questions, but I am going to watch your other videos before I start asking.
I agree with you on getting back to nature. My whole family enjoy the garden that I have and everybody want to be a part of it ever since I started it.
tom your are awesome and so are your trees i planted 10 different fruit trees and they are all from Dave wilson nursery i got them from my local nursery i cant Waite for my fruit to be harvested keep up the good work.
love this video...very educational and helpful...I learned alot and hope to continue...I have been slowly implementing a food forest beginning with peach, plum, apple, and pear...Looking to add more as I come across them...have a blessed day
Just found you here. I absolutely love your channel ! Thank you so much for all of the wonderful info on back yard orchards. Mine is 4 years old now. Will be using your info for future success. Thank you again !
Tom Spellman you are a STAR...THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT AMAZING INFO AND INSIGHT INTO BACKYARD GARDENING...I am getting ready to start mine and the information you give is priceless...
Tom, Thank you so much for this and all of your videos. I only wish that I had come across these videos before I planted my 50 fruit and nut trees. I did plant a wide range of fruits and varieties, but did not do much else correctly. Your videos will get me on the right track. Thanks again.
Thank you so much for reiterating that you need to prune the tree for size instead of trying to find the right root-stock or species. It took me forever to get comfortable with the idea that I will use pruning to keep my tree the way I want it. I usually tend to purchase plants based on their natural habitat but it's different with a lot of these fruit trees. I've been doing rough espalier's the last few years because my backyard is so tiny and I find it's working out just fine. :-)
This is such a great, informative video! Thank you so much for creating this. I am starting a backyard orchard in my suburban home in Los Angeles on mostly concrete with a few spaces of soil. Need to fit annual food crops in as well, so I am using a lot of pots & grow bags for now. After this planting season is over, I will hopefully be able to find permanent homes in my yard for my trees! Thank you again!
Wonderful explanation, I started watching your videos today. Thank you so much for sharing and making it so easy to understand especially for a beginner gardener like me. You have beautiful cherry trees. I actually wanted to try growing one in my yard but I have limited space and I was thinking of growing it in a container. Great advice with the mulching. I live in the tropics so it's hot 24/7, I now see the value of mulching my plants
I told Tom Spellman that he changed my life by saying I could plant trees much closer together than I ever would have dared. Thank you, Tom: I have many more trees and varieties than I otherwise would!
Start: Control tree size.
5:15 grow successive ripening varieties.
5:47 grow what you enjoy.
6:12 know your microclimate in each area of your property and tree selection for each microclimate.
7:37 understand root stock and choose root stock for adaptability to soil condition and weather, not size control. Summer pruning for size control, winter pruning for detail.
8:51 raised beds (cherry doesn’t like heavy wet soil).
9:46. Problem you can’t identify, call arborist and how to collect sample to show arborist.
11:53 mulch- 4 benefits: 1- keeps ground 10-20 degrees cooler for fine feeder root protection. 2-better use of irrigation water by 50% bottom line savings. 3- bio activity of soil: mycorrhizae, earth worms, bacteria, beneficial fungi that helps roots access nutrients in soil. 4- control weed seeds. Except rhizatious grasses. Control Bermuda grass before laying down mulch layer.
14:28 Fertilizer use low nitrogen (green vigorous growth) high phosphorous and potash (root stability, growth of fruiting and flowering wood) to have more fruit at a younger age.
15:30 get back to farming, get your hands dirty, get fresh air, sunshine, exercise, quality time with SO & family, enjoy what you’ve produced.
God bless you!
Thank you!
Finally, someone who can communicate with the average person! Thank you!
7:45 Detail: For heavy wet soil use Citation root stock, for dry/well drained use Nemaguard root stock.
the last part is the most important. building a bond with your kids and showing them where food comes from so they can also be self sustainable is the most important lesson in the video.
Well said Tom, gardening makes us human again and connects us back to mother earth. More people need to get back to basics and appreciate the roots that have been with us for centuries.
Woww 11 yrs old comment
@@ThESnAKe321now 12 years
When I was in my early 20's I thought drinking and partying was a good life. When I calmed down I saw tiny apples on am overgrown apple tree. I mow prune my applw tree amd get tons of apples. I stay home om the weekends and weed my garden. I havent had to buy a tomato in years. I only grow 8 tomato plants but they get 7 feet tall and produce 40 or so on my better boys and early girls to a couple hundred on my husky cherry plants. I spend two days a year canning the tomatoes a cant eat. I grow strawberries and make jelly and ice cream. I still can't grow peaches though lol.
Wow what a testimony . That’s awesome . Let me tell you mine too:
I ate junk food my entire life I mean all day everyday until I became ill. That’s when I had to look for a solution to heal myself and stop ending up in the hospital all the time because it was reducing my quality of life. So I discovered that plants/trees had healing properties in them . From then I became addicted to garden and growing different varieties of trees. Let’s just say I’m glad I found a positive addiction 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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Peaches are almost impossible to grow lol. I just started gardening also and have calmed do2n from the crazy drinking also. I still sip wine though after a long hard day In the garden
Nine years old comment 😮
All I can say is Wow Dave! Your no nonsense approach to growing is phenomenal. I have looked at more gardening videos for expert advice than I would like to admit . I will not hesitate to say that your video is by far superior to any that I have seen. Thank you so very much for your vast knowledge and expertise. The wife and I are retired veterans and absolutely love being outside enjoying Gods splendor and miracles. We have a small orchard on 20 acres of land in the southern Ozarks of Missouri. An absolute gorgeous piece of land that God so graciously allows us to steward. I will certainly put to use the advice you have so generously provided in making me and my wife's little slice of heaven that much nicer. God bless you and your family my friend. Keep up the fantastic work. Rob Lundberg (a recent and grateful new subscriber).
Fantastic video. The best general information on how to select and start a home Orchard. Perfecting timing for me as I'm placing a big order to try and give my Orchard a serious jump start. Thank you for this.
That man knows what he's talking about.
For sure!
Today I watched your video and I loved the way you explained it, it was enjoyable and very instructive, thank you for the love and passion that you have given us through your video.
So glad to have found your channel and website, I stuck gold with the wealth of knowledge here.
Hands down.. the best fruit tree video on the web.. Great information!! Thanks very much!!
I was inspired by one of your previous videos on this subject and I planted 240 mango, avocado and lychee trees on my 1/2 acre corner lot as a result. And on my lot is a 3400 sq ft house with a pool. This new video really gave more ideas especially your little to no nitrogen suggestion. Thanks again.
This is one of the best videos that I watched on CZcams. Thank you for the info. Now I can plant my 3rd cherry tree the correct way :).
Absolutely the best single video for growing backyard fruit trees. Thank you
These are my favorite go-to videos for my home orchard. I learn so much and my trees are doing really well. Thanks so much for posting these vids. You are a great instructor.
you just answered in a single vid the 2 questions I really needed to get an answer to and couldn't find (possibility to control size of fruit trees without regard to the size the same tree would have if it could grow unhindered, and value of raised beds for fruit trees).
Thanks a lot, and this is maybe the best gardening vid I have seen, awesome garden and great info.
Just wished all the other gardening how-to videos on youTube were as helpful as this one. Thanks, Tom and Dave Wilson Trees!
Wanted to thank you for teaching & inspiring me to grow! I live in PNW suburbia on 1/4 acre & now grow over 60 varieties of fruits thanks to you. Most of the fruit trees I planted came from you guys through my nursery. Thanks again
Tom Spellman is the man! I'm also a suburban grower with around 60 trees (though in SoCal). THIS VIDEO inspired me to start my own back yard orchard 7 years ago.
Wow 11 yrs old comment
This is an excellent video as an introduction to backyard fruit production. I spent 15 years as an orchardist then another 15 years as our area's arborist.This film has all good information but I only have an issue about one detail: you did a major pruning of a deciduous tree before the fall leaf drop. By pruning with the leaves too early, before dormancy, it denies the tree the sugar that the discarded leaves would have produced and stored away in the tree for the following spring growth.
I learned a lot in this video thanks for putting it together. I especially enjoyed the summer pruning and being able to keep the tree as small as you want
MAN, you speak very well! You're obviously not reading a script. You have a great command of the subject matter and enviable recall. Thanks for the information. I'm just getting ready to start a small (8 tree) backyard orchard.
Bob alloo &
+Bob alloo Couldn't have said it better
YOU are right, its clear as water information
Bob alloo how has your small orchard turned out?
@@erindewan6758 Darn. I guess I didn't ever finish my post! It turned out really good, except some freaking gophers ate a bunch of my pluot tree roots which made it wilt badly, which then made it susceptible to an attack from aphids. Funny thing though, the pluots still came out huge and delicious. It's war on gophers though. I have a pluot, a satsuma plum (incredible), a peach (also incredible), and a small Washington navel orange (mediocre so far). I also have a fuyu persimmon which are also wonderful. We eat them like apples.
Great info and delivery, thank you for putting this together.
Tom you're so motivational! I've put in 20+ trees this year and even though im in Australia and will never be able to buy your product just want to thank you so much for your clear and fantastic videos. You guys are doing a wonderful service with your on-line presence. Cheers mate.
Woww 11 yrs old comment
Tom is my new hero! Love all the information !
Great video and thank you for sharing your wisdom with the world!
Great discussion for the backyard fruit tree grower, thank you!
Absolutely wonderful video, cannot thank you enough for this valuable info!
Very informative and extremely well presented. My thanks.
Brilliant video and quiet timely . Thank you
WOW Tom your the man ! Excellent Video !
This is some of the very best CZcams has to offer.
Thanks for taking the time to make this video and sharing it with us.
Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge. Excellent video.
I am so happy I found this video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Best video I've ever seen on fruit tree care. Thank you Tom
Thanks for your backyard orchard videos. Learned so much watching the videos!
The best video on backyard orchard.
One of the best entry video for backyard orchards
thank you so much, one of the best practical advice videos I've seen. I'll have to see if have any more videos.
Wow just an amazing amount of information, thank you Tom!
probably the best home orchard advice on the web. thankyou
Dude, you rock! Really admire and respect you for your knowledge and ability to articulate!
My first word - WOW! Great video. I wanted to start a back yard orchard and was skeptical, now I'm excited. Can't wait to get started.
Best informative video I have seen in youtube! Thank you so much. Keep doing the great work and best of luck!
thank you! I was raised in the San Joaquin...your great information will help me develop my backyard orchard...in Greece!
This is the pruning video I needed to see. Thank you sir!
Jacob McMahon no kidding. I always thought that summer pruning was harmful to the tree.
You have to "Prune Top" it. I waited 10+ years... Until I decided to CHOP THE TOP OFF.....Here: czcams.com/video/AUBnRP3yC_M/video.html
Great video Dave, always interesting & informative, thanks!! You helped me select Parfianka pomegranates and they're coming along wonderfully.
Great job. Best video I have seen in a while thank you for sharing your knowledge
super video... thank you Tom Spellman for chock-full-o-info!
Wow! You covered it all. Thanks for a very informative video!!
This is the best information on keeping fruit trees small I have seen. Thank you Dave.
Very well made video and answered my questions thoroughly. Thank you!
Very, very informative and explained in an unpatronizing yet beginner friendly way. Thank you so much.
The best video I ever seen, thank you so much Dave. :)
I really enjoyed this video and learned a lot! I can't wait to exercise the knowledge I've learned here. Thank you Dave!
did u grow a tree :)
Great video"s Tom, I like your video"s a lot. You are one of the best I"ve seen when pruning. You not only show great pruning and why you prune like you do. Keep up the great work.
Again, another great video, Mr. Spellman. Your knowledge is awesome and it's always great to watch someone who truly enjoys their work. Thanks for the bag.
I feel that I have take notes there's so much information! I love it , thank you
Great video. Chock full of essential information presented clearly and logically. Thank you so much.
Thank you so much. Wonderful video. Loved all the comments and recommendations.
Thank you! Best info I’ve heard for home orchards.
Wow, thank you so much for the commonsense advice. My favorite piece of advice is the considering our own property aspects. So many people give generals when it comes to planting, watering and such. Almost nobody asks us to consider our specific location and situation.
We planted last fall and are newbies at this backyard orchard hobby, but fresh fruit is our passion. I have tons of questions, but I am going to watch your other videos before I start asking.
Excellent video. Thanks for taking the time to post this.
I have sent this link to this to my sister, a rancher with fruit trees.
So wise words and advice! Thank you very much!
Wonderful video! I learned a lot. Thanks so much for sharing your wisdom and knowledge!
Wonderful advice, I really enjoyed the video.
The best video on backyard orchards that I have seen excellent no nonsense practical advice for the beginner.
I agree with you on getting back to nature. My whole family enjoy the garden that I have and everybody want to be a part of it ever since I started it.
Great advice. Been growing back yard fruit trees for 30 years and I still learned from this,
Gotta say thanks for the great advice and presentation
What a great video - thanks Tom!
Thank you for this video.excellent information .👍🏻
Excellent tips! Thanks a bunch for sharing your expertise! Stay safe.
BRAVO.
STRAIGHT TO THE POINT TUTORING.👏
tom your are awesome and so are your trees i planted 10 different fruit trees and they are all from Dave wilson nursery i got them from my local nursery i cant Waite for my fruit to be harvested keep up the good work.
Thank you so much for this video, Brother .
GREAT video! Took notes to refer back to as I start my planting. Thank you
Uploaded 2011 and still serving people. This was a great help to me. Thank you!
I am just beginning to gather info on how to grow fruit trees and your video was very helpful. thank you Dave Wilson
love this video...very educational and helpful...I learned alot and hope to continue...I have been slowly implementing a food forest beginning with peach, plum, apple, and pear...Looking to add more as I come across them...have a blessed day
I have no clue on planting and never tried it before, but I like this guy and the way he talks.
Thank you so much for THE information , i started to collect my fruit trees/fruit Bushes 7years ago and i like iT so much . Watching from belgium
Just found you here. I absolutely love your channel ! Thank you so much for all of the wonderful info on back yard orchards. Mine is 4 years old now. Will be using your info for future success. Thank you again !
Great video! Please keep them coming! Thanks!
Tom, thank you for such a great video!
Tom Spellman you are a STAR...THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT AMAZING INFO AND INSIGHT INTO BACKYARD GARDENING...I am getting ready to start mine and the information you give is priceless...
what a tremendous amount of information. thank you
He's the best, very educated man, Very knowledgeable man!!
Tom, Thank you so much for this and all of your videos. I only wish that I had come across these videos before I planted my 50 fruit and nut trees. I did plant a wide range of fruits and varieties, but did not do much else correctly. Your videos will get me on the right track. Thanks again.
Greetings from Nova Scotia, Canada and I am surely a backyard fruit tree gardener! Your instructions for me raised all kinds of new possibilities.
Thank you so much for reiterating that you need to prune the tree for size instead of trying to find the right root-stock or species. It took me forever to get comfortable with the idea that I will use pruning to keep my tree the way I want it. I usually tend to purchase plants based on their natural habitat but it's different with a lot of these fruit trees. I've been doing rough espalier's the last few years because my backyard is so tiny and I find it's working out just fine. :-)
Another great vid. Thanks for all the valuable info.
Thank you sir. I learned a lot in just a few videos. You are a good and thorough teacher. God bless.
This is such a great, informative video! Thank you so much for creating this.
I am starting a backyard orchard in my suburban home in Los Angeles on mostly concrete with a few spaces of soil. Need to fit annual food crops in as well, so I am using a lot of pots & grow bags for now. After this planting season is over, I will hopefully be able to find permanent homes in my yard for my trees! Thank you again!
Thanks for sharing your great knowledge! I enjoyed a lot your your video!
It is refreshing to hear someone speak who really knows his audience!
Awesome video. Learned SO much!
Wonderful explanation, I started watching your videos today. Thank you so much for sharing and making it so easy to understand especially for a beginner gardener like me. You have beautiful cherry trees. I actually wanted to try growing one in my yard but I have limited space and I was thinking of growing it in a container. Great advice with the mulching. I live in the tropics so it's hot 24/7, I now see the value of mulching my plants
You rock dave and about that zip lock bag, Your the orchard i trust.... very great informative logical instruction
Thanks 🙏🏻 for sharing your knowledge and experience
Great video! best info I've received yet!
Love the honest & to the point info, thank you, just subbed