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fruit trees

shugnshay
16 years ago

We live in Madisonville, just North of the lake.

I want to plant blackberries, blueberries, paw paws, and plums. (Already have figs in the ground.) I can't find any local places for paw paws and I don't trust myself to take proper care of a bareroot plant purchased from the internet. Which kinds of plums and blueberries (the sweeter the better) do well here? And when is it too late to plant? The areas where these trees will be placed receive full sun until just after 1 p.m. followed by mottled shade till dark, in case this helps.

As far as the blackberries, I'm pretty much sold on the triple crowns, but not sure if they'll hold up to full sun here. I mean absolutely no shade all day long. I've been told to protect blueberries and paw paws from afternoon sun, and honestly have no idea what I'm doing.

My kids want to grow stuff, so I thought I'd lower my grocery bill in the process. They've already voted their way into a butterfly garden, which led me to the pawpaws for zebra swallowtails.

Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Shay

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