Guides
Practical, zone-aware guides to growing fruit
GuideGrowing Fruit Trees in Containers: Pots, Mix and Care
How to grow fruit trees in containers: pot sizes by fruit, the right potting mix, watering, feeding, pruning and when to move the pot indoors for winter.
GuideFruit Trees by Zone: What Grows in USDA Zones 4–11
Which fruit trees grow in your USDA zone, from zone 4 to 11: what to plant in the ground, what belongs in a pot and the winter lows that decide it.
GuideOverwintering Fruit Trees Indoors: Which Ones and How
Which fruit trees can spend winter indoors and how: when to bring each pot in, how much light it needs and how to water, from mango and Meyer lemon to fig.
GuideWhere to Buy Fruit Trees in the US: What to Look For
Where to buy fruit trees in the US and how to choose one: regional nurseries and extension plant sales, grafted vs seedling, the label and citrus quarantine.