Your Orchard Goals

When purchasing fruit trees, your decisions about what varieties to choose and how many trees to purchase should be driven by what you are hoping to achieve in the long term. Your goals will also affect other aspects of your growing process, such as trellising versus staking.

The following pages contain brief outlines of the goal-dependent factors you should consider when shopping for fruit trees.

Backyard and Family Orchards

Wildlife Plantings

U-Pick Orchard Plantings

Cider Plantings | Cider Apple Classifications