When You Have Decided On Which Kind Of Fruit Tree You Would Like, Andwhere You Would Like It, You Can Finally Start To Plant It. If You Buyyour Tree From A Nursery, Be Especially Careful When You Are Taking Itfrom The Nursery To Your House. I Once Had A Friend Who Put The Tree Inthe Back Of His Truck, But Clipped A Sign On The Way Home. The Entire Treesnapped In Half, And My Friend Was Left A Very Sad Man.When You Have Gotten Your Tree Safely Back To Your Yard, Look At Thebottom Of It And See How Big The Clump Of Roots Is. It May Seem Like A Lotof Work Now, But You Want To Dig A Hole That Is Twice As Wide As Theclump, And Just A Little Less Deep. Making The Hole Slightly Bigger Thanthe Clump Of Roots Allows There To Be Room For The Soil That You Dug Outto Be Put Back In. Otherwise You Would Be Stuck With A Giant Heap Ofunwanted Dirt, And Nowhere To Put It. After You Have Dug The Hole, Linethe Hole With Some Compost Or Fertilizer So That The Tree Will Growbetter. After You Have Done This You Should Set Your Fruit Tree Into Thehole, And Spread The Roots Out Evenly So That The Tree Will Be Strong Andstable. When All Of This Business Is Done, Take The Soil That You Dug Up And Fillin The Hole Completely. Unless You Want Big Piles Of Dirt Everywhere, Youshould Be Sure You Use All Of The Dirt Even Is It Is A Couple Incheshigher Than The Rest Of Your Yard. This Is Because It Will Compress Whenwatered. Before You Firm Up The Soil, Make Sure That The Tree Iscompletely Vertical And Will Not Fall Over. After You Have Checked Thatthe Tree Is Perfectly Vertical You Can Gently Firm Up The Soil. If The Tree's Trunk Is Not Yet Completely Sturdy And Can Be Bent, You Needto Tie The Tree To A Stake With A Bit Of Rope. Be Sure Not To Tie The Ropetightly To The Tree, As You Need To Allow Room For The Trunk To Grow. Oncethe Tree Is Sturdy Enough To Withstand All Types Of Weather, You Can Takethe Stakes Off Of It. When All Of This Is Done You Should Mulch Around Thebase Of The Tree. If You Live In An Area Where Wildlife Can Access Youryard, Then You Should Put A Fence Around Your Tree, Because Some Animalswill Eat The Bark Off Of Young Trees.Once You Have Successfully Planted Your Fruit Tree It Will Start To Bearfruit After It Is Three To Five Years Old. Once Your Tree Starts To Carrya Lot Of Fruit You Should Periodically Pick Some Of The Fruit So That Thebranches Aren't Weighed Down Too Much. If The Fruit Gets Too Thick, Thebranches Can Break Off. On Some Years Your Tree Might Not Bear As Muchfruit As Others, But This Should Not Worry You. Healthy Trees Often Takeyears On Vacation Where They Produce Little Or No Fruit.After You've Planted Your Tree You Might Start To Have Some Problems Withpests. To Help Keep These Pests Away, Always Rake Away Old Leaves, Brush,or Any Other Decaying Matter That Could Be Holding Bugs That Could Beharmful To Your Tree.To Make Sure That Your Tree Always Stays Healthy In The Long Run, Youshould Prune It During Winter Or Spring. Water Your Tree Every Two Weeksduring Dry Times, And Be Sure Not To Hit Your Tree With A Lawn Mower Or Aweed Eater Because It Could Severely Damage The Growth Process. Also Justmake Sure That Your Tree Gets Plenty Of Water And Plenty Of Sun, And Yourgrowing Experience Should Be Just Great.PPPPP(Word Count: 661)
