Looking to start a small collection of fruit trees on the property I just purchased in Greenup Co . Probably a few different types of apple , a peach tree or two . A cherry tree . Maybe even a pear.

@BirdBrain

Not that I know anything about it, but my parents have a cherry tree that's mega productive.

 

It gave so many cherries that I had to throw 4 pounds into my mulberry wine because we couldn't eat them all before they'd spoil.

I only know two things. One is that certain trees need another tree to polinate with. The other is that pruning is very important to fruit production. I don't know how to prune them, I just know it's important.

 

Some can be planted singularly. Some are male/female so you need a male and a female. Some are hemaphrodite, but still require a second tree to cross polinate.

 

Whomever you buy your trees from should know. If they don't know, then go somewhere else.

Make sure you are planting the right cross pollinators.

Greenup County

 

They should be able to help you out with what will work best in your area.

Buy dwarf trees. They are easier to prune. Apples are all grafted now, so you can grow more than one kind on a single tree. Research pears, eating or canning. Cherries, sweet or pie, etc. Peaches and apricots that will grow in Kentucky.