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Tuesday 11 August 2015

Written by James Bourke

Planting fruit and ornamental trees

Winter is the best time of year to plant fruit and ornamental trees. It is a great thing to have your own fruit trees, and the best thing about grafted fruit trees is that they can produce fruit within the first year...if they are healthy.

Some of the nicest small ornamental trees grow between four and six metres. These varieties include Japanese maples, ornamental pears, crab apples and flowering cherries. Larger, quick growing trees which are great for shade include gleditsias, robinas, Chinese elms and red maples.

Other plants that are really good options to plant during winter and give vibrant colour throughout the season and into the start of sring include hellebores and camellias. They both come in many different varieties and colours and prefer a semi-protected area where they will receive morning to early afternoon sun, but are protected from the late afternoon sun.