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We specialise in fruit tree care
Welcome to the Fruit Tree Folk, your expert partner in nurturing healthy fruit trees.
We prune existing trees, diagnose and manage tree health issues, advise on new trees and transplants, and provide consultations and workshops for tree owners, community gardens and garden care professionals.
Whether you are new to fruit trees, have fruit trees but no time, or a seasoned gardener who “just says no” to ladders, contact our qualified consulting arborist for personalised care and expert advice.
People accessing services under NDIS or My Aged Care packages are welcome.
Where are you?
We live, work and love on unceeded lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people AKA the northern suburbs of Melbourne VIC.
But Christy loves an adventure and will travel to Zone 2 and beyond if you don’t mind adding some extra juice to the ute or shouting him an economy class airplane meal.
Call us on 0425 7227 63 for tailored care for your fruit tree.
Lady bird / lady beetle sunning themselves on my peach tree, waiting quite happily, for juicy young ...
Oct 29
Lady bird / lady beetle sunning themselves on my peach tree, waiting quite happily, for juicy young nymphs to be consumed for lunch. Aphids beware!
Thanks to @bugsforbugs for the new arrivals to the gardens IPM plan.
#ipm
#bugsforbugs
#ladybeetle
#ladybird
#aphids
Queensland fruit flys are leaving bad reviews on TripAdvisor about Qff exclusion nets with zips.
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Oct 17
Queensland fruit flys are leaving bad reviews on TripAdvisor about Qff exclusion nets with zips.
-"Bloody awful, looked promising but no fruit to be had here".
Maria, Templestowe
-"We just couldn't get in. It didn't matter that we were ladies, the net said no".
Lakin, Coburg North
-"I thought this was an all inclusive backyard, turns out I was wrong".
Noah, Coburg South
#cherrytree
#exclusion
#inclusion
#badreview
#goodreview
#christmasfruit
#carelesswhisper
Fruit protection sleeves and other pest protection solutions available at our shop.
Link in ...
Oct 16
Fruit protection sleeves and other pest protection solutions available at our shop.
Link in bio.
#birdprotection
#lemons
#fruittree
#gardening
#backyard
#spring
Being able to access your tree while fruit is ripening is important.
#fruittree
#nets
#treenets
#organic
Applying a calcined kaolin clay spray now will significantly control citrus gall wasp.
It just ...
Oct 11
Applying a calcined kaolin clay spray now will significantly control citrus gall wasp.
It just is.
#kaolinclay
#citrusgallwasp
#citrus
#ipm
#lemon
#organic
#garden
The Biotrap V2 Queensland fruit fly trap.
These qff traps will enable monitoring for the first ...
Oct 11
The Biotrap V2 Queensland fruit fly trap.
These qff traps will enable monitoring for the first males and the reduction of breeding females.
Designed by Colin Baine, qff entomologist.
It's that time of year to be proactive.
#fruitfly
#ipm
#victoria
#melbourne
#queenslandfruitfly
#nsw
#backyard
#organic
#pest
#
Zippered insect exclusion nets now in stock.
Visit our website to find out more.
Easy on, ...
Oct 10
Zippered insect exclusion nets now in stock.
Visit our website to find out more.
Easy on, easy off pest protection.
#insectnetting
#fruittree
#pestprotection
#queenslandfruitfly
What would you do here?
#regen #development
#pool #tenniscourt #garden #skatepark #housing #school #community #communityhub #shops
#forest
#haveacuppa
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Queensland fruit fly solution.
Insect exclusion netting.
Our zippered insect exclusion net for fruit fly and all other pests (other than net eating rats).
Photo: Christy and Tristan before and after fitting a 3x3x3m net on their apricot tree.
#birdnetting #insectnetting #batnetting #possum #nets #queenslandfruitfly #love #abundance #gardening #fruittree
#orchard #garden #gardener #grow #spring
Stunning peach espalier.
25 years of loving care by Wayne in Templestowe. 👍👍
#bewdiful #lovely #art #peace #time
How good is this?
A 25 year old peach espalier on a hot western facing wall (8:45am). Double ...
Oct 4
How good is this?
A 25 year old peach espalier on a hot western facing wall (8:45am). Double story and eaves on the roof.
Note the ficus pumila also. Stay cool with trees.
I was so grateful for meeting Wayne and seeing the long term forward thinking in his garden. Two thumbs up Wayne.
#espalier #espalierfruittrees #passivecooling
#design #cooling #verycool #peachtree #tree
#fruittree #futureproof #melbourne
#solar #smartdesign
This citrus tree was struggling to thrive because it was planted at least 10 centimetres too deep ...
Sep 26
This citrus tree was struggling to thrive because it was planted at least 10 centimetres too deep and a pot bound girdling root system did not help.
It now has a much better chance of a productive life with replanting at correct depth.
#lemontree
#potbound
#soil
#planting
#pruning
#fruittreecare
#melbourne
#fruittree
#arboriculture