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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.
Crown reduction pruning of this cracker of a large tall lemon tree, 40 ish years old. Targeted ...
Sep 5
Crown reduction pruning of this cracker of a large tall lemon tree, 40 ish years old. Targeted pruning to reduce risk of limb failures for the owners and the neighbor.
Windy spring time.
#lemontree
#shigo
#fruittree
#pruning
#arboriculture
#melbourne
#arborist
Spring is lovely 🌸.
#treecare
It's that time of year again.
Spring is flower time.
Peach blossoms 🌸 en mass.
Prunus persica looking marvelous.
This dwarf variety says hi 👋.
#melbourne
#fruittree
#net
#fruitnet
#treecare
#spring
#prunus
#bees
#pollination
Insect exclusion netting solutions before being easily taken off post harvest.
No Queensland ...
May 23
Insect exclusion netting solutions before being easily taken off post harvest.
No Queensland fruit fly or birds etc on these nashi, pear and fig.
#fruittreepruning
#fruittreeprotection
#queenslandfruitfly
#melbourne
#australia
#fruittreefolk
2 mature avocado trees I met in Canterbury eastern suburb of Melbourne. Reportedly a bacon and Haas ...
May 14
2 mature avocado trees I met in Canterbury eastern suburb of Melbourne. Reportedly a bacon and Haas variety. Approximately 40 years old.
Avocados can be big trees.
#avocado
#fruittree
Some pics from a 6 tree double espalier I have the pleasure of caring for.
#pear
#plum...
Feb 3
Some pics from a 6 tree double espalier I have the pleasure of caring for.
#pear
#plum
#apple
#espalier
#fruittrees
#fruittreenets
#summerfruit
#summergarden
#gardening
And the last of the broad beans are leaving the bed.
#broadbeans
#wickingbeds
#happy
#fruittreefolk
There will be no Qff (Queensland fruit fly) or other pests like birds, possums, bats or rats getting...
Nov 3
There will be no Qff (Queensland fruit fly) or other pests like birds, possums, bats or rats getting into these peach and nectarine trees this year.
Insect proof zippered nets to get the rewards.
#fruittreefolk
#queenslandfruitfly
#birds
#possum
#bat
#rat
#pestprotection
#fruitnet
#fruittreenet
#treecare
#arborist
Spring rain light.
#light
#fruittreepruning
Fruit tree pest protection.
#zippernets
#pest
#pestprotection
#qf
#fruitprotection
#pruning
#fruittree
#netting
#nets
It's international day for Dr Alex Shigo.
Compartmentalization of decay in trees (CODIT) is a concept created by plant pathologist Alex Shigo after studying wood-decay fungus patterns.
Here is two examples of compartmentalization in trees, with radial and circular walling, in a Citrus lemon sp and in an Acer platanoides.
Happy little avocado tree, gonna be big one day. Great to see good mulching protecting the root ...
Sep 20
Happy little avocado tree, gonna be big one day. Great to see good mulching protecting the root zone.
Can you see at least 6 fruit on the tree?
#coburg
#coburggarden
#coburggardenlovers
#avocado
#avocadotree
#perseaamericana
#persea
#orchard
#urban
#urbanfood
#mulch
#spring
#fruittree
#melbourne
#fruittreefolk
#calcinedkaolinclay
#zippernets