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Tips: Cut back any vigorously-growing branches and keep the tree balanced.

Prune roughly 1/3 of the current year's growth, keeping all cuts above outward buds. To promote ideal health and growth, prune your Fruit Cocktail early in the winter. Pruning: Routine pruning to maintain the desired shape and balance of your tree can be performed on an ongoing basis. Prevent fertilizers from making direct contact with the trunk of the tree.Ĥ. Apply choice of either manure, compost or a slow-release fertilizer mixed into the soil. Fertilization: Fertilize your Fruit Cocktail three times each year with applications in the late winter, early summer and early autumn. Make sure your Fruit Cocktail Tree is moist at all times, especially during the hotter months.ģ. Water the tree the next day, then twice weekly for the next three weeks.Ģ. Water thoroughly, removing any air pockets, and tamp down the soil. Then, place and stake the tree to secure it. When you're ready to plant, dig your hole slightly wider than the roots and at sufficient depth to cover them. Be sure the area provides adequate protection from strong winds if possible.

#COCKTAIL GRAPEFRUIT TREE FULL#

Planting: First, select a spot that gets full or partial sun (at least a half-day or 4 to 8 hours of sun per day at minimum). Order your own Fruit Cocktail Tree today!ġ. Initial pruning and training have already been done to ensure you'll receive a healthy specimen, ready for years of prolific fruit production. And it saves you money since you’re able to skip the supermarket trips and simply walk to your yard for fresh produce, without harsh chemicals or pesticides. It’s easy – this tree is a hassle-free, rare hybrid that’s not usually seen in your local garden center. Best of all, our Fruit Cocktail Tree is self-fertile, adaptable to most soil types and matures to a manageable height of 10 to 15 feet, ensuring an easy harvest and acclimation into even the smallest garden areas. And best of all, it’s a healthy, hardy cultivar that provides years of fruit production.īy mid-summer, the harvest season begins, resulting in ample fruit for canning, freezing, cooking preserves, and baking pies and cobblers. We cultivated and nurture this unique specimen by grafting these single-stone fruit selections together onto one tree, so you get two to four different, great-tasting fruit types for the price of one. You'll get a combination fruit that can include peaches, plums, nectarines and apricots from our most popular varieties, a surprise medley that can give you a harvest in a few short years. Whether you’re looking for your own mini orchard in a compact space or need a quick, no-nonsense harvest of a sweet fruit medley, the Fruit Cocktail Tree fits the bill. A variety of fresh, quickly-grown fruit, right from your backyard.

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