Trees of Antiquity News

Preparing Trees for Winter Begins in July?!

Preparing Fruit Trees for Winter for Zones 3-7 The beautiful weather in middle fall may not allow the trees to go into dormancy on a regular schedu...

When to Harvest Fruit From Your Trees

When to Harvest        Determining when to harvest fruit from your trees, you must take careful consideration of timing. Harvesting fruit at just t...

When to Start Thinning Your Fruit

While it is warming up, it is a thrill to see your trees beginning to display the fruits of your labor. So why voluntarily remove this wonderful fr...

Origin Story; Hudson's Golden Gem

One of our favorite adventurous apples in the orchard is the Hudson's Golden Gem. It is a precocious apple with very low chill requirements, diseas...

We're Busy in the Field Grafting Away...

Budding & Grafting Our Trees Grafting is a horticultural technique used to propagate fruit trees by joining a cutting of one plant (the scion) ...

Glimpse of Folks Growing Our Trees

Windrose is a small family farm located east of Paso Robles, near Creston, in San Luis Obispo County. Tucked in a unique valley of 50 acres, 12 ar...

Digging Into Clay

Clay Soils What to consider when planting trees in slow draining clay soils. Poor drainage often leads to higher soil pH's. If you have compaction ...

When Should I Harvest My Apples?

Supermarket apples are often picked when not fully tree ripened. The reason is mainly to do with picking while the flesh is very firm to prevent br...