Planting fruit trees in these spots could spell disaster.
Avoid the following places when planting fruit trees to ensure a better harvest and less maintenance hassles.
Ensure your planting site haswell-draining soilwith plenty of organic matter such as compost.
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Place your fruit trees where they will get at least 8 hours a day of direct sunlight.
The roots can crack paving materials and cause uneven surfaces.
Where Diseased Fruit Trees Were
Manytree diseasesare due to fungi and bacteria that hang out in soil.
Instead, choose a different spot to plant your tree where nothing diseased has been growing.
And planting near any street could expose trees to harmful salt spray when roads are treated in the winter.
With repeated exposures, you’ll likely end up losing the tree altogether.
