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I’m in the northeast and had a bunch of pear trees on my property when I purchased it. They were the standard Lowe’s varieties and none did very well. I had some Bradford pears pop up an id typically leave them for a year for added flowers for the bees. A couple years ago I grafted my fruit pears onto a couple trees and it’s been great. What are your favorite things to graft?

I found a 1 acre or so plot to construct an urban perennial garden. I was going to create some fruit tree guilds, peaches, cherries, plums

I have never done more than a 5×5 plot, what do I need to expect?

What pests and illnesses should I be aware of? How do I know what kind of production I can expect?

I would like to create enough to resell at a farmers market but also leave the rest available for community access

What do you think? What would you do if you had this situation?

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