Fruit trees are now available in a range of sizes that permit using them almost anywhere. When you landscape with fruit trees, you combine beauty with practicality.
Fruit trees can serve many functions.
For example, apple trees make superb shade trees anywhere in the yard if you prune them to a branch high enough to allow passage underneath. A large spreading cherry will also provide good shade. Any fruit tree you like can be used as a focal point or accent in the yard or garden. The most striking trees in bloom are apples, cherries, quince, and some peach varieties. These hardy trees are the most widely adapted of all flowering trees and offer abundant displays of red to pink to white blossoms followed by brilliantly colored fruit.