Hey there fellas, am delighted to see so many passionate gardeners
Well, just joined the forum and thought of seeking your advice as to what are the best fruit tree options for home lawn in ISLAMABAD
I was wondering about Plum and Cherry and some shady trees on corners (not sure, which ones)
Also, would love to use some fancy vines for the boundary walls.
Please share your thoughts, experiences, recommendations.
Islamabad: Fruit Trees for home lawn
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Bilal
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Islamabad: Fruit Trees for home lawn
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Bilal Shahid
Bilal Shahid
Re: Islamabad: Fruit Trees for home lawn
Bilal some answers first. What is the size of the garden? Which side it faces, east or west? Soil i know quite well and its heavy clay(potters clay). Have you dug it up and got rid of the stones, etc? If its too heavy get golden river sand from Kurri and mix it in to improve the water absorption rate plus organic manure to improve the water retention rate. Other then the sun, walls roads, etc there is another source of heat, back heat from the construction rubble underground.
You can grow what ever you like but you will have give it a hard pruning every Jan to fit the space allocated to it. Don't worry, quality is far better then quantity, for example 200 Kgs of superior quality Lychee is far better then a Ton. The international norm for Lychee is eight feet and fruit expected is 400 Kgs/season. I would keep it butchered to six feet(domestic use).
Chikoo is a small compact first year fruiting tree. Lychee has beautiful foliage but fruits after four years. China Naspati/pear is a hi-bred grafted plant, very compact but fruits heavy. This nomenclature of China being used by our nurseries are not actually from China but new tech grafted ones. Look around, any thing with China should do quite well. Grapes/Kiwi fruit nee very little space on the ground but require trellis work. I use GI wire to form the trellis but iron and welding will be involved.
The big problem you may face is how many hours of sunlight you get, morning sun or afternoon sun or maybe if you are in G sectors, the mid day sun. I think you should take some time out and explore these aspects of your garden. When you have answered these questions then i think people may be able to give you some response.
Have a good day, cheers.
Regards.
You can grow what ever you like but you will have give it a hard pruning every Jan to fit the space allocated to it. Don't worry, quality is far better then quantity, for example 200 Kgs of superior quality Lychee is far better then a Ton. The international norm for Lychee is eight feet and fruit expected is 400 Kgs/season. I would keep it butchered to six feet(domestic use).
Chikoo is a small compact first year fruiting tree. Lychee has beautiful foliage but fruits after four years. China Naspati/pear is a hi-bred grafted plant, very compact but fruits heavy. This nomenclature of China being used by our nurseries are not actually from China but new tech grafted ones. Look around, any thing with China should do quite well. Grapes/Kiwi fruit nee very little space on the ground but require trellis work. I use GI wire to form the trellis but iron and welding will be involved.
The big problem you may face is how many hours of sunlight you get, morning sun or afternoon sun or maybe if you are in G sectors, the mid day sun. I think you should take some time out and explore these aspects of your garden. When you have answered these questions then i think people may be able to give you some response.
Have a good day, cheers.
Regards.