Best Fruit Trees To Grow with James Kaechele

About this episode

This episode features James Kaechele discussing how to choose the right fruit trees for various climates and communities.

Learn how to choose the right fruit trees for real communities in real climates with James Kaechele, an ISA Certified Master Arborist and Program Arborist at the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation (FTPF). FTPF is a nonprofit organization that plants orchards across the United States and around the world. Also, consider joining Susan's Book Development Team if you are passionate about fruit trees and would love to help shape her new books. The host of the Orchard People radio show and podcast is Susan Poizner of the fruit tree care education website www.orchardpeople.com . Susan is the author of four books on fruit tree care. Learn more here: https://orchardpeople.com/books HOW TO TUNE IN TO OUR PODCAST The show airs on the last Tuesday of every month on RealityRadio101 at 1:00 PM ET! While it’s no longer live, you can still watch or listen anytime—and catch the recorded podcast anytime afterward. 📺 Video Podcast: Watch the recorded episode anytime on our YouTube Podcast Playlist . 🎧 Audio Podcast: Download the podcast and listen on your favorite app after it airs. IS READING YOUR THING? 🌐 Transcript: Read the full conversation at your own pace. 🌐 Article: Read the article linked…

People in this episode

Host: Susan Poizner

Guest: James Kaechele

Topics covered

• fruit trees
• arboriculture
• climate adaptation
• community gardening
• organic gardening

Keywords

• fruit trees
• arborist
• planting
• gardening
• climate

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fruit Tree Planting Foundation, Orchard People, RealityRadio101, YouTube, OrchardPeople.com

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