SWEET AND JUICY
Jan 03, 2018
3 minutes
WORDS: DIANE CRAWFORD PHOTOS: FLEMING’S NURSERIES
Stone fruits include almonds, apricots, cherries, nectarines, peaches and plums, all botanically related members of the genus Prunus. Their fruit can be eaten fresh or dried or can be used in cooking and preserves. The fruits contain a hard, often pitted seed.
Stone-fruit trees can be added to the garden year round but are best planted during early winter as grafted, bare-rooted plants. Autumn is the ideal time to prepare the ground for planting and order your trees.
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