r/FruitTree

hi! I put my protection cage too close to the tree and the deer reached over and eventually knocked the cage over and got to the tree. the trunk is fine it’s just the ends of the branches have all been defoliated. I am hoping I can save it, I built a bigger cage around the tree. how far down should I prune the defoliated branches? I removed everything that was actually dead wood but I am scared to do more… I am also gonna remove the fabric from the original tree support

I live in Northern Maine and have no idea what is growing in my field. I do have an Apple Orchard, but do not recognize whatever this is.

So I’m out here trying to give my garden some love on this beautiful Sunday. Can somebody please tell me how to get my cherry trees in better health? I really don’t wanna lose these.
Zone 9b

I have an issue,(actually several) with my Lisbon tree. I am in Texas zone 8b. It is usually brought into the garage for winter, but it is rather large (the top hits the top of the garage door opening) and I didn’t have my regular help when I brought the others in so I decided to try something that I read others had had success with. I had a tree/plant cover and some old school Christmas lights so I strung the lights throughout the tree and covered it. It worked fine until it ripped while watering it and I began having to constantly try to keep it closed during the wind, cold and precipitation.

So when it got warm enough and I uncovered it, there was some damage to the lower portion and some of the upper leaves so I trimmed the damage and it seemed to be okay. It bloomed and began to produce fruit. As stated I know that it has other issues some of which are it needs to be repotted and leaf miners, but I do as well. 2026 has been unkind to my health.

The latest issue is what I am hoping that I can find answers to from the wealth of knowledge here. Some of the fruits began to develop small brown spots. A few of them have turned completely brown. It is still flowering at times and has had a growth spurt which began in September. Actually all of my citrus trees did, which is something else I need to figure out. But for now I am trying to hopefully save this tree because it holds a Great Sentimental Value to me.

Sorry for being so wordy. These are photos from just after it was trimmed in April up until yesterday. Thanks in advance for any and all the information and resources given.

Hi all, I do believe this tree is about a year and a half old. It has done a LOT of growing this summer, and two branches have appeared in the last month. It has had some fungus gnats living in the soil which I thought I had dealt with. But the new shoots seem to have been nibbled on. Now winter is coming, so I don’t expect much new growth.
I kept this avocado tree outdoors for about 5 months as we had a long summer, and it did very well.
I have a little bit of pruning to the lower leaves. Can anyone tell me what’s been eating it? How can I care for this avocado tree properly?
Thank you in advance!

Hi! These fig trees are around 30 years old. Does anyone have any tips on how I’d wrap this in the winter (zone 7A NJ)? Last year I cut it down and made the mistake of wrapping it with plastic and some burlap since I had nothing else and even though I knew better I thought it was better than nothing.. well it wasn’t and lot of the branches died so I cut them all off and it came back but even more wild. The way this fig tree grows is odd. It’s 3 trees lumped in the same area with crazy amounts of branches off of each and some grow down, on the ground some grow crooked even by cutting them back I couldn’t possibly wrap them all properly by the way the actually grow from the base which seems to have many trunks. Do I have to cut it completely to start training it to grow properly? The first few years we had hundreds of figs per season and this year we’ve had a smaller but decent amount even from the new branches that grew after I pruned a large amount and dead branches. I don’t want to ruin these trees any tips will help 😂 thank you!