Tidewater Gardening
so you need to plant them as soon as they arrive from the grower. I recommend purchasing fruit varieties from mail order nurseries because many times the plants available at the local big box store or retailer are limited in what varieties are offered. Select recommended, disease-resistant varieties when possible, and be sure you indicate a desired shipping date. A listing of University of Maryland Extension-recommended small and tree fruit varieties can be found in their publications HG 68 and 69 on the Maryland Home and Garden website: https://extension. umd.edu/hgic. If you would like to “hurry” spring a little bit, prune branches of pussy willow, quince, crabap-
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