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Start an orchard! Low-cost options for fruit trees

Late winter/early spring is the season for planting bare root fruit trees.  Bare root fruit trees are young trees (or sometimes just “whips”) that are sold in their dormant state with roots exposed, before being potted and sold as larger nursery stock.  Bare root trees are less expensive than potted trees, and are easier to prune [...]

Community tree plantings make trees more affordable

Portland is home to the amazing Friends of Trees which is helping to make every neighborhood in Portland greener through volunteer-led tree plantings.  FOT also passes on a huge cost savings to residents that want to add trees to their landscapes.  As a resident of Portland, you can purchase an incredibly inexpensive tree through FOT ($25-$75), [...]