Not only is it the beginning of the spring vegetable gardening season, it continues to be a great time to plant perennial plants like berry bushes and fruit trees.
Many berry bushes produce super fast! Berries like blackberry, raspberry, and blueberry may fruit some their first year and will begin fruiting in earnest the year after.
Dwarf apple trees sometimes produce apples their first year after planting, and other fast-producing fruit trees like peaches will produce 2-3 years after planting. Some of our larger peach trees (6-7 feet tall) may produce even earlier!
Nut trees like pecans take longer to produce and the native paw paw tree also requires 5+ years before you get any fruit. No matter if you’re playing the food production long-game or if you’re in it for quicker yields, there’s a a little something for everyone.
