What do Fruiting Size, EZ-Pick and Instant Orchard mean?
Our size names carry a little shorthand:
- Fruiting Size – a tree or plant old enough to begin bearing. Most of our fruit trees 5' and taller, and berry plants two years old and up, are fruiting size.
- EZ-Pick – a tree we have pruned and trained to a lower, well-branched shape, so the fruit stays within easy reach from the ground. EZ-Pick trees are usually 4–6' tall with a 3/4–1.25" caliper.
- Instant Orchard – our largest trees: 6–7' tall with a 1–1.25" or larger caliper, heavily branched and pre-pruned, so they look and bear like an established orchard tree from their first seasons.
Caliper is the thickness of the trunk near the base – see What does 'cal.' or 'caliper' mean?
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