Dwarf Fruit Trees

Dwarf Fruit Trees is my attempt to bring together some of the interesting world of trees that are short, small, yet produce, hopefully, larger amounts of fruit. I've been fascinated with DFT since I was a child and my first real tree was a Grapefruit Tree I raised/inherited from my grandmother. I had to leave it behind when I moved to Canada.

Banana Fruit Tree-Interesting article on the banana and its many varieties. I often tell people of the interesting hard banana I found in the Philippines that reminded me of the taste of strawberries. I think of it fondly still.

California Rare Fruit Growers (CRFG) is one of the largest amateur fruit-growing organization in the world.

Columnar apple trees form a single trunk shaped like a spire. Trees will grow eight feet tall but only two feet wide. Fruit develops on short branches or spurs on the trunk. Plant at least 18 inches apart.

Dwarf Citrus Trees-They grow a variety of dwarf trees which are as large as 8 feet tall. California but no sales outside USA

Dwarf Fruit Trees There are two types of dwarf trees. The trees that are TRUE dwarfs, and the traditional dwarfed and semi-dwarfed trees that have full-size tops grafted onto dwarf rootstocks.

Dwarf Pear Tree-The first genetically engineered dwarf pear tree of an existing variety has been developed by Agricultural Research Service scientists.

Earth Easy-Fruit trees come in three sizes. Take a look at the variety of sizes available and then decide which is right for you.

IDFTA was established in 1958 "to promote an understanding of the nature and use of dwarf fruit trees through research, education and dissemination of information."