fruit cultivation
Raising edible crops
Fruit cultivation is the practice of growing fruit-bearing plants for harvest.
The term covers everything from backyard orchards to commercial operations spanning thousands of acres.
It encompasses site selection, planting, pruning, pest management, and harvesting techniques specific to fruit crops: Her expertise in fruit cultivation transformed the neglected orchard into a productive enterprise.
- applesRound tree fruit
- apple pickingCollecting orchard fruit by hand
- orchardFruit tree plantation
- citrus grovesCultivated lemon-orange plantations
- graftingJoining tissues to grow together
pollination · espalier · cultivar · fertilization · mangoes · crop rotation · soil pH · rootstock · pest control · pear trees · thinning · oranges · harvest · crop yield · farmers market · pruning · picking · cider
fruit cultivationanimal husbandry
Raising domesticated beasts systematically
livestock farming · cattle ranching · poultry farming · dairy farming · pig farming
fruit cultivationwild foraging
Harvesting uncultivated edibles
gathering · hunting and gathering · wildcrafting · wild harvesting · berry picking