What is an Orchard?
An orchard is an area which is dedicated to the growing of fruit or nut trees and sometimes shrubs which produce fruit and nuts. Orchards vary widely in layout, shape, and size, depending on regional preferences and the types of trees involved, and many people have fond associations with orchards, as they produce favored treats like peaches, cherries, apricots, almonds, and many others. Even a small orchard can be amazingly productive, which is why some homes in rural areas have a planting of a few fruit trees to supply household needs. Humans have been establishing orchards for a very long time, and until the 15th century, the word was also used to refer to vegetable gardens. Pioneers in the world of agriculture undoubtedly learned a great deal through the domestication of fruit trees, finding out how to breed desirable varieties, making grafts and slips, and learning about the best conditions for growing various types of trees. The remains of ancient orchards can be seen in many regi
” the little tree had questioned. “A place where trees live,” had been the reply. “But I thought that place was a nursery; at least that is what the other little trees told me.” “Well,” the grandfather tree had explained, “there are places and places. Trees live in both the nursery when they are young, and in the orchard when they are older.” “Oh, “the little tree had excitedly shaken the six limbs he had grown during his stay at the nursery, “a nursery is a nursery, but an orchard is a go.” “A go?” The grandfather tree had been very much puzzled until the little tree had explained about how the taller tree at the nursery had said there would be a time to go. “I see.” The grandfather tree had chuckled. “No, an orchard is not a go. A nursery is a nursery, and an orchard is an orchard, but what happened between the two is go.” This had not really helped the little tree very much, but he decided not to ask any more questions about it then. “You are quite a big tree,” the grandfather tree
