Backyard fruit trees are easily worth the effort if you plant varieties and rootstocks adapted to your area and keep the trees small so care and harvest is easy. Anyone who likes gardening is capable of being a good fruit grower. For many types of fruit, the most luscious flavors you can ever experience are of the fully tree-ripened fruits you grow at home.

For more reasons to begin growing your own fruit, see Introduction to Home Fruit Growing.