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my backyard is divided. in the back, the yard looks like the trees vomited. i have maybe 10 medium sized fruit trees back there. they are in various stages of neglect. i plan to change all that. they are producing a feeble crop of fruit. i planted my veggie garden back there, and now i see the trees everyday. i want to make them healthy.

pruning. not this time of year, but when? after the leaves drop? how much do i take down. i want to keep them small, so i can harvest fruit without a ladder. small, is also good, i may need to net them to protect them from a fat pair of squirrels.

tree food? fertilizer; again, not when they are bearing fruit right? when?

i envision multiple raised veggie beds, surrounded by my healthy fruit trees. help