Growing fruit trees in High Altitude

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CG we planted some Chokecherry bushes we brought back from the Steamboat area that are so far doing good and hopefully we will have fruit in a couple years!!

Chokecherry does really well up here. There are also some great apple trees along Pleasant Park Rd.

Is anyone worried about the potential to attract bears? My brother has a cherry tree and two apple trees down in Littleton but most of the time the birds and the bugs ruin the fruit before he can harvest them.

We have a 7ft. fence around the trees (apple cherry and plum. Bear comes here every once in awhile and he has never bothered the trees or our garden. Oh yes they all had fruit this year.
I would think if the bear comes we would run him off just like any other time.
Persistence is the key. Bear doesn't like people messing with him when he visits, we make noise, turn on lights and on occasion use rubber bullets. Bear goes to some other house where the people are more interested in sleeping then protecting the garden.
Its a win win
We get to tell bear stories and he finds a new place to have dinner.

Sugar Lady wrote: We have a 7ft. fence around the trees (apple cherry and plum. Bear comes here every once in awhile and he has never bothered the trees or our garden. Oh yes they all had fruit this year.
I would think if the bear comes we would run him off just like any other time.
Persistence is the key. Bear doesn't like people messing with him he visits, we make noise, turn on lights and on occasion use rubber bullets. Bear goes to some other house where the people are more interested in sleeping then protecting the garden.
Its a win win
We get to tell bear stories and he finds a new place to have dinner.

Whereabouts are you located? Altitude? I've been thinking about fruit trees but I'm skeptical about their success.

AspenValley wrote:

Sugar Lady wrote: We have a 7ft. fence around the trees (apple cherry and plum. Bear comes here every once in awhile and he has never bothered the trees or our garden. Oh yes they all had fruit this year.
I would think if the bear comes we would run him off just like any other time.
Persistence is the key. Bear doesn't like people messing with him he visits, we make noise, turn on lights and on occasion use rubber bullets. Bear goes to some other house where the people are more interested in sleeping then protecting the garden.
Its a win win
We get to tell bear stories and he finds a new place to have dinner.

Whereabouts are you located? Altitude? I've been thinking about fruit trees but I'm skeptical about their success.

We are at about 8000 ft.
We live in lost acres about 7 miles from Bailey out co rd 68
I got my trees from the Bailey garden Center about 5 years ago it took them forever to put on fruit.
The trees in front of the garden center are fruit trees and had big apples the year I got mine.I don't know how they do from year to year but they where big that year.
I have friends that have cherry trees on Foxton Rd. They get fruit.

Sugar Lady wrote:

AspenValley wrote:

Sugar Lady wrote: We have a 7ft. fence around the trees (apple cherry and plum. Bear comes here every once in awhile and he has never bothered the trees or our garden. Oh yes they all had fruit this year.
I would think if the bear comes we would run him off just like any other time.
Persistence is the key. Bear doesn't like people messing with him he visits, we make noise, turn on lights and on occasion use rubber bullets. Bear goes to some other house where the people are more interested in sleeping then protecting the garden.
Its a win win
We get to tell bear stories and he finds a new place to have dinner.

Whereabouts are you located? Altitude? I've been thinking about fruit trees but I'm skeptical about their success.

We are at about 8000 ft.
We live in lost acres about 7 miles from Bailey out co rd 68
I got my trees from the Bailey garden Center about 5 years ago it took them forever to put on fruit.
The trees in front of the garden center are fruit trees and had big apples the year I got mine.I don't know how they do from year to year but they where big that year.
I have friends that have cherry trees on Foxton Rd. They get fruit.

Thanks for the info, Sugar Lady! I may give fruit trees a try next year. I'm a little higher than you, about 8300 I think but I seem to be in kind of a banana belt. Worth a try, maybe.

Do you have any idea of the varieties you have?