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Climbers for dwarf fruit trees

 
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I’m looking for ideas for things that could safely climb young  dwarf fruit trees. I’ve thought of pole beans and peas, maybe Birdsfoot trefoil, nasturtiums. These should be small enough not to be too weighty for the tree. Any other ideas?
 
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We have planted pinto beans at the base of our fruit trees in the past.
 
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PNW already have low GDD and don't really need shading is there a specific reason why you want to climbers in your 10ft dwarf fruit trees. Is it because it's a male tree or it is infected and not productive if so, annuals in the squash family and plants from the legume family sounds grade. Artic kiwi only gets to 10ft so they would also be a good fit.
 
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