Since 1999 · Phoenix low desert
The Urban Farm Fruit Tree Program
Learn which fruit trees thrive in the low desert, pre-order them online, then pick them up at our Pop-Up Nursery right when it's time to plant.
- Free classes every fall, plus monthly Tree Care Chats online
- Trees from selected growers, chosen for the Phoenix low desert
- Pickup at planting time, with a Tree Crew to help you load up
How the program works
Like a pumpkin lot at Halloween, we open at the perfect time to plant
We teach year-round with monthly Tree Care Chats online, then hold our core classes in the fall. You pre-order your trees, and the nursery opens for about 20 days a year, in two seasons, to hand them over. Small-item pickup runs the rest of the year.
Learn
Start with the free fall classes and Root Camp: everything you need to know about choosing, planting and caring for your trees.
Take a free class →Order
Pre-order online. Deciduous trees are open now for January pickup, and citrus is picked up in September. Live plants are local pickup only.
Shop fruit trees →Pick up
The Pop-Up Nursery opens right before planting season to hand over your order and supplies. Book a time so we're ready for you.
Book a pickup time →
Open nowDeciduous treesPeaches, apples, figs, mulberries and more. Pre-order now, pick up in January. Exact dates are announced in December.Shop deciduous trees →
September pickupCitrus treesOranges, mandarins, lemons, limes and grapefruit for the Valley. Citrus is pre-ordered in summer and picked up in September.See citrus trees →
Learn for free
Grow trees that actually fruit here
Free · Every fall
Fruit tree classes
Live classes and a Q&A with Farmer Greg, in the evening, Arizona time.
See the classes →Free · Self-paced
Fruit Tree Root Camp
Recorded lessons on buying, planting and caring for desert fruit trees, all in one place.
Enroll free →Free · Monthly
Tree Care Chats
Seasonal fruit tree tips and live Q&A with Greg and Janis, all year, on Zoom.
Join the chats →Our story
Growing food in the desert since 1975
The Urban Farm is Farmer Greg Peterson's home for growing food in hot, dry places. It began in 1975 at the Weldon house in Phoenix, a half-acre property with flood irrigation where Greg planted his first fruit trees.
It has grown into the Urban Farm Fruit Tree Program, serving the Greater Phoenix area since 1999, along with a weekly podcast with more than 1,000 episodes and online courses for growers everywhere.
Visit urbanfarm.org
Urban Farm General Store
Supplies for your orchard, all year
Planting mix, mulch, fertilizers, foliar feeds and drip supplies. Local pickup and small-item shipping.