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
26thannual program
The 26th Annual Fruit Tree Program
Welcome to our 2026-2027 Fruit Tree Program
We've started our Urban Farm Fruit Tree Education Program for 2026. The way our program works is that we offer fruit tree education throughout the year with monthly fruit tree chats online, and then in the fall we schedule our core fruit tree classes.
You can pre-order your fruit trees, and we keep offering information to help you get prepared. Then, just like with a pumpkin lot at Halloween, we open at the perfect time to plant.
Generally the nursery is only open for about 20 days per year, in two "seasons," for you to pick up your pre-ordered fruit trees. However, we do have small item pickup the rest of the year, and we are here for you at fruittrees@urbanfarm.org.
How it works
Three steps to your own fruit trees
Learn
Our education is designed specifically to lead you on the path to success! Everything you ever wanted to know about choosing, caring for, and harvesting from your trees, with updated and new classes for 2026. Let's get planting!
Start here →Order
Working with selected growers, you can be confident our inventory is the best choice for planting in the low desert of Phoenix. All live plants and large items are for local pickup only, no shipping.
Great selection! Shop fruit trees →Pick up
The Urban Farm Pop-Up Nursery opens seasonally twice a year, right before planting season, for you to pick up your orders and extra supplies and see what's new. Let's get you loaded up!
Dates & location →Shop by season
Pre-order for the next pickup
Open now · January pickupDeciduous treesPeaches, apples, figs, mulberries and more. Exact pickup dates are announced in December.Shop deciduous trees →
September pickupCitrus treesOranges, mandarins, lemons, limes and grapefruit for the Valley, pre-ordered in summer.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
A master class in fruit tree basic training. We've gathered most of our fruit tree education into one place and simplified the navigation.
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.
Urban Farm General Store
Supplies for your orchard, all year
Online ordering year round to help you with supplies for your orchard: planting mix, mulch, fertilizers, foliar feeds and drip supplies. Local pickup and small item shipping available.