Growing fruit trees inside a commercial building is possible but challenging and requires either dropping the temperature below 45°F for at least 1,000 hours annually (to trigger dormancy and bud reset) or building a controlled glass house greenhouse that can simulate seasonal temperature cycles.
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Sam Van AikenEvidence Quote
“fruit trees need to go dormant. Every year. They need to have... a thousand hours below 45 degrees”
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Creating Multi-Grafted Fruit Trees with Sam Van Aken | The Tree of 40 Fruit (Eps 65)— Orchard PeopleCreated: 8/13/2026, 10:27:11 AM
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