If you mix in palms, apricots, pomegranates, pistachios, autumn ollive and other drought hardy species among your apples and pears, they will likely not be smoked out so hard. Start with a corner of your farm and gradually move out in a shaded area. Then you will gradually have lush growth over the whole thing.
Check out Geoff Lawton, he does tons of work on greening the desert and turning dry areas into flourishing fertile food foundations.
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