Posted by Stephanie | Posted in Trees | Posted on 30-08-2007
Fruit trees can be a fun addition to your home, whether you are adding them to your garden or growing them in containers. Having a gorgeous citrus tree, full of fruit on your patio or a cute blueberry bush in your garden, full of delicious colorful berries is exciting, but many people forget to consider the investment. Trees take years to produce their strong batch of fruit.
We often get calls or emails from customers who are worried because they have had their fruit trees for about a year and have not gotten any fruit. They want to know how to get their tree to fruit. There is no magic trick, or secret horticultural method for getting a tree to fruit early – they just need to grow up.
Most fruit trees will not fruit until they mature, which usually takes about three years. Many of the trees we sell have grafted rootstock that decreases this time somewhat. But the key is to wait, take proper care of your tree and wait. Of course, if you tree is in a undesirable climate or in poor soil, it will be reluctant to fruit, but as long as the conditions are right, the best advice is just to wait.