Fruit Trees

teflon · « **on:** May 17, 2009, 19:36 »

I'm thinking of putting in a few fruit trees on my plot(apple, pear& peach probably)&have seen a few advertised at up to £50 for the three with a promise of fruit in the first year.I've spoken to a couple of my neighbours about this and they seem to think it would be better to try &grow from a seed(or pip) and just wait for them to fruit.
Can anyone offer any advice?

DavidT · « **Reply #1 on:** May 17, 2009, 19:49 »

If you want fruit quite quickly then buy trees from your local garden centre. Don`t forget they will need pollinating partners. And forget the Peach, it will be more trouble than it`s worth.

Yorkie · « **Reply #2 on:** May 17, 2009, 19:50 »

Unless you're desperate to try the experiment, I wouldn't bother - it will take years to get to fruition, and you won't have any control over its size (it won't be grafted onto a smaller size rootstock, unlike those you can buy). I'm not sure the seed would come true to type either.

oldbean · « **Reply #3 on:** May 17, 2009, 19:59 »

You can do interesting things with pip grown trees. From the ones I've grown, they took 4 years to fruit. Not true to type, but they were good to eat. You could look at fiHQU_p8rCY and 9WL58i5QbZQ

woodburner · « **Reply #4 on:** May 17, 2009, 20:11 »

I recently got rid of a self seeded apple tree, it was horrible, or rather the apples were. Not sharp nor sweet, rather dry and had a bit of an aftertaste.

barney rubble · « **Reply #5 on:** May 17, 2009, 20:41 »

after two years of waiting, several damson stones I've had hanging around have finally started to grow this year - thats about 5 out of god knows how many kilos of stones. Although I'm happy to wait and see them through to young trees, I don't expect any fruit for years. I'd go down to the garden centres for trees, its too long a wait for pips and stones

Dominic · « **Reply #6 on:** May 18, 2009, 14:08 »

"I'm thinking of putting in a few fruit trees on my plot(apple, pear& peach probably)&have seen a few advertised at up to £50 for the three with a promise of fruit in the first year"

I would be amazed if they fruited any more than a notional amount in the first year.
You get them for a lot less than £17 a tree, about £8 is usual.

First, I'd make sure your allowed trees on your plot
Then, I'd buy some already grown trees on a suitable rootstock, You dont want a giant that needs 100sqm and produces 300kg of apples one week once a year

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