[bluelou]

Does anyone have the Patio Fruit trees, if yes are they any good? What size crops do they produce? What are the better types?

[bluelou]

Does noone have them??

[Starling]

Mine is a patio family fruit tree, but this is its first year so no fruit yet

[Curlytop]

Hi Bluelou
I have a Patio Apple Tree; when I got it back in early summer there was a lot of blossum on it which quickly turned to a lot of tiny apples but then things went down hill, one by one they started to drop and I was left with about eight, the leaves started to get some sort of rust and died, I still have the eight apples which are now the size of small tomatoes but I am not holding out much hope for anything edible. As I paid £35 for the tree I am somewhat disapponited with the results this year so am hoping things will be better next year. Prehaps I am not the best person to advise on this subject there must be loads out there that have giving a plentiful bounty  

[sunshineband]

I have several trees -- apples, pears and a sweet cherry. Bought them from Ken Muir (minarettes) and worth the money.

They do need a lot of water, even though they are in very large pots 

[bluelou]

Thanks for the info.

[tosca100]

I got an apple tree for Valentines day, which flowered well and has produced three apples. I also have a cherry in a pot which came from Tesco as a sorry twig, so no fruit this year. It's grown well though. As Sunshineband said, they need loads of water.

[bluelou]

What you going to do with your three apples?? They look good. Is that the first year?

[tosca100]

Yep, first year. One fell off while I was admiring it, but tried a tiny sliver and it's sour as heck so I'll make some apple sauce with it. Glad I took a pic of my first one though, sad innit?

[rainbow1]

I've had a Dwarf Pear Terrace Pearl for about four years now. I have planted it in the ground at the edge of my patio and sort of espalier'd it (ie without a great deal of skill!) It's about three and a half foot tall now.

Year one we had about three pears, year two I don't recall, last year about eight or nine and this year it is laden.

I guess if it was in a pot i'd be watering it all the time but as it is my front garden has a water butt and porous hose based irrigation system and this year I only had to water about three times in the dry spell.