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Dwarf fruit trees

dpatel2130dpatel2130 Posts: 201
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Advice and guidance please. I always wanted to buy dwarf fruit trees in my garden . I recently saw advert of 2 apples, pear, plum and cherry . Five plants for £50. I think it was J. Parker advert. Is it good buy ? Have any one bought and what's your experience? Thank you in advance for your valuable opinion and advice.

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  • KeenOnGreenKeenOnGreen Posts: 1,831
    We have bought fruit trees online before.  Overall we were disappointed, as the trees were much smaller than we would have hoped for, and it will take years for them to fruit.  

    If at all possible, I would always buy trees (fruit or otherwise) in person.  If you are happy to wait years for fruit, then that price is fine, but if you want more substantial trees that will fruit sooner, spending closer to £20 per tree may be wiser.

    Find a local nursery that specialises in fruit trees.  This is often the time of year when they discount stock that they have not yet sold.
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    If it helps, pears can be difficult (rust, cold winds) and take several years to fruit.  If you have any pigeons about, the cherries will need netting (which can be tricky as they have a naturally untidy growth habit) or you won't harvest any for yourself, as pigeons eat them before they are ripe.  Apple trees usually fruit fine and relatively quickly.
    I honestly think you should think about which fruit you really like (ie what is your favourite variety of apple and plum) and grow those, rather than getting a mixed set.

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • dpatel2130dpatel2130 Posts: 201
    @philippasmith2,@keenOnGreen,@BobTheGardener,@pancyface. Thank you all for advice, opinions and guidance. It sounds like more trouble than fruits. I better stick to flowers and bit of vegetables and take pleasure from that. Novice and learner so trial and error is the name of the game for me. Dahlias, Cosmos, clematis, passion flower, jasmins, roses, hydrangeas , petunia,lupins, foxgloves,begonias,salvias,fuschias etc worked this year and will be some more added in the list next year. 
    I think gardening kept me going in this difficult episodes of lock downs and social distanceing due to covid19 outbreak . hope and pray all stay safe and well.
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