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Fruit trees

PdhPdh Posts: 10
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I have one of the following apple,plum,pear trees,they have been planted for 4years and each tree blossoms very well,but up to now no fruit from any tree,any advice appreciated.

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  • ItalophileItalophile Posts: 1,731

    All three can need pollinators, Pdh, another tree of a compatible variety to pollinate the blossom. What varieties do you have?

  • PdhPdh Posts: 10
    Hi italophile they are Braeburn apple, Victoria plum, conference pear all on root stock. They are supposed to be self pollinators but I'm No expert and just followed the planting instructions. I have fed them also. But no fruit.
  • ItalophileItalophile Posts: 1,731

    Yes, they're self-pollinating varieties, though even self-pollinators will benefit from a compatible friend nearby. Regardless, some apples can take four or five years to produce fruit. Our pear - not a Conference, a Coscia - took five years. It could be a case of immaturity. What have you fed them with?

     

  • PdhPdh Posts: 10
    I feed them on a growmore fertiliser also a mulching around late season.
  • steephillsteephill Posts: 2,841

    Pollination has been poor this year because of the weather - too cold and wet for the bees. I had a similar problem on well established trees, lots of blossom and little fruit. Nothing you can do about it other than try to pollinate by hand next year but I would just let nature sort it out. It would definitely help your chances if there were suitable  trees for cross-pollination in your neighbours gardens though.

  • PdhPdh Posts: 10
    Thx for your advice. With me being really a novice how do I pollinate by hand?

    Thank you for any advice..
  • WelshonionWelshonion Posts: 3,114

    Bees do it better.  Self-fertile fruit trees will always do better with a compatible pollinator.  It might be better to concentrate on just one fruit rather than growing one of each.  Victoria is a plum everybody knows the name of but it is a challenging plum as it suffers from diseases. Conference is partially self-fertile.

  • Edward BouseEdward Bouse Posts: 1

    Hi I have the same problem I bought the mini orchard collection 3years now and all four look great I get fruit but 90%of the fruit just drop off and the remaing fruit just whittle away I use a fertiliser for fruit trees but still no joy the children are growing inpatient with me saying year after year next year kids I hope they are just to young yet to produce fruit 

    but having read into fruit trees from this site bumper crops after the first year I don't think so the same has happened this year and they look the best they have ever done after giving them a trim autumn last year 

    any ideas what I could do to get these producing fruit next year we have loads of fruit trees around our neighbourhood so pollination shouldn't be a issue 

    cheers Eddie b DoncasterDoncaster

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