dwarf fruit trees

[stevep]

has anyone got any info on dwarf fruit trees cox apple, victoria plum, and cherry they are 3 years old bare root and i would like to no when they will get fruit on them please cheers steve

[andrewo]

Fruit

You should be getting fruit now from them. Are they self fertile? If not you may need to have to get some more.

Andrewo

[Jaxom]

Victoria plums are self-fertile.
Jax

[Lesley Jay]

Cox's Orange Pippin is also self fertile - at least the one in our garden is. What variety of cherry is it?

[andrewo]

Fruiting

If this is the case, you should have at least had fruit set in the first year, how old are the trees? I know you say 3 years but how old where they when they came to you?

Andrewo

[stevep]

sorry for the delay in replying i have just bought all 3 trees i have them in my polytunnel in tubs at the moment and they are just starting to get new shoots on them they are all 3 years old

[dabbit]

I have two mini apple trees in pots in my garden and they are two years old, they show some beautiful blossom - but no fruit. I was told it can take apple trees about 3-5 years before they establish enough to fruit.

[bramble]

Hi Steve, I have a 3year old Victoria plum. It is outdoors in a container. Last summer i got enough fruit from it to make 12 lbs of jam. It is self polinating and trouble free.

[smallblueplanet]

How big a tree is it?

[Nicos]

I have recently bought,from a fruit specialist, a 3yr old victoria plum on pixie rootstock which I think is the most dwarfing variety you can buy.(it's about chest height at the moment) I was told that it should produce fruit this year. It's buds are just thinking about opening.

We also have a Mirabelle de Nancy which was a '2-3 season plant' which was planted out last winter,and that is on St Julian A rootstock.That was about 9ft high before pruning this year, and didn't flower last year. That's not even showing signs of opening up!

[WiZeR]

i'm told pixie's can grow as tall as 12ft but normally a max of 10ft.

[smallblueplanet]

Der hey Nicos - how bigs your chest?!

So if you get blossom (and all goes well) will you get fruit? Never grown fruit before only scrumped it!