fruit trees from aldi

[fatfei]

Hi,

I'm new here. I purchased some fruit bushed in aldi. I brought a lemon Tree in February this year which had lemons attached and have had a fig plant over a year and three goji berry bushes for 3 years which I planted into the ground. I repotted the fig and lemon tree. All seem to do well thriving in size but develop no fruit since ive had them.

Do you have Any ideas?

Thanks in advance

[BUFFS]

where are you living? our area suffered repeated cold snaps in the spring,so very little was germinated,its been fairly general this year,most aldi fruit trees are not big enough to fruit first year,but the likes of the lemon plant will need correct feeding,do that,with the winter feed and put a good handful of chicken manure pellets around the others and let them grow a bit before letting them fruit,i did this for my peach tree from them, and this year we had 13 beautiful peaches out of the g/house (hand pollinated)

[FB.]

My grapes are green and pea-sized this year. Normally much bigger and purple-black.
Figs are very small and pale too.

Worthless grape and fig crop this year. Coldest and wettest summer on record in this area is the cause.

[cheops]

For what it is worth i'm thinking you get what you pay for. What I mean is Iv'e quite a few different fruit trees growing and all have flourished and fruited. Except a pear tree now 5 yrs old. It has grew well but never a hint of blossom or fruit over the five years. And guess what - unlike all the other fruit trees I have the pear tree was bought in Lidl's for 3 or 4 quid.

[yummersetter]

That's what's really annoying, the time that's wasted on a useless bargain. I've faffed about with a decrepit Homebase 'rescue me ' £5 peach for about four years - had I have bought a good one it would be well grown and ready to fruit now. So I'm taking it out and replanting with one from Keepers this winter, special variety, special rootstock, handled with individual care and expertise - that's the real bargain. £20-odd pounds for a tree that could last you for the rest of your life is one of the greatest bargains you can get.

I've also got a cheap Opal plum that looks as if the scion was cut off instead of the stock, I planted 5 years ago - I have kept it thinking one day I'll play about with budding it over, but really that should go on the scrapheap too.

[sugar]

I've told this before, but I'm amazed by the prices you pay in the UK for fruit trees.

I purchase all my plants in a nursery delivering high quality plants (grown organically) with rootstocks adjusted to our soil over here and sound advice for €8 (£6,5 bare-root bush) to 21 €(£17 , bare-root tree standard).

I would never purchase a tree in Aldi or Lidl : You are never sure what you will get. Every single plant/tree in my garden has been bought from a specialist nursery.

[BUFFS]

i got my peach and some apple trees from aldi,we got them home,into water,then they got planted out and so far ,after a years rest,they have all fruited,we had lovely peaches and we are still getting thru the apples,you can tell if a plant is no good before you buy it,but you must give it the best start you can,the bramley,trained as an espalier,gave us over 60 good sized apples,and that was an aldi,just be careful when you select your purchases,if in doubt,leave it alone....