{"id":2978,"date":"2019-08-23T00:08:26","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T07:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/pal\/pal-question-604\/"},"modified":"2023-08-09T09:47:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T16:47:54","slug":"fruit-trees-and-lack-of-fruits","status":"publish","type":"pal","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/pal\/fruit-trees-and-lack-of-fruits\/","title":{"rendered":"fruit trees and lack of fruits"},"content":{"rendered":"

I planted numerous fruit trees about 7 years ago. These<\/strong>
\nincluded almond, pear, apple, hazelnut, and plum. The almond and apple<\/strong>
\ntrees have done really well.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The pear, plum, and hazelnut trees have<\/strong>
\nnever even bloomed, let alone borne fruit. Am I doing something wrong or<\/strong>
\ndo I just need to be a little more patient?<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

All of your trees should be mature enough to flower and bear fruit, given
\nthe right conditions. There are many potential causes of failure to
\nflower. Are your trees that have not flowered in a location that receives
\nhigh nitrogen fertilizer (such as near a lawn)? This would lead to lots
\nof leafy growth at the expense of flowers. Cold winter weather can also
\ndamage buds and lead to no flowers.<\/p>\n

The lack of fruit could be due to lack of pollination in addition to the
\ncauses listed above. Do you have two or more pears (Pyrus<\/em>) and hazelnuts (Corylus<\/em>)? Is your
\nplum (Prunus<\/em>) a variety that needs a pollenizer, or is it self-fertile? Raintree Nursery has information on flowering and fruiting for Corylus<\/em><\/a> that says”Two different varieties or seedlings of similar flowering period,” are needed, and that “European Filbert flowers winterkill at -15 F. Others are hardier.”<\/p>\n

Oregon State University Extension has fruit pollination charts<\/a>, and there is an example from Burnt Ridge Nursery for European pears<\/a>.<\/p>\n

General information from University of Vermont Extension on failure to flower<\/a> and failure to bear fruit<\/a> from Washington State University Extension.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I planted numerous fruit trees about 7 years ago. These included almond, pear, apple, hazelnut, and plum. The almond and apple trees have done really well. The pear, plum, and hazelnut trees have never even bloomed, let alone borne fruit. Am I doing something wrong or do I just need to be a little more patient?   All of your trees should be mature enough to flower and bear fruit, given the right conditions. There are many potential causes of…<\/p>\n

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