Best Tips for Growing Fruit Trees |Central Texas Gardener

Yum! It’s so fun to pick juicy fruit right from your own trees. This week, we round up your questions: containers, growing on rocky soils, common problems, and which trees need another to pollinate. Get the answers with Jim Kamas, Fredericksburg Extension Fruit Specialist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension.

[@Blitznstitch2]

This is good info

[@mollysalout]

Thx for info.Do we do pruning for peach, plum, apricot every year or every other year? When is time for fertilize? How often?what kind is better? My trees are 6 years.

[@sullydatechie]

My peach tree has not flowered in a couple of years after we had a strong freeze in Houston. Can you recommend what you think I need to do to help my tree? Thank you for any help.

[@JBatsche]

Can you comment more about not pruning the persimmon tree?

[@sacdigitaldesignweb]

I got pecans the second year but squirrels got them all. They not just took them but they wasted a lot by scattering everywhere in my yard

[@viviteshome9983]

Thanks for the info. When can I prune my 7 years old Meyers lemon tree/ shrub in austin Texas?

[@dparamful]

Hope it survived this recent freeze!

[@maryduff8831]

I’m in southeast Texas just north of Houston; I have tons of native Texas peach saplings about 4 feet tall so when should I dig them up for transportation?

[@CentralTexasGardener]

I'd move them when it's a bit cooler--in the next month or so.

[@maryduff8831]

@@CentralTexasGardener thank you.

[@VivianfFurlow]

Does anybody have success with apricots in the San Antonio to Austin area? What lime is best for this area?

[@coolbananaboy5075]

I tried twice - in San Antonio - gave up after 4 years. Can't remember what type of apricot it was supposed to be for a climate like central Texas but they still struggled. Maybe a plumcot will do better.

[@VivianfFurlow]

I'm near Staples, TX. Can you grow pineapple guava here and get fruit?

[@Gumgumdropbuttns]

I just watched a video on growing a pineapple tree. You should get your fruit in 28 months. But it was highly suggested that you purchase a whiskey barrel pot. Remove the crown excess flesh, let it sit in a small container of water for a few days until you get decent roots and transfer to your large pot. You want to use a soil that drains really well, prune leaves that turn yell, keep your plant watered 2x a week, and make sure your plant gets 8-10 hours of sun.

[@anatedesco2489]

I have a plum tree that’s about 12 years old. I have not have no fruit yet.
Gives me beautiful flowers but no food. I’m in around the Houston area. What can I do I am ready frustrated and I want to cut it down.

[@levi4743]

You need another plum tree