According to the US Department of Agriculture, all adults should eat about 1.5-2.5 cups of fruit daily. Although today it’s easy to buy all the products you need in a nearby supermarket, it’s still much healthier to grow plants yourself.
Bright Side made a list of 8 fruit trees you can easily grow from the seeds or pits of your own picked fruit, right on your balcony or in your garden.
8. Tangerines
Tangerines are evergreen plants that grow about 10-15 feet tall. If you want to grow a tangerine tree yourself, you should take into account the following tips:
When the seedling is large enough, repot it into a larger container with some fresh potting mix.
Seed-grown tangerines may take anywhere from 4 to 7 years to flower and fruit. Flowering usually occurs in spring with fruit forming in the summer and ripening by early autumn.
7. Lemons
You can easily grow lemons from fruit seeds by putting them directly in soil and following these simple rules:
It may take about 5 years for the tree to produce fruit, and in some cases, you’ll have to wait up to 15 years.
6. Avocados
Before planting an avocado seed into the soil, you should prepare a seedling. To do this, take 3-4 toothpicks and use them to suspend the pit (broad-end down) over a glass of water. The water should cover about an inch of the seed. Put the glass in a warm place avoiding direct sunlight for about 2-6 weeks until the roots appear.
It may take anywhere from 5 to 13 years before the tree is mature enough to produce fruit. Don’t be afraid when you see a lot of flowers falling from the tree, it’s a natural process.
5. Pears
To make the process of germination easier, it’s better to stratify your pear seeds first. For this purpose, put your seeds into a plastic bag with moist peat moss. Place the bag in a refrigerator and store it there for 60-90 days. After that, put the seeds in a glass of warm water for 2 days. Then you can plant them in soil following these recommendations:
It may take at least 3 or at most, 10 years for your tree to bear fruit. Pick the pears when they start changing color while they are still hard, they will finish ripening afterward.
4. Apples
If you want to grow a fruit tree from your seeds, keep in mind that the type of apple tree you’ll end up with might not be the same as the seed you planted. Also, don’t forget that your tree will grow to its full height unless you choose a dwarf type of tree. Here are some tips to increase your chances of success:
Trees planted from seeds may take anywhere from 8 to 10 years to produce fruit.
3. Plums
Growing a plum tree will need some preliminary preparations from your side. First, place a plum pit on a windowsill for several days to dry and then use a nutcracker to get the seed. After that, take a glass of water and put your seeds inside for a night. Then take a canning jar filled with compost, place the seeds inside and seal it. Put the jar into a refrigerator for 6-8 weeks until the roots appear.
Your plum tree should start bearing fruit in 3-5 years.
2. Cherries
To be able to bear fruit, cherry pits need to go through a stratification period. For this purpose, put the dry pits into an airtight plastic container and store it in the refrigerator for 10 weeks. When the sprouts are ready, plant them in soil while keeping in mind the following recommendations:
You’ll have to wait for about 7-10 years to taste your home-grown fruit.
1. Peaches
To stratify your peach pits, wrap them in a damp paper towel and place them in the refrigerator for 8 weeks. After that, you can plant them in the soil.
It may take about 3-5 years for your tree to produce fruit.
Have you ever tried to grow any fruit trees from a seed or a pit? Share your experience in the comments!
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