[greeneyes]

I have almost given up on Fruit Trees here. Planted in 2010, and still no fruit. We bought some more a year or so ago from a different company and plated in a different location, so keeping fingers crossed.

[Ladysforest]

Apples - nada. I am trying anew this year. I know apples WILL grow in this region, but ours never did. Peaches - “Reliant” works for us. About four years to get very good yield. Sunny spot, micro climate (near house) but away from bushes which can migrate insects. MUST spray - I use neem, although I use any spray reluctantly. MUST prune. That was where we went wrong as we didn’t prune back hard enough.

Apples NEED to be sprayed here. :( I just hate to do it, but there is no alternative. SO this year we begin again.

[Shadowstrike]

it sounds crazy, but sometimes you just have to threaten them. I had purchased a persimmon tree, for almost 3 years it did nothing! Out of sheer frustration I told it “you put on a leaf. or I swear to God I’m gonna pull your little stick butt up and BURN you.” 2 days later it had a leaf.

Go figure, she’s now over 5 feet tall, just hoping the really cold weather (for South Alabama that is) didn’t hurt her to bad.

We call her Mizz Simmons.

[Ellendra]

I have almost given up on Fruit Trees here. Planted in 2010, and still no fruit. We bought some more a year or so ago from a different company and plated in a different location, so keeping fingers crossed.

Have you tried swatting them with a rolled-up newspaper?

Seriously. It's an old orchardist trick. By battering the ends of the branches, you trigger the tree's "danger" mechanisms without actually endangering it. When a plant believes it's in danger, it speeds up its reproduction.

Some people go farther and actually hit the trunk with a baseball bat, but that carries the risk of actually damaging the tree.