Find Fruit Trees for Sale to Grow a Lush Garden
Fruit and berry plants in your garden provide exclusive access to fruits that you can pick, eat and use for recipes. Buying established plants saves you the time you’d need to grow plants from seeds. Choose from a vast selection of fast-growing fruit trees and plants, including many varieties of apples, berries, peaches and more.
If you have berry plants, you’ll need to protect them from pests. Consider using repellant to keep deer, birds, rodents and bugs from eating your fruit. Hang small potted plants from plant hooks in an area that isn’t accessible to animals.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What’s the easiest fruit tree to grow?
A: Pear trees are among the easiest of the fruit trees for sale to grow because they don’t require much maintenance. With fewer diseases threatening them than other fruit trees, they don’t need treatment with protective sprays. However, they do need cross-pollination, so plant at least two. Apple trees are another easy choice. So are fig trees, which grow quickly, resist disease, self-pollinate and tolerate heat and drought.
Learn more about finding the best fruit tree for you in our guide on the subject, Select and Care for Fruit Trees.
Q: What’s the quickest fruit to grow?
A: The quickest fruits to grow are berry plants, such as blackberries, strawberries and fall-bearing raspberries. These raspberry plants can produce fruit the first season after you plant them. However, they usually yield more fruit after a few years. By contrast, strawberry plants tend to be more successful in the long term if you remove their blossoms during the first season instead of allowing them to fruit.
Q: What month do you plant fruit trees?
A: Planting fruit trees from February to May gives their root systems plenty of time to establish themselves before their first winter. For best results, choose plants that are compatible with your hardiness zone. Start by reading our helpful guide on hardiness zones to find the best plants for your climate.