How to choose the most suitable potted fruit tree according to your home situation?
1. Sunshine conditions
Sunshine conditions are very important for the selection of potted fruit trees. Some fruit trees need strong light + long sunshine, and some need shade in summer, otherwise You'll get sunburned. Let me give you a brief introduction based on lighting conditions!
6-8 hours of sunshine: fig trees, lemon trees, pear trees, peach trees, plum trees, guava trees, yellow bark trees, custard apple trees, loquat trees, persimmon trees, etc.
4-6 hours of light: blueberry trees, loquat trees, some fig tree varieties, citrus trees
Less than 4 hours of light: planting fruit trees is not recommended
2. Balcony/ The size of the planting area on the terrace
The size of the planting area is also very important for the selection of potted fruit trees, which affects the crown width and fruit number of the fruit trees in the future.
Balcony/rooftop: Most potted fruit trees can be planted
Balcony or windowsill: kumquat trees, small fig trees, blueberry trees
3. Pots How much soil is there
As the old saying goes, you can get a lot done for as much money as you give, and the same applies to fruit trees. Logically speaking, the more pot soil the better, but there are some windowsills and balconies with small locations, but they want to plant delicious and fun fruit trees, so what should they do? Let me break down how to judge:
Three gallons: blueberry trees, some varieties of fig trees
Five gallons: lemon trees, fig trees, kumquat trees
25 gallons and above: Any potted fruit tree suitable for the planting area can
4. Local climate/latitude zone
Since some fruit trees need to undergo low-temperature vernalization before they can bloom and bear fruit, The local climate directly determines the life and death of fruit trees.
Under the conditions of temperate fruit trees, temperate fruit trees must go through a period of low temperature to end the dormancy period of branch buds, and then the branches begin to grow and bear fruit, which requires low temperature (below 7.2℃). It is called or cold Degree, generally expressed in cold temperature hours or cold temperature units. Fruit trees usually require different amounts of cooling due to different tree species or varieties, which are usually divided into low, medium and high cooling. The following is a description of the cold-resistant climate zone:
You can consult the merchant according to the corresponding climate zone whether you can purchase saplings of this variety.
Generally speaking, fruit trees that require vernalization such as peach trees, plum trees, and apple trees cannot be planted in Zone 10. Fruit trees that require high average annual temperatures, such as lychees and longans, cannot be planted in Zones 1-9. , custard apple and other fruit trees.