Fruit Trees
A fruit tree is the best long-term investment in gardening: a few years of patience, then decades of harvests. Tagged here are our guides for home fruit trees — apples, mangoes, citrus, guava, plums, figs and more — covering the decisions that matter most before planting: rootstock (this controls final size, not pruning), pollination partners where needed, and position. Then the care that keeps trees productive: formative pruning, thinning for fruit size, and feeding cycles. Small-space growers: dwarf rootstocks and pot-grown figs, citrus and guava put real fruit harvests on balconies and patios. Plant the tree this year — the best time was last year.
