How does a fruit tree produce fruit?

How many times have you or someone you know planted a fruit tree in anticipation of harvesting fresh, juicy tree-ripe fruit in your own backyard? Probably more times than you care to count. Home fruit production can be both rewarding and troublesome. read more

A fruit tree can produce fruit through a combination of events that must occur, one step at a time. The wood of the fruit tree is alive and contains the pathway for the various nutrients needed for the growth of the tree. read more

Fruit tree growers often practice one of many pruning methods to encourage the tree to produce so-called fruiting wood. Left to its own devices, a fruit tree is likely to develop many non-fruiting shoots and branches at the expense of fruiting wood. read more

The fourth most common reason fruit trees do not bear fruit is the effect from last year's crop. Fruit trees form their flowers the previous growing season. Heavy crops the previous year can reduce flower formation for the next year by reducing growth or preventing flower formation. read more