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When you have a patio or a garden with an orchard, you often want to buy a fruit tree to be able to taste its delicious fruits. Although the price of a young specimen is not very high -depending on the species, of course- buying seeds will always be cheaper. And that's not to mention that the sowing experience is very interesting.
For this reason, We are going to tell you which are the fruit trees that germinate fast So that, in this way, you know which species to choose depending on the rush you have to have one.
Mango
The mango is an evergreen tree native to India whose scientific name is Mangifera indicates. It can exceed 30 meters in height, so it needs a lot of room to grow. It does not resist frost.
Its seeds are sown in spring, and germinate after 4-5 weeks if the conditions are right. You have more information here.
Citrus (lemon, orange, mandarin, ...)
The fruit trees of the genus Citrus are plants that they do not usually exceed 6 meters in height. They are evergreen, and produce edible fruits -except for the lemon tree, of course 🙂 -. They are grown in warm-temperate climates, with very weak and occasional frosts down to -3ºC.
The seeds are sown in spring, and germinate after 1-2 months. For more information here are a few links:
Avocado
The avocado, whose scientific name is Persea americana, is an evergreen tree native to Mesoamerica that reaches a maximum height of 12 meters. It is grown in warm climates without frost.
The seeds are sown in spring, and germinate between 2 and 3 months. You have more information here.
Medlar
The medlar is a beautiful evergreen tree whose scientific name is Eriobotrya japonica. It is native to Southeast China, and reaches a height of up to 10 meters. It is widely grown in temperate climates, as it supports frosts down to -9ºC.
Its seeds are sown in autumn in pots, and are left outside to germinate in spring. They can also be sown during the flower season, germinating in just 1 month.
FIG
The fig is the fruit of the fruit tree ficus carica, a deciduous tree (loses its leaves in autumn-winter) native to Southwest Asia and naturalizing in the Mediterranean region. It reaches a height of 3 to 10 meters, and is widely cultivated in warm-temperate zones. where rainfall is rather scarce (we have one and it remains perfect only with the 350mm of precipitation that falls per year). Resists up to -12ºC.
Its seeds are sown in autumnIn a pot just after picking the figs, as they have a very short viability period. If all goes well, they will germinate throughout the winter if it is warm, or in early spring. You have more information here.
Did you like this article? Do you know other fruit trees that germinate quickly?
I have 2 medlars and a plum tree about 8 years old, which are already bearing fruit. I'm moving and I want to take you. It can? How do you get them out of the ground? Can I make a very large flowerbed on a terrace to plant them?
I also have 1 persimmon, which is already the second year that it bears fruit, but they fall off before ripening.
Thanks for your tips!
Hello Gabriela.
To remove them you have to make four trenches about 50cm deep and extract them with the roots almost intact, at the end of winter.
With regard to persimmon: are you fertilizing it? If you don't, I recommend paying it from early spring to early fall with ecological fertilizers once a month.
A greeting.