What fruit trees will grow here?

Question

I live in Oklahoma, and it gets up in the 100's in the summer. The winters are really sparadic and are sometimes in the 20's, but rarely colder than that. What would be the best type of fruit tree for me to plant? I want something that is going to grow well here, as well as yield lots of fruit. Please help.

Answer 1

I lived in Tulsa for a few years & had a crab apple tree that absolutely flourished once I pruned it properly & gave it a little spray on fertilizer--when it bloomed, neighbors I didn't even know knocked on my door to tell me how beautiful it was--it was over the roof of the house & more blooms that leaves--needless to say, I had a lot of crab apple jelly that fall--I would guess that any apple tree would do well there--given enough water & gentle fertilizer & of course, tree hugs ;)

Answer 2

I grew up in western Arkansas with very similar weather conditions. You should be able to plant most any moderate climate fruit tree. Apples will certainly do well, but also peaches, plums, cherries, pears, and many others. However, you will certainly need to stake the tree properly for a couple of years to protect from high winds; and you'll want to make sure that it gets enough water during those first couple of years until the roots have a chance to go deeply into the soil. Your county extension agent can tell you easily which fruit trees will do best in your area, how to insure good fruit production, and which may require treatments for fungus or other diseases.

Answer 3

Look at the USDA Plant Hardiness Map at this link:
http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/hzm-sm1.html
Find the color of where you live in Oklahoma and match it with the scale on the right. For example it might be 6b or 7a. Then when you look in a nursery catalog and read the details of a fruit tree you like, the zone range listed will tell you whether a specific tree is hardy where you live. Good Luck !!

Answer 4

An Apple Tree, Peaches, Berries and Lemon.

Answer 5

Loquat trees! Loquats are so yummy, nutritious and beautiful.

http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/loquat.html

Also pomegranates are really hardy and would do well. I've grown pomegranate trees in Las Vegas, and that place is a lot dryer than OK. Also, I've seen loquat trees in Vegas. I didn't see too many fruit trees in Altus, OK, but my landlady had apples and pecans and all sorts of vegetables. I'm not sure exactly where in OK you are, but if you do a search for local orchards, it will give you a better idea of what does well in your area. Good luck and happy planting!

Answer 6

I think any hard pitted fruit, such as peach and cherry should fare well. I believe pears are fairly sturdy too.

Check out some websites about Oklahoma horticulture.

Answer 7

I live in Kansas and there's an apple tree in out back yard...we didn't plant it or anything, and it has apples every year, regardless of the weather.

Answer 8

You can look at online nurseries. Any plant that does well in "zone 7" will be good.

Answer 9

fig, apple, pear, possibly peach, cherry...pecan & walnut as well.

Answer 10

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