How do i know if my fruit tree will bear fruit this year?

Question

I bought a Pluot tree approx 9 months ago and i think it was around 2 years old? (guess) and it is now about 1.5 meters tall, it had white flowers this year in spring and there is no visible fruit, i am not very educated in the fruit tree area, any help appreciated. thanks

Answer 1

You will know as soon as you see flowers starting to grow followed by fruits.

Answer 2

You are correct in your assumption that having blooms usually yields fruit. However since your tree is so young, that might not be the case. Many trees require time to mature before they are able to start bearing fruit. Keep an eye on the blooms in the spring and sooner or later you will have fruit in the fall.

Answer 3

Many fruit trees require two trees to pollinate (Male and Female)

Most fruit trees are pollinated by insects such as bees - carefully with insecticides.

Some do have both stamens and pistols on each flower but will not produce fruit if pollenated from one of it's own flowers.

Some trees are only male (Produces flowers with just Stamens) or Female (produces flowers with only Pistols)

Not sure which category these fall into.

Good Luck.

Answer 4

Most fruit trees need to be between five and seven years old before they are mature enough to bear fruit. Have patience.

By the way, doyou know if it is actually a fruit-bearing plum,or a flowering plum, which blooms young but doesn't have fruit?

Answer 5

It's possible that the flowers were pollinated but didn't stick due to either a lack of nutrients, a late freeze, etc. It does require a pollinator (which means that another plant is required to pollinate the flower), so while it produced flowers they may not have been pollinated because there was only one tree. Consider getting another, or check and see if you neighbor is planning on putting one in.