The 2 Easiest Fruit Trees for Beginners To Grow. Yes, Really! | BONUS: The Hardest Tree

If you're a beginner to fruit trees and looking for a fruit tree that is easy to grow, this one's for you!
It can be tricky finding the right fruit tree that will produce without a ton of anxiety. There are so many different varieties and they all have their own benefits. And while some of them might seem easier to grow than others, it's important to know what climate zone you live in before picking out your first (or next) fruit tree.
So if you want something that will just give back with more fruits than anything else, then keep reading! We've found the easiest fruit trees to grow for beginners, and share it (and a bonus) in this video.
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[@wheepingwillow24u17]

PLUME? I HAD ONE, IT WASN'T SUPPOSE TO PRODUCE BUT IT DID, AND THEY WERE GREAT. IT WAS A DWARF FLOWERING PLUM. WHAT COULD I GROW IN NORTHWESTERN KENTUCKY? I AM IN THE CITY. THANKS

[@cathyespinoza3161]

Easiest apple, hardest peach

[@standingbear998]

I am 69 years old and as a child growing up people would plant apple and peach trees mostly from cuttings and never really did anything to them after planting. Now days everything is made difficult and complicated,

[@jimmie159]

we had a fig tree as a kid in southern California in the 90s and i swear i don’t remember my parents doing anything to it and its figs were soo good

[@kebunanggurdwikitambusaiut2277]

Whatever tree fruit or everything i just love watermelon!

[@Sublime_37]

I’m about to seriously start to tear up my backyard to start implementing my vision of my fruit and vegetable gardens, bc I think this should be taught in all schools year long.

[@fgauer1]

Do it!

[@johanconradie2120]

grow in three high tyres stacks!!!!

[@MichaelGawesebmainone]

@@johanconradie2120you stacked 3 tyres can be used as a pot for fruit tree? I have a space occupied by 3 stacked tyres that I wanted to replace with a wood container I was going to build, I think I just need to put soil, thanks for tip

[@HotStepper89]

I found figs to be the easiest fruit tree to grow, especially that they do better the more you neglect them... and they usually fruit within the first year of purchase so it feels like an instant reward. and surprisingly i'd consider lemons to be specifically difficult to take care of, as we've got way too many diseases here in australia; citrus gall wasp, leaf miner, black spots and aphids to name a few, and they're very sensitive to iron deficiency... i feel like i'm always taking care of my lemon trees, the rest of my citrus trees seem to be doing ok. personally, i haven't grown avocados or persimmons but i've heard most people had problems with them, so i'd agree they'd be in the top 5 hardest trees to take care of.

[@TheBusyGardener]

Figs DO grow so well! Some might not have pest issues, but mine get mobbed by pests: birds, ants, and kids 😂

[@bradcarby3765]

I have lemon trees and avocado trees in Aus and the only real trouble I have had is possums stealing stuff (Ringtails, not those weird American things). Over the last couple of years we have had a large python living in our back yard and the possum problem has strangely gone away.

[@Acts-1322]

Persimmons are actually said to be one of the most disease resistant, self fruiting native trees! Paw paw also does well.

[@loquat44-40]

Fig do well, but do require a lot sunlight. I am ordering a chicago hard fig. The saigo astringent persimmon also does well, but you will to defend the fruit against the animals.

[@TiffIsHere]

figs are pretty easy to grow. just takes time for them to get established

[@TheBusyGardener]

YES! They grow great for us, but are a favorite of insects, birds, rodents, and kids 😂

[@easywork7382]

Only problem I have is the root system is highly invasive to the rest of my garden ! Their roots even come up in nearby raised beds !

[@TheNotoriousNemo]

​@@easywork7382oh my gosh

[@LittlePieceOfHeaven.65]

only if you live zone 8 and up

[@aleksandraschermann6033]

The climate zone should be mentioned in the title , otherwise the whole episode is the waste of time

[@EmpressG]

Well he mentions where he is at 2 minutes in. Not such a hardship to watch for 2 mins is it?

[@TheTombOfHorrors]

Mulberry and Fig are my top 2 easiest.

[@lifeofyooms3026]

I’m a beginner gardener and I started with avocado. It’s still doing very well. 😊

[@TheBusyGardener]

Keep it up! Avocados can be so tough to grow, and so rewarding when you can.

[@grateful7839]

Avocado is easiest for me. Just plant on a hill for good drainage in decent soil and water regularly mostly in summer and autumn. Don’t take the leave and let the tree canopy down. Prune top growth if you want to make picking simpler. Fertilize a few times. plant a few kinds hass. Fuerte.

[@nmnate]

I'm up to 17 in ground fruit trees so far. Still got a bunch of space left to plant out on our 0.3 acre property. Will probably put in 10 more trees next year (hedge of figs and espalier pears/apples). One thing that has been helping a ton (anecdotally) is having lots of native/flowering perennials or shrubs inter planted with our trees. Really seems to do well for the beneficial insects and keeping pests down.

[@TheBusyGardener]

Best case is when the ecosystem is doing what you would otherwise need to do (pest management, soil enrichment, etc)

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[@pwalesdi]

Where did you buy a Cara Cara? I live in California in zone 10b and haven't been able to locate one to buy?

[@naturekins604]

I love plum trees. If you pick a self fertile variety you can have just one. They fruit very quickly and work perfectly in a cold climate like my zone 3 Canadian garden. Citrus must be grown in a greenhouse in my area. Unlike peach and cherry they don't get the same diseases and are less prone to tent catapillers.

[@fancythat5136]

We planted 2 Santa Rosa Plums zone 7 late summer 2023. We were told we would get more fruit with 2 trees and we need the shade. Not sure what to feed them in Spring.

[@53muse]

My plums keeps getting black knot disease

[@RebeccaTreeseed]

I live in the high desert and my easiest fruit orchard is a prickly pear grove. The fruit reminds me of watermelon. The pads are edible, too. Figs are easy too.

[@TheBusyGardener]

Adding it to the list of stuff to grow

[@roryf.1349]

Hey, Florida zone 9b here. I'd say the easiest thing for me to grow here has been starfruit. We have enough pests here with leaf miners, aphids, and snow scale for citrus. And then there's greening and canker, so I don't consider it to be an easy thing to grow, but it's probably because they're all in pots.

[@kristinebailey6554]

I used to live in Florida. The reason you have all those pests that like citrus, it's because that is what they are growing the most of. It spreads more easily when there is more of it in an area.

[@alvinb147]

I think figs are also one of the easiest fruit trees to grow and the easiest fruit to grow over all is probably going to be like squash and melons and I think the hardest fruit to grow depends on your climate and where you live but I think the hardest is durians

[@TheBusyGardener]

True, a lot of the tropical fruit is so limited in where it can be grown especially. Figs are definitely in my top five easiest, and would be higher if they didn't get eaten by pests!

[@nordwest23]

The Santa Rosa Plum, Although I did watch my neighbors kill theirs By not cutting the Choke vine from it.

[@melissab8500]

I planted a peach and a nectarine about 15' apart in zone 8a, And I pretty much ignore them both. The peach does great, the nectarine attracts every pest that's out there 🤷‍♀️ I never get nectarines

[@TheBusyGardener]

Oh no! THis is so weird because nectarine is essentially just a hairless peach

[@nickportelli3002]

Pomygranet and fig trees are the easiest to grow ,imo.

[@mellfraze8112]

100% agree that citrus is easy peasy (lemon squeezy 😂) as long as winter temps are warm enough. Our home came with a very well established standard navel orange that produces huge amounts of large juicy amazing fruit evey year even though I do nothing other than an occasional soak during our long hot dry summer. By contrast, the peach trees have been horribly plagued with leaf curl even with being sprayed for it & the apricots have been only marginally better ☹️ with bores taking out the huge old apricot tree that produced fist sized fruit. Also topping the easy list for me in zone 9b (Sacramento valley, California)... 1) Fig - Our fig only needs a slight prune once a year to control size & a bit of supplemental water during weeks of 100°+ weather. 2) Pomegranate - it needs a bit more water that the citrus or fig but otherwise we pretty much ignore it & the chickens love it which helps manage the fruits that split before we pick them.

[@TheBusyGardener]

Nice!! I'm in love With our chickens because they make me feel less bad about things going bad like so split fruit or pest eaten fruit

[@baddriversofcolga]

So far the only fruiting citrus I have is kumquat but it definitely falls under the easy to grow category as I never have to do anything other than water and add some compost occasionally. And I didn't know you guys had peach leaf curl there. It's supposed to be a problem here in the southeast though none of peaches have gotten it, fortunately. All of them I grew from pits and 3 of them flowered for the first time this year which is pretty exciting. Other easy to grow fruit trees here in the east include our native Serviceberries, Pawpaws, Persimmons, Plums, and Mulberries, and though all of these do like to have their fruit eaten to various extents by the wildlife they otherwise grow without issue.

[@TheBusyGardener]

I think it is so neat how each area of the country has different things that are native and can grow so well

[@eduardochavacano]

Mulberries grow as cuttings, i want those.

[@nurayk.pearson7618]

FIGS AND FUJU PERSIMMONS...

[@Ckawauchi35]

I never thought Avocado was hard to plant. I never had any problems with them in Northern and Southern CA, but I killed two expensive avocado trees here in AZ. All my citrus and jujube trees are thriving well with not much care at all, just very thick mulch and planted closer together. Lovely orchard!

[@TheBusyGardener]

You're living proof of this observation and recommendation!

[@raphlvlogs271]

Guava or mulberry are very easy to grow, they often grow like weeds.

[@johanconradie2120]

figs . quince. plums. lemon.

[@danielzukle5471]

Our avocado took 6 years to produce it's first fruit and then our dog knocked that marble size avocado off, but I was so happy because at that point I knew it was going to start producing. As far as a hard tree, our Kiwi has yet to produce because the Male tree died twice. Looks like the 3rd times the charm. It's growing good and I look forward to the fruit. If nothing else gardening teaches you patience. Especially with fruit trees!

[@TheBusyGardener]

So close!! Here's to hoping for better success this year! That's the great thing about gardening: there's always next year

[@timothycampbell4704]

Mulberries ars way better brings in birds to shoot and other wild life like squirrels and deer other great things to eat

[@TheBusyGardener]

It's essentially one big BBQ tree 😂

[@JessicaJLandi]

I'm growing peach, pawpaw, and fig trees. Inside, I have a Meyers lemon and lime trees. Zone 7 here.

[@TheBusyGardener]

That's amazing variety! How are the citrus doing? Fruiting?

[@JessicaJLandi]

@@TheBusyGardener no fruit on anything yet!

[@tj21bem]

I admit to being obsessed w/ Asian persimmons. I actually planted 4 varieties very close together & I will treat them like a single tree (Tom Spellman’s fan here). They are pest-free so I consider them moderately easy. Have you tried growing them yet? The easiest tree for me is the calamondin tree that I grow in a 10-gallon pot beside the driveway near the porch, among the roses, amaryllis & iris. (They share the sprinkler). It supplies me w/ juice to make soy sauce dips, marinades, sour soup, lemonade, tea, hair tonic, etc. It doesn’t grow higher than my thigh, pot included & I’m only 5’2”. LOL. It produces fruit almost all throughout the year because I’m in zone 9. I’ve only repotted it once. It’s pretty enough to be ornamental. (The HOA bans edibles from the front yards).

[@TheBusyGardener]

My only persimmon is the Giant Fuyu, and my dad has a Hachiya. I think they're great, but it's hit or miss with my family 😂.

[@johanconradie2120]

Quince. Pomegranate . Plum. Fig. GUAVA! Cherry guava , Kumquat , cherry apple, LEMON!!!

[@johanconradie2120]

jeepers! GUAVA !!!

[@jamesjames9149]

Mulberry tree

[@AcmePotatoPackingPocatello]

Had a nursery for 35 years. Do not buy fancy ....thee best most durable trees i planted .Ubileen pear, Korean Pear, Liberty apple, Italian Prune. All round winners.

[@lisadabbs2181]

Jujube roots ARE VERY INVASIVE and need a barrier to contain its roots just like Running bamboo. Most are grafted on wild seedlings, which are very thorny and invasive.

[@charles3142]

Jujube has very trong roots system and its roots grow very fast and far out in your garden. Next thing you know all little Jujube shoots pop up all over the places

[@TheBusyGardener]

Yes! I'm always finding a little root suckers popping up!

[@jayparth]

Hello Cameron! I am willing to grow low chill stone fruits in Zone 13 hot tropics where the temperature rarely drops below 45F erstwhile temperature dipping below 60F is uncommon as well. I wonder what would happen to the fruits, will they entirely not produce at all or will they produce in lower quantities? P.s. I am not aiming for a marketable produce, I just want to relish and enjoy the fruits in tropics, although scarcity of harvest won't be of concern to me,

[@walterrussell7584]

I’ve had pretty good luck from my Peachtree in Michigan not too short of the zone 5A I believe

[@NasierOmran]

Unfortunately our climate is to cold for citrus fruits, but I love the energy you put in your fruit trees and videos.

[@cdhotwing]

I agree! Zone 7a here and our Jujube trees are no trouble and prolific!

[@TheBusyGardener]

East trees for the win!

[@Kurtonvr]

Im looking for something easy to pjabt for the deer...that doesnt require alot of matainece

[@MashMonster69]

I'm in zone 6, eastern Tennessee. My peach trees are the WORST for pests in this humid climate. So i gwould not recommend it if you're in a wet area.

[@MrRebar15]

*The Busy Gardener* New sub, outstanding content for my family & I. Just started planting fruit trees on our property. God Bless.

[@TheBusyGardener]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@puckjohn]

Hi Cameron, I took a chance on a li jujube and was pleasantly surprised, so much that I purchased a second one. I bought a shanxi li jujube, still waiting for that one to wake up. I also wanted to ask you if you ever heard of a green gage plum? I saw one at a local nursery and the guy there told me they are very good. So I couldn’t resist and bought one.

[@TheBusyGardener]

So great on the Jujube! I haven't heard of Green Gage, so you'll have to let me know how it tastes

[@uzumate9976]

My orange tree looks very healthy and over 10 years old. But I never saw flowers blooming on my my orange tree. What am I doing wrong? I live in southern California

[@erikaerika7788]

😂😂😂😂in Florida...my 3 citrus died ..but my avocado doing great.... rain season killed them

[@TropicalTodd]

So I live in Florida and have citrus canker and greening here. Have lost all my citrus over the last 10 years. Mango trees fortunately have done well

[@qtran101]

i have li and lang too, birds peck them also

[@kimjones2056]

Mulberry has been my easiest and most productive

[@TheBusyGardener]

I agree that mulberry is easy growing. The roots can be invasive, however, which makes proper placement on your yard important.

[@francostacy7675]

I’m in zone 6a and I only have peaches. Mistake! I haven’t found them easy at all and I’m hesitant to plant any other kind of fruit tree . I can’t grow citrus in my zone. Peach trees I have grow and produce most years except for this year, zero peaches. I’m guessing it was a late frost. However even when my tree has fruit I get very few fruit due to Japanese beetles eating the peaches and it’s very gross, and bugs that lay larva inside the fruit and then there is the peach leaf curl fungus when you get the right amount of rain…

[@StevenHughes-hr5hp]

Mango and avocado trees are the easiest. In south Florida just stick them into the ground. If you do it early in the year the daily summer rainstorms mean no need to even water.

[@JackyHeijmans]

I grow on my balcony, zone 8 a/b. I grew lemons from seed, and they got to be about 4-5 years old. Taking them indoor when ever it went below 0 Celsius. Then one year I had a lot on my mind, I forgot to take them in, and it went -12 C. for 3 nights. They died, all of them... 😢 I'm trying again now, from seed. Also I have taken a few sticks from a wild Elderberry, put them in a tub, and that has grown beautifully and very fast. Last year I was looking forward to the berries, but it seems so did the birds. I did not find one single berry anymore. But I don't mind, I guess the birds here in the city need them more than I do. This year the bush is 3 years old, and it is stuffed with flowerbuds, so maybe this year... lol. I am blown away by how fast the Elderberry grows, just from putting a stick in the soil. It has so many benefits for your health, if you make Elderberry sirup. Only take out the green, unripe berries, for those contain cyanide. A few will not hurt, but if you leave a lot of those in, it may harm you. Many don't seem to know this, hence why I mention it. Much love, and thank you so much for all you teach us!!! 🤗

[@TheBusyGardener]

Thanks, Jacky! It's tough with citrus from seed because they can take so many years to begin producing. I'd seriously consider elderberry once the kiddos are a little bigger and don't just raid whatever plants they feel like 😂

[@JackyHeijmans]

@@TheBusyGardener The lemons, yea, I know, I never saw a lemon on any of them. I was hoping for fruits about 3 years later or so. Though I love to experiment, and also, lemon plants/trees here cost a fortune if they already grow fruits. I don't have that much money. I just bought organic lemons, and did put the seeds in some soil again. Maybe this time..in some 8 years I believe, one can have hope... 😄 Have a great day! 🤗

[@magenagrima-xd7pi]

Banana/fig/guyabano/citrus/jackfruit are top 5 in the tropics. Other are aratiles berry, bitungol or tropical cherry, liputi berry, duhat berry etc. These are bearing many fruits even neglected provided that water is available nearby. Like river or swamps or water table.

[@javiercosp9614]

Here in Paraguay avocados are easy but citrus and jujube are difficult 😊

[@JonathanCarroll3579]

Lol of course someone in southern CA would say citrus as the easiest. It would be apple, that is truly the easiest and applies to almost every region.

[@brettiowausa1]

This is all fine and dandy but for the Northern Zones these would not be the easiest fruit trees for beginners. :)

[@darrylk808]

Persimmon. But you'll share your fruit with the squirrels and rats.

[@BlueZoneAquarium]

My Blenheim apricot has been no trouble

[@leoscheibelhut940]

Having used leuceana and Madre de Cacao leaves as fertilizer 35 years ago in the Philippines, I'm betting that the "leaved" section will do great! The only thing that held back their widespread use as fertilizer was their growing popularity as livestock feed! You may want to look into SALT--sloping agricultural land technology, invented or at least popularized by the Mindanao Baptist Rural Life Center. All about alley cropping, swales, etc. To save your land. Keep up your good work! I enjoy the mix of new ideas and things I have forgotten I learn/recall from your channel.

[@starsstripes9654]

Watch the millennial gardener. He is in NC and has citrus plants that do well in colder climates. Ways to help keep alive!

[@Sam-ko1lo]

Fig, mulberry and pomegranate are indestructible

[@charlesbutterfield3464]

Grow your Avocado trees under your solar panels and avoid the sunburn problem.

[@marshalllee2509]

I’ve always thought my banana plants were super easy. All they need is lots and lots of water.

[@michaeltodd813]

Why don't you implement permaculture fruit tree guilds?

[@theediblehoagarden1060]

My guess was pomegranate for an easy tree for so cal zone 10 Jujube is also a good choice. I totally agree Avocado are absolutely the hardest.

[@TheBusyGardener]

I LOVVVVVE pomegranate, and it's true it's easy to grow. Pests and fruit splitting are my two main issues with it being the easiest. But if you can avoid those two issues, we're huge fans

[@nuclearscarab]

In my zone 7, I think peach trees are some of the easiest. No spray required and it's quite dry here, so not many diseases or pests to deal with.

[@TheBusyGardener]

Nothing like a ripe, juicy peach

[@ube4856]

What zone 7 area are you in that's considered dry? I'm in zone 7 in north Delaware, not sure it's considered dry here, but I'd love to be able to grow peaches easily

[@nuclearscarab]

@@ube4856 I live in the Yakima Valley. It's kind of famous for its fruit. It's in a rain shadow.

[@lynncampbell6237]

Before I saw the feed back here , I was going to say FIGs hands down, the easiest.

[@AnarchAnjel]

Living in nevada 8a I think mulberries are easiest, next to pomegranate. It's tough growing in high desert, figs are hard for me they burn up, citrus it gets to cold here with getting down into teens sometimes. So fruiting mulberry and pomegranate.

[@TheBusyGardener]

Mulberry is definitely a hearty and hardy tree! One issue with mulberry though, are its roots are fairly invasive and should be kept far from any structures

[@Sam-ko1lo]

Mulberry trees are by far the easiest to grow. They grow very fast and fruit the first year

[@puckjohn]

Hi Cameron, I was planting a 4 in 1 pear and when I was shoveling the mulch back onto the tree I hit the trunk with my shovel and put a gash in it. Should I just leave it or is there anything I need to do? Thanks

[@TheTroothseekr]

Zone 7B, citrus isn’t a great option here. Though I do have a hardy orange in a pot.

[@pushpalathapushpalatha3635]

Hello sir I am from India mango tree is pretty easily grown in my country climate conditions l gaining a better knowledge about growing fruits tree thank you so much sir 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💐💐💐💐

[@ChefCrys01]

I planted a meter lemon into the ground in 8a hot humid central TX...the spring before the blizzard. I kept it wrapped with incandescent lights, moving blankets, and heavy plastic. By spring, it had two living branches. It is now full of beautiful leaves having regrown many branches, however, it has not fruited since its recovery. Will it ever again?

[@onubohrok]

Probably. It needs to restore its foliage before it can support fruiting. It probably went into survival mode and spent all of its energy on foliage. Another season or two and it should start fruiting.

[@charlenequinilty7252]

Figs are easy and you can also take cuttings and start more without cost.

[@kaval1er]

Here in zone 6b PA, Love my kumquat, meyer lemon, and persian lime in pots. Not a fan of jujube. Put a couple in and ended up taking them out because I just didn't care for them. Hardy asian persimmons are quite nice and easy. LOVE my paw paws! No pests, but need a pollinator, and must pick up off the ground before the groundhogs get them (native to NE quadrant of the US). Elderberries are great. Stone fruits and the apple/pear family generally require at least some spraying. That being said, I wouldn't do without my pears just because they are so delicious. I've tried many other things, but these are what I've settled on.

[@patriotoftruth8542]

I live in York County PA. May I please ask your tips on growing Meyer lemons, kumquat and persimmons? I didn't think we could grow those here in 6B. Thanks so much

[@rawfoodwriter]

​@@patriotoftruth8542Same question! I'm in near Harrisburg PA

[@kaval1er]

Lemons and kumquats are in pots that I move inside for the winter. They don't like it much, but they do survive. There are a couple asian persimmons that are hardy here. I got them online from One Green World (wonderful experience with them). I have Nikita's gift and Fuyu. Nikita's gift is supposed to be hardy to zone 5, so you'd probably have good luck with that. My Fuyu is in a protected spot since it is marginally hardy here (zone 7). Other than trying to select hardy varieties of persimmon, I have no other advice. @@patriotoftruth8542

[@LittlePieceOfHeaven.65]

@@kaval1er same zone ... what variety to you have ? Thinking about getting one but I heard meiwa is super slow growing and some say it taste like soap lol . But I don't want a sour one either

[@kaval1er]

@@LittlePieceOfHeaven.65 The persimmon I have now I got in a local garden center last year and it was just labeled "persimmon". It has not yet set any fruit. I had one several years ago and inadvertently left it outside so it froze and died. Too bad because the fruit was really good. Unfortunately, I can't remember what variety it was or where I got it.

[@nonishearer4126]

Easy or hard, I believe what really matters is if you like the fruit.

[@Thorny_Misanthrope]

Pomegranates are super easy in most locations in California.

[@TheBusyGardener]

So true. Anyone in California should be able to grow them with some success

[@stevegaines-vq3bd]

i've recently watched a few videos & WAS going to plant Apple trees { even though i've planted probably 10 in my life & they all died w/ in 2 years} but went w/ 1 persimmon tree at 129.xx & 2 Keiffer Pear trees, at 89.xx each....they said these were 2 ot the best trees for deer...i live in Southern Ohio..

[@TheBusyGardener]

You've ultimately got to focus on what'll grow best in your specific space, which it sounds like you're doing 😁

[@puckjohn]

Hi Cameron, I was planting a 4 in 1 pear and when I was shoveling the mulch back onto the tree I hit the trunk with my shovel and put a gash in it. Should I just leave it or is there anything I need to do? Thanks

[@TheBusyGardener]

Bummer! If the area you gashed is totally gone, I'd ideally just use a quality whitewash like amzn.to/3ybQyyO if you've got some to protect the exposed trunk. If it created a flap, then you could push the bark back into place and secure it by wrapping with fishing line for the next several weeks, hoping it'll re-heal. I hope that helps!

[@puckjohn]

@@TheBusyGardener thanks Cameron, great advice, now I can whitewash the tree

[@zipporahdaleyevangelist.9983]

Easiest tree to grow mulberry, blueberries jujube.

[@johnb-lz9mg]

I would have thought that the paw paw was the easiest to grow. What are your thoughts? I am interested in getting a couple paw paw trees. I live in southern New England and am not sure what variety to get. I would appreciate any input on it. Thanks.

[@mathewpugh9313]

search for ksuag pawpaw. it’s a college and covers paw paw plants extensively as well as many cultivars.

[@BoltActionBob]

I wish I could grow citrus here! Those oranges looked delicious. I may have to run to the grocery XD

[@TheBusyGardener]

The best!

[@baddriversofcolga]

Certain varieties take well to growing in pots so that should be an option for you.

[@MrMockingbird1313]

I live in St Louis Missouri. Based on 750 cold hours in this climate zone I think think the two most easy and productive trees are Bartlett Pear and most peach varieties. Where you live in SoCal the answer would be much different.

[@TheBusyGardener]

Your chill hours give you some options we definitely don't have. Solid!

[@jessicabender1301]

I agree in MO. My peaches produced and plums after just 2 and 3 years

[@CaseysGarden]

Whoops. I actually started with Avacado haha. Had them almost a year now. Haven't killed them yet! But there's still time Lol. 😃They had a leaf mite that worried me for a little while. I got a Lemon and Lime the same day as the Avacados. I haven't stressed over them at all.

[@TheBusyGardener]

They're not IMPOSSIBLE to grow 😂

[@pokerchannel6991]

Avocado is the most hard one. Don’t do it

[@kimchiking2005]

Just cut down my jujube tree. The root is very invasive and small jujube trees grow everywhere in my backyard. It is not worth my time to remove them constantly. Oh, they have thorns, I hate it.

[@TheBusyGardener]

It's true that the jujube can go a little nuts with suckers

[@soniatriana9091]

Fir the last 20+years, I have had 37 mature excellent fruit trees, but I had my jujube removed, because it’s extremely invasive 😱😬👎🏼👎🏼, I’m still fighting to remove its random shoots! So plant it knowing it will spread!!!

[@lisadabbs2181]

Yes, you have to create a barrier to restrict its roots from taking over the whole neighborhood, just like running bamboo.

[@matthewfarrell317]

I have to say a fig is by far the easiest, I have a 5m+ one (ironic as none of us eat figs haha) in the yard that came with the house. A friend has a 7m+ one that we hacked down to a 1m stump to try and control it, and within 2 years it was back to 7m high. They just cannot stop growing lol. This year I am pruning ours down to maybe 2m, I want sun in the yard. The rest I have only had in the ground 1 season, we turned our front yard into a food forest, so out of the 25 trees we have in a 70sq metre space, I would say the mandarin and sunrise lime (an Australian hybrid) have done the best. Can't rate any the worst yet lol.

[@matthewfarrell317]

Also none of our fruits last at any time, between 3 kids that can walk (1 cannot crawl yet thank god) and the larger adult sized partner that all strip the trees, brambles and berries before I can get there lol

[@poetryandpower263]

I'm gonna say fig..aaaaaaaand maaaaaaybe pomegranates? I lived in California 40 yrs and you could just about toss a lemon tree in your back yard and it would grow like a weed. Lemons grow beautifully there. Here in SC maybe the hardest...

[@TheBusyGardener]

Man, LOTS of fig advocates. I agree! EXCEPT for pests eating so many of them before we get a chance to harvest. Citrus trees love SoCal, that's for sure. In SC, is it low temps that make citrus fail?

[@nmnate]

Jujube is my easiest tree by far. Our last frost/freeze dates are in mid May (6b and 7k ft elevation) and the Jujubes are never bothered. Apples are probably next as long as you get the right rootstock and disease resistance for your area. Beyond those trees, the fruiting shrubs/bushes are far more reliable with late spring freezes.

[@TheBusyGardener]

Jujube fanclub 100%!

[@carenspencer-smith2921]

I grew up in Florida where everyone used to have at least one citrus. I’m going to try a screened enclosure this year for a lemon tree.

[@TheBusyGardener]

That's awesome! With it screened off, how will you pollinate your blooms? By hand?

[@gcnewd]

Citrus does not grow in freezing conditions

[@sal-1337]

dude plums are insanely easy to grow. i have twp 20 foot monsters that grow in my rocky hard clay that both get over 1000 plums together which i feed to deer. i have done nothing for them, mot even prune them. that did cause one to lose a huge limb but it didnt seem to mind that 30% of it went away and still finished all of its fruit without dropping any from stress. plums for the win! they are also very very cold tolerant and actually seem to love the foggy spring mornings more than the warm summer days.

[@TheBusyGardener]

I agree plums grow crazy! The only downside we've had is their fruit needing to be harvested within a week or two or they drop. 1000 plums is a lot to deal with over 10 days 🤯. Have you had this issue? Some pluots (like our favorite, "Flavor Grenade") grow great AND have a long hang time.

[@BornAotearoaStylz]

Feijoa citrus and passionfruit

[@cabramontes]

I bet its a fig tree or a citrus of some type )))

[@puckjohn]

I have a Washington navel in zone 8b but the wind took all the leaves off. It does have flower buds on it though but hasn’t given us any oranges yet . Just put a Li Jujube in the ground last week, can’t wait to try it. But the easiest tree for me so far is a nectarine I picked up from Lowe’s last year and it’s already fruiting

[@TheBusyGardener]

Very nice! (the nectarine and the jujube, not the navel getting hammered)

[@DMize-ti7jt]

Citrus in Florida is the most difficult. Mangoes the easiest!

[@TheBusyGardener]

Poor Florida, honestly. It's crazy what's happened there with citrus. :(

[@Thomasleejr1971]

Mulberries are the easiest to grow

[@sryavuz]

So, you only targeted US viewers... There are only a few places that does not fell below 0 (celsius) in winter. You can not grow any kind of citrus in those weathers easily.

[@TheBusyGardener]

Lots of places can grow citrus! The ones that are too cold can jujube (minus 20 Fahrenheit).

[@bradmaas6875]

Plums. Citrus in Washington is mostly a no-go. Too cold. Currently I've got several plums, couple of pears, and a granny Smith apple.

[@TheBusyGardener]

We love our plum varieties!

[@frzspillz]

I though It was me. But my plums start growing then fall to the ground. Aphids like crazy. So annoying. My apple tree is struggling, my cherry trees is ok but not alot of fruit. My blueberrys are ok but not alot of fruit also. So frustrating

[@TheBusyGardener]

There is not much that's surefire in the garden, that's for sure!

[@nonishearer4126]

Don't you think first you should like the fruit it produces? I have certain apples, peaches and such.

[@TheBusyGardener]

That's a good call. Start with what you like, then, narrow down to the things that actually grow in your climate, then start with fruit that are easier to grow so you can get the hang of things, and some quick wins