• fruit-trees

    • Cherry
    • Apple
    • Pear
    • Peach
    • Plum
    Care notes & varietiesGrowing basics for the plants on this page, from our free My Garden app

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    Cherry
    Cherry
    Prunus avium
    • Full sun
    • Moderate water
    • 15–30 ft. tall × 15–30 ft. wide
    • Blooms April
    • Zones 3–8

    Kansas City: Sweet summer cherries; most cultivars need a second sweet cherry for pollination ('Stella' is self-fruitful).

    • Pruning: Prune in late winter to shape
    • Feeding: Light to moderate. If needed, feed during spring growth.
    Varieties to ask about
    Black TartarianStellaStellaWindsorYellow Glass
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    Apple
    Apple
    Malus domestica
    • Full sun
    • Moderate water
    • 10–25 ft. tall × 10–25 ft. wide
    • Blooms April
    • Zones 4–8

    Kansas City: Reliable home fruit tree when disease-resistant cultivars, pollination partners, and pruning are planned from the start.

    • Pruning: Prune late winter
    • Feeding: Light to moderate. Usually during active spring growth; repeat only when the plant’s needs justify it.
    • Watering: Keep moisture reasonably consistent during active growth. Water at the soil line when practical and avoid repeated drought-to-saturation swings.
    Varieties to ask about
    DeliciousEmpireEmpireEnterpriseEnterpriseFujiFuji
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    Pear
    Pear
    2 kinds in My Garden
    Varieties to ask about
    ChojuroChojuroHosuiKorean GiantNitaka
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    Peach
    Peach
    Prunus persica
    • Full sun
    • Moderate water
    • 15–25 ft. tall × 15–25 ft. wide
    • Blooms March–April
    • Zones 5–9

    Kansas City: Homegrown summer peaches and nectarines; needs yearly pruning and a spray plan.

    • Pruning: Prune every late winter to an open center
    • Feeding: Light to moderate. If needed, feed during spring growth.
    Varieties to ask about
    ContenderCresthavenEarly RedhavenFantasia
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    Plum
    Plum
    4 kinds in My Garden
    Varieties to ask about
    BluefreDamsonDamsonStanleyStanleyMethleyMethley
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    Photo credits
    • Cherry: Prazak / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)
    • 'Stella': Benjamint444 , edited by Fir0002, CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)
    • Apple: W.carter / Wikimedia Commons, CC0 (source)
    • 'Empire': Cliff Hutson, CC BY 2.0 (source)
    • 'Enterprise': Theawesomehuman0328, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)
    • 'Fuji': Aomorikuma, CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)
    • Pear: Didier Descouens / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)
    • European Pear: Didier Descouens / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)
    • 'Chojuro': Glysiak, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)
    • Peach: Allagash Brewing / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0 (source)
    • Plum: Andrew Ciscel / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 (source)
    • Chickasaw Plum: Lm13700 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)
    • European Plum: YAMAMAYA / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)
    • Japanese Plum: Franz Xaver / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)
    • 'Damson': AnemoneProjectors ( talk ), CC BY-SA 2.0 (source)
    • 'Stanley': Zenon Sych, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)
    • 'Methley': Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 us (source)