One of the most frustrating things, that can possibly happen, to someone who has slaved for hours and hours, to grow a fruit tree, is the unexplainable barrenness that can sometimes occur, when there should be a plethora of fresh fruit. I know this from personal experience. My neighbours all consider me the gardening guru, because of my extensive knowledge and my continued activity in the garden, but this is only because gardening has been my passion, for years and years and like a sponge, I have accumulated so much information in my mind.

My learning has also come from past experiences, with failure. For about 5 years, after I started planting fruit trees, I did not see a single fruit, for all my labour. I was nearly ready to give up, until I met someone, who I think is truly the guru of gardening.

I was in the gardening store, looking for some sort of new fertilizer, to restore my hope, in my quest to obtain fruit off my trees. I don’t know if there was a look of desperation in my eyes, but a kindly old man came up and started speaking with me. He introduced himself as George, and for some reason I opened up to him and told him all about my troubles. I’ve never been the type to spill all my problems on anyone who asks, but George seemed like such a nice fellow, that I just couldn’t help it. And I’m glad I did, because what he taught me, truly helped me to get my fruit trees in gear and soon they started producing.

I learned that, generally, the inability to produce can be caused by a number of factors. Sometimes the tree is simply too young. If your tree is less than four years old, you shouldn’t expect it to be producing yet. If it has reached four years and you still have seen no sign of fruit, then you should start to consider other factors, that might be causing the barrenness.

If the tree is undergoing any type of water stress (this can be poor drainage, too much water, or too little water), then it will have trouble growing. If you suspect this is the case, you should evaluate your own watering techniques and compare them with the needs of the tree, to see if you are causing water stress. Also, always be on the lookout for any diseases, or pest damage. If your tree is constantly being molested, by all kinds of little creatures, then you can’t expect it to be healthy enough, to bear fruit.

If your tree blooms, but still doesn’t produce any fruit, then this could be because of cold temperatures, during the bloom. The coldness may have damaged the flower bud, or the baby fruit. Aesthetically the tree may look fine, but the inside could be damaged beyond any hope of ever seeing fruit. Unfortunately there isn’t much you can do in this case, except wait until next year and hope that it doesn’t happen again.

If the tree’s pollination process has not been fully completed, it could have trouble growing fruit. If you planted different varieties, you may find that the requirements are different, than what you had originally thought and they were incompatible. In this case, you need to re-plant the correct combinations and varieties.

Once I had evaluated the conditions of my tree and everything that had occurred in it’s life, I realized that not only had I cross pollinated slightly incorrectly, but I was also giving my tree too much water. After I fixed these problems, I had learned my lesson and I have not had any trouble with my trees bearing fruit, since then.

So, if you are struggling with a tree, or any plant, that is not being co-operative, you should consult an expert gardener. If you can find a gardening mentor like mine, who is willing to teach you everything they know, then you should be able to get your garden on the right track with no further problems at all.

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