Multiple Fruits, 1 Easy-to-Grow Tree Why Fruit Cocktail Trees? A variety of fresh, quickly-grown fruit, right from your backyard. Whether you’re looking for your own mini orchard in a compact space or need a quick, no-nonsense harvest of a sweet fruit medley, the Fruit Cocktail Tree fits the bill. You'll get a combination fruit that can include peaches, plums, nectarines and apricots from our most popular varieties, a surprise medley that can give you a harvest in a few short years. Types of fruit can include Redhaven Peach, Elberta Peach, Blenheim Apricot, Moorpark Apricot, Italian Plum, or Hardired Nectarine. We cultivated and nurture this unique specimen by grafting these single-stone fruit selections together onto one tree, so you get two to four different, great-tasting fruit types for the price of one. And best of all, it’s a healthy, hardy cultivar that provides years of fruit production. By mid-summer, the harvest season begins, resulting in ample fruit for canning, freezing, cooking preserves, and baking pies and cobblers. Best of all, our Fruit Cocktail Tree is self-fertile, adaptable to most soil types and matures to a manageable height of 10 to 15 feet, ensuring an easy harvest and acclimation into even the smallest garden areas. Why Fast-Growing-Trees.com is Better It’s easy – this tree is a hassle-free, rare hybrid that’s not usually seen in your local garden center. And it saves you money since you’re able to skip the supermarket trips and simply walk to your yard for fresh produce, without harsh chemicals or pesticides. Initial pruning and training have already been done to ensure you'll receive a healthy specimen, ready for years of prolific fruit production. Order your own Fruit Cocktail Tree today! Planting & Care 1. Planting: First, select a spot that gets full or partial sun (at least a half-day or 4 to 8 hours of sun per day at minimum). Be sure the area provides adequate protection from strong winds if possible. When you're ready to plant, dig your hole slightly wider than the roots and at sufficient depth to cover them. Then, place and stake the tree to secure it. Water thoroughly, removing any air pockets, and tamp down the soil. Add mulch on top to keep the area moist. Water the tree the next day, then twice weekly for the next three weeks. 2. Watering: Water your tree weekly. Make sure your Fruit Cocktail Tree is moist at all times, especially during the hotter months. 3. Fertilization: Fertilize your Fruit Cocktail three times each year with applications in the late winter, early summer and early autumn. Apply choice of either manure, compost or a slow-release fertilizer mixed into the soil. Prevent fertilizers from making direct contact with the trunk of the tree. 4. Pruning: Routine pruning to maintain the desired shape and balance of your tree can be performed on an ongoing basis. To promote ideal health and growth, prune your Fruit Cocktail early in the winter. Prune roughly 1/3 of the current year's growth, keeping all cuts above outward buds. Tips: Cut back any vigorously-growing branches and keep the tree balanced. And remove any shoots that are growing from the rootstock below ground level or from the central trunk of the tree. FAQs What fruits are on a Fruit Cocktail Tree? There’s a mix of fruit that comes on the Fruit Cocktail Tree that varies by season and availability. How long does it take for a Fruit Cocktail Tree to produce fruit? Since Fruit Cocktail Trees are made through the process of grafting, the time to fruit is less than a tree grown by seed. Expect fruit within 2 years, on average, provided that the tree's needs are being met. How big do Fruit Cocktail Trees get? Fruit Cocktail Trees grow to be around 10-15 feet tall and around 8-12 feet wide.
