Apples, plums, and other fruit trees don’t need as much fertilizer as fast-growing vegetables that complete their entire lifecycle in a single season. However, fruit trees that are growing slowly or ...

Too much of a good thing can be detrimental.

Aim to fertilize fruit trees in spring or early summer. This timing allows the trees to absorb nutrients they can use for new growth and fruit production, says Lauren St. Germain Kidd, the owner of ...

Fruit trees don't always need fertilizer. Here's how to tell if they do. Fruit trees only require commercial fertilizer if they are not showing healthy growth or yielding poor harvests. For fruit ...