If you want a little change in the decoration of your home then this may be the right solution. Fruit trees are plants that can be planted in pots as dwarf varieties, and they can make your home visually beautiful.
All you need to plant a fruit tree in the house is pots and dwarf varieties of fruit trees to keep it small and consistent.
Today we are going to show you some fruit plants that you can easily grow indoor.
Olive Tree
Olive trees as houseplants? If you’ve ever seen mature olives, you may wonder how it’s possible to transform these reasonably tall trees into olive houseplants. But it is not only possible, indoor olive trees are the latest houseplant craze.
Olive trees have been cultivated for thousands of years for their fruit and the oil made from it. If you love olives or simply love the look of the green-gray foliage, you may dream of growing olive trees too. But olive trees come from the Mediterranean region where the weather is toasty. While they can be cultivated in U.S. Department of Agriculture zones 8 and warmer, they are not happy if the temperature drops below 20 degrees F. (-7 C.).
One reason people are taking to olive trees as houseplants is that caring for olive trees inside is easy. These trees tolerate dry air and dry soil too, making it an easy-care houseplant. And the trees are attractive too. The branches are covered with narrow, gray-green leaves that have furry undersides. Summer brings clusters of small, creamy flowers, followed by ripening olives.
Prune back olive trees in spring when new growth begins. Clipping the longer branches encourages new growth. In any event, it’s a good idea to use dwarf olive trees as potted plants. They only grow to 6 feet (1.8 m.) tall, and you can also trim these to keep them compact.
Avocado Tree
Growing avocados outdoors as productive fruit trees can be tricky, but growing them as houseplants is fun and easy. If you have enough patience, your seedling will eventually turn into an attractive little specimen with glossy, oval leaves 4 to 8 inches long. True, it’s unlikely your tree will ever bear fruit, and even if it does, the fruit from the offspring most likely won’t resemble the original. But as a decorative indoor plant, an avocado has plenty of merit.
When avocado is grown as a houseplant, it is often grown from seed that can be sprouted in water or directly in potting soil.
Established plants will do best in sunny windows. Fertilize them regularly in spring and summer with a balanced granular fertilizer.
Avocados grown indoors are mostly novelty plants. If you want it to bear fruit and turn into the tree it really is, you’ll have to move your avocado outside.
Avocado growing indoors can start with a pit but is most successful with a healthy grafted dwarf tree. Cultivated avocados are grown from compatible rootstock. A plant produced from a seed is less likely to produce fruit, but it will make a lovely tree.
Remove the pit from a ripe avocado and rinse off any excess flesh. Push a network of toothpicks into the pit and suspend it on top of a glass of warm water. The pit should dip an inch or so into the water at the dented or dimpled end.
Place the glass in bright light where temperatures are at least 65 degrees Fahrenheit (18 C.). Change the water frequently. Soon the pit will produce roots, which will grow down into the water. Eventually, stems and leaves will sprout. When the roots fill much of the glass, it is time to transplant to a pot.
Orange Tree
Orange trees are beautiful and add delightful greenery and the aroma of fragrant blossoms to your home when grown indoors. Growing an indoor orange tree is easy when you know how to care for it.
Evaluate the indoor space where you will place the orange tree. Choose a large, south-facing window as a starting point; orange trees must receive a minimum of eight hours of sunlight each day for healthy growth in U.S. Department of Agriculture hardiness zones 8 through 10.
Close any vents near the future tree location. Although the orange tree needs fresh air, it prefers humid air over the dry air supplied through a common air-conditioning or heating system. Consider a humidifier within the space if your home has excessively dry air.
Place the orange tree into a pot filled with citrus-designed potting mix. The pot itself should hold the tree’s root system comfortably without crowding or crushing the extensions with drainage holes in the base. Orange trees must have well-drained environments to prevent root rot.
Position the tree at its indoor location. Water the plant with a watering can.
Do not water again until you see that the soil’s surface is dry. Orange trees are sensitive to extreme drought or waterlogging; their growth can be dramatically altered with improper watering.
Fertilize the tree with 20-20-20 fertilizer every five weeks during the winter at half strength. Repeat this process during the summer with a full-strength fertilizer blend every four weeks.
Wipe the foliage periodically with a paper towel or damp sponge. Dust attracts pests, such as spider mites; they can hide themselves and egg clusters in the dust while feeding on the plant sap.
Lemon Tree
The Meyer lemon is probably the most well-known indoor fruit tree, and for a good reason. It’s compact size, and delicious fruit makes it a natural choice for your sunny living room.
Though Meyer lemon trees are naturally shrub-like, they can also be pruned into tree form. When planted in the ground, they can grow up to 8 to 10 feet tall and up to 12 feet wide. When grown in garden pots, your plant will be smaller and grow accordingly with the size of the pot.
Meyer lemon trees will thrive if you provide the right conditions. Care includes finding the ideal location for them: They need at least eight hours a day of direct sunlight, preferably from the southwest direction. Meyer lemon trees are most successfully grown from grafted rootstock (seed-grown trees tend to be less healthy and may never produce fruit). They require well-draining soil, regular fertilization while growing, and enough water to keep the soil moist but not wet.
Meyer lemon trees can grow in almost any type of soil with good drainage, but they prefer a soil pH between 5.5 and 6.5 and thrive in loamy or sandy loam soils. Add lime to increase the soil pH or sulfur to lower it if your mixture is too acidic.
When your plant is indoors, give it as much light as possible. This can be done by placing it in a sunny, southwest-facing window or by setting it under grow lights or shop lights fitted with one cool and one warm bulb.
Be careful about giving the tree too much direct sun as this can burn your plant.
Fig Tree
Fig tree can be grown outside or indoors as a houseplant. Other common names for this plant include Benjamin fig, weeping fig and ficus tree. It bears the classic tree shape and has oblong leaves that grow 2 to 5 inches long. It can grow up to 18 feet tall but its size can be controlled through pruning and by limiting pot size, similar to the way a bonsai is grown but in larger proportion.
Repot the fig tree each spring into a container that is 2 inches larger than the plant’s current pot size. Choose a planter with drain holes in the bottom. Add 2 inches of all-purpose potting soil to the bottom of the new pot. Remove the fig tree from its current pot by pressing on the pot from outside to loosen the roots and dirt. Lay the tree on its side with the pot slightly elevated and gently pull it out. Use your fingers to remove clumps of dirt from the roots and to pull the larger roots free, being careful not to tear any of them. Place it into the new pot and finish filling the pot with fresh potting soil
Place the freshly potted plant on a tray and pour water in the pot until it runs out of the drainage holes. Allow it to soak up as much moisture as it can, then remove the excess water after 10 minutes. Water the fig once per week or more, depending on how humid your area is. Allow the fig tree to dry out for a day or two between waterings. Place the plant in an area that receives medium to bright light.
Fertilize the fig tree during the growing season. Start in the spring when you notice new growth. Use all-purpose liquid fertilizer that is diluted by half and mix it in with the tree’s regular water once per month. Discontinue in the fall when you see that the ficus isn’t showing vigorous new growth.
Prune your plant as you see fit to control the size and shape that you prefer it to be. Use small pruners to trim off top growth just above a leaf node or leaf scar. Trim off some stems that grow off the main branches to create a bushy and more compact appearance.
Check the fig tree for scale insect infestation. You can recognize this if you find a sticky substance on the branches. The scale is hard to see because the insects blend in with the bark of the plant, but they will appear as small bumps. Soak a cotton swab in alcohol and rub it on the bumps to remove the scale.
Use a damp, lint-free cotton cloth to remove dust from the leaves of your fig tree. Hold each leaf by the base with one hand while you wipe it clean so that it doesn’t get pulled off by accident. Or put the entire plant in the shower and use room temperature water to wash it if you don’t have the patience and would like to clean it more quickly.
