I read online that these plants take 3-4 years to start producing fruit for the first time. Is this actually the case?
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Most fruit trees take a few years before they bear fruit. Longer when you start with a seed or cutting.
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I ordered the seed and was optimistic. I followed the instructions provided but none of the seeds germinated. Very disappointed and will not order again.
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Ethan from Ethan's Garden said 1.5 years to flower and under 2 years to fruit. I just planted my seeds so you'll have to wait for my results.
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I have not had any type of flower or fruit, just green foliage. It had reached a height of about 3 feet and had lost some leaves so I have cut it back and it is doing ok. I still hope to get some type of blossoms. I have had the plant 2 or 3 years.
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I received my tree last summer so it was too late in the season to produce any fruit. Now 7 months later it has really grown and matured and I expect fruit this spring and summer. I also learned that, yes, it is good to plant this tree in the ground in the spring.
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I'm told you can eat the fruit but it may take over one year to produce fruit so i'm still waiting
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all i can say is this... you can slide the plant outside on the patio for the spring and summer and it will produce fruit that way. you can slide it back inside the house for the winter and it should go dormant until spring. i am not really an expert to answer this question. if you could keep it by a bright window receiving lots of light from the sun it might produce fruit. it would be a cheap and fun experiment to try out anyway. a plant light might help. it would be fun just to try and see if it works. thanks!!!
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It arrived at about 6" tall. I don't know how long it will take to fruit. The directions just said that, once it's grown much larger, it will fruit.
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I am told that these kiwis are about 1/2 to 2/3 the size of a 'normal' kiwi. I am not talking from experience... I bought my plants last summer, and I am told to expect them to take something between 4 and six years to begin producing.Hope this helps...Don R.
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I have had mine for a year now, and it has not borne fruit. But it is still very healthy and has actually split into 2 plants, because one of the branches bent down into the dirt and took root. Now I have 2. Hopefully will fruit this coming summer.
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I have had mine for about 8 months and planted in a 2'x2' planter box moved inside for winter in Wa state. Lots of new leaves in past few months so hope full a bud or two not far behind. Plant needs to aclimate to your conditions first. When I first got it all the leaves fell off in a month or so and then grew since it was shocked and adjusting. Plant has done great so far so I am in for long haul now. I would guess after a year or more it could bear fruit but looks nice indoor even with no fruit. Resemble s a indoor bamboo type plant.
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You will be able to eat the fruit. My first year owning the tree(got it in april), it produced about 40 flowers. Due to size of the tree all the fruit aborted. Next year should produce fruit.
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Chris Not sure on this one.. I believe it will but not all do. I have several dwarf banana plants and one I had produced fruit after two years or so.. The one I purchased a few months ago from Amazon is way to small so far but have found that if you give them lots of sun/water in summer and very little water in winter because they will have root rot if watered too much in house in winter, just when you notice soil is too dry, buy a soil water meter if you don't have one. Mine has grown like a weed since I received and looks great. Hope this helps you.. any other questions feel free to ask.. I would buy again! Robert
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I have had these plants for about 4 years and nothing usable so far. One of them finally flowered the past year. I have heard that it does take 5 years for them to produce any coffee beans, so i am still hoping.
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I planted the two ordered on 7/20/14 and they grew from 8" to 36"and26"respectively. I read that next season may see some sm. fruits, and some suggest culling them to allow more root development. 'so. . not enough data.
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They do grow, but very slowly.They take a very long time to grow.It would take years to outgrow the container.
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I planted mine in May. I only got a few fruit but lots of runners. I contacted the company i purchased them from hirts. They did the first year was for establishment since the plants were only one year old. They said the second year they would start producing.
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It was my understanding that it would probably take 3 years or more. Some of the other comments have said that they have had plants that have grown to about 2' tall and they still don't have beans. If you do get beans at some point in the future the website says that it takes about 8 months for the beans to ripen. It sounded like most people are just enjoying it as a house plant. Good luck!
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I got mine last summer and it's growing well. I live in Florida and our winter has been mild I have not had to cover it at all. No fruit yet.