Fruit tree patch

This article is about fruit tree patches. For the regular type of tree patch, see Tree patch.

Fruit tree patches are Farming patches used to grow fruit-bearing trees. There are a total of 7 Fruit tree patches currently. Growing fruit trees are somewhat different to other plants, in that there is an intermediate growing stage where the seed must be grown into a sapling before being planted into a cleared fruit tree patch.

The necessary seeds to grow them can be obtained from bird nests, drops from monsters, farming contracts, or by other means. Sources of seeds may be found in the Farming skill guide.

First, an empty plant pot may be used on any farming patch, as long as it's empty, with a gardening trowel to fill the plant pot with soil; clicking on the pot and then an empty patch works just as well if you don't have a trowel with you. Plant the fruit tree seed on the pot with a gardening trowel and water it with a watering can. After a few minutes, the seedling will grow into a sapling which can then be planted in a cleared fruit tree patch; players must have a spade in their inventory when planting and removing the stump of a fruit tree.

Before or after transplanting the sapling, the player can add compost, supercompost, or ultracompost to the patch to reduce chance of disease. This has no effect on the amount of fruit generated by the tree. Alternatively, they can pay the nearby farmer to look after it to completely eliminate disease-risk; seedlings and saplings are unable to become diseased while growing in a plant pot. If a fruit tree becomes diseased, using secateurs or magic secateurs on it to prune the diseased leaves will bring it back to a healthy state.

Fully-grown fruit trees will bear six fruit which can be picked by players. A fruit tree will continue to grow fruit over time, to a maximum of six, unless it is cut down and its stump dug up, with a new fruit regenerating every 40 minutes, on the player's tree/mushroom growth tick. Gardeners can instantly remove a fruit tree for a fee of 200 coins. Fruits have various uses, such as being a common ingredient in Gnome cooking and other items which players can make using the Cooking skill. Some fruits are also used as ingredients in potions made using the Herblore skill.

Growing a healthy fruit tree is required for various achievement diaries.

Fruit tree patches

Location	Closest teleport	Map	League region
Tree Gnome Stronghold Gardener: Bolongo	Balloon transport system Spirit tree to Tree Gnome Stronghold Achievement diary cape teleport to Elder gnome child Grand/Royal seed pod Slayer ring to Stronghold Slayer Cave Gnome glider necklace of passage to The Outpost		Kandarin✓
East of Catherby Gardener: Ellena	Catherby Teleport Gnome glider to White Wolf Mountain Charter Ship to Catherby Camelot Teleport		Kandarin✓
West of Tree Gnome maze Gardener: Gileth	Spirit tree to Tree Gnome Village, then follow Elkoy out of the maze Fairy ring code CIQ		Kandarin✓
North of Brimhaven Gardener: Garth	Brimhaven house portal: Teleport to House spell or redirected house tab Spirit tree if planted in Brimhaven Teleport to Ardougne, then take the boat to Brimhaven Karamja gloves 3/4 to Shilo Village, then take the cart Charter ship Fairy ring code BJR, then magic whistle teleport Teleport to Karamja (amulet of glory), then walk west to Brimhaven.		Karamja✓
Lletya Gardener: Liliwen	Teleport crystal		Tirannwn✓
Farming Guild ( 85 Farming required) Gardener: Nikkie	Spirit tree planted in the Farming Guild Farming cape teleport Skills necklace to Farming Guild Lovakengj Minecart Network to Farming Guild Fairy ring code CIR, then run south-west Battlefront Teleport to Battlefront, then run west		Kourend✓
Kastori Gardener: Ehecatl	Pendant of ates to Kastori, then run south-west Quetzal Transport System to Kastori, then run north Quetzal Transport System to Tal Teklan, run north-east and take Achilka to Kastori, then run west		Varlamore✓

Fruit tree seeds

Main article: Fruit tree patch

Level	Seed	Protection	Growth time	Plant	Crop	XP	Cost		Cost per XP
							Seed	+ Protection	Seed	+ Protection
27	Apple	Sweetcorn×9	6×160 mins (16 Hours)	Apple	Cooking apple	1,272.5	−12	−651	−0.01	−0.51
33	Banana	Apples(5)×4	6×160 mins (16 Hours)	Banana	Banana	1,841.5	−23	−2,055	−0.01	−1.12
39	Orange	Strawberries(5)×3	6×160 mins (16 Hours)	Orange	Orange	2,586.7	−29	−1,547	−0.01	−0.60
42	Curry	Bananas(5)×5	6×160 mins (16 Hours)	Curry	Curry leaf	3,036.9	−41	−3,066	−0.01	−1.01
51	Pineapple	Watermelon×10	6×160 mins (16 Hours)	Pineapple	Pineapple	4,791.7	−60	−240	−0.01	−0.05
57	Papaya	Pineapple×10	6×160 mins (16 Hours)	Papaya	Papaya fruit	6,380.4	−1,501	−3,561	−0.24	−0.56
68	Palm tree	Papaya fruit×15	6×160 mins (16 Hours)	Palm	Coconut	10,509.6	−18,380	−47,660	−1.75	−4.53
81	Dragonfruit	Coconut×15	6×160 mins (16 Hours)	Dragonfruit	Dragonfruit	17,895	−180,275	−208,310	−10.07	−11.64

Changes

Date	Changes
28 April 2016 (Update | poll)	It is now possible to add compost or supercompost to any farming patch during any growth stage of a crop.
8 October 2015 (Update)	Left-click pruning farming patches now checks for held magic secateurs.