Fruit tree patch
Fruit tree patches are Farming patches used to grow fruit-bearing trees. 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 one fruit tree seed on the pot with the 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. 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 seeds[edit | edit source]
| Level | Seed | Protection | Growth time[a] | Plant | Crop | Experience[b] | Cost (Seed + Protection) |
Cost per XP | |
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| Seed | + Protection | ||||||||
| 27 |  Apple |
 Sweetcorn×9 |
6×160 mins (16 Hours) |
 Apple
|
 Cooking apple |
1,272.5 | 725 | 0.00 | 0.57 |
| 33 |  Banana |
 Apples(5)×4[c] |
6×160 mins (16 Hours) |
 Banana
|
 Banana |
1,841.5 | 2,933 | 0.00 | 1.59 |
| 39 |  Orange |
 Strawberries(5)×3[c] |
6×160 mins (16 Hours) |
 Orange
|
 Orange |
2,586.7 | 2,149 | 0.00 | 0.83 |
| 42 |  Curry |
 Bananas(5)×5[c] |
6×160 mins (16 Hours) |
 Curry
|
 Curry leaf |
3,036.9 | 3,637 | 0.00 | 1.20 |
| 51 |  Pineapple |
 Watermelon×10 |
6×160 mins (16 Hours) |
 Pineapple
|
 Pineapple |
4,791.7 | 209 | 0.00 | 0.04 |
| 57 |  Papaya |
Pineapple×10 |
6×160 mins (16 Hours) |
 Papaya
|
 Papaya fruit |
6,380.4 | 1,912 | 0.02 | 0.30 |
| 68 |  Palm tree |
Papaya fruit×15 |
6×160 mins (16 Hours) |
 Palm
|
 Coconut |
10,509.6 | 42,576 | 1.57 | 4.05 |
| 81 |  Dragonfruit |
Coconut×15 |
6×160 mins (16 Hours) |
 Dragonfruit
|
 Dragonfruit |
17,895 | 179,903 | 8.34 | 10.05 |
Fruit tree patches[edit | edit source]
Changes[edit | edit source]
| 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. |
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