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While “fruit tree” is a large and diverse category, most fruit trees planted in Seattle-area backyards are apples, plums and pears.
Similarly one may ask, what type of fruit trees grow best in Seattle?
For the time being, I am going to try to decide what the most common fruiting plants that produce well here in Seattle: In no particular order, we have Apples, Plums, Pears, Cherries, Raspberries, Blueberries, Strawberries.
- plant Beans plant harvest.
- transplant Tomatoes, Cucumbers harvest.
- plant Summer Squash.
- transplant Onions.
- *Peas.
- *Lettuce.
- Potatoes.
- *Asian Greens, Mustards, Spinach.
Secondly, what fruit trees grow in Washington state?
Just as apples, pears, sweet cherries and other stone fruits (e.g., peach, nectarine, apricot, etc.) are successfully grown in Washington for commercial markets, they can also be grown in one's backyard at home.
When to Plant Fruit. Planting in the late winter or early spring is generally the best time to get your new fruit trees in the ground. As long as the ground isn't too frozen to dig a hole, you should be good to go. Bare root stock should be planted in winter, while raspberries and blueberries can be planted into spring