For trees that are chopped down for wood, see Trees.
Fruit Trees require 28 days to mature, after which they produce one fruit per day when in season. Fruit can be allowed to accumulate up to three days before harvesting. Fruit trees do not need to be watered, and will not die in the winter. Fruit saplings will grow during any season, allowing players to plant and prepare for upcoming season to bear fruit.
Each Fruit tree must be planted in the center of a clear 3x3 ground area in order to grow, though they may be placed next to a permanent structure (i.e., house or greenhouse). The 3x3 area must remain clear of objects, flooring, and terrain features (including grass); otherwise the tree will not grow. If overnight debris spawns that prevents Fruit Tree growth, the game will pop up a message in the morning saying the fruit tree could not grow that night. The 3x3 area also cannot overlap the area for another fruit tree; the game will not let you plant in this situation. Thus, the nearest you can plant saplings next to each other is with two tiles between them in every direction. Fruit trees cannot be moved, and once planted the expensive saplings cannot be retrieved.
A Fruit Tree is planted directly into untilled ground. Fruit trees can grow in the Greenhouse, in the center soil or around the border. Fruit trees planted in the greenhouse or on Ginger Island will bear fruit every day after maturity, and will not change color according to the season.
Fruit trees can be chopped down, and yield normal wood. Fruit trees can be struck by lightning, causing them to become burnt for 4 days. During this time, they will not produce fruit, but will instead produce coal. After the 4 days are up, they will return to normal.
A complete set of all six fruit tree saplings costs a total of data-sort-value="25400">25,400g if purchased from Pierre's General Store.
Fruit Quality & Price
A tree's fruit increases in quality by one star per year of tree age after reaching maturity. Fruit trees will produce silver star fruit after one year, gold after two years, and iridium after three. Once the tree is fully grown, the surrounding area does not need to be kept clear for the tree's fruit to increase in quality.
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Banana and Mango Trees will grow and produce fruit year-round on Ginger Island. In the valley, they produce fruit only in Summer.
Note that Bananas and Mangos are not considered "Fruit Tree Fruit" for gifting purposes, but instead follow the villager's preferences for "non-Fruit Tree Fruit".
If you intend to plant fruit trees to the east of the Greenhouse on the Standard Farm map, take extra care to plan your layout. To the north of the Greenhouse there is one row of tiles, directly south of the rockface, that is darker-colored and untillable, but can be used as a walkway. The second row is ordinary tillable farmland. The Greenhouse sits atop the third row of tiles.
To the east of the Greenhouse, two columns of tiles have grass and are untillable, and the third is ordinary tillable farmland, directly south of the cave entrance. In the fourth column east of the Greenhouse, and the third row south of the rockface then, you would expect to be able to plant a fruit tree, according to the normal spacing rules. However, the game refuses to allow a fruit tree planting on the particular tile at their intersection. Either of the tiles to the east or south of this one are allowable. (Ordinary trees can be planted on that tile.)
Remember that once planted, a fruit tree cannot be removed except by cutting it down, destroying it and sacrificing the investment.
Gallery
Shown below are fruit trees after being struck by lightning.
Apple Tree
Apricot Tree
Banana Tree
Cherry Tree
Mango Tree
Orange Tree
Peach Tree
Pomegranate Tree
Bugs
The game will allow you to plant a common tree seed one tile away from a Fruit Tree sapling, but will not allow you to plant a Fruit Tree sapling either one or two tiles away from a common tree seed or sapling. (For planting purposes, the common tree is treated as though it were another fruit tree.) Common tree seeds (i.e., Acorns, Maple Seeds, and Pine Cones) do not hinder Fruit Tree growth if planted outside of the 3x3 grid around the sapling.
1.1: Fruit trees can now produce iridium quality fruit. Trees increase quality by 1 star per year of age after reaching maturity.
1.4: Removed prior requirement that fruit trees will not age if their 3x3 grid is not kept clear of objects, flooring, and terrain features (including grass).
25,400g if purchased from Pierre's General Store.
Spring
Pierre's Price
Traveling Cart Price
Apricot
Fruit Salad
Cherry
Artisan Bundle
Warning: Spoilers 
Summer
Island Trader for 
Dragon Tooth (5)
Banana
Island Obelisk
Mussel (75)
Mango
Orange
Peach
Fall
Apple
Cranberry Candy
Pomegranate
Elliott (Loved Gift)
