Plant Care: How to Grow Strawberry Tree

Plant Type
Subtropical/Tropical Evergreen Fruit Tree

Harvest Season
Year-round
Blooms and produces fruit year-round, with heaviest production throughout Spring, Summer, and Fall

Mature Size
15–30 ft.

Soil & Moisture
Grows in acidic, alkaline, loamy, moist, sandy or clay soils. It tolerates wet sites but does best in well-drained areas.

Light Requirements
Full Shade, Part Shade

Self-Fertile
Yes

Growth Rate
Very Fast

Zone Hardiness
Outdoors 9+ (with frost protection in Zone 9); Patio/Greenhouse 4+

Propagation
Strawberry trees are grown from seed and are quick to fruit! Our larger tree sizes are producing now. Our medium seedling size Strawberry Trees will bear fruit within 1-2 years.