Fruit Tree Yield Estimator: How Much Fruit Will Your Trees Produce?
Estimate annual fruit yields from apple, pear, plum, cherry, damson, and quince trees based on rootstock, age, and variety. Plan your harvest and storage needs.
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Fruit Tree Yield Estimator
Overview
A mature apple tree on a standard rootstock can produce 100 kg of fruit or more in a good year — enough to press hundreds of litres of juice. But young trees produce very little, and rootstock choice has a dramatic effect on how quickly a tree reaches productive maturity. The Fruit Tree Yield Estimator helps you plan realistically by estimating yield based on the species, rootstock, and age of your trees.
Key Features
Six species are supported: apple, pear, plum, sweet cherry, damson, and quince. For each species, multiple rootstock options are available ranging from very dwarfing (M27 for apples) through to vigorous standards. The tool shows when the tree is expected to start cropping, the anticipated yield at maturity, and an adjusted yield for the tree's current age, accounting for the ramp-up period in early years.
Trees that have not yet reached cropping age display an amber notice rather than a yield figure, preventing overoptimistic planning. A maturity progress indicator shows how far through the productive ramp-up period the tree is.
Data Sources & Methodology
Yield figures are based on RHS and East Malling Research rootstock data, with typical yields for named rootstocks under good UK growing conditions. Actual yields vary considerably depending on variety, climate, soil, pollination, pruning, and biennial bearing in apple varieties. The figures represent averages for well-managed trees rather than exceptional or poor years.
First-crop ages and yield ramp-up curves are drawn from NIAB EMR published data on fruit tree establishment.
How to Use
Select the fruit species, then choose the rootstock that best matches your tree. Enter the tree's age in years. The estimated annual yield will be shown in kilograms, along with the expected first-crop age and mature yield for your rootstock. If you have multiple trees, calculate each separately — the results are designed to be added together easily.
Use the yield figures to plan storage, pressing, preserving, or selling capacity before harvest season.