OSRS Fruit Tree Patches Guide: Locations, Tips & Tricks

Are you seeking a rewarding and efficient way to boost your skills and resources in Old School RuneScape (OSRS)? Fruit tree farming offers a potent combination of experience, valuable resources, and profit, making it a cornerstone of a well-rounded OSRS player's arsenal.

OSRS provides a variety of methods to enhance your skills, but fruit tree patches distinguish themselves by providing an efficient blend of skill advancement and resource acquisition. These locations enable players to cultivate various types of fruit trees, yielding valuable resources for cooking, potion creation, and trading. This guide delves into the specifics of fruit tree farming, offering the information needed to optimize your operations and reach your farming goals efficiently.

Fruit tree patches are specific farming locations used by players to grow their own personal fruit trees. There are currently six fruit tree patches available across Gielinor. The process of cultivating fruit trees distinguishes itself from other plants as it involves an intermediate stage where the seed must first grow into a sapling before being planted in a cleared fruit tree patch. The seeds required to grow fruit tree saplings can be obtained from various methods, including bird nests, monsters, and farming contracts.

The key advantages of fruit tree farming include:

• Experience Gain: Fruit tree farming provides substantial Farming experience, contributing significantly to level progression.
• Resource Acquisition: The fruits produced are crucial for various aspects of the game, including cooking, potion creation, and trade.
• Profitability: The fruits harvested can be sold on the Grand Exchange, generating a source of income.

Here's a table summarizing the key aspects of fruit tree patches in OSRS:

Optimizing Your Fruit Tree Runs: The Comprehensive Guide

To reach the fruit tree patches efficiently, consider these optimal routes and strategies:

• Teleports: Utilize teleports to minimize travel time. The Teleport spells, such as those offered by the Lunar spellbook, and teleport tablets, such as the ones made by the Construction skill, offer faster transportation than walking.
• Fairy Rings: The fairy ring network provides access to various locations, including the Tree Gnome Stronghold and Brimhaven fruit tree patches.
• Charter Ships: Charter ships can be a reliable method of travel, particularly for reaching the Brimhaven patch if fairy rings are unavailable.

Best Paths, Teleports, and Items

Here's a breakdown of how to optimize your farming runs, including the best paths, teleports, and items for normal and fruit tree runs:

• Tree Gnome Stronghold (Normal & Fruit)
  • Method: Slayer Ring -> Spirit Tree -> Necklace of Passage
  • Alternative: Spirit tree & follow elkoy > ciq fairy ring > ring of dueling (castle wars)
• Lumbridge (Normal Tree)
  • Method: Lumbridge Teleport
• Falador (Normal Tree)
  • Method: Ring of Wealth -> Falador Teleport
  • Additional Note: The Falador Medium Diary provides a 10% experience boost, and the Elite Diary prevents disease.
• Taverley
  • Method: POH Portal (fastest)

The Fruit Tree Patch Locations and Requirements

The following are the locations of the fruit tree patches in Old School RuneScape:

• Tree Gnome Stronghold: Commonly used due to its convenience.
• Brimhaven: Accessible via charter ships or fairy rings.
• Catherby: Offers increased yields from the completion of Kandarin diaries.
• Falador: Benefiting from diary rewards, offering both experience boosts and disease prevention.
• Lumbidge: A starting location accessible via Lumbridge teleport.
• Taverley: Quickest access is through a Player-Owned House portal.

Each fruit tree patch in OSRS will require the planting of a fruit tree sapling. The seeds to grow fruit tree saplings can be obtained through many methods. Fully grown trees will provide six fruits each, but the main reason for planting these trees is for the huge farming experience you will gain.

Disease Prevention and Payment Options

To protect your fruit trees from diseases, you have a couple of options:

• Payment to a Gardener: For a fee, gardeners at some patches will care for your trees and protect them from disease.
• Disease Prevention: The use of certain diary completion rewards (such as the Falador Elite Diary) eliminates the risk of disease at some patches.
• Super Compost: Applying super compost to the patch before planting improves the odds of your trees being healthy.

Fruit Types and Their Uses

The fruit tree patches allow you to cultivate different types of fruit trees, each yielding its fruit with unique uses.

• Apple Trees: Used for cooking, producing cooked apples.
• Banana Trees: Used for cooking, creating cooked bananas.
• Orange Trees: Used for cooking, producing orange slices.
• Curry Trees: Produces curry leaves, used for cooking curries.
• Pineapple Trees: Key to certain potions and cooking.
• Papaya Trees: Needed for potions, also used in cooking.
• Dragonfruit Trees: Used in cooking and requires level 81 farming.

For a dragonfruit tree, players receive 140 farming experience for planting a dragonfruit tree and 17,335 farming experience for checking its health when it is fully grown. Players also receive 70 farming experience each time they pick a dragonfruit from the tree, which it produces. Note, a dragonfruit tree can be grown in a fruit tree patch from a dragonfruit sapling using the farming skill.

Reaching 99 Farming: Efficiency and Costs

Here are a few methods to maximize efficiency:

• Prioritize Fruit Tree Runs: Focus on fruit tree runs, as they yield high experience and are often the most cost-effective.
• Utilize Teleports & Fairy Rings: Minimize travel time by using teleports, fairy rings, and charter ships to reach patches swiftly.
• Complete Diaries: Take advantage of the diary rewards, like the Falador diary bonuses for experience and disease protection.
• Consider Compost: Using super compost can increase your yield, and reduce the chance of disease.

Leveling Progression and Experience

Fruit tree farming provides a significant amount of farming experience upon planting, checking, and harvesting. The exact experience gained varies depending on the tree type. This makes it a very efficient training method.

Additional Notes

• Bird Nests: Fruit tree seeds may be available in bird nests obtained through various skilling methods.
• Monsters: Some monsters may drop fruit tree seeds.
• Farming Contracts: Completing farming contracts often rewards players with seed packs, offering more saplings.
• Supreme Growth Potion (Fruity): Achievement can be unlocked by using several supreme growth potion (fruity) on a single fruit tree patch, as long as the chosen fruit tree yields two fruits per harvest.

Disclaimer: The information provided is based on the current state of Old School RuneScape as of the last modified date (9 April 2025, at 23:10.)