In your Animal Crossing: New Horizons village, you will quickly notice that there are many trees. These can be regular trees, fruit trees, or even money trees that can give you some bells.
How to Plant Trees in ANIMAL CROSSING NEW HORIZONS – Nintendo Switch
Growing a tree without fruit in Animal Crossing requires different steps than growing a tree with fruit. Here’s how to plant and grow a tree.
Buy trees from Nook's Cranny. You can buy trees individually, or you can buy them in groups of five. If you're at the beginning of the game, you can still find trees from Timmy in Resident Services.
Find a place to plant the tree. Make sure there is at least one block of space between the area of the tree you want to plant and objects such as water, cliffs, or other trees.