I really appreciated Debbie's listing of what she's working on in her yard and was inspired to start a discussion about this topic. Maybe I'll turn it into a blog when I have more time to discuss in detail each tree and the successes and failures... in the mean time, here is a listing of what I've got (this is between our house and our rental next door):
Proven Winners for Production:
Peaches: Tropic Snow, Desert Gold, Mid-Pride
Apples: Anna & Golden Dorset
Brown Turkey Fig (no sign of beetle action yet, fingers crossed)
JuJuBees: Lang & Li (and these trees are only on their second year)
Grapes: Pearlette, Crimson, Flame & Thompson – every one fantastic
Citrus: AZ Sweet Oranges (100yr old trees), Marsh Grapefruit (100 yr old trees), Meyer Lemon (both in ground and potted), Palestinian Sweet Lime (does NOT taste like a lime BTW, I think it tastes a little like soap), Mexican Thorned Lime (excellent fruit but a wicked tree, would have gotten thornless if I had half a brain), Clementine Tangerine, Kinnow Manderin, Rio Red Grapefruit
Pomegranate: Wonderful planted in ground
Potted Limequat
Potted Curry Leaf (this has successfully set seed for the last two years, although it’s grown for the leaves)
We’ll See:
2 year old full size Banana (forgot which kind) that hasn’t successfully fruited yet but has grown very vigorously and I expect fruit this year
4 year old dwarf Morro Blood Orange that has yet to even flower
5th attempt (at least) at an Avocado, tried both seed and purchased pots (seriously NOT worth it!)
Would like to try the Papaya again, we started seeds in a pot and they must have all sprouted, but we didn’t do anything with them…
Moringa seeds (for second try), growing them in pots wasn’t working so this time into the ground!
Lechee Tree is now on it’s third transplant from a pot to the ground and now back in a much larger pot, still struggling.
Persimmons: Hachiya, Fuyu and Giant Fuyu – needed to move them to a location with more sun, they were in deep shade for three years and while they grew, they did not flower…
Need to move a Variegated Pink Lemon that hasn’t done much in it’s current location.
Potted Allspice – it’s growing well but hasn’t flowered and needs to be transplanted to a bigger pot
Flavor Delight Aprium, planted only last year.
Violette de Bordeaux Fig, planted last year
New this year:
Florida Prince Peach
Royal Lee & Minnie Royal Cherries
SpiceZee Nectaplum
Double Delight Necarine
3rd attempt at Cara Cara Navel Orange
3rd attempt at Chayote Squash
Pomegranates: ………8 new different varieties!
Mulberry Pakistani
Strawberry Guava
Blackberries, various
Surinam Cherry
Almonds: Garden Prince & All in One
JuJuBee: Sugar Cane
Cherimoya (will need to be hand pollinated…)
White Sapote
Wish list: an excellent Pecan tree, maybe next year…
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