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  Powell Gammill February 27, 2012 at 10:42am

  Doug Jones in Mesa has several avocados and mangoes.  And they are not easy to grow but do well once established.  Avocado trees benefit GREATLY from cross-pollination and can easily sunburn too. 

  http://www.azrfg.org/articles/avocados.pdf

  http://crfg.org/pubs/ff/avocado.html
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  Catherine, The Herb Lady February 27, 2012 at 8:43am

  I am going to try mango and avocado again - hopefully this spring/summer. Keeping my fingers crossed :-)  FYI based on my experiences from the ones that did not work out I'm going to try then between citrus and see how it works out.  If I have luck I will post about it.
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  Andrew Brewer February 27, 2012 at 8:26am

  They're very difficult to grow because they are salt and sun sensitive. Of the handful of trees that grow in Phoenix, most are chance seedlings that took seven plus years to produce fruit.
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  Grace Marie Newton February 26, 2012 at 6:46pm

  Thanks Andrew.  Has anyone had any luck growing your basic avocado here.
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  Andrew Brewer February 26, 2012 at 9:05am

  Naved Khan has a large ranch in the Southeast Valley, where he grows a lot of tropicals as well as regular deciduous fruits.  His website, with lots and lots of pictures, can be found here:  http://www.subtropicaldesert.com

  

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  Grace Marie Newton February 23, 2012 at 5:08pm

  Debbie, Where did you get the allspice?
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  Powell Gammill February 4, 2012 at 2:43pm

  I am using two mulberries out front as primary canopies (a white and a Persian) but I will warn you their canopies are dense and may let zero light through.  Not a problem if you plant nearby where six hours of light will occur before the mulberry's shadow catches up but something to consider.

  You really should attendthis Thursday's AZ Rare Fruit Growers monthly meeting.  Al And Jane Falkenstein havea moringa in their yard.

  AZRFG | Arizona Rare Fruit Growers
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  Evan Lawrence February 4, 2012 at 2:16pm

  My wife is from the Philippines and she is a fan of moringa which they call malunggay.  I would like to grow some.  We planted a mango last year and it died during the summer.  I wonder if it died from salinity build up in our soil.  Now we are growing citrus, peach, brown turkey fig and pomegranate.  We have many volunteer mulberry seedlings so I am letting them grow big enough to become poles and then I will cut them down.  I believe the mulberry trees will help moderate the micro climate until the other trees are established. 
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  Powell Gammill January 13, 2012 at 6:15pm

  I have definitely been exposed to some interesting stuff.  I hate to say I never heard of a loquot until I had several at a AZRFG meeting and was like what is this apricot like fruit?  Now I have four loquots in my yard and I can't wait until April of next year.  Still waiting to try a black or white sapote and chimoya.
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  Debbie Fishell January 13, 2012 at 8:21am

  This is great! You have exposed my passion for exotic fruits in the valley :) Can't wait for spring to plant some of my sunroom seedlings: Jackfruit, Java Plum, Pear Guava, Allspice, Papaya, and a Thai Mango tree!