New trees showed up today...

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30" box Tangelo
15 gallon Snow Queen Nectarine
15 gallon Pear
15 gallon Fuerte Avocado

Adding on to our existing fruit trees which were mostly 15 gallon purchases a year ago:
Lime
Lemon
Gala Apple
Washington Naval Orange
Another Orange variety
Apricot
Plum
Haas Avocado

We have room for 1 more tree eventually when we do a retaining wall on the side of the house.  That will also create the area for a big strawberry patch.  3-4 more years and we should have some serious production going on.

I'm also thinking about a couple dwarf trees that do well in very large pots.

[cronewitch]

I would get a tree that has lots of kinds for apples or cherries grafted onto dwarf stock. I had the 5 kinds of apple tree at the last house and now have 5-6 kinds of cherries. The cross pollinate so the squirrels get lots of cherries.

[sarcasticgirl]

you should send a lucky YMer a fruit basket... and that YMer should be me! 

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The grafted trees are really hard to find.  We did ask the nursery when we bought these trees and they didn't have any in stock.

[Bonny]

Can't believe you bought a Fuerte avocado. Have you tasted one those? They're like soap.

Haas is the only way to go!

I'm jealous. Wish we could grow them here.

Do you like grapefruit? I think that's the only one you're missing unless one of your existing trees needs something to pollinate.

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Feb 22, 2014 0:29:10 GMT -5 Bonny said:

Can't believe you bought a Fuerte avocado. Have you tasted one those? They're like soap.

Haas is the only way to go!

I'm jealous. Wish we could grow them here.

Do you like grapefruit? I think that's the only one you're missing unless one of your existing trees needs something to pollinate.

Fuerte are the best of the "B" Avocados which cross pollinate the Haas.  The Haas can self pollinate some, but only produce best with a "B" type in the area.  Out of the "B" types, Fuerte taste the best, which isn't saying much.

Hate grapefruit.  My neighbor has a banana tree, but that thing is too much work.  He has to prop up the limbs with fruit.

The only non-fruit tree on our property is a New Zealand Christmas Tree, which I really like.  They are rare to see around here.  There are a couple of trees that are technically on our property, but on the HOA easement.  They are similar to tipuanas, but not exactly sure what they are called.  They get a purple flower instead of yellow.

[Nazgul Girl]

I love your fruit tree news, and I lurve your cuuuttttteeee avatar and name !     Awwww.

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Feb 22, 2014 8:22:04 GMT -5 @tbird said:

Feb 21, 2014 23:12:23 GMT -5 @mmc said:

30" box Tangelo
15 gallon Snow Queen Nectarine
15 gallon Pear
15 gallon Fuerte Avocado

Adding on to our existing fruit trees which were mostly 15 gallon purchases a year ago:
Lime
Lemon
Gala Apple
Washington Naval Orange
Another Orange variety
Apricot
Plum
Haas Avocado

We have room for 1 more tree eventually when we do a retaining wall on the side of the house.  That will also create the area for a big strawberry patch.  3-4 more years and we should have some serious production going on.

I'm also thinking about a couple dwarf trees that do well in very large pots.

Dont the nectarine and pear have a cold hour requirement that would kill the other types of trees? 

I picked varieties made for southern California.  The chill requirements are only about 200 hours.  Our area usually gets 300-400.

[Bonny]

For container trees I'd look into Meyer Lemon. My tenant in the LJ Condo has about 6 of them on the balcony. He's had them for a few years as they have moved around. They produce really well.

Great screening trees and they smell wonderful in bloom. I'd plan them up here but I need to make sure the deer won't eat them.

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Feb 22, 2014 10:30:54 GMT -5 Bonny said:

For container trees I'd look into Meyer Lemon. My tenant in the LJ Condo has about 6 of them on the balcony. He's had them for a few years as they have moved around. They produce really well.

Great screening trees and they smell wonderful in bloom. I'd plan them up here but I need to make sure the deer won't eat them.

That would be a good one.  Our current lemon is eureka.

[milee]

Does the kaffir lime actually grow limes or is it just for the leaves? I get the leaves from our local Asian hole in the wall store, but don't think she ever has any limes, just the leaves.

[zibazinski]

Send pics, sounds so pretty.