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Old 07-11-2008, 09:09 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Default Re: What did you plant today? (Fruit Trees)

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Originally Posted by Rmplmnz View Post
This is where the California members put the Florida members to shame...lol...

We can not grow good peaches, nectarines or plums.
In Tampa you can grow these great tasting ultra-low-chill pit and pome fruits:
Dorset Golden Apple. 100 chill hours. Self-fruitful.
Desert Delight Nectarine. Yellow Freestone. < 200 chill hours. Self-fruitful.
May Pride Peach. Yellow Freestone. < 200 chill hours. Self-fruitful.
Burgundy Plum. 150-300 chill hours. Purple flesh. Self-fruitful.
Beauty Plum. 200-250 chill hours. Amber flesh. Self-fruitful.

Chill hours are the duration of hours some fruit trees require to produce a significant amount of fruit year after year. The hours listed for a particular fruit are an approximation, usually obtained by trial and error. To compute chill hours in your yard:
Between Nov. 1 and Jan. 1, the # of hours below 45 F minus the # of hours above 65 F.
Note that this date range only contains a total of 61×24 = 1464 hours.
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