which one?????

banana berserker · 07-10-2008, 08:30 PM

can you guys help? I want to get a new fruit tree but not sure what kind i should get. I kinda want one that i dont have to bring in for the winter. i live in sacramento CA so its very warm. never snows. rarely hails. my back yard gets sun most of the day and id prefer putting it back there. my front yard gets full sun all day. (I like all fruits except tomatoes and never tried papaya or dragon fruit or pomegranate.) Not bananas, oranges, or lemons. already got thoughs. Any suggestions????

island cassie · 07-11-2008, 12:30 AM

Pomegranate is pretty and yummy, guava, cashew nut - how cold are your winters?

Cassie

mskitty38583 · 07-11-2008, 01:17 AM

poms,papaya, pineapples, mango, apricots, plums, peaches....fruit salad

CookieCows · 07-11-2008, 08:31 AM

I spent part of my childhood near you in Colusa and I remember we had some loquat trees in our backyard that I used to eat off the tree and the tree itself has such a pretty canopy. They have huge seeds though. I also remember a quince tree in a nearby field that us kids would raid. Very tart but we'd eat them.

Deb

Lodewijkp · 07-11-2008, 10:25 AM

im a huge fan of figs.
arbutus unedo.
kaki fruit's - persimmon

banana berserker · 07-11-2008, 11:43 AM

thanks guys! thoughs all sound so good! I dont think I've tried figs either! I better go out and buy one! I belive are summers get down to 25 degrees at night. I've been thinking about a loguat. But thoughs others sound great! TO THE GOOGLE SEARCH!

hersirsmiley · 07-11-2008, 01:40 PM

kiwi, passion fruit, currants, blueberries? those are some things that might work.

Rmplmnz · 07-11-2008, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by banana berserker

thanks guys! thoughs all sound so good! I dont think I've tried figs either! I better go out and buy one! I belive are summers get down to 25 degrees at night. I've been thinking about a loguat. But thoughs others sound great! TO THE GOOGLE SEARCH!

Sugar Apple.....(Annona squamosa)

Sugar Apple

Cool book to peruse on-line:

Fruits of Warm Climates

chong · 07-11-2008, 07:12 PM

You might want to try regular guavas. They're pretty hardy to 29°F. When planted next to the house, they may not even need winter protection. The Feijoa(Pineapple) guava is even more cold hardy. I have a 15 year old Feijoa that was kept outside in Seattle in a 5 gallon pot for over 12 years. I now have it in a 50 gallon pot and it's over 7 ft tall.

Also, pomegranate.

Rmplmnz · 07-11-2008, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by chong

You might want to try regular guavas. They're pretty hardy to 29°F. When planted next to the house, they may not even need winter protection. The Feijoa(Pineapple) guava is even more cold hardy. I have a 15 year old Feijoa that was kept outside in Seattle in a 5 gallon pot for over 12 years. I now have it in a 50 gallon pot and it's over 7 ft tall.

Also, pomegranate.

Good choice!

Nancy · 07-11-2008, 11:01 PM

I wonder if pawpaw would grow well there? They prefer filtered light when they're young, but established trees can handle full sun. You also might have luck with jujube, if you want to try something different.

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