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| Howdy,
I live near Pensacola, but not originally from Florida. I keep having fire blight killing my fruit trees. My apples don't produce, pears try to, if they are not wiped out by blight. My nice Plum tree is dead. I end up cutting them back for fire blight so anything alive is short. I told my wife I will cut everything down and start over.
Thanx Alan :) |
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- Posted by rockntroll z8bFL (My Page) on Sun, Apr 13, 08 at 8:30
| Alan, I live in Navarre and have been down the same road as you. I gave up on apples, peaches, plums...etc. I do have a pear tree that produces, but some years are good some bad. Here is a list of what I currently have that seem to thrive in our area; Citrus Other Fruits |
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- Posted by permacultureozzie (My Page) on Mon, Apr 21, 08 at 16:38
| G'day y'all, Thanks for those suggested species of fruit trees. I'm helping a mate establish a permaculture property garden (ie edible landscaping) a few miles inland of Pass Christian on the MS Gulf Coast. Are there any other fruit trees that you think may work there? Cheers! Permaculture Ozzie |
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| http://www.sepalms.org/SPS_Hardy_Citrus.htm This is a good source of information. Also there is a yearly south eastern citrus expo that showcases the cold-hardy hybrids. |
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- Posted by permacultureozzie (My Page) on Wed, Apr 23, 08 at 15:47
| Awesome Alex! thanks heaps for that mate. We can certainly grow a wide variety of citrus down there but SURELY their must be some other fruits too. Blackberries? Avocado? Any apples or pears? Macadamia nuts? Half the fun of plants is being able to feed ourselves from them isn't it? Thanks y'all! Akia Green Footprints llc www.gfootprints.com |
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- Posted by swjonthebay 8b (My Page) on Sat, Apr 26, 08 at 8:02
| Alan, I am over in Mobile. I was looking at this article from MSU re: apples and pears and thinking of planting some of the varieties recommended there. What varieties did you plant? I would love to grow both but not if it's ultimately going to be a waste of time. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Fruit and Nut Review: Apples and Pears
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- Posted by susangarrison 8b FL Panhandle (My Page) on Tue, May 13, 08 at 0:48
| I've had great luck with Anna apple, an Israeli apple that's highly recommended for our area. I've had mine for about 15 years--it had 8 apples on it the first year I planted it. Some years, I've literally had bushels on one tree, some years with late freezes like this year, not more than 15-20. They have a tasty tart flavor. Available at Walther's Family Nursery in Chumuckla (just north of Pace, FL) for less than $10. The owner Norman Walther is a retired ag teacher and carries all types of fruits proven for our area. I bought lots of other fruits from him last year that I'll have to wait and see on. |
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- Posted by stoneunhenged (My Page) on Wed, May 14, 08 at 14:15
| Google 'just fruit and exotics' and check out their nursery inventory. I've had great results with a broad range of fruit trees from this Gulf Coast specialty nursery. |
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- Posted by don_licuala 10a (My Page) on Tue, May 20, 08 at 16:37
| Pineapple Guava will fruit, just give them time. They need to be at least 4ft tall. Loquats, figs should be OK as well as Pomegranates. |
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| I pre ordered from http://www.justfruitsandexotics.com a pair of Kiwi, Mulberry and a Paw Paw. As for Apples I planted the famous Wal-mart apples, "No idea", that was 3 to 4 years ago. I'm home on Vacation this month from Afghanistan trying to get the yard back under control after a year away so I have a mess to deal with. My nice plum died, looks like those wood boring worms killed it. well enough rambling...thanx everyone.. :) |
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- Posted by beachplant 9b (beachplant@excite.com) on Thu, May 22, 08 at 16:19
| Send the kiwi back, they don't like our heat and humidity-I saw a pick your own kiwi place last weekend in San Francisco! Try planting stuff like avocadoes, cherimoya, soursap, dragonfruit, jackfruit, lychee, mango, more tropical fruits, they will all do very well in your area. Figs are an excellent choice, bananas, star fruit. Good luck! And welcome to the hot humid south. Big box stores are LIARS! I see stuff here all the time that will die within weeks or days. Tally HO! |
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- Posted by florida_will (My Page) on Mon, May 26, 08 at 0:41
| Im not sure and hate to make a bad claim but I bought a apple tree from Just fruit...a Joys Apple..it bloomed about march 01 looked to have fruit and all then all of a sudden a frost came through and the tree/twig looks barren and dead. I sent them an email ..they said wait it out...but I brought a pear tree from them thats getting big but no fruit yet...Im in JAX. . o I bought a Dorsett apple tree from ..a nursury in Jenning Fla...4 apples and the tree is barely 4 ft! |
Here is a link that might be useful: clay county
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- Posted by beachplant 9b (beachplant@excite.com) on Wed, May 28, 08 at 9:23
| Pears and even the apples that are supposed to do well down here just don't do all that hot. We don't have enough chill hours. Tally HO! |
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| Add Lime tree to your Pensacola list. We have a Fla King Peach, a Meyers Lemon, Brown Turkey Fig, Satsuma and Valencie Orange. Pink and white grapefruit do well in our area. (we live across the bay from you in Lillian Alabama) Apples just require more chill time then we get. Loquat and Kumquat also do well here. When you hear a cold snap is coming our way, a few strings of those white mini Christmas lights strung in your trees will usuall be enough to protect them, plus they sort of look good in the garden. As for the Box Stores, they will sell you anything. I have been burned by them many times until I learned what will and what will not grow in our area. Costly lesson I may add. |
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| I just planted a brown turkey fig! One of my pear trees is loaded with pears. But its still suffering from fire blight. My peach trees don't have many leaves this year and few fruit, not sure what happened there. The apples have a few fruit but they seem small. My Pineapple Guava finally held onto its fruit this year. We planted it 3 years ago and its maybe 4 feet tall now, just like don_licuala said! Well enough for now, I have to leave this week, now its my wifes job. Thanks everybody. |
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- Posted by dale_a_gardener 10a Tampa (My Page) on Sun, Jun 29, 08 at 5:37
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- Posted by dale_a_gardener 10a Tampa (My Page) on Sun, Jun 29, 08 at 5:41
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| Things that grow well here in Ft Walton Beach: Fuju Persimmon(have tried other kinds with poor results) Kumquats and their Intergenerics Satsumas Meyer Lemons Vaiegated Pink Lemon Blackberries Blueberries Figs Muscadines Pineapple PEar Akebia Loquats Passionfruits(edulis). Some yrs back to the roots. Mulberries Pomegranites These are just those I or my folks grow... Cheers, Pat
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| How about mulberry trees and persimmons (Fugayi sp.)? In my garden in Robertsdale, Al, I have tons of mulberry volunteers. I grow two types of figs, satsumas,kumquats pomegranites(have a hard time keeping fruit on trees) |
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| I'm in Mobile close south of I-10 and have very good luck with Meyers Lemon, Methley Plum, Rabbiteye blueberries, and Figs. The lemons produce so much that I have to give them away, the plum has good years and so-so years, the blueberries produce like crazy and the Walker Fig is a big producer. If I were planting another fig, I would chose Celeste because they are also sweet but have a closed eye vs the open eye on the Walker. I planted a Burbank Plum and a Santa Rosa but both were flops. |
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