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Tall, Skinny Fruit Tree ideas.
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Posted by
budershank Central FL (
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Tue, Jun 22, 10 at 21:03
| Long story short, I need some ideas for a tall and skinny fruit tree in zone 9/10 to replace a papaya tree that disappeared.
Long story, slightly longer... I had a 3-4ft papaya plant growing by an AC unit in the backyard. I went on vacation and while on vacation the AC came out for some maintenance. When I came back, papaya tree is gone. The soil wasn't turned or anything so no one dug it up, it was just missing. I am assuming he stepped back on it or dropped something on it and then hid the evidence. Since I already have 2 other larger papaya's in the ground I am thinking I will simply use this as an opportunity to put something new in. It needs to be something that mostly grows vertical(or that I can trim to grow vertical without issues).
So far my only ideas sending a dragon fruit up a trellis, but rather not do that. If anyone has some recommendations I would be very grateful! |
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RE: Tall, Skinny Fruit Tree ideas.
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| If you let them, tamarillos grown from seed will take a similar growth habit to papaya, growing tall and skinny with few branches, fruiting the first year. |
RE: Tall, Skinny Fruit Tree ideas.
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| Hm, I've never had a tamarillo. I am going to have to change that and see if it's something I'd want to grow. Thanks! If anyone has any other ideas as well, that would be welcome! |
RE: Tall, Skinny Fruit Tree ideas.
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| You can grow most of the Eugenias in any shape you want...as in tall and columnar....so that would include Pitomba, Grumichama, Pitango (surinam cherry), or Cherry of Rio grande. Harry |
RE: Tall, Skinny Fruit Tree ideas.
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| That' Pitanga...not pitanga. |
RE: Tall, Skinny Fruit Tree ideas.
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| LOL....I think I'm losing it. The correct name is Pitanga...not Pitango.....and my typing is just slightly poorer than my proof reading. Harry |
RE: Tall, Skinny Fruit Tree ideas.
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| When you mentioned the cherries I got excited since I have 2 capulin cherries going from seed, but then i found out they aren't in that family. Oh well. |
RE: Tall, Skinny Fruit Tree ideas.
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| NO capulin cherries would make a rather poor choice for the area you mentioned. |
RE: Tall, Skinny Fruit Tree ideas.
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| black surinam cherry is nice, im looking for a good one thats not overpriced |
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