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Sun, Oct 23, 11 at 0:55
| Hello. I'm planting a 1/3 acre in Provo with some fruit and nut trees. I'm new at this, and would like some feedback. I'm interested in some unusual trees (I have a particular fascination with growing pawpaws--I've decided on some Peterson pawpaws if I can get them). Here are some choices:
Ambassador Walnut
I already have an Asian pear, Santa Rosa Plum, Shiro Plum, and a Montmorency Cherry. Any comments or advice would be appreciated. Thanks! |
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| Unusual trees? How about Nectaplums? Pluots? I planted those a couple years ago. Looking forward to the first harvest next year (well, almost first. Some of the fruit slipped by me last year so I was forced to harvest what was missed.. Some tasty Green Gauge plums...) |
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- Posted by brotherjake 6A (My Page) on Fri, Dec 28, 12 at 5:04
| I looked into pawpaws as well. Turns out they hate heavy soil and we may not have the pollinators that they have out east. I decided against them. I have a nectaplum as well as pluots. The flavor king had incredible flavor. I also have a flavor grenade, but our growing season is too short to ripen it sufficiently. Same problem with the Emerald Beaut plum. So much for trusting local nurseries. My nectaplum was still young so I didn't let it fruit. This year I will let it ripen a few. It is a beautiful tree. I would put it in the front yard if my wife would let me. Dave Wilson nursery has a peacotum and a pluerry as well. The flavor ratings on the pluerry are supposed to be very high. Looking forward to that one on a more dwarfing rootstock. Nut trees, with the exception of hazelnuts/filberts and some almonds, are huge. You can eat up a bunch of space with only a few of them. I tried a black walnut for the first time this year and the flavor was awesome. Like a fruit and nut combination. A headache to get out of the shell though. Have you thought about fruit other than tree fruit? Red currants and gooseberries make incredible jam. Japanese honeyberries are great blueberry replacements for our area. Good selection of them at One Green World. Blackberries and raspberries do fine as well. I am experimenting with elderberries. Very high in health-promoting compounds. If you've got land, have fun with it. Happy planting! |
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