Fruit trees in the backyard

[M&M's Mommy]

Does anyone have any fruit trees in the backyard? So far, we've planted 2 persimmon trees, a guava, an avocado, a lemon, a jujube, a wax jambu, a cherimoya, a cherry, a longan & a Sapodilla tree. We have room for a couple more, so I'm thinking about some more common fruits like Fuji apple, Asian Pear & White nectarine.. but we'll see.. I may change my mind when we get to the nursery

Planting and caring for them is a good project for hubby & I to do together. I choose the tree, he pays for it, loads it to the car and takes it home.. then he digs the hole, I help remove the tree and put it in the hole, then I water it & together we watch it grows . When our trees yield fruits next year, hubby will pick them and I'll eat them Fair & square, right?

So, who else have fruit trees at home? What do you have?, and do you have any tips about their caring that you can share with me?.

 

[Giny]

Often, when I buy avocados, I think of you and your post you made a while ago about having many avocados in your yard and I think how luck you are. I wish we could grow them here.

Your yard sounds like a dream for me, what great joy!

 

[M&M's Mommy]

Often, when I buy avocados, I think of you and your post you made a while ago about having many avocados in your yard and I think how luck you are. I wish we could grow them here.

Your yard sounds like a dream for me, what great joy!

Unfortunately we had to cut that avocado tree down, and replanted a new one. The last owner did not take care of that tree very well, so it grew way way too tall, to the point that we cannot reach its fruits anymore..so the only ones who benefit are the birds, and the doggies.

We love avocado.. so we had to replant it. We'll chop off the top to keep it low & to force low-branching... so no more avocadoes for at least a couple years.. but when it does yield fruits, we'll be able to eat them.

 

[Giny]

Is it correct that one avocado fruit takes up to 9 months to grow? I heard that some where, that's a long time. No wonder they cost so much here.

 

[M&M's Mommy]

Is it correct that one avocado fruit takes up to 9 months to grow? I heard that some where, that's a long time. No wonder they cost so much here.

Probably more than 9 months. We planted the new one from seed so it may take a lot longer, probably 4 - 5 years before we can see any fruits. I wanted to buy a plant that is already established, but hubby thinks it's fun to be able to tell someone 10, 15 years down the road that yup, we've planted that huge tree from its seed.

The other trees were bought from the orchard.. they were all grafted so they'll yield fruits sooner. Right now every tree is blooming or bearing young fruits.. so we'll hoping to be able to pick the fruits from them later on.

 

[HurdyBirdy]

It's always great to grow your own fruits and veg.. Friend of mine moved into a house with some well established trees - I think it is a great bonus.. Around here so many people have orange trees and they just let the oranges fall off.. they may eat some... but alot go to waste.

 

[Giny]

Probably more than 9 months. We planted the new one from seed so it may take a lot longer, probably 4 - 5 years. I wanted to buy a plant that is already established, but hubby thinks it's fun to be able to tell someone 10, 15 years down the road that yup, we've planted that huge tree from its seed.

That is a great feeling. My brother planted a tree for each birth of his sons and named the tree after them. So the trees are the same age as they are. We planted one the first year we bought our house so that we can commemorate the time we bought this home.

As for the growth of the fruit, I don't think I explained myself well. What I meant was from an established tree that has already given fruits, the time from when the tree flowers and then grows into a ripe avocado, that time of it's growth was 9 months.

 

[M&M's Mommy]

It's always great to grow your own fruits and veg.. Friend of mine moved into a house with some well established trees - I think it is a great bonus.. Around here so many people have orange trees and they just let the oranges fall off.. they may eat some... but alot go to waste.

That's why we don't plant Orange.. When in season, they're on sale for so cheap 10 lbs/$1!! We plant something that either remind us of our homeland, or a bit more expensive to buy..

 

[M&M's Mommy]

As for the growth of the fruit, I don't think I explained myself well. What I meant was from an established tree that has already given fruits, the time from when the tree flowers and then grows into a ripe avocado, that time of it's growth was 9 months.

Oh, my bad. I didn't read it careful enough..

you're probably right then. When I got my house in Jun, there was already young fruits in the tree.. but they won't ripe until late winter..

 

[tessa_s212]

My mom has two apple trees and a pear tree. The dogs eat the fruit right off the trees. :s We don't get a whole lot of the fruit before the dogs get to them. Lol!

 

[M&M's Mommy]

My mom has two apple trees and a pear tree. The dogs eat the fruit right off the trees. :s We don't get a whole lot of the fruit before the dogs get to them. Lol!

That's what I'm afraid of. The 3Ms are trained not to trespass areas that are fenced off, but .. the "fence" was made with scalloped edging bricks!! lol, so I can only hope they will be as good when the trees have fruits as now *Keeping fingers crossed*

 

[Beanie]

How lucky are you to have a persimmon tree! Can them and you can make persimmon pudding year round. It's so good!

 

[tessa_s212]

Your little ones are a looot smaller than some of ours though. The small ones have to wait for the big ones to knock them down, or for the fruit to fall off the tree. If you have them marked off and teach the dogs to not go near, I think it'd be fine. My mom is just too lazy to do that.

 

[Criosphynx]

hmmm.... I have.


Pomegranate (which i HIGHLY suggest, very drought tollerant)
Navel orange
plums
tangerine
Ein shemer (sp?) apple
apricot
nectarine
avocado
White genoa fig
Brown turkey fig (highly recommend too, fast grower)

.... I think thats it

I tend to have bad luck with the citrus trees in their first year for som' reason.

 

[Renee750il]

I miss the plum and apricot trees we had in the backyard next to the pool in California.

 

[jess2416]

We have a apple tree, but the bratty stupid loser kids next door keep picking them

 

[Criosphynx]

I miss the plum and apricot trees we had in the backyard next to the pool in California.

Yeah, i don't know what i'm going to do with myself when i move out of Ca...grow more cacti i guess

 

[M&M's Mommy]

Pomegranate (which i HIGHLY suggest, very drought tollerant)

Ooh, what else can you do with Pomegranates beside eating it fresh (which I don't really care for). I actually love the Pomegranate's flowers more than its fruits, but since we have limited space, it's not on my list of must-have trees for now..

 

[Gempress]

Oh, I love fruit trees! We don't have any right now (*sob*) because the area isn't suitable for them, but our family is big into fruit trees. It was the family business when my parents were growing up, and some of my relatives still have commercial farms.

I think the best bit of advice is to thin the fruit, depending on variety. So many home gardeners/growers don't thin the fruit because they like to see the branches loaded, but it makes a big difference in the size and quality of the fruit. It's always hard to pull off those little green fruits, but it's for the best in the long run.

As for the pomegranates, have you tried juicing them? Dump the seeds in a strainer, get a smashing implement of some kind and go to town. The juice is great for desserts, marinades, cooking, alcoholic drinks or even just slurping down plain.

 

[FoxyWench]

right now i have just one
and its a POTTED myers lemon, i keep it "bonsai"

it actually produces a good number of small lemons (that taste just as good but a tad sweeter than regular lemons) and itll produce year round, but cause im in ct it has to stay in a pot and gets brought in for the winter...
im hoping to try and start something similar this fall with a small orange and lime too.

i wish we could grow avacado here...wonder if they would bonsai and still fruit?! hmm...