Garden wishlist

[nightrythm]

Trees:
apricot
Asian pear
lime
lemon
Black Cherry
Avocado
orange?

Comments

[stacymckenna.livejournal.com]

Pomegranate

[nightrythm]

You want me to grow one in my garden? :-) I think that's worth considering.

[stacymckenna.livejournal.com]

One can never have too many... ;P

[cerrberus.livejournal.com]

Something like these?:
http://www.davewilson.com/br40/br40_trees/multibud.html
Reedley apparently

http://www.yamagamisnursery.com/fruit-trees/multiple-graft-fruit-trees/
Cupertino

http://www.almadenvalleynursery.com/site/flavorful-space-saving-fruit-trees-articles.php
San Jose

[nightrythm]

Not quite what I'd been thinking... I was just listing the flavors I wanted.

In terms of care, I need something relatively simple. But as I don't have a house yet, I haven't gotten that far.

[stacymckenna.livejournal.com]

our local climate is friendliest to citrus and mediterraneans like olive, pomegranate and fig

[nightrythm]

Mom has like 3 fig. I'm definitely interested in citrus.

My grandmother had a giant apricot and two Avacados at her house in Lynwood. Which of course, is why I want to grow those particular fruits.

The others are fruit that Patch & I like and eat... all of this will take more thought and research.

I've seen various ideas that intrigue me. One is the multiple grafts on one tree which Cerb pointed out. Another is a variation on that, where you plant four varietals of the same fruit in a clump.

Ultimately it'll depend on the microclimate and soil of my yard.

[cerrberus.livejournal.com]

plant four varietals of the same fruit in a clump.
This might be preferable to a 'Fruit Salad Tree' [© by an Ozzie co.]for general health & maintenance, but prob'ly requires careful consideration of planting distances for noninterference- pruning could be tricky if they're too close, roots intertwining, etc.- but that could be addressed thru good nursery advice. Our friends in Rosamond have had good luck with a multi-peach, with different bearing times, but I think it was a multi-cherry they gave up on after 2 attempts. I think their multi-apple is ok. You must be in a less-stressful climate area than the high desert, and without apples shouldn't need cold-weather setting [except for cherry? Dunno].
Maybe search Ag Extension online for pertinent infos?