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congrats!how big is your lot again??
You might actually inspire me to mowe down those ugly cypress trees in my backyard and plant down my mangoes and cherimoyas. I will have to wait till the weather get better before i start digging holes though
Avocado plantings for next week: 2- Oro negro, Nishikawa,utardo,yamagata,Kahalu, malama. Lots of hole digging in my future!
let me know if you need help next weekend. Finally, Cac (Coc) gets the love it deserves
Quote from: rliou on October 05, 2014, 01:26:41 PMYou might actually inspire me to mowe down those ugly cypress trees in my backyard and plant down my mangoes and cherimoyas. I will have to wait till the weather get better before i start digging holes thoughMr Bender did not mention it here but he had some large trees removed to make room for his new fruit trees. I saw the aftermath a few months ago with a lifetime supply of saw dust and wood chips for mulching. I mean don't go overboard, but I am a believer in getting fruit trees in and non-fruiting trees out. A generalization of course. I did so on my property, removing four trees. Putting in edible landscaping as opposed to plain old "ornamentals"Two months ago my next door neighbor cut down some menacing trees. That would not do well in high persistent winds. They provided so much shade they were shading other peoples yards too much. I got permission to haul off lots of wood chips to mulch my fruit trees
Quote from: BENDERSGROVE on October 05, 2014, 01:18:38 PMAvocado plantings for next week: 2- Oro negro, Nishikawa,utardo,yamagata,Kahalu, malama. Lots of hole digging in my future!Mike, will you have these new avocado varieties available for sale (trees, not fruit)?
Zands while I agree, it also pains me to see people destroy beautiful native trees, especially in Florida where so much has already been cleared away. I'm all for removing invasives and poorly adapted ornamentals. But I hope people have the good sense to plant around live oaks and slash pines and mahoganys.
Actually Jeff, that list of approved trees is more than 50% native trees. Which support much more wildlife than fruit trees do. Im not trying to be critical of anybody, but before you cut down a beautiful tree just because it doesnt produce fruit for you, I recommend you stop and think. And if you have the space I always recommend planting something native, especially is a marginal area like along a lake shore or a long a shade strip of yard.
Cool!Do mamey sapote trees do well in your property? Just curious.
Started my new plantings today, so far: Silas Woods, Hasya, Alano,Morena,Molix Sapodilla, mangos, Yai Grom, France's Hargrave, Cabesa, Kaimana lychee, 2-big red sugar apples, Miami Soursop, FernAndez custard aplle now some rest!!
How have the Hawaiian avocado varieties done for you so far? I've gotten some of them as well and will be trying them out here in California. (Are those Hawaiian varieties common in Florida? I assume not, but I have no idea.)
I don't know... I've seen several gardens consisting primarily of non-natives (mostly fruit trees) that have quite an abundance of wildlife -- including my own yard. One sort of has to fight off the wildlife to preserve their crop down here.IFAS has an interesting article on the topic of natives vs exotics. A couple of interesting points that they make are: 0) The belief that natives utilize less input (eg, water, fertilzer) than exotics is not supported by recent research 1) The belief that native trees are more pest resistant is also not correct, since exotic pests are regularly introducedThe only valid / strong argument for using native trees, according to the IFAS article, is that it serves as an educational tool to teach folks about the natural plants of the area.http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/eh157Forcing / pushing everyone to plant native for purely pedagogical purposes seems a bit overboard to me.In California, where it takes the native trees (eg, oaks) hundreds of years to get big, protecting the native trees is much more important.
Quote from: Cookie Monster on October 06, 2014, 11:43:54 PMI don't know... I've seen several gardens consisting primarily of non-natives (mostly fruit trees) that have quite an abundance of wildlife -- including my own yard. One sort of has to fight off the wildlife to preserve their crop down here.IFAS has an interesting article on the topic of natives vs exotics. A couple of interesting points that they make are: 0) The belief that natives utilize less input (eg, water, fertilzer) than exotics is not supported by recent research 1) The belief that native trees are more pest resistant is also not correct, since exotic pests are regularly introducedThe only valid / strong argument for using native trees, according to the IFAS article, is that it serves as an educational tool to teach folks about the natural plants of the area.http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/eh157Forcing / pushing everyone to plant native for purely pedagogical purposes seems a bit overboard to me.In California, where it takes the native trees (eg, oaks) hundreds of years to get big, protecting the native trees is much more important.Jeff,Thanks for posting that information. I never understood the "native" plant obsession since natives are defined usually by some arbitrary date. If municipalities want to plant natives on public lands, that is fine but there is no reason they should have any say on what I plant, don't plant, or remove on private property.
And note that Cyprus trees the one guy talked about cutting down, those are protected trees in most places and you will need a special permit if it is even given. Where I live in Central FL, good luck, even if it isnt a tree wetland and just a rain collection spot during the rainy season. If it has a Cyprus, you get to build your property around it, no ifs ands or buts. Oh and don't think the Dept of Natural Resources doesn't know where every bloody Cyprus tree is in occupied areas. My friend made that mistake, it was a very expensive mistake.
