Shawn
if your in zone 9b i think you should get fruit.
my first one died. still not sure why, it was 12ft and seemed very healthy at the time.
but the 2nd yr it produced a handful, and 3rd year it produced a lot of fruit.
i liked them so much i now have 5 chinese, and 2 Indian seedlings.
the Li is 8ft in its 2nd yr, and is producing a good bit. its first year didnt produce
but, it hadnt been in ground long.
the others are a little smaller, but are flowering.
i think it might have to do with rainfall/moisture, as well as size
and i am still up in the air whether having a cold winter, or "chill hours"
has anything to do with production.
So far, i havent had a tree over 4yrs old, and its possible also that
it needs to be a certain age before it fruits consistently.
they also can flower in spurts all summer.
the first set of my Li only made 1 fruit this year
but, now i have a couple of dozen small ones holding on so far.
The Coco flowered twice also, but i still dont see any fruit yet
sometimes the end of summer is more productive.