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Best tropical fruit tree for a residential front yard
« on: January 17, 2018, 12:45:28 AM »
I live in a residential neighborhood (9b Orlando) and have a spot for a tree in the front yard. I'd like to plant a tropical fruit tree, but I'm not sure what would look the best. I already have a Jaboticaba on the side and a persimmon and Pakistan mulberry in front. I'm thinking perhaps a sapodilla, starfruit or a lychee.  However, I don't want to encourage neighborhood thieves either, so something a bit low key. Curbside appeal is very important as well so that I don't irritate my neighbors.

What do you all think?

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Re: Best tropical fruit tree for a residential front yard
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2018, 04:45:32 AM »
Lychee are ok. With these cold weather spells supposedly going to get worse as the years go by due to sun activity I would say no to the other two. Loquats though are a great  low maintenance tree that both look good and have good fruit. Despite the cold I have had good luck with key lime also.

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Re: Best tropical fruit tree for a residential front yard
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2018, 06:25:02 AM »
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Re: Best tropical fruit tree for a residential front yard
« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2018, 08:25:51 AM »
I think sapodillas and loquats are some of the best looking trees, and no one steals the fruit because they don't know what it is.  Lychee would be nice also.
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Re: Best tropical fruit tree for a residential front yard
« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2018, 08:34:52 AM »
I'd stay away from lychee.
Those little red fruits are so inviting to thieves.

I agree with loquat and Kwai Muk

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Re: Best tropical fruit tree for a residential front yard
« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2018, 09:43:54 AM »
I agree with John regarding sapodilla and loquat. Both are handsome trees.

Unlike lychee, neither is likely to stripped of its fruit while you're at Publix.

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Re: Best tropical fruit tree for a residential front yard
« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2018, 10:28:51 AM »
is sapodilla really hardy to the mid 20s ?

i am in zone 9, and its 21F right now.
its not "normal" for here, except that it does happen on the rare occasion.

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Re: Best tropical fruit tree for a residential front yard
« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2018, 10:43:01 AM »
Avocado or atemoya would also work

Depends on how big you want

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Re: Best tropical fruit tree for a residential front yard
« Reply #8 on: January 17, 2018, 10:54:47 AM »
I have a friend who is from Fountain Valley,  CA. He lost a big plumeria tree to thieves. Some Asian mofo drove by his house and chopped the whole tree down. Yea, that happened.

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Re: Best tropical fruit tree for a residential front yard
« Reply #9 on: January 17, 2018, 12:20:21 PM »
I have a friend who is from Fountain Valley,  CA. He lost a big plumeria tree to thieves. Some Asian mofo drove by his house and chopped the whole tree down. Yea, that happened.
My peach cobbler mango tree was planted 10 ft from the street. It was 3 gal and was dug up and taken after two weeks in the ground. This can happen.  This particular tree was a bsbullie - Excalibur favorite. Where is this guy? On a permanent vacation?

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Re: Best tropical fruit tree for a residential front yard
« Reply #10 on: January 17, 2018, 01:13:01 PM »
He's just a 9-5 guy from Orange County, CA. My cousin even told me about people stealing fruits and stuff from the front yards. I was like who'd want to do that. I thought she's messing with me until it happened to this guy.

That's suck.

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Re: Best tropical fruit tree for a residential front yard
« Reply #11 on: January 17, 2018, 01:14:10 PM »
I like fig trees.

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Re: Best tropical fruit tree for a residential front yard
« Reply #12 on: January 17, 2018, 02:35:42 PM »
lychees can be irregular in fruit production. also, when it’s young you need wind protection, which might be an eye sore putting up wind screens in the front yard.

in the winter you might need to protect it a couple days each year in 9b, but that may give enough chill hours for blooming

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Re: Best tropical fruit tree for a residential front yard
« Reply #13 on: January 17, 2018, 09:13:15 PM »
put up a gated fence. It will deters people from jumping over to steal them.    That's what I have at my place. 

Except that my driveway is not fenced in.  I put a potted taro plant in the driveway that is right next to the garage in a corner.  It disappeared.  Only the taro plant disappear.  Seems like the thief knew what they were looking for. There are lots of other plants in the driveway that they didn't take. Only the taro plant.  I started this taro plant from store bought. They can just do the same, not sure why they would want to steal mine.

I also have japanese pumpkin and bitter melon  planted along the fence in the front yard. People just take them as well.  I have a few big tall trees in front yard. I tie strings between the trees to make it as a trellis and higher up so that they would need a ladder to pick them.

Better yet, put up a security cam. Then you can see which one of your neighbor stole it. Then you can put it on Facebookfor everyone to see and label them as plant thiefs.