I have 2 pineapple guava, but my understanding is they don't fruit this far south.
Nice, thanks, if no fruit, then pineapple guava is definitely out of the list.
I'm not sure who recommended feijoa or pineapple guava but his will not hedge well at all, not even as well as guava which seems to get touted as a hedging tree but really isn't. Ace role cherry is different fm Surinam, I will eat acerola but probably wouldn't eat Surinam cherries under pain of death. They taste like capsicum mixed with cherry... Just weird and not nice to my Taste.
I'm surprised nobody has recommended wax Jambu yet. Great hedging species with beautiful foliage and has a cooling effect on the area it's planted out in. I like the fruit very much but not many people seem to, they are very mild.
I went through this a few years ago and experimented with:
Surinam Cherry, An attractive dense hedge if cared for, productive, but... the fruit reminds me of kerosene. YUK!
It seems to be appropriate to kick 'Surinam Cherry' off of the list because of the offending taste.
Feijoa or Pineapple Guava make perfect hedges. There are 100's of 4-6 ft tall Feijoa hedges everywhere locally. Most people do not know they have delicious edible fruit and think they are an ornamental.
You can hedge pomegranates, citrus, Loquat, Eugenia's. A passion fruit hedge could provide a lot of fruit.
Loquat's can make a fast growing , beautifull, productive hedge.
OK, let's put 'Loquat' and 'Eugenia' through the ringer of Forum Member Opinions and then decide whether it's a contender or not for this List.
I don't know who recommended Wax Jambu, but they taste like styrofoam.
Very funny. But, while not easy to disagree, perhaps the trick is to consume it in the proper fashion? Do Asians consume it in some specific way, perhaps they combine it with other fruit as in a fruit salad?
I went through this a few years ago and experimented with:
Cocoplum - Not a bad hedge, and while sweet has no flavor
Kumquat - Not a hedge, don't like the fruit
Loquat - nice little tree, stingy producer, I don't think it will make a good hedge
Your 'Cocoplum' description is perfect, I think you hit the nail on the head. With a little genetic manipulation to put some more sweetness into the fruit, that would be a good step forward for this fruit.
'Kumquat' is off the List, if no objections?
'Loquat:' it seems this is a great fruit tree hedge for California, but not for South Florida? Very interesting, it would be great if someone else with a 'Loquat' tree/hedge in S. Florida would chime in; perhaps it may have something to do with the soil?
Based on the opinion of you gals/guys, it looks like this is the new list:
(1) 'Cocoplum' (good hedge; plain, no thrills fruit taste)
(2) 'Indian Jujube' (seems to work for California, how about S. Florida?)
(3) 'Loquat' (it's decided, we like the fruit, but does it make a good hedge?)
(4) 'Eugenia' (the fruit name sounds familiar but I'm a blank otherwise on this one.)
(5) 'Wax Jambu?' (attractive fruit; plain, no thrills fruit taste; but, will it make a good hedge?)
Is 'Indian Jujube' better tasting than 'Wax Jambu?'
If the intended hedge is meant to be decent, respectful, proud, attractive and sure, why not, virtuous looking, would 'Cocoplum' come out as the winner?
P.S. Thanks everybody for your great help/input, whether your fruit hedge suggestions made it to the list or not, thank you and please keep'm coming.