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Deciding between two trees for anniversary gift, help
« on: January 18, 2017, 01:20:37 PM »
Its my 4th or 5th anniversary, whichever one trees or fruit are the appropriate gift and my wife wants to give me a tree. Ok, well I requested a tree over fruit, shoot me. Anyway I have narrowed it down to a couple trees on my bucket list and will be putting it in my new side orchard which is set aside for weird stuff. I can plant it full sun or partial sun and can place it to where it still gets the sun and is protected from uncommon frost by an oak tree. I am located in 9B near the St Johns river in between Cocoa Beach and Orlando. Adam got 30ish degree weather, it never dropped below 42 for us just to show a relative normal temp difference between our two areas, or to put it another way, my black pepper in a pot had no burn or anything from the cold and its by far my current most vulnerable plant.

Geography out of the way, I kind of have narrowed my choices down to a Rose Apple or a Cashew tree. Odd trees, but I do not currently own either of them. So hive mind, between the two, which would you go for and why?

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Re: Deciding between two trees for anniversary gift, help
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2017, 05:36:13 PM »
Rose apple. Because I have had them and I've not had cashew.
My Grandma had a tree in her yard so I remember climbing it and eating the fruit.
I also here you can make a nice jelly from it.
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Re: Deciding between two trees for anniversary gift, help
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2017, 06:45:38 PM »
Cashew will nevwr survive and rose apple is pretty bad.

I recommend expanding your hirizons.  What do you currently have?
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Re: Deciding between two trees for anniversary gift, help
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2017, 07:34:22 PM »
I'd say rose Apple more cold tolerant easy to grow and cashews seem like a pain as far as I've been told about processing them  for the nuts
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Re: Deciding between two trees for anniversary gift, help
« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2017, 09:10:24 PM »
I heard the fruit part of the cashew was pretty good. Just what I have heard.

BSBULLIE: Its more of a case of what I dont have. In a nut shell I have various lychee, mangos, apples, a sprinkling or 10 of citrus, ice cream bean, various Eugenias, sugar apples and annonnas, macadamia, lilly pilly, koer boar bean, jackelberry, jamoon, persimmons, pomegranates, olives, star fruit, cherries(both tropical and traditional), crab apples, longons, various guavas, figs, jackfruits, various jaboticabas, more obscure stuff like raisen tree, che, melonberry, rainbow eucalyptus, kiwi, African sausage, jujube, moringa, carob, scorpion pepper, black pepper, pineapple,  and more small potted randomness than I know what to do with. All total I have around 120 trees in ground and about 30 smaller potted trees from around the world, some of whom are in the process of going in the ground now that that new area is open for business. I would love for some FL paw paws but I cant find any.

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Re: Deciding between two trees for anniversary gift, help
« Reply #5 on: January 18, 2017, 10:06:48 PM »
No peaches?
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Re: Deciding between two trees for anniversary gift, help
« Reply #6 on: January 19, 2017, 06:53:23 AM »
Have had poor luck with peaches in the past. They dont seem to do well for me. I have considered another try though.

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Re: Deciding between two trees for anniversary gift, help
« Reply #7 on: January 19, 2017, 07:37:39 AM »
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Re: Deciding between two trees for anniversary gift, help
« Reply #8 on: January 19, 2017, 07:53:54 AM »
I suggest ginko.

And finding out for sure which anniversary this is.
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Nectarines instead of peaches

Tougher skin so no constant spraying like peaches.

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Re: Deciding between two trees for anniversary gift, help
« Reply #9 on: January 19, 2017, 07:54:09 AM »
I suggest ginko.

And finding out for sure which anniversary this is.

Hahahahahahaha
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Re: Deciding between two trees for anniversary gift, help
« Reply #10 on: January 19, 2017, 07:55:28 AM »
I suggest ginko.

And finding out for sure which anniversary this is.
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Nectarines instead of peaches

Tougher skin so no constant spraying like peaches.

Unfortunately I don't think he will have enough chill hours for the better nectarines.
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Re: Deciding between two trees for anniversary gift, help
« Reply #11 on: January 19, 2017, 09:40:59 AM »
It's only been 4 or 5 years and already you don't know how long you've been together? It wasn't like it was that long ago...

Cashew apples are apparently very variable... there is another thread on it recently you should read through if you're leaning toward cashew.

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Re: Deciding between two trees for anniversary gift, help
« Reply #12 on: January 19, 2017, 10:02:08 AM »
Have had poor luck with peaches in the past. They dont seem to do well for me. I have considered another try though.

My peaches thrived in Orlando.  I wouldn't give up before trying numerous low chill varieties from Philip Rucks.
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Re: Deciding between two trees for anniversary gift, help
« Reply #13 on: January 20, 2017, 09:28:21 PM »
Haven't tried rose apple but i have tried the cashew in my country, dominican republic. the fruit part is awful, you would not like it and it comes with only one cashew. I would not buy a cashew tree

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Re: Deciding between two trees for anniversary gift, help
« Reply #14 on: January 21, 2017, 01:34:53 AM »
get a grafted che from just fruits and exotics....or treesnmore if he has them
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Re: Deciding between two trees for anniversary gift, help
« Reply #15 on: January 21, 2017, 02:21:16 AM »
get a grafted che from just fruits and exotics....or treesnmore if he has them

Che was on his list of what he already has
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Re: Deciding between two trees for anniversary gift, help
« Reply #16 on: January 21, 2017, 08:55:33 AM »
Got one of those when they popped up as available this past fall from them in fact and its doing well.