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« on: August 09, 2016, 01:00:16 AM »
I am unsure how often it reaches 29F in you area and how much sun you have, so the list may not apply for all 9b climates since they are so diverse. For example, your 9b and wetter 9bs like Louisiana or FL are wetter and so are a dealbreaker for plants like avocado and cherimoya.
I have made a similar list, but it is for Arizona. If Arizonans are reading this, don't quote me on this list, because most of the info has come from Arizona tropical fruit websites. It doesn't include more of the rarer stuff you find in CA, but it gives a good idea. Each one respond to harsh sun to a different extent and to right write about the topic would require another list. Also this list has some herbs, so dont freak out.
Easy:
No frost cloth (nfc), small size as in can be brought indoors (ss) OR fast growth and can regrow for the next fruiting season (fg)
Loquat (nfc)
Passionfruit (fg)
Jaboticaba (nfc)(ss)
Peach (nfc)
Cherry (nfc)
Almond (nfc)
Prickly pear (nfc)
Apricot (nfc)
European pear (nfc)
Asian pear (nfc)
Mulberry (nfc)
Fig (nfc)
Grapes (fg)
White sapote (nfc)
Persimmon (nfc)
Allspice (ss)
Pandan (ss)
Indian curry leaf (ss)
Lemongrass (ss)
Pineapple guava (nfc)
Banana (fg)
Pomegranate (nfc)
Kumquat (nfc)
Orange (nfc)
Blood orange (nfc)
Grapefruit (nfc)
Kiwifruit (nfc)
Jujube (nfc)
Goji Berry (nfc)
Moringa (fg)
Apple (nfc)
Bamboo (nfc)
Dragonfruit (ss)
Jacaranda (nfc)
Sugar cane (fg)
Magenta (ss)
Guava (fg)
Acerola (fg)
(ss)
Medium
With frost cloth and/or one complication; small size (ss) and must be potted (mb) when indicated:
Starfruit - wind
Royal Poinciana
Tipu
Cherry of the Rio Grande - salt
Tamarind - slow
Guamúchil
Michelia Figo (mb) - salt, soil
Sapodilla (ss) - slow
Foxtail Palm - slow
Longan - salt
Mango - salt
African Tulip Tree - slow
Mexican Garcinia - slow
Achachairú – slow
Hard
With frost cloth, one or more complications, high humidity and/or dislikes soil. Do not attempt unless years of practice:
Papaya – drainage (it’s a hit or miss)
Jackfruit - humidity, cold
Miracle Berry – pH and salt
Cherimoya – humidity, sunburn
Canistel - salt, humidity, sunburn
Sweetsop - humidity
Soursop – humidity