[snip] I had the feeling that you are growing yours permanently in containers. Potentially you may put one or two dwarfs in the ground but for the most part you are a container grower. [snip]
Moi? Mais non! Ça n'est pas vrai...
I'm not a container grower for fruit trees necessarily. (Except for my orchids, of course, yes...)
What I intend to keep in containers are those things that are moderately susceptible to the amount of cold temperatures that we can expect to get here in Tampa (9b) from time to time so that those more tender things are able to be moved inside for protection.
To be more clear, I am collecting things which can take down to 25ºF. or lower (
Casimiroa edulis, some
Eugenias, and some
Garcinias, Mexican avocadoes, and so forth). Those will be going into the ground when they get large enough. (I've only been actively adding to my fruit forest for about three years now and started off then with mostly seedlings in 2-inch pots.)
OK — Hope that clarifies things a bit.
Paul M.
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