Renee,

Good to have another South Florida transplant from Texas here!

Katie what part of Texas? I was raised in Corpus Christi, but went to school in Dallas and San Angelo.

Hi All,
I have always wanted to grow a more edible landscape, but just had to many other things going. I am now wanting to plant some rare/exotic tasty fruit.

We moved to Ft. Lauderdale in 1996. I am originally from Texas, but married a Navy pilot so after Texas we moved to the Silicone Valley area of CA, then to Key West, on to PA just north of Philly and then back to Florida. He is still in the Navy Reserves and will retire this year as a Captain after 27 years. He also flies 757s and 767s for American Airlines.

I have always enjoyed plants and at one time had about 2,000 orchids. I was also vice president of the Davie Orchid Society for a while.  I worked for an aquaculture wholesale place in Davie growing corals for the trade till about 2 years ago. This job went along well with my reef tank addiction. I had a 300, 180, 90, 45 and 12 gallon going at the same time. Now I only have the 180 and the 12 gallon. I am also thinking of taking them down, but since I have had reef tanks for the last 23+ years it is hard to get rid of them all.

Unfortunately I  am the type to go overboard when getting into a hobby. With the fruit trees/plants I am really going to have to restrain myself. We dont have much property.

The fruits that I have are:
Carrie Mango - planted about 10 years ago and produced hundreds of mangos this season
Grafted citrus tree from HD that I bought about 8 months ago. It has a Meyers Lemon, Persian Lime, Ruby Red Grapefruit, Minneola Tangelo, a tangerine and a navel orange all grafted on it. I forget the cultivars of the last two.
American Beauty Dragon Fruit rooted cuttings which I need to plant.
Purple Haze Dragon Fruit which I bought today. Has 2 flowers so I will have to see what happens.
Red Lady Papaya which I bought today.
Arkins Macadamia Nut tree which I bought today.

I would like to have 1-2 other varieties of mangoes grafted onto the Carrie. I would also like to plant a Jackfruit and a few other fruits. My problem right now is to try to decide which others I will plant. Only time will tell as I learn more and am able to taste some in order to make my decisions. I am really looking forward to the experience.
Renee

I would like to know what others think of their fruit selection. I am looking to buy fruit from different cultivars before I buy the plants. Message me if you would like.
Thanks

I am thinking of getting a macadamia nut tree. I am wondering what the opinions are of others growing them. Are they that much trouble to process to get to eat the nuts? I read about one with a paper thin shell, but the name eludes me at the moment. What are the better tasting ones? Any info would be greatly appreciated.
TIA

Do you have any fruit for sale?