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Advice on fruit that likes/tolerates extreme hot and cold in winter

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CharlieLoon:
I'm in San Luis Obispo, CA, have a spot in my yard along our southern fence for 1-2 new trees. The Satsumas there don't seem to be enjoying how hot it gets there in winter and the fruit has been subpar. I didn't realize they prefer cool winters when I planted them. I have a mango tree along the wall that is growing quite well, but only a year or two old so no fruit yet. It gets covered with frost cloth all winter.

The temps along the wall (not the wall itself, which is even hotter) get up to 110F during the day if it's in the 80's outside, down to 30F or so at night. Typical lows are closer to upper 30's/lower 40's. If the sun is up (which is often here in sunny SLO) then the highs reliably get up to the 90's-100's even when the city itself is perhaps only in the 60's-70's.

What would grow well in this environment? It needs to tolerate/like the highs, tolerate lows (I can cover the plants if needed). In winter the whole tree would get sun. In summer the eaves block some of the overhead sunlight and so only the bottom 4-5 feet would get direct all-day sun.

Doesn't have to be a tropical tree. I do have a few mango trees already (I don't suppose one can have too many...), a guava, quite a few other mandarin varieties, a kumquat, Calamansi, lemon, lime (Bearss). Bonus points if it's a pretty bush/tree.

Rico_Kryptic:
A pawpaw or olive would probably work for you. Really depends one what you mean by extremes

elouicious:
Feijoa

CharlieLoon:

--- Quote from: Rico_Kryptic on February 07, 2026, 03:49:31 PM ---A pawpaw or olive would probably work for you. Really depends one what you mean by extremes

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Pawpaws get huge though, don't they? I don't think there are any dwarf varieties.

I thought about olive, but I have a nice one I'm growing out front and I don't think I need another (except for the small one next to it to pollinate it...)

CharlieLoon:

--- Quote from: elouicious on February 07, 2026, 04:30:00 PM ---Feijoa

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I don't actually know what that is but I'll look it up!

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