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My Tropical Fruit Trip
Sevastopol:
Starting from scratch late in life. Finishing clearing out the yard. I've plotted everything as well as I figured after watching YouTube videos (mostly Paul's). I'd like to thank everyone who has dedicated their time to produce these videos demonstrating what they've learned, sometimes through mistakes. With mostly 15' rows running N-S, and distance between trees in each row depending on what trees they are. Keeping the cold-hardiest on the North side, I'm hoping to enjoy some protection for those that are less tolerant.
The only thing I'm missing from what I want at the moment is a Jujube tree. Otherwise, here's what I have:
Nispero
Alano
Butterscotch
Green Sapote
Whitman(2)
Black Sapote
Rieneke
Jackfruit
Cheena***
White Sapote
Redlands
Younghans
Avocados
Brogdon
Lula
Carambola
Lara
Mango
Lemon Zest
Orange Sherbet
Little Gem
Lemon Meringue (PPK)
Pram Kai Mea (damaged and replaced with Nam Doc Mai)
Pickering
Ataulfo Seedlings
Nam Doc Mai Seedlings
Yellow Pajuil (cashew) Seedlings
Anon (sugar apple) Seedlings/Cuttings
Acerola (Barbados Cherry)
Ciruela (Red Hog Plum?)
Hoping to have fruit for most of the year with this setup.
Added:
Ruby Supreme Guava
Sri Chompoo Longan
Coconut Cream:
That sounds like a nice selection, and you have the luxury of decent spacing in a grid pattern.
* With the exception of Carambola, I like to plant at least 2 varieties of every type, even if it is considered self-fertile. Then you have a backup tree in case of storm or animal damage, and insurance in case your preferences change by the time the fruit matures. You can also cross-graft those trees.
* No orchard is complete without an Orange Sherbet mango tree. I would swap out your least favorite mango for Orange Sherbet.
* Unless you don't like eating them, you might also consider adding: Mamey Sapote, Jaboticaba, Custard Apple, Caimito, Loquat, Canistel (winter fruit), Lemon Drop Mangosteen and other Garcinia.
* For immediate production, I would plant temporary trees in between the 15 foot spaced anchor trees. Papaya, Jamaican Cherry, Banana, Guavas of all types, Pigeon Pea, Acerola, Mulberry, even seedling Jackfruit. Those trees should produce quickly, some almost immediately, and they can be removed later if/when overcrowding becomes a problem in 3-5 years. Or they might replace an anchor tree that failed.
* Green Sapote can take a very long time to fruit, but maybe you have it as a Mamey replacement due to your climate.
* Don't forget the Eugenias (Grumichama, Pitomba, COTRG) that can be planted in between the trees
Sevastopol:
--- Quote from: Coconut Cream on August 23, 2025, 02:59:07 PM ---That sounds like a nice selection, and you have the luxury of decent spacing in a grid pattern.
* With the exception of Carambola, I like to plant at least 2 varieties of every type, even if it is considered self-fertile. Then you have a backup tree in case of storm or animal damage, and insurance in case your preferences change by the time the fruit matures. You can also cross-graft those trees.
* No orchard is complete without an Orange Sherbet mango tree. I would swap out your least favorite mango for Orange Sherbet.
* Unless you don't like eating them, you might also consider adding: Mamey Sapote, Jaboticaba, Custard Apple, Caimito, Loquat, Canistel (winter fruit), Lemon Drop Mangosteen and other Garcinia.
* For immediate production, I would plant temporary trees in between the 15 foot spaced anchor trees. Papaya, Jamaican Cherry, Banana, Guavas of all types, Pigeon Pea, Acerola, Mulberry, even seedling Jackfruit. Those trees should produce quickly, some almost immediately, and they can be removed later if/when overcrowding becomes a problem in 3-5 years. Or they might replace an anchor tree that failed.
* Green Sapote can take a very long time to fruit, but maybe you have it as a Mamey replacement due to your climate.
* Don't forget the Eugenias (Grumichama, Pitomba, COTRG) that can be planted in between the trees
--- End quote ---
Glad you jumped in, thank you. You seem to be very knowledgeable.
I made sure I got the Orange Sherbet; my bad if I didn't list it.
The seedling mangos will fill in some of the wider spaces, eventually up-potted/planted in 30 gal. cloth pots.
I plan on putting a sugar apple in anywhere at any time I can (my favorite fruit), and will throw papaya seeds around and let them pop up. I have never been able to get a fruiting tree, but intend to try my hand at torture this time around.
I've determined mamey isn't worth the space dedicated to the less cold tolerant trees. Those thus protected will be the pajuil, ciruela and a reserve sugar apple.
Added Orange Sherbet. Thank you for suggesting it.
Sevastopol:
So, I have room for only one more permanent tree - hopefully I can get a jujube for it, even if I have to drive down to SE Florida at some point to pick it up. I haven't been able to find a named variety that I can get shipped.
CC...or anyone else who might want to play...if everything was normal, what time of year have I not covered as far as having some fruit available? What would you suggest I fill that time slot with?
Thank you.
Coconut Cream:
I forgot one of the most obvious choices, a tree crucial to the spread and survival of humanity, the coconut palm. The coconuts can probably fit in the corners or the spaces between trees that can fruit in the shade (black sapote, sapodilla, jabo, loquat) and I wouldn't dedicate a full size space. I would want to have at least one canistel, they fruit abundantly in the dead of winter when not much else is producing fruit. Canistel is reasonably similar to mamey so it might help fill that flavor gap too.
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