Nursery in NY carrying some PIN trees (plus other tropicals)!

[plantlover13]

I visited Hicks Nursery on Long Island yesterday and lo and behold they had a table with Miracle Fruit trees (three gallon, flowering), Carambola trees, Dragon Fruit, and Passion Fruit (all three gallon.) All of these plants were 50 dollars. They also had some fukushu kumqats (40 dollars i believe)? Last year, they had some other citrus too, such as Meyer Lemons (i bought one, it's doing great), Meiwa Kumquats, Key Lime, and i think the variegated pink lemon. This is in new york. Love this place.

[FlyingFoxFruits]

no Eugenias, annonas or myrciarias?

[plantlover13]

no Eugenias, annonas or myrciarias?

Nope. Maybe soon. This is the first year I am seeing this. THey always have some citrus but this is new. And the plants were pretty great looking too, i should have taken pictures.

[FRUITBOXHERO]

I love Hicks nursery, I go there every time i visit, my wife is from Levitown her grandmother has all types of tropical fruit trees!

[plantlover13]

I love Hicks nursery, I go there every time i visit, my wife is from Levitown her grandmother has all types of tropical fruit trees!

Their subtropical selection is amazing also. It's not every day you find a nursery with more than one variety of fig, multiple varieties of persimmons, espaliered trees, multiple berries including honeyberries, etc.

[Saltcayman]

Thanks for the tip!  I will have to take a look

[plantlover13]

Thanks for the tip!  I will have to take a look

Take a look? since when does zone 13b == Long Island, NY?

[FRUITBOXHERO]

Thanks for the tip!  I will have to take a look

He might be on holiday? Or lives right down the street and has his own micro-climate.....lol

Take a look? since when does zone 13b == Long Island, NY?

[lycheeluva]

wow i wish i had known about Hicks in my youth ((3 years ago) when I was crazy and had the time to kill tropical fruit over 2-3 years.

[natsgarden123]

I cant believe this. Long Island gardeners ( home for me)  had no idea what these where. Are people setting up greenhouses for these? Or are they trying to grow them indoors.

[plantlover13]

I cant believe this. Long Island gardeners ( home for me)  had no idea what these where. Are people setting up greenhouses for these? Or are they trying to grow them indoors.

Who knows? All i know is that i like it

wow i wish i had known about Hicks in my youth ((3 years ago) when I was crazy and had the time to kill tropical fruit over 2-3 years.

You can still find plenty of subtropicals.

[Tropicaliste]

plantlover13:  You may want to take a road trip to CT to visit Logee's.  I'm glad that some places are willing to try tropicals.  My local farmers co op would get some tropicals in the Summer, 2 years ago they had Michelia Champaca, last year they had Feijoa though this year they say they will not carry any.  Long story short, I understand the excitement when local places carry tropicals.

natsgarden: I think that too when I see the folks at my grocery buy the 30 buck gardenias, knowing that most will not know their requirements or care for them.  Regarding Hicks, It's funny because it's probably true, many will buy the selections as curiosities, then they will die, but I think some people, who value their purchases, would take good care of them.  Bringing in a couple plants for the Winter isn't undoable.