Japanese persimmon. Loquat, pecans, black mulberry, pineapple guava, olives,
pomegranite, figs (figs alone would probably be worth the move)
Scott H
Michigan 6b
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Subject: [NAFEX] What if?
I'm just thinking.... What if, someday, I decided to move. What if I moved from here, in zone 3B, to northern Florida? Just for the sake of argument, let's say the Gainesville area in zone 8B.
What would I be trying to grow there? Here, I have a good choice of apples, a few of the most hardy pears and some hardy plums. I also try to grow apricots and I have tried to grow tart cherries, but there's not much else to choose from in the way of tree fruits.
So what about Gainesville? Too far north for the really edible citrus fruits. Right? Maybe too far south for most apples. I would think any apples would have to be low chill varieties with pretty low quality? Maybe there are some warm growing plums that would be good. Is it still in the right range for peaches? How bad would the disease pressure be with such warm humid summers?
What other fruits might do well there? (This is just a little fantasy I'm having as I watch the snow melt around here.)
Steve in the Adirondacks of northern NY
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