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Wed, Jun 25, 14 at 22:42
| Hello! I have room for one more dwarf fruit tree in my yard... I currently have a fuji apple, double delight nectarine and a slow growing mandarin orange (i think- it was left from previous homeowners and hasn't fruited anything decent enough for me to ID it). I live in northern CA - warm summers- not scorchers and cool nights. I am leaning towards an apricot tree. Any thoughts? PS yard is small and tree needs to go into a raised bed. Thanks! |
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- Posted by Fireballsocal none (My Page) on Wed, Jun 25, 14 at 23:12
| Why not a fruit salad type tree with several varieties? There are multi grafts with apricots on them so you will have apricots but then they will have other varieties also. Dave Wilson nursery puts out a tree with peach plum nectarine and apricot. They are slightly more work than a normal tree but nothing outside of reason. |
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| That is the most awesome thing I have heard yet! I love the knowledge I am receiving. Going to look into that. Thanks for the great advice. Are there such grafts for multi-citrus trees too? |
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- Posted by publickman Zn10B CA / Sunset Zn (My Page) on Thu, Jun 26, 14 at 1:16
| I get the most use from my Meyer lemon tree. If your orange tree does not produce, then maybe you should replace it with a better orange tree. I had a Valencia orange tree in Venice that made oranges all year, and they were great for taking on hiking trips. For cooking, nothing beats a Meyer lemon, however, although they do not produce quite as much as a Valencia orange. What do your neighbors have? Lars |
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| Nice tip, Lars. I will look into the Meyer lemon or other citrus since my seems to be stunted or slow to grow. My neighbor has a cherry tree and there are citrus trees in the neighborhood. Do citrus trees need a pollinizer? |
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- Posted by Fireballsocal none (My Page) on Thu, Jun 26, 14 at 11:55
| Yes, your local nursery will have multigraft citrus trees. Ask them what's available. Not sure on the pollinizer. Here in citrus country SoCal, if you get a citrus tree that needs a pollinizer, 9 times out of 10 a neighbor has that tree you need so generally everything produces. |
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| Thanks fireball! I am bummed cause my local nurseries don't carry them. If anyone knows of a place near sonoma county where I can get multi grafts, please advise! |
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| mshelenlu, Do you have a pollenizer for your Fuji apple tree, or do you have a neighbor with a pollenizer? You won't get a whole lot of apples without a pollenizer. You could graft one in. John S PDX OR |
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