Best apple tree in So. Cal.
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Best fruits in So Cal in March?
Comments (5)Fruits that are available in Socal right now, these are fresh, ripening as we speak, can be had in various Farmer's markets around town, Santa Monica has the best selection. - citrus, including mandarins, oranges, cocktail grapefruit, etc... - Tropical guavas - cherimoyas - white sapotes - strawberries from Santa Maria, should be excellent now - Anna and Dorsett golden apples, if you can find someone with a third crop, (they fruit up to three times per year in Socal) they should be ripening about now. Early grapes should come online soon from the Coachella valley, and the first loquats should also become available shortly. You should also find plenty of good pink ladys and fujis from San Bernadino county, they are excellent even after a few months of storage. Most Farmer's markets have these. Up here further north in Central California, tamarillos and passion fruits are still ripening right now, cherimoyas are about one month off. The first batches of tropical guavas have begun ripening. Citrus are in full swing. Storage apples are happening too. Remember, Socal is a 365 days per year growing season, there are fresh locally grown fruits to be had pretty much all year. The same is true for Central California, we have ripening fruits in the garden every month of the year....See MoreApple rootstocks for SoCal
Comments (12)1) Bitterpit is due to Calcium defficiency and Purdue didn't establish a link in between MM111 and bitterpit on William's pride. See details below. 2) MM111 bears the first year on many varieties, it doesn't come into "full" production until about year five when the tree has reached maturity. Details: Bitterpit is a non-issue as long as your soil doesn't have a calcium deficiency. Bitterpit is easy to remedy, so using MM111 shouldn't be an issue. In fact, Purdue states that the bitterpit observed on MM111 was only on first year crop, and was on trees in very sandy soil with heavy irrigation and excessive nitrogen fertilization. So I would not extrapolate that it means William's pride always gets bitterpit on MM111. MM111 has borne the first year I planted nursery grown bare root trees. It will take up to five years to go into full production, but if you let the tree bear the first five years, it will slow down its growth in a major way, and dwarf it intensely. The varieties that bore the first year of planting on MM111 in my garden include: - Pink pearl, around 5 apples, today it's only 8 feet tall after 3 years and produces like crazy, this year over 100 apples. I have to keep it from bearing to add size to the tree. - pink princess, total biennial, same as pink pearl except this year it's on an off year. - Allington pippin - heavy crop the first year - nonethesuch, heavy crop the first year - Winter banana, biggest crop of all trees the first year with giant fruit. - White Winter pearmain, good crop the first year The list goes on and on. So far, Spigold is a shy bearer and has not come into full production. Nothing on Cox Orange Pippin, nothing on Carmijin de sonaville. For me and many other CRFG growers in Santa Cruz county, MM111 has been the most amazing rootstock. I also have M7, but the trees totally lack vigor and yet overbear like crazy. The quality is not as good as on MM111, because M7 doesn't have the root structure required to tolerate our long, dry Summers. They require too much water. MM111 requires maybe one deep watering per month, and that's it....See MoreGoldRush apple for SoCal
Comments (0)Hi, does anyone know if any nursery carries GoldRush apple tree (local or mail order)? And if it requires more chill hours than typical SoCal costal area? I tasted some GoldRush apples years ago in midwest and I swear that they are the best variety I've tried. Thanks! PS: not sure if this is the best forum for questions like this....See MoreBest Maple for So Cal
Comments (1)Sweetgum (Liquidambar) is noticeable in parts of southern California. However, if the leaves are big maybe you are talking about sycamore or planetree (Platanus). A couple of these are even native to the region. If you took some good pictures and put them up it would be easier to find out what they are. You could also try taking samples to a good independent garden center, where it seems somebody might know the local trees. Images or samples of the fruits, if present often assist greatly in quick identification....See Moresiegel2
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