Nurseries in San Diego with Asian veggies and rare fruit trees. In my opinion one of the best is the Bonita Creek Nursery, they have a huge selection! http://www.bonitafruittrees.com David, the owner, is GREAT and the fruit is super. They have Avocado, Cherimoya, Cherry, Sapote, Guava, Figs, Mangos, Berries and many other trees. The nursery is in Bonita, just 15 minutes from down town San Diego by car. Have fun! Here is a link that might be useful: Bonita Creek Nursery

from the link below: "... one of Burke's lawyers, said he was happy for Burke and his wife. The finding could also benefit other residents and force the city to take a more proactive stance on inspecting trees in its right of way ..." ===>>> no it wont.. it will lead to the city simply removing the trees .. causing a barren landscape .. why hire tree workers for life.. theirs or the trees.. when with one application of the chainsaw.. the problem is gone ... i got sick of the article at this point ... and didn't find out.. what the heck he was doing under the tree after a 4 day storm ... a similar thing is happening right now in my area ... storms cause power failures ... sometimes for days .. which isnt fun in the great white north in winter with no heat .. nor toilet ... so the peeps whine and moan.. and claims it all the power companies fault ... and demand something done ... so the power Co exercises it 'easement' .. and starts clearing all the trees the idiot people [mostly prior owners mind you] ... planted UNDER THE FREAKIN POWER LINES ... so what's the result.. slap on the back.. thanks for protecting our power source.. oh no .. diatribe after diatribe about how they are killing/maiming all the trees.. what a travesty .. OMG.. the world is going to end.. to which my reply is.. check your mortgage map .. YOU DONT OWN THAT PROPERTY.. nor have any right to have those trees there.. and you are in denial to whine and moan about it all ... well that part is in my head.. and what i say aloud is.. well.. as a gardener.. all i see is 'opportunity' .. for something new ... let me know if you need suggestions on what to plant there ... how about a nice line of lilac.. which will block your view ... and never really reach the power lines .. in your lifetime ... anyway.. the first thing they taught us in law school.. was.. bad facts make bad law ... and the fact that he was out under the tree after a storm.. is a bad fact ... most nearly as bad as the fact of the horrific injuries .. put those together.. and all i see.. is the city removing all the trees ... ok.. how do you find all these tree articles .. lol ... do you have some search engine alert you?? .. man o'live.. if ever a name was appropo ... you do love your trees .. lol .. ken ps: BTW.. do some research on palm roots.. i am pretty sure.. they barely have a root system as we tree peeps would think ... and whole large trees can be moved by cranes due to such [the machine.. not the bird] ... as i recall.. and that is always questionable ... lol ... they fall over rather easily ... but i would defer on this .. just some vague recollection.. as obviously.. we dont do palm in MI .... Here is a link that might be useful: same as the second link in her post

Hi Bill, You da man! It is indeed Thevetia thevetoides. I was only aware of Thevetia peruviana, and I knew it was not that. Thanks everyone for the input. I have been trying to figure this out for a couple of weeks. Do you know if it is easy to propagate? A couple of twigs have migrated to my house. I cut off most of the leaves, and halved the ones I left. I dipped the cuttings into rooting hormone and have them in a pot. One article I read, suggested covering the cuttings with a plastic bag to increase humidity. Do you think that this step is necessary or will it lead to fungus growth?

Thanks molewacker. Leaving it on the tree is a good tip. How do you know when the fruit is ready? I don't really like the Oroblancos I've had at the markets... do you think the farmers aren't leaving them on the tree long enough? I've liked Melogold better so I may try that or the Star Ruby (and hope I don't kill it like the OP). Regardless of the tree I start with, citrus budwood is cheap, so I can create a franken grapefruit/pummelo and see what fruit gets sweet my location. I have 2 precious south facing spots that are against my stucco house. I am not sure what I want to use those spots for... so many things I want to grow. A banana or a fig that needs heat may beat the grapefruit out for that spot. Eventually I want to get a small greenhouse (6'x8' is all I can fit) and put some marginal plants in there. A Red Grapefruit would definitely get a greenhouse spot.