Well my son was visiting

[marlasmom]

and I ended up with a new ruby red seedless grapefruit, a navel orange AND an avocado. Our backyard backs up to a large orange grove and when the blossoms were out last spring the smell was so intense that it almost made me sick - and I love the smell of orange blossoms. I have a lemon I put in last year but I blew it. I wanted a Meyer lemon - large and very seet. I will get one - but it sure makes a difference hen Alan plants and when I plant. He does it right.

 

[marydmjj]

Oooooh, I'm jealous! I would love to have a citrus tree. I have to be content with apples and cherries unless we relocate.

 

[Planogirl]

I love citrus fruit plants. We can't grow most of them in our area but when we were further south a lot of people had mixed success. I like pear trees too. Do they grow in Florida?

 

[marlasmom]

I've never seen a pear tree here in Florida. My very first gardening venture when I was newly married, first house, in Illinois was a dwarf pear tree. I did not know that pears need a "mate" (don't we all). There must have been one in the neighborhood though because it did not take long for it to grow HUGE delicious pears.

 

[DebºoºS]

Oh I'm green with envy. I'd love to grow citrus trees. Mmm the fresh clean smell.
I used to have an ornamental orange (smelled a little) that did very well in a southern window but it died a few years back. Maybe I should try again.

 

[amid chaos]

I'm jealous too...what I would give to go out and pick some fruit for breakfast

 

[bumcat]

I am trying to be patient in waiting for our orange tree to produce. We bought one only (neighbors across the street have a huge orange tree). Ours is about 4-5 ft now.
We have 2 plum trees and they finally produced, best plums I've ever had. I didn't share with the rest of the family, LOL.
We have a peach tree that I'm not sure if it's going to make it. It's our second time to try a peach tree. Dh says it will produce eventually.
Has anyone ever grown a papaya tree? I started one from a seed from the grocery store, it is now about 2-3 ft tall. It's beautiful but I dont know if it usually grows in Houston. I just did it for fun... Anyone know how tall they get? Thanks

 

[marlasmom]

They sell papaya trees down here but other than that I don't know anything about them BUT go to Gardenweb.com and you will get everything you want to know.

 

[NHMickey]

I want a citrus tree... When I move to Fla... I hope that is sooner than later. I love the smell of the citrus groves.