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Raspberries, yes, there are a native (almost thornless), but others can turn invasive, so beware!
There are threads on the others, there is a native Hawaiian plant that is much like blueberries, & Plant it Hawaii & Fruitlovers has acerola cherries (Malpighia glabra) & tropical apricot (Dovyalis ssp) Fruitlovers also has Brazilian Cherry ( Eugenia dombeyi)& Surinam Cherry ( Eugenia uniflora).... the tropical peach & nectarine I have seen in Australia, just don't know if there are any here.... Bill Martin is probably a good one to check for those...
Stillhope, our lots are very similar in size (our survey has 0.223 ac, or ~9,800sq ft, but we do have city water, so no catchment) we do have a long house that takes up a lot of the lot & there are also 2 areas that I am planting that had nada.... so your lot will have some room (I would caution on the avocado, you will need to stay on top (literally) of it, as it will grow out constantly.... & the mango is more of a one acre tree.... they really rebel control....& usually fruit at the top.... and are a better tree for a friend to have ;~)
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Thanks,Carey.I bookmarked Bill Martin website from your other thread.
About avocado .Do you mean it requires constant cutting ?
Glen was talking about a dwarf avocado.I don't know,I like the original stuff.
In my must-have forgot papaya.I heard it's easy to grow.
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All of the avocado I know of really like to grow (& they have really dense big leaves, so kinda rule the area they are planted in) so if you want to keep them smaller (most grow real tall) you are trimming them down.... but I do know of at least one in Hilo that is trained at 8' above the ground & runs over 20' out on 1 main horizontal limb with side branches maintained... I am not so creative, or controlling & we just trim ours down every 4-6 mos trying to control it at around 18' (ladder & reach max...)
Papaya are very easy to grow, we don't do anything & find one or two seedlings sprouting every few months... they are a fairly short lived tree (& hollow so beware if you attempt climbing). A lot of growers cut them when they get to tall, we have found that windstorms usually terminate the very tall ones...
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I didn't mean to rule out anything:
There is a tropical peach, but I do not know about that peach here
We HAVE 2 avocados that came with our little lot that we are trying to control & one that sprouted since (it is having a tougher time - not sure if it will survive). None of the avocados have fruited, so do not know anything other than they REALLY like to grow... and I don't really know much on them, esp on all of the varietals & dwarf avos
Mango IS grown on smaller lots, but usually it takes up a large footprint, so big trees would limit others...Also have read that they like drier conditions than East side normal during flowering, but on good years like this, they do exceptionally well... I don't know much more, esp on all of the varietals & dwarfs
This last fall there was a avocado fest at Amy Greenwell ethnobotanical gardens, there was a grower that had over 70 varieties of avocados that he grows & were in fruit during the fest.... they also had a huge display from a number of mango growers of many of the different varieties... If these are must have, I am positive there is a plant that fits...
(I must say I had not realized the number & difference of the different varieties, and they only a about half of all of the known varieties....)
I am not even close to an expert (actually I am very much newbie on all things tropical ;~) , so I hope that my comments would not be construed as ruling in, out, between or around.... just what I have experienced.... which definately is very baby step stuff....
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