06-29-2010, 06:13 AM
The plant it Hawaii site is a great source of info. http://plantithawaii.com/ Mango should do well, better in dry years like this one. Have 2 grafted mangos that have been in the ground two years and they're both bearing fruit this year on trees under 5' tall. You can also get already fruit bearing citrus trees from them. I wouldn't buy mature papaya. I've got some growing as volunteers with no soil producing fruit in 6 months. Seaview is very similar to Vacationland in terms of climate. I'm probably at 100'. Almost everything I've planted has done well. Naranjilla is the only thing that hasn't, although I've never even tasted one so I don't know what I'm missing. My rambutan and longan haven't been too happy, but I think I could have planted them in less windy spots. My lychee I was ready to give up on is fruiting now after 5 years. Carey and Carol gave great advice. I'd avoid guava of any kind. I don't know where one gets mature coconuts but that's one you'd definitely not just want to plant a sprout and wait for. They take years.