My family has some property in north Florida, just south of the Alabama state line. I currently live in California but am planning to go back and build a cabin with my dad there in the next 5-10 years. It’s msotly forested but has some good clearings for an orchard and/or garden.
I’d like to get a “head start” on some fruiting
trees, but given my current location and lifestyle, we’d need things that need just a little maintenance each year, rather than more traditional pruning and
irrigation. For example, pears and stone fruit probably require too much maintenance, but a fig or pomegranate that needs to be checked on every few months might be just the right thing for a head start on fruit. My dad planted some Japanese persimmons that seem to be just fine on their own, and give the squirrels a treat. Same with nuts like pecans. (As an aside, my dream is to have low chill apples there eventually, but that’ll take some work and close oversight)
Does anyone else have other ideas? I’m open to both “traditional” and unusual/subtropical fruit. I guess what I’m asking for is fruit that grows more or less on its own in that part of the world. Thanks for the ideas!
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