Fruit trees such as peaches, plums and avocados are easy to grow in South Texas. Peaches and plums require colder weather for fruit production and with our mild winters we have to look for low chilling hour varieties. Somewhere between 100-250 hours is best. We make sure the varieties we sell are self pollinating so you do not have to buy two different varieties to insure fruit production. Citrus is a winner all the way around.
In December and more in January, Sally’s been harvesting lemons from her parent’s Meyer lemon trees by the bucket load and shipping them all over the country. We think they are the juiciest, best flavored lemons ever!
Several varieties of citrus can also be grown in pots if you have limited yard space. Mexican Limes and Meyer Lemons are the two most common.
Many Satsuma Oranges are considered dwarf varieties and are very cold hardy and great container trees as well. Avocado trees can be a little harder to grow, but once they become established they are easy to maintain. We have a great selection of all fruiting trees and now is a great time to plant.
-DeAnna
Shirlee Smith says
Thank you for your answer. I just saw it LOL. Good news. We have one lemon. I am going to take them out of pots and plant in ground to see what we can get going. I am hoping to revive them, so I will try one more spring.
jim immitt says
Hi, I am interested in planting a couple of satsuma trees in my backyard here is Corpus Christi. Will you have those in stock? I understand that late fall is the best time to plant, correct? Can you give me an estimate on cost, including what I will need to beneficiate the soil adequately to have happy fruit producing trees (eventually)?
Jim
Jesse says
Hi Jim – yes, late fall is great for planting citrus, just be sure you’re prepared to protect them if we get a freeze this winter. While they’re small, it’s easy to make a tipi over them with frost cloth. Give us a call at 361.992.9674 to check pricing and availability.