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
Marie says
what time of year should I plant a orange tree and a magnolia tree?
james gill says
The sooner you plant, the better. More months between planting and high summer temperatures, means more roots to deal with summer stress.
james s gill says
And remember that using Espoma Citrus Tone at planting time gives the added bonus of mycorrhizal boost to the root system.
Bianca says
Hello – Can I plant a lemon and/or lime tree next to a peach tree?
james gill says
Yes you can, no incompatabilities. Just make sure to leave room for each to grow and get plenty of sun in the future.