I’d like to grow some sweet cherries. Currently I just have white gold cherries, which are half-ass cherries.
Sour cherries. Had one and pulled it out years ago.
Retry plums again…Shiro, Gage, Santa Rosa, etc. (All pulled out due to black knot. This time keep a watch on the knot and nip in the bud.)
More papaws
Apricots (Pulled them all out to replace with peaches due to spotty apricot production in Z6 and lack of space.)
And a greenhouse with fig trees and warm weather persimmons. I used to think that was crazy; but after watching this DVD I saw it was common with the rich Victorians. They even grew pineapples under glass. but you need $ and space.
Possibly a few more peaches. Have about 8 varieties for 12 trees.
Maybe some white nectarines. I had heard they can be troublesome compared to peaches.
Lots of things lacking besides apples but it is hard being in Zone 3b for many stone fruits.
I may try some plums and or pears next season, I’m open to suggestions. Haha.
I did plant a Meteor Cherry on Krymsk 7 this year, we’ll see how that does.
I have selected a list of fruits that I do not have and I want to have them. The list is as follows: fruits that I dream of. First, the Thai pineapple. Second, the black cherry. Third, the golden kiwi. Also black pomegranate, black guava
I am missing a persimmon, I want an astrigent and nonastrigent one. I also want some low-chill apricots, peaches, plums and nectarines, but their susceptibility to diseases always have me worried. Going to try pawpaws again, may just buy a bulk bag a seeds and get ready for the long wait. I’m trying to get 2 more of the native pawpaws, pygmy and netted. Also trying to get a hold of a Spicebush.
Tropicalwise, I have a tons of things I want, but alot of those are pretty unlikely. Realistically, I want to get a canistel, cinnamon trees, a Davidson plum, and to retry a couple of annonas and eugenias that failed germination.
This is assuming the seeds I have germinate. Out of the seeds I have, the only one I have been dying to have in the orchard is the Tropical Pawpaw (Sapranthus campechianus). I will buy them over and over until I’m successful.
I’m in the PNW and took a cutting from one growing over my inlaw’s fence in Seattle.
Did some research and asking, turns out it is most likely an older variety no longer sold in the US, Albany Surprise. It is going on two years now and doesn’t seem to have any problems.
I’ll be adding Risingstar, Early RedHaven and China Pearl peaches.
I need a more frost hardy and disease resistant pear. I have a handful of new varieties, so some of those may do well. I have a thread on this and may try a few of the recommendations.
Goldrush, frostbite and trailman are a few of the apples I have on the need list.
We’ll be propagating our black raspberries, red raspberries and mulberry trees. Need lots more of those and maybe a few new varieties.
I have a himrod, and it came from a cutting that was rooted from a friend in Seattle proper. their is a lot better than mine for size as it’s pretty old. I think they spray for fungal stuff once a year.
@FaithfulFruitsman if you remind me in winter with a message, I can send you trailman scion, my tree put on a lot of growth this year. it came 2 years ago from fedco and I should have the first tasting apples from it this year too.
What does everything do the with astringent persimmon? Just for the wildlife value? We get them by accident from the grocery store and find them inedible.
University of Washington has a list of of fruiting trees and bushes that do well in the climate. Universities are often a great resource for info like that. They do tend to be conservative in their suggestions, so you may not see many newer varieties.
no I haven’t, a friend is sending me wild seedlings this year though so I’ll try to grow those and then graft I guess. I’ve tried bare root and potted. if I could get seed that might grow I would try it though!
