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Which fruit or nut tree should I grow in my yard?

SagaLore

SagaLore

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I'm in the Raleigh NC area. Decent climate - doesn't get too cold in the winter, rarely snows, the summers only get unbearably hot for about a week or two. My neighborhood is full of oak trees and long needle pines. The soil below 4 inches is heavy red clay with large white quartz rocks.

One corner of my yard manages to get direct sun most of the day. Its got a few trees there already, but they aren't great looking. Some bushes and lots of ivy. There are a few rotting stumps there I think were oaks once.

This corner is about 10 feet from the house, and close to an easement that drains away a lot of rainwater from other yards and an adjacent parking lot.

So given all that info - what fruit or nut trees would be best to grow in this spot? Or due to potential groundwater toxicity, should I only go with flowering ornamentals?

edit:
Okay so this tree needs to be medium size, i.e. semi-dwarf.
 
Blueberries.
I say that only because I love blueberries, and not because they are ideal for your location. Actually, all berries are good in my book.
 
Originally posted by: Crono
Blueberries.
I say that only because I love blueberries, and not because they are ideal for your location. Actually, all berries are good in my book.
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I like blueberry pancakes and muffins, but that is my least favorite fruit. 😛 I want a TREE!
 
Originally posted by: SagaLore
Originally posted by: Crono
Blueberries.
I say that only because I love blueberries, and not because they are ideal for your location. Actually, all berries are good in my book.
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I like blueberry pancakes and muffins, but that is my least favorite fruit. 😛 I want a TREE!
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:brokenheart:
Asian pear? So juicy and delicious 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Crono
Originally posted by: SagaLore
Originally posted by: Crono
Blueberries.
I say that only because I love blueberries, and not because they are ideal for your location. Actually, all berries are good in my book.
Click to expand...

I like blueberry pancakes and muffins, but that is my least favorite fruit. 😛 I want a TREE!
Click to expand...

:brokenheart:
Asian pear? So juicy and delicious 🙂
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Will that grow here? I hope you guys aren't just guessing. 😛
 
Originally posted by: SagaLore
Originally posted by: Crono
Originally posted by: SagaLore
Originally posted by: Crono
Blueberries.
I say that only because I love blueberries, and not because they are ideal for your location. Actually, all berries are good in my book.
Click to expand...

I like blueberry pancakes and muffins, but that is my least favorite fruit. 😛 I want a TREE!
Click to expand...

:brokenheart:
Asian pear? So juicy and delicious 🙂
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Will that grow here? I hope you guys aren't just guessing. 😛
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USDA hardiness zone for your area is 7. Asian pears should tolerate to zone 6. Also, I checked some forums and did google search, and it appears that people successfully plant and harvest asian pears in NC.
 
Originally posted by: Crono
USDA hardiness zone for your area is 7. Asian pears should tolerate to zone 6. Also, I checked some forums and did google search, and it appears that people successfully plant and harvest asian pears in NC.
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Awesome, I love asian pears. 😀
 
Close to house? I'd go with something without an invasive root structure or you could be looking at something that will tear into your foundation, your water pipes or your sewage pipes...or all three.
 
Dude, go to Lowe's and buy some Encore Azaleas or any plant in the Southern Living Plant Collection. Support my paycheck. We ship a crap load of stuff to North Carolina. What city do you live in? Looks like there are 3 different USDA zones in North Carolina. Fruit trees are nice if you're going to eat the fruit, but we can't eat 500 pears so they all fell off the tree and rotted.

www.southernlivingplants.com and www.encoreazalea.com
 
Mary Jane!!!

but otherwise, i agree with jules... make sure the roots wont tear through pipe, and bricks to get water, else ur fucked
 
Talk to a nursery and take a soil sample. They will tell you what will do well for what you want. Maybe also take note of any other fruit or nut trees in your area for pollination concerns.
 
Check to see what you are allow or now allow to do near an easement in your area. You will also want to stay at least 3' away from the perimeter drain around the house, or 5' away from the house wall.

It sound like the soil in your area is slightly acidic because acidic trees such as oak & pines are doing well.

As suggested above plants such as Azalea or Rhododendron will do well in slightly acidic soil.
 
Originally posted by: iGas
Check to see what you are allow or now allow to do near an easement in your area. You will also want to stay at least 3' away from the perimeter drain around the house, or 5' away from the house wall.

It sound like the soil in your area is slightly acidic because acidic trees such as oak & pines are doing well.

As suggested above plants such as Azalea or Rhododendron will do well in slightly acidic soil.
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Its over 10' away from the house, and that corner of the house does not have any pipes.

I don't want bushes, I want flowering trees! :evil:
 
sagalore if u like

good looks
money
food that easy to pick

u plant ginkgo tree

nut fall on own, peeps buy like 8 nut for a dollar. mabe more
taste like nut of da gods, and healthy (dont age fast good 4 brain and keep dong hard 2)
 
Get a soil sample of the top foot or so of soil, find your cooperative extension or whoever tests soil, and have them determine what will grow best in that type of soil. It'll save you the hassle of finding out that your soil is too acidic or basic for certain types of trees. They can also recommend what you should do to make your soil more ideal for something that it's not immediately ideal for. Probably worth the $10-$20.
 
fruit trees can't deal with hard clay soils. I know this from personal experience.

no fruit tree is going to grow worth a darn unless you have better soil 3' - 5' down and an area about double that of the canopy.

Nut trees can be very messy.
 
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