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Different Kinds of Fruit Trees
Different Kinds of Fruit Trees. Different kinds of fruit trees grow better in certain locations. Citrus fruit trees grow best in a very warm climate, such as Florida or Southern California. Apple trees require a cold period (called chilling) to have a plentiful harvest. Therefore, they are more of a northern U.S. crop. Dwarf and semi-dwarf fruit...
Different kinds of fruit trees grow better in certain locations. Citrus fruit trees grow best in a very warm climate, such as Florida or Southern California. Apple trees require a cold period (called chilling) to have a plentiful harvest. Therefore, they are more of a northern U.S. crop.
Dwarf and semi-dwarf fruit trees work well for those with a small yard or planting location. There are areas of consideration for every type of fruit tree.
Apple
Apple trees are the most popular type of fruit trees in the United States. The most popular are sweet, eating apples, such as delicious, gala, McIntosh and Rome apples.
Orange
Orange trees are naturally on the small side and make a good backyard fruit tree for warm climates. Navel oranges are the most common type in the United States. The fruit from these trees is sweet and excellent for fresh squeezed juice.
Cherry
Although cherry trees have one of the shorter lifespans of all fruit trees at about 20 years, it gifts its owner with a gorgeous display of blossoms every spring.
Peach
Peach trees also require a chilling period like apple trees, to produce fruit. These trees do not do well in warmer climates, such as found in Mexico. However, because they do require a long warm summer for the fruit to mature, the best growing locations are South Carolina, California and Georgia.
Plum
Plum trees will grow in most parts of the United States, but they can be vulnerable to frost in the spring, when they are flowering. If you live in such an area, you will need to protect the blossoms with a cover or at least plant the tree near a wall.
