yankeeirishman
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Fruities in the Baja!
I just got an letter from a good friend that lives in our Campos near San Felipe...he was asking me if Apple Trees will grow in that area. And if so,
anyother fruit trees, will grow? I told him Citrus will do well.....Have anyone here have first hand knowledge on growning fruit trees in San Felipe?
Yes....I know, I know! I operate an landscape business...but in greener valleys!
What control freaks there are here. Don\'t believe that post you just read!
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Packoderm
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I at first thought this was going to be a thread about gay communities in baja.
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You can probably grow the trees but not the fruit, stone fruit trees, as I recall, need about 700 hours (cumulative) below 40 degrees to set the
fruit. So, no peaches, plums, nectarines, etc.
[Edited on 8-6-2005 by Tucker]
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Fruit Population
The other kind of Fruities seem to flourish everywhere.
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yankeeirishman
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Packoderm
I at first thought this was going to be a thread about gay communities in baja. |
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Tucker....txs..I think ya right. I will c/c to my bud down in SF.
[Edited on 8-7-2005 by BajaNomad]
What control freaks there are here. Don\'t believe that post you just read!
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burro bob
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I've seen apples and peaches in San Matias not far from here but much higher, but have not seen any here in San Felipe. Lots of citrus trees do well
here, just need enough water. There is a new plant nursery in the Ejido. Don't know exactly what types they have but it looks like a good selection.
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Saw some old fruit trees at the old Rancho El Parral in the southern Sierra Matir. Of course this is at about 2500 ft as I recall so would have some
much cooler weather in the winter time. Maybe DL made note of the exact altitude. Arturo had some fruit trees growing the Chinalito, but again,
don't remember exactly what they were. It's at about 1300ft elevation.
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And in the San Felipe area - check out Valle Chico area |
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juanroberts
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fruit
Across the street from the SF lighthouse there is a mango tree that reportedly yields great fruit. A coconut tree is about 10 feet tall at my parent's
house a couple of blocks from there. Its been 5+ years since it was a coconut, but it has yet to produce coconuts and looks a bit thin. I have always
speculated if you could nurse a tamarind tree (not to be confused with nursing a tamarin in a tree), because they do grow in Loreto. Then there is
guava and so forth. It would take lots of love and care. An easier bet would be date palms.
If you drive the old part of town, behind the old gas station on the rotunda, and talk with the old folks watering their shroubs, they will probably
be a better guide than I.
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Fruit tree orchard at San Vicente
Some years back we established a fruit tree orchard at the Rancho Santa Marta orphanage four miles south of San Vicente. We have planted a number of
varieties of stone fruits, typical to our California market, most have done fairly well, but none have really been of the quality of a San Joaquin
Valley orchard.
A stop over at Rancho Santa Marta might help answer some of your questions. Bill Lawrence will be delighted to show you around, and yeah, he will
figure out who sent you.
The issue is, as noted above, winter chilling. We do have some varieties of 'low-chill' peaches, which do not require the hours of our better
varieties, however, even those are marginal as to chilling times.
There is no absolute scale of time/temp. for chilling, different varieties fall in different points on the scale.
A good rule of thumb here in Stanislaus County is 1000 hours at below 40-45 degrees.
I have a close involvement with a leading nursery here, in fact I have an office in their office.
If someone is truly interested then zap me a U2U and I can get you more info than you ever thought you wanted to see on the subject.
And no, my guess is that San Felipe will not support much in this area.
(We tried to get some peaches established in Hermosillo some years back, with very limited success)
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