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Originally Posted by HX_Guy
PHX31: Are you familiar with any other fruit tree that does well in Arizona that is not tropical/citrus? Apricot maybe? Cherry? Apple? I want something that sheds it's leaves in the fall and flowers/fruits in the spring.
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nice pix. i have an ornamental pear; there is no fruit at all, though.
but it does lose leaves (they turn a pretty orange and red) in december
and gets pretty white flowers and new bright green leaves about now.
mine is just about ready to burst into bloom.
i don't think cherry or apple will work in the Valley; not enough
chilling hours and too much heat. i hear kumquats (citrus?), pomegranete,
and apricot can grow hear. not sure if they flower.
go to a good nursery, like Baker's on 40th St or Whitfill on Glendale ave;
these are locally owned, operated and grown.