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Originally Posted by RandyWayne
It took two full years because Arizona is NOT a natural habitat for fruit trees. They do alright if they get the right amount of irrigation and shade but our Summers are still stressful. They pretty much spent the first full Summer adapting and developing enough foliage to shade their branches for the following one.
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I'm kind of on the border of zone 7 & zone 8. I don't have the heat stress to deal with but I have to watch for cold hardiness. One tree I am wanting to plant that will take a large time investment is an avacado tree. It will be... bare minimum... three years before I get fruit from it.
But...
I like avacados
They are a great source of healthy fats & proteins especially in time when being able to buy food is hard to come by.
The fruit does not ripen on the tree and will keep up to 7 months by allowing it to stay on the tree so the tree helps with long term storage.
I think it will be worth the time investment.
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