What are your favorite fruit trees?

[John cycling]

My favorites are apricots and nectarines.
Yesterday I planted 3 apricot and 2 plum bare root trees, plus 2 nectarine this morning.
Now my excitement and room for planting more has me wanting to get more kinds of fruit trees.
But I'm not sure what other types of fruit trees to get. Thus I would much appreciate your suggestions.

I'm thinking to get a Giant Fuyu Persimmon, a Sweet Pomegranate, and a Mulberry tree.
There is space for the first two at the end of the row with the nectarine and plum trees. The mulberry tree
could go in the front yard, between the sidewalk and garage, hopefully not an invitation for people walking by.
I'm not sure of the taste of these though. Let me know what you think of them, and/or of any possible alternatives.

 

[CallMeKate]

I'm not in a zone where they'd grow well, but I'd love to have sweet juicy peaches growing in the back yard!

 

[Jules]

Can you grow avocados? Or oranges? Or grapefruit?

 

[Pinky]

Cherry, because of the beautiful blossoms.

 

[hollydolly]

I love all fruit trees tbh... I love the look of Orange and lemon groves .

 

[PeppermintPatty]

Cherry
Plum
Pear
Apple
peach

 

[MrPants]

If you have robins in your area, they absolutely love eating the ripe mulberry fruit. I have a large one in my back yard and the robins & squirrels love 'em! Just be careful where you plant it. You don't want the berries falling on pathways, patio or other stonework areas cuz the berries will stain them at least temporarily.

 

[dobielvr]

Love the idea of the fuyus and pomegranate.
How about a peach? like Call Me Kate suggested.

I like your selections .

 

[Brookswood]

Apricots and figs.

 

[oldaunt]

I have apple, peach, apricot ad fig.

 

[Manatee]

At one house we had there was a tangerine tree. I enjoyed picking one and eating it right then.

A friend had a lime tree. Fresh squeezed limeade was delicious.

 

[againstthegrain]

I'm not in a zone where they'd grow well, but I'd love to have sweet juicy peaches growing in the back yard!

If you're in or south of Jersey peaches will grow well.

 

[Nathan]

Our Apricot tree put out over 100 lbs of fruit last year. I just pruned it and fed it, will see what happens this year.

 

[CathyHorn]

I have apple, pear, peach and cherry. No fruit yet as these are young trees. I think there are 11 total. I planted 6 red raspberries last spring, and there are many wild elderberry.

 

[fuzzybuddy]

I love apples. Don't know why, but all my friends know I love 'em?? One of the things that irks me about being a diabetic is I can't chomp down on my favorite fruit.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

I have apple, peach, apricot ad fig.

Do you ever make those fig newtons?

 

[JustBonee]

Many fruit trees grow in Texas .... I always liked the lemon trees in our yard the best. Citrus grows well here.

But what surprised me the most when I first moved here, were the Banana trees along our back fence area. Delicious bananas!

 

[dobielvr]

I love apples. Don't know why, but all my friends know I love 'em?? One of the things that irks me about being a diabetic is I can't chomp down on my favorite fruit.

I thought apples were ok to eat if you are a diabetic? My mother being a diabetic, ate apples all the time. Green pippins and golden delicious.
Sorry to hear that.

 

[oldaunt]

Do you ever make those fig newtons?
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I don't grow enough of them to get past the hand-to-mouth thing.

 

[chic]

I'm not in a zone where they'd grow well, but I'd love to have sweet juicy peaches growing in the back yard!

Ditto. Where I live it's mostly apple and pear trees. That's all I see, but apple trees are pretty in blossom.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

I thought apples were ok to eat if you are a diabetic? My mother being a diabetic, at apples all the time. Green pippins and golden delicious.
Sorry to hear that.

Perhaps more serious diabetics need to stay away from all sources of sugar including fructose. Most diabetics I know, and I know quite a few, eat apples.

 

[Michael Z]

Sure would like a cherry tree. Had one once when I lived near Appleton, WI, a whole climate away from our frigid north.

 

[Della]

Adding my vote for cherry!

 

[Katherine]

Cherry and apple tree for me !

 

[Paco Dennis]

Cherry, because of the beautiful blossoms.

@Della That is a pretty good replica of our two cherry trees. They are the first fruit to ripen in late spring. Then we had pear, apple, plum, and peach trees. We made a lot of delicious fruit salads.

Picking cherries: Get two big tarps and spread them out under the tree. Shake all the banches you can reach. Climb up and shake all the branches you get get to. Use a pole to rattle the ones that can't be reached. Gather in small buckets the mass of cherries on the tarp. Get a ladder and move around the tree to pick the rest by hand.

We made preserves, pies, snacks, and wine out of them. My favorite of all our fruit trees.