tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post1077340457394431939..comments2024-03-25T07:48:39.923-07:00Comments on Xtremehorticulture of the Desert: Recommended Fruit Tree Varieties for the Mojave DesertUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post-7360802800166812382018-08-22T05:39:22.695-07:002018-08-22T05:39:22.695-07:00Nurseries only sell what they can get. If a certai...Nurseries only sell what they can get. If a certain variety is in short supply one year they cant get it. Best bet is to buy online from places like Bay Laurel or Grow Organic.Xtremehorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08541439450246230521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post-64402327471621897972018-07-11T12:28:14.682-07:002018-07-11T12:28:14.682-07:00where can I buy flavor delight apricot tree in las...where can I buy flavor delight apricot tree in las vegas ? I live in SummerlinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post-75901167581936112532018-07-11T12:26:12.759-07:002018-07-11T12:26:12.759-07:00where in Las vegas can I buy flavor Delight aprico...where in Las vegas can I buy flavor Delight apricot tree ? I am in SummerlinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post-6608162012338809942018-05-20T11:22:05.150-07:002018-05-20T11:22:05.150-07:00I have never grown pineapple guava production of i...I have never grown pineapple guava production of its fruit. There are small amounts of commercial production but they certainly are not a main crop. I would direct you to people who have tried them under arid Or desert environments.They can tolerate desert soils and the desert environment but it's not the best place for them. With that in mind, avoid planting them in South or West exposures Xtremehorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853242804620705710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post-56683933050722294782018-05-20T08:16:30.455-07:002018-05-20T08:16:30.455-07:00Wondering if you have any recommendations for vari...Wondering if you have any recommendations for varieties (and where to buy) of pineapple guava that will fruit in the Las Vegas valley. Thanks for such a helpful list!Jenny D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post-26328868192455569302017-11-18T04:26:43.036-08:002017-11-18T04:26:43.036-08:00For sure apples and pears, most of the plums will ...For sure apples and pears, most of the plums will be fine. Take a look at the possibility of sweet and tart cherries and apricots. You should relate closely to...gardeningwise.... Kingman, AZ and St. George, UT. Remember microclimates and cold air drainage. There will be colder areas and warmer areas in the valley due to wind and cold air drainage. Cold air is like water...it drains to low spots.Xtremehorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853242804620705710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post-35895235718889068892017-11-17T07:27:48.859-08:002017-11-17T07:27:48.859-08:00We recently moved here to Pahrump NV and live in t...We recently moved here to Pahrump NV and live in the very western part of our valley...just a couple of miles from the CA. border. What recommendations would you give for fruit bearing plants other than pomegranate and fig? We get some cold nights in Jan and Feb, TIAAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02744383762256083689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post-39129472496357160792017-11-03T02:16:41.254-07:002017-11-03T02:16:41.254-07:00Stay in touch. I know a few active gardeners in th...Stay in touch. I know a few active gardeners in the 29 Palms area and the climate is similar. I think this blog will help you alot particularly if people keep commenting.Xtremehorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853242804620705710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post-81968307491896808402017-11-02T23:47:20.241-07:002017-11-02T23:47:20.241-07:00Great stuff! Thank's so much. I'm moving ...Great stuff! Thank's so much. I'm moving to Twentynine Palms soon and this very helpful, as my retirement mission is to grow fruit trees. It's rare to see a forum like this still active after 6 years. Kudos.gonegagaforgeesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10646499122246623086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post-81268931432001271232017-09-26T07:37:25.581-07:002017-09-26T07:37:25.581-07:00Brian, many of us are often caught up in the notio...Brian, many of us are often caught up in the notion that Phoenix and Las Vegas = same-same, but just a look at the native desert around each will help us realize that it's not. Phoenix has much more favorable conditions for many citrus and fruit varieties than we do in Vegas. I am most envious of growers success with Mango's in Phoenix! The Phoenix Fruit Growers Facebook page is a wealth At Home With Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02440179727054078733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post-47002216054932834942017-08-11T19:31:19.269-07:002017-08-11T19:31:19.269-07:00As a general rule I do not recommend growing citru...As a general rule I do not recommend growing citrus in the Las Vegas Valley. Is citrus being grown in the Las Vegas Valley? Yes it is. So why don't I recommend growing citrus there? Because I am making a blanket recommendation for the entire Valley. The general climate of the Las Vegas Valley is too cold during the winter to support a general recommendation to grow citrus there. However, Xtremehorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853242804620705710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post-59286894725360778772017-08-11T01:29:05.209-07:002017-08-11T01:29:05.209-07:00Hello,
This list is amazing! Thank you! I was so ...Hello, <br />This list is amazing! Thank you! I was so excited when I found this list. I live in the Las Vegas valley. Centennial Hills area. I was thinking about planting a pomegranate, peach, and also possibly a Eureka lemon or a Valencia Orange. But like another reader, I notice there are no lemon/ orange varieties listed, and you mention in an another comment that Las Vegas isn't citrus NotSoGreenThumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06204895722864863764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post-30031403929567992062017-06-02T18:28:15.764-07:002017-06-02T18:28:15.764-07:00I hope that you will take a detailed approach to w...I hope that you will take a detailed approach to what you are doing in Phoenix. I hope that this will include some record-keeping and posting your results on some sort of social media so that others can benefit from your successes and failures. Don't wait for 10 years. Start doing it now. If I can help promote what you are trying to do for your part of the Southwest I will do whatever I can.<Xtremehorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853242804620705710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post-55663536307218536462017-06-02T10:57:23.378-07:002017-06-02T10:57:23.378-07:00Cant thank you enough for the response. It's ...Cant thank you enough for the response. It's really hard to find good information that is applicable to the hot desert climate, and while our climates (as you said) have the subtle but important differences, this is by far the most comprehensive data set Ive seen for the desert.<br /><br />Ive filled the holes for my current trees with 50% compost and 50% native dirt, and those (planted 3 Bryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post-28856683062817603842017-05-22T19:06:05.202-07:002017-05-22T19:06:05.202-07:00Thank you for appreciating the hundreds of hours t...Thank you for appreciating the hundreds of hours that it took over a period of one and a half decades to put this list together. I will try to address each of your questions separately. Most of the trees used were donations by Dave a Wilson Nursery, Tom Spellman in particular, who worked with us since 1996. This orchard is located in North Las Vegas Nevada at right about 2000 foot elevation. The Xtremehorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853242804620705710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post-40113877243640400742017-05-22T16:04:01.601-07:002017-05-22T16:04:01.601-07:00This is really great information!! Thank you so m...This is really great information!! Thank you so much for doing this, and it gives me a bit more hope about expanding my home orchard in Phoenix. How many chill hours are you getting where you are located?<br />Specifically related to Pluots, you are recommending some with some pretty high chill hours, such as the Flavor Supreme which is listed on DWN as 700-800 chill hours. But as you mentionedBryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post-26211391450509415562017-05-03T18:29:16.204-07:002017-05-03T18:29:16.204-07:00I know this is an old post but I want to respond t...I know this is an old post but I want to respond to this. Cherries are very spotty in their production in the Las Vegas Valley. In some places, backyards, they are prolific and produce very well. In other places they don't produce anything year after year. So I consider them to be a real Las Vegas crapshoot. There are some people pushing some of the low chill cherries and had luck with it theXtremehorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13009205188152116093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post-42814288659253579802017-04-29T16:11:02.189-07:002017-04-29T16:11:02.189-07:00I was waiting for someone else to respond about gr...I was waiting for someone else to respond about growing Fuji apples in the Mojave Desert but no one did. I will take a stab at it. In my opinion, the Mojave desert climate is not a terribly good one for apples. There are a few like Pink Lady that do pretty well. I consider Fuji to be so-so but have not done some extensive work with that variety but the fruit from it doesn't wow me. It will Xtremehorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853242804620705710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post-3664828302919044642017-04-29T15:59:25.021-07:002017-04-29T15:59:25.021-07:00There is no updated fruit list.I know of at least ...There is no updated fruit list.I know of at least two individuals who are making recommendations regarding fruit trees after one year of production. I don't do that. I need at least three years and five years is preferable. You can have some unusual weather conditions during an odd year and then tell people it's a good variety. As you watch it over a longer period of time you may find outXtremehorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853242804620705710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post-24287624644127683572017-04-27T15:41:52.103-07:002017-04-27T15:41:52.103-07:00Do you have an updated list to this one, any Tropi...Do you have an updated list to this one, any Tropical trees being evaluated?<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15218188077345164628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post-40762677588055787982016-10-29T18:01:45.349-07:002016-10-29T18:01:45.349-07:00So Fuji apple trees would do good in Las Vegas?So Fuji apple trees would do good in Las Vegas?claus nielsenhttp://www.clausknielsen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post-37025252781702443172016-10-28T09:44:09.722-07:002016-10-28T09:44:09.722-07:00Hello,
I live in hesperia ca, the high desert regi...Hello,<br />I live in hesperia ca, the high desert region of the Mojave desert . It gets really cold during the winter and really hot during the summer. Any recommendations? Also any intel on native trees/fruits/vegetables that can with stand and are use to this radical climate?Dannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239985628977883791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post-36452568330169012192016-10-28T09:41:54.207-07:002016-10-28T09:41:54.207-07:00Hello, looking into becoming more self suffient. I...Hello, looking into becoming more self suffient. I live in hesperia ca, the high desert region of the Mohave desert. It gets really cold in the winter and extremely hot during the summer. Any recommended trees and fruits? Also curious as to what native fruits/ vegatbles that grow here that can handle the normal climates? That's for the information on this page though, very informative and Dannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239985628977883791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post-33020565804428781932016-05-13T20:50:40.192-07:002016-05-13T20:50:40.192-07:00My experience is that plants are not all that good...My experience is that plants are not all that good for noise pollution. Solid structures like walls are better or mounds of dirt.Xtremehorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853242804620705710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post-80571719134857457372016-05-13T19:15:42.493-07:002016-05-13T19:15:42.493-07:00I am looking for something that grows fast and doe...I am looking for something that grows fast and doesn't require watering to plant between my house and the road to clear up noise pollution.The X Plexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130087125320939452noreply@blogger.com