If you could only have one fruit tree...

[loligo]

... (or two, if your Chosen One needs a pollinator), what would it be, and why?

We have room for a few fruit trees, and I'm having a terrible time narrowing down my choices -- I want them ALL. So maybe your opinions will help me prioritize my list!

I already know I want to plant Nikita's Gift persimmon (an American X Asian hybrid). Our woods are full of wild pawpaws, and we live in a peach-growing region so I can get all the tree-ripened peaches I want for cheap at the Farmer's Market. So those three fruits are taken care of. But what else???

Comments

[cyprinella]

I'd probably go with apples just because they store well and they're so versatile - lots of both sweet and savory uses. Sadly, my area is too humid to grow them well without a lot of spraying, or so the master gardeners tell me. I also don't really have room for a full-grown tree, so I went with lots of berries - blueberries, cranberries and raspberries.