Fruit trees are grown in a variety of shapes, sometimes to please the eye but mainly to encourage fruit production. The form or shape of fruit trees can be manipulated by pruning and training. Shaping and promoting a particular tree form is done to establish the plant in a particular situation under certain environmental conditions, to increase fruit yield, and to enhance fruit quality.
How To Plant A Fruit Tree For a 3 gallon bag size dig a hole 18″ round and 24″ deep. Make sure the hole has adequate water drainage. Mix thoroughly 2 to 3 pounds of well composted manure and 1 cup dolomite lime and 1/2 cup treble superphosphate into the soil dug from the hole….
~Green Gold Avocado A cultivar developed by the UH, considered by many to be superior to the Sharwil. Has a long and heavy bearing season (January-April, or longer). Medium size, pear-shaped fruit with a small seed, high oil content, and a rough green-gold skin. Type A.
~Murashige Avocado A Hawaii selection, which is a regular, heavy bearer with fruit ripe in late spring and early summer. The fruit is large, pear shape, with a small seed and a dark green skin. It has excellent flavor but ripe fruit does not store well.
~Sharwil Avocado Most popular with commercial growers. Has a long and heavy bearing season throughout the winter months (November-February). Medium size, pear-shaped fruit with a small seed, high oil content, and a green rough skin. ‘Sharwil’ is a most amazingly consistent bearer.
~Calamondin Lime Is a small upright and bushy tree with many attractive, bright orange small fruits all through the year. The flesh is orange, tart and very juicy. It can be used just as you would use any lime and has a distinct delicious flavor. The tree is easy to prune as a bush and…
~Tahitian Lime Also known as ‘Bearss Lime’ is a medium sized, vigorous tree that bears fruit about ten months of the year. The fruit is seedless, juicy and a prolific, dependable bearer. The skin of the fully ripe fruit will turn slightly yellow, but the juicy flesh inside is green, and has a true acid…
~Meyer Lemon Is popular for its unique mild, juicy flavor and its almost year round fruit production. The small spreading trees have almost constant flowers and fruit and making it an excellent dooryard tree or potted fruiting tree for a sunny lanai. The ‘Meyer Lemon’ is very adaptable and can be grown in nearly every…
~Valencia Orange Is the standard “juice” orange. It is also called the ‘Kona’ Orange’, as it began its life in Hawaii in Kona. It is the most widely grown orange in the world. ‘Valencia’ Oranges are very productive. The fruit is delicious, seedless and make wonderful juice and are delicious fresh eating.
~Washington Navel Orange Is the most common and prolific orange in Hawaii. The tree is medium size with a round crown of dense, dark green leaves. The fruit is large and distributed throughout the tree. The seedless fruit has a delicious, rich juicy flavor.
~Chandler Pummelo A hybrid selection released in 1961 with a sweet, pleasant flavor. The skin is yellow with a slight blush. The flesh is pink or red, and sweet. It is ripe in the winter months and produces best in the sunny lowlands.
