Comment by 7thaccount

Comment by 7thaccount 9 hours ago

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Blackberry and it's variants like dewberry are very common in the south and do fine in the high heat and humidity. It's almost impossible to kill. I have 4 different varieties growing wild and in planters at my house.

I also have many apple trees and they do struggle - even the native varieties. I think that's mainly due to fungus, aphids, and the poor soil though.

No idea about avocado.

a012 9 hours ago

Yep, blackberry grows like weed here but I’m fine with them because its fruits.

I sowed apple seeds from the supermarket apples (Covid time) so probably that’s why they adapted well. They definitely love the sun and heat.

griffzhowl 8 hours ago

Are you talking about the southern US? How can there be native apple varieties? I thought they were all originally from around central Asia and a quick look on wikipedia confirms this