Twenty-five trees

Over winter and into spring I've planted 25 trees - fruit trees all of them.

When we moved to Highfield, nearly a year ago now, there was only 4 peach trees and 3 crab apples many of them in a poor state. The existing trees have been pruned and watered and they have somewhat revived. But now the fruit tree stock has been dramatically expanded with my cooler season plantings. What's in? Here is a list.

Apples

Jonathan apple with sheep and alpaca

Jonathan
Bonza
Pink Lady
Gala
Granny Smith

Peaches
Ellendale

Apricots
Moorpark

Nectarine
Flavourtop

Plums
Satsuma
Mariposa

Citrus
Valencia orange
Minneola tangelo
Eureka lemon
Imperial mandarin
Ruby grapefruit

Figs
Brown Turkey

Mulberry
Black mulberry

Pomegranates
Seedling (3)

Olives
Manzanillo (2)
Picholine
Barnea
Picual

All seem to be doing very well (with one exception) - in fact, the Mulberry is already fruiting producing the odd berry - they are tasty but a little dry - I think the mulberry needs more water.

The exception performance wise is the fig which is still struggling to put out a leaf. I think it will manage to wake up after its winter slumber but it is certainly taking its time...

I have plans for more trees too - more pomegranates, more olives, a Tahitian lime in a protected little pocket, perhaps more apricots and some cider apples? I fancy a mini grove of pistachios and almonds. I fancy a walnut or two over by the shearing shed.

What are your favourite fruit trees? Is there a variety you grow  that I MUST have? What haven't I thought of that would work in our Mediterranean climate which also gets a frost?