Fruit Trees and Berries for the South

Heh, we grow ours as big as we can.  More fruit that way!!     We do cover them when it's expected to get below about 35, mainly because the NWS usually misses the forecast low by a few degrees (I think our local Mets spend too much time on the concrete island!).  Our trees were so big that we had sewn together several old queen-sized sheets to cover them.  We'd get on the garage roof to start the cover, attaching the sheets to the eves of the garage.  Yes, it was a real PITA to do so, but we really did like growing and harvesting the fruit. 

When we'd harvest, we'd box up some of our harvest and share it with friends and relatives.  We'd sometimes mail out several 10s of dozens oranges and grapefruit.  Some actually thanked us for the bounty, but no one said 'knock it off', so we guessed we were at least being tolerated.  Last harvest was in 2020, though, as the deep freeze of 2021 pretty much wiped us out, in spite of our efforts to cover and heat.  

We got some citrus to replace some we've lost. but are having trouble finding suitable places to plant them.  I'm wanting to find something on the south side of buildings so the buildings can serve as a wind break, but most of that space is already taken up.  That's why I've been entertaining the idea of grafting.  We can use root stock that's already well-established.