[zaroth]

If this tree had a secret to cultivating a resistant strain that would be very awesome.

Is there a good app which lets you input your zip code, maybe also sun exposure and soil conditions, how many feet of width and height you have available, and then where it will spit out a list of well-suited tree specimens with some nice pictures of each?

[greenonions]

Why stop at trees? I imagine you could do an alternate reality app for landscaping that shows you what your landscape "could look like". Including flower beds, ground cover alternatives to grass, etc.

[zaroth]

I’ve wanted such an app for years. Ideally with a slider showing stages of growth, watering schedules, generating optimal planting patterns and figuring out plant counts.

Of course one-click ordering wouldn’t hurt, but I like to imagine you would still print out a shopping list and head over to the local nursery.

[mod]

I've thought about finding this, or potentially building it if it doesn't exist.

I was thinking for gardens and fruit trees.

I'm particularly interested in well-suited plants because I will inevitably ignore them, and I'm hoping they can thrive without me.

I'm planting figs this fall.

[lanstin]

Fig trees are excellent. My wife has one in her gatden, snd after just a few years ee get so many tasty fruits from a pretty small tree. I live in Bay Area and pretty much it is just water it a bit and every so often cut back weeds.

[mod]

They are supposed to do well in my region, and require virtually zero maintenance after they're established. No insect pests ruin the fruit, which is a problem with nearly every other fruit tree in this area (the Ozarks).

My neighbors have some figs and they really taste amazing, a lot like a peach. I'm getting the same variety, although the name escapes me now.

They do get emptied out by local robbers sometimes--raccoons and possums--but otherwise no issues.

I'm really excited to get them in, after seeing the success next door.

[lostlogin]

> pretty small tree.

Im in New Zealand and made the mistake of planting one. It’s turning into a monster and they grow in every direction, fast.

When in SF unnoticed what out Pohutakawa have done over your way and was fairly impressed at their growth.

[culi]

There's over 850 species of figs and many of them are edible. It's quite possible y'all are talking about different plants

But, then again, the common fig also has many many cultivars with different growth habits and fruits

[mod]

It may be a different variety.

My neighbors have had theirs in 3 years, and I think they bought...1 year old trees? I can't recall now.

Anyhow, they are about four feet tall right now, and max height is 10-15 feet (4.5m).

[lostlogin]

A walk around the block looking at what grows is another option. Seedling and seed from those trees tend to do well.

[jamiek88]

Yep or even better sneak off some cuttings!

[euroderf]

Said app should include forecasting based on climate change.

[quixoticelixer-]

Wouldn't change much