Bearss' lime, 'Eureka' lemon, and Nagami kumquat trees along the borders. Around the stepping stones, he also snuck in herbs ...

Just a few steps out his back door, Ramirez and his family can pick fruit from 10 trees around a small deck — Bearss lime, papaya, cherimoya, mango, apple, guava, Meyer lemon, mandarin ...

Lime trees are full of fruit right now. Considered the most cold-sensitive of citrus trees, the Bearss variety grows well in our area where minimum winter temperatures regularly stay above 32 degrees.