I live in Oklahoma, and it gets up in the 100's in the summer. The winters are really sparadic and are sometimes in the 20's, but rarely colder than that. What would be the best type of fruit tree for me to plant? I want something that is going to grow well here, as well as yield lots of fruit. Please help.

I grew up in western Arkansas with very similar weather conditions. You should be able to plant most any moderate climate fruit tree. Apples will certainly do well, but also peaches, plums, cherries, pears, and many others. However, you will certainly need to stake the tree properly for a couple of years to protect from high winds; and you'll want to make sure that it gets enough water during those first couple of years until the roots have a chance to go deeply into the soil. Your county extension agent can tell you easily which fruit trees will do best in your area, how to insure good fruit production, and which may require treatments for fungus or other diseases.

I lived in Tulsa for a few years & had a crab apple tree that absolutely flourished once I pruned it properly & gave it a little spray on fertilizer--when it bloomed, neighbors I didn't even know knocked on my door to tell me how beautiful it was--it was over the roof of the house & more blooms that leaves--needless to say, I had a lot of crab apple jelly that fall--I would guess that any apple tree would do well there--given enough water & gentle fertilizer & of course, tree hugs

I think any hard pitted fruit, such as peach and cherry should fare well. I believe pears are fairly sturdy too.

Check out some websites about Oklahoma horticulture.