None of the fruit trees they are planting are native to California. If they wanted to plant native edibles they'd be stuck with a pretty limited selection of b

None of the fruit trees they are planting are native to California. If they wanted to plant native edibles they'd be stuck with a pretty limited selection of berries and nuts. Edited to add: White Sapote and Avocado are about as close to native fruit trees as you can get in California. Apples, on the other hand, are native to Kazakhstan.