Regards to fruit: Alabama cooperative extension's aces.edu site has a lot of research for agriculture/etc in Alabama. Type aces.edu, publications and services, aces publications and store, search box type, Fruit Culture in Alabama Selecting Adapted Varieties (http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-0053-F/ANR-0053-F.pdf). Probably something on mast producing and nut trees also. Everything Alabama, go to that site.