I'm toying with the idea of growing potted fruit trees. There are several varieties that can be grown in a pot indoors. I have a spare room that gets the southern sun and I think I'll take the plunge this coming year.

I am truly surprised that you have any fruit trees in that kind of weather. And I feel your loss. I hate to lose a tree - any tree. And to lose a fruit tree would bum me out for a very long time.