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Thanks for the comment and encouragement. How do your mangos do in pots? I always feared they wouldn't fruit if I didn't put them in the ground - but maybe pots would be easier with winter

They do great in pots. I also feared that mangos wouldn’t produce in pots but it is 100% possible. I have 3 trees in 15 gallon pots and have picked around 12 mangos from them in the last two years. I have expanded my mangos in pot collection to around 12 grafted varieties. But I am considering building a permanent open top structure to allow me to grow a few in the ground and cover easily. My biggest in pots are Carrie, Nam Doc Mai, and Ice Cream. What varieties of mango 🥭 do you have?

Yes, it's in flood irrigation. I also have hose filters to get rid of the salt. Sulfur can also help.

My daughter wears the flowers in her hair in summer.

It doesn't get too hot inside -- usually 10 degrees more than outside at most during the afternoon.

Mine register in the 90s during the day sometimes. Frost cloth dome, heat source at night

That's really encouraging, thank you for letting me know. Maybe next year try to double bag or a different kind of bag (those fruits must be tasty!)

Now I feel lucky to have just birds, thanks!

@TouchGrassGardening The guavas and the loquats seem to be their two favorite fruits.

That's great! How do you protect it in winter? Zone 9a is pushing it for starfruit, good job!

@ I have a green house and I keep it closed but I also have those little protective things for winter for my trees.

How old is the tree? it sounds like the behavior of a young tree, but if not, just keep cutting back to shape how you want it to be.

Thanks for the comment - I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

Is there something in particular you disagree with? Would be happy to learn from your experience if I'm wrong.

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Avocado leaves make great mulch! Sometimes the freeze burn can look the same as old growth dying off, but really as long as the trunk is undamaged your tree should be fine. Certain varieties of avocado are cold hardy, and some can't take even below 32F. Lots of variance in avocado varieties for hardiness, which is different than say, mango.

Winter Mexican variety not in ground even a year and was halved by hurricane Helene from 9’ to around 4-5’. The Mexican Pancho I have is handling the high twenties a little better, but the WM had all new branches and flushes since it was violently halved by 140+ mph winds so I remain hopeful

Thanks, I try not to be annoying and avoid the things some other UA-cam channels I watch do that annoy me :)

If I ever have one of my full sun large trees die, ice cream bean (inga) is at the top of my list. Just want to be able to give it the space and sun it needs to thrive. Not much room left in my yard for this sadly.

@ ah got it. It feels like you have a lot space there still 😂

Second this! Especially the self fruiting ones.

That's a great add. I have a few feijoa and we enjoyed eating the flowers this past spring. Very very slow growing (at least for me). Hopefully someday we'll get fruit!

@@TouchGrassGardening I’m sure they’ll be fruiting in no time. Maybe lay off the flowers a little 😉

Thank you, and yes that's the best way to enjoy fruit!

Definitely. If I had planted it myself from scratch I probably wouldn't have a lawn, but bermuda is very hard to get rid of once it's established (especially in a large yard). I'll probably just stick with it... and the family likes it.

I’m in a similar situation with flood and bermuda, just thinking through ways to not have landscapers and not mow. I don’t know if the no mow options work with flood- I might just slowly introduce something more enjoyable like st Augustine. Kind of random. Anyway digging the content! Thanks for all you do

@@jacobhamblin1911 Thanks for saying that, I appreciate comments like these more than can be expressed. As for flood and bermuda, it gets harder as your forest grows because there are patchy areas that don't get the 4+ hours of sun necessary for bermuda to grow and it gets harder to mow as you have to evade more trees. I actually have a friend who started with St. Augustine plugs under his mature trees, and it has almost completely taken over his previously planted bermuda now. It looks great, and is green year round. Still have to mow though, so it's more or less similar maintenance. Just nice that the yard has a consistent look with the grass -- takes 3+ years to achieve this though. A future project I have on my long list.

I discuss the varieties in my yard at 4:28 in this video. They are all pretty cold hardy, at least down to 25F which is how cold my yard gets every winter (I don't cover these with frost fabric and live in zone 9b). These are large decorative pots -- probably about 25gallon

Someday! I heard it usually takes 7+ years from seed. They're now on year 4, so I'm still being patient.

They love heat and sun (long summers). That might be why yours isn't growing too fast. But yea, they tolerate frost just fine and are deciduous in winter. I am in Phoenix AZ USA.

@@TouchGrassGardening yes ,you must be right , i believe i better have expose it more sunny , there is a 100 year old pear tree ho give it shade , i wil try to move it , thanks for the hint , greets Carl

I would make sure it dries out a bit to not let the roots rot. This plant is very cold and drought tolerant. Depending on where you are (if you are in 9b / Phoenix like me), I'd just water every 4-5 days in winter now that you have it planted. My established plants I water once a week in winter.

@TouchGrassGardening thank you for your response! I'm in zone 6b. The leaves still look wilted, but I assume that is due to the temperature getting colder as well. I plan to insulate the root area with some leaves and see what happens .

lol, would love to see Dracula's castle someday

Greetings! Glad to have you here

It's an incredibly versatile tree

This is great to hear! I just bought a gingko and will keep it in a pot in the shade. I'm glad to know there's hope.

VERY well. They tolerate my clay soil like they want to be here.

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Feedback noted -- we will try to win you back with future videos.

Spring is best!

It's a ton of fruit once mature.

I've recently read that persimmons do better here on American persimmon rootstock. Maybe that's the trick!

Glad it was helpful! I really appreciate the comment.

I hear you, and for most cases I save the pot by pushing out from the bottom. For bare root or a tree not fully rooted in the pot, I find this method is the best way to not lose the roots. I've lost a $200 tree trying to save the $15 pot.

In theory it makes sense, but in practice it is difficult. Because our water here is so salty/poor most misters will coat your tree in a white salt layer (not good for it). If you have a really good filtration system, it can work, but even then, the tree grows a couple feet each year so you'll have to keep adjusting your system and adding height to it. I think you can grow avocado trees without a misting system :)

I haven't visited many farmers markets since moving to the Phoenix area. Do you know any in the Southeast valley?