Top 17 Cold Hardy Tropical Fruit Trees to Grow in the Fresno/Visalia Area
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- Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
- 12/22/2020 - From personal experience, these are the top cold and heat hardy tropical fruit trees to grow in the ground in California’s Central Valley.
(in no particular order)
Guava (All Varieties)
Jamun (AKA Java Plum, Duhat)
Longan (Kohala, Biew Kiew & Sri Champoo Varieties)
Alano Sapodilla
Canistel (Trompo Variety)
Grumichama
Atemoya (All Varieties)
Surinam Cherry
Banana (Ice Cream Variety)
Black Sapote
White Sapote (Suebelle Variety)
Manila Mango
Loquat
Inga (AKA Ice Cream Bean Tree)
Cherimoya (All Varieties)
Jaboticoba
Moringa
Most underrated channel on UA-cam...you deserve more recognition...
Thank you. The primary goal for my channel is to show Central Valley folks the various tropical fruit trees that can successful grow and thrive here.
Again you continue to impress us with your amazing tropical garden in a less than tropical climate. Your garden is a true inspiration to all of us who want to push the envelope . Thanks for sharing.
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You are amazing. Love the way you used the knowledge and available space to advance the study of tropical fruits grown in non tropical conditions.
Thank you for the kind words.
Amazing information about fruit trees at the garden tour, thanks for sharing home gardening.
I hear ya brah... getting cold here in central ca! Garden looking good!
I love your Garden
Thank you.
Thank you for sharing your video
You’re very welcome.
So, you recommend Jamun as windbreaker. Will it handle our recent winds of 40 to 50 mph? Also, is it fine in full sun?
Jamun and Capulin Cherry. Both are insanely fast growing and takes the elements, including wind without issues.
Very encouraging
This was an old video. My yard has since been taken over by other tropical fruit trees.
Great video again friend👊 Please do a video on tropicals that u have that can only been grown with the help of a greenhouse in your climate. Thanks!
You’re 2 weeks ahead of me.
@@TropicalCentralValley Great minds think alike friend
@@TropicalCentralValley I agree a video showing what tropicals can't be grown without the help of a greenhouse would be great. Maybe you could also include what is nearly impossible to grow with or without a greenhouse.
As always such an informative video. Keep up the good work.😃
I think you are successful in growing tropical trees, because you grow your trees very closed from each other. Then, all the trees have created the heat to overcome the cold weather.
Planting them close to each other helps, though very, very little. Unlike mammals, trees do no produce any significant amount of internal heat to make a difference.
Hi just found your channel. New subscriber! I am from same area and thank you for the information!
Great video!
I am doing alot of these in South Georgia.
even your papayas are doing great !
Thank you, though the Hawaiian Solo is exhibiting signs of cold damage on some of its leaves.
@@TropicalCentralValley is only the icecream banana cold tolerant ? yours are fruiting stil ?
I have other varieties that are also cold hardy, just that they haven’t fruited yet, so I left them off the list.
This is a great video
Hi my friend where you get this longan tree
If you are nearing the Los Angeles region, there are a good number of tropical fruit tree nurseries in the area.
Here are some tour videos I did of some of them:
Champa Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour
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Emily Garden Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour
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Mimosa Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour
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Just about every time I see your videos, I see something cool and Mimosa Nursery gets more of my money.
How's the cold tolerance of Coffee Arabica in the valley? It grows without protection here in Santa Maria, but the climates are a little different
Surprisingly my in ground coffee tree, protected by the banana plant is doing really well. No signs of cold damage to any of its leaves.
Oddly the younger coffee tree I have in a container did show signs of cold damage when I left it unprotected during a light frost. Since being placed in the unheated greenhouse, the new leaves are looking really good.
These names are not familiar to me. I would be grateful if you could spell the names🙏
The written names are in the video’s Description
Great video
Thank you. Apologize for the audio blips. Think I need a new mic.
Although you exhibited well the various plants on your property, the video is not v useful bc you left out inserting text of the plant's botanical name when you assume your listeners will grasp your enunciation of the names to get the spelling. without the botanical names, people cannot search for sellers of the various plants. Without proper names, it becomes guess work when buying n mistakes won't be known till 5+ years later.
This video you watched was from 2 years ago. My more recent videos touring my yard contains the names of the various tropical fruit trees shown in my video.
Thanks for sharing your great collection of tropical fruit trees. May I ask where did you get these trees from?
Almost all of my trees were purchased from various tropical nurseries in the Los Angeles region, specially Mimosa, Champa and Emily Nursery.
Where can I get the Vietnamese guava from?
If you’re nearing the Los Angeles region, there are a good number of tropical fruit tree nurseries in the area:
Champa Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour
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Emily Garden Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour
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Mimosa Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour
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Amazing collection and thank you for sharing. I have a star fruit tree like your but don’t know why it is not flowering. I noticed yours not cutting back the branches but I do trim the branches sometimes. Mine the leaves is like drying and fall off. Can you advise me?
Your starfruit tree should be going through its spring growth right now. Check to ensure you see new leaves growing. If so, make sure to fertilize it and give it plenty of water.
Many of my starfruit trees are currently going through the process of shedding their old leaves and replacing it with new ones. Two of my older starfruit trees are also flowering.
Great Video! You mentioned a praying mantis cocoon I noticed one similar on my red malaysian guava just like you did. 😃
I just noticed I had already commented. 😅
Great video, very informative! I’ll be moving to Houston and thinking about Jamun. Has your tree produced any flowers? I’ve heard of people growing for up to ten years in pot, but no flower
Specific to Jamun trees, even with grafted trees, it’ll take several years before it actually starts to flower and fruit. My grafted tree is about 4 years old and 16 feet tall; no flowers yet.
Wow! This is just incredible and inspiring! You have a beautiful lush green tropical food forest jungle in the Central Valley! And I can't believe how tall your bananas are! But how do you get them down? Thank you for showing me it's possible to grow tropical fruit here! Do you think pepper (black/white pepper) and red ginger could grow in the Valley?
Thank you. Using a ladder and machete, with great caution to take down the 30 plus pounds banana.
Assuming you’re referring to black pepper vine, they can grow here. I gave up on mine as I really had no use for it. Not sure about Red Ginger, but I do have a number of the regular gingers, galangal, turmeric, etc growing without issues.
@@TropicalCentralValley Great to know about harvesting bananas. Yes, black pepper vine. I saw it growing in Malaysia. That's cool it grows here. I love the taste but I don't know how labor intensive harvesting is and if it's worth the effort.
I like the look of Red Ginger but I don't know if it's edible. That's awesome you're growing ginger, galangal, and turmeric. You must have the best meals with all those fresh tropical foods.
It all helps to extend my life, just a bit (hopefully).
@@TropicalCentralValley Cheers to that!
How about sugar apple?
Another extremely cold sensitive annona. It should be fine if you’re able to provide it with a microclimate. Just bear in mind, you’ll need to hand pollinate the flowers.
@@TropicalCentralValley do all annona need to be hand pollinated?
In low humidity climate such as the Central Valley, unfortunately, yes.
@@TropicalCentralValley thank you for replying. I’m just starting so not really knowledgeable. I just bought a sugar apple tree and now I think it might be too advanced for me😞 I live in Antioch Ca. Also zone 9b.
During the summer months, it may need some shade protection if newly planted in the ground.
Winter time presents the hardest challenges for them. See if you’re able to shelter it during the frosty nights.
You have so many varieties of guava. Which produces well? Which has the best flavor?
I’ve never had any guavas that weren’t productive. As for taste, because taste is subjective, I don’t know I will be able to answer it.
The Pearl guava is perhaps the sweetest, then again, the Tropical White and Thai guavas are also sweet and are massive in size.
The Red Malaysian needs to be fully ripe in order to experience its full sweetness.
The Ruby Supreme has phenomenal fragrance.
How do high winds factor into the growing of these types of trees? I'm also in 9b, near Leona Valley, but on a pretty open windy site. Any advice on creating lower wind micro-climates?
Years ago, I had made a dedicated video which touches on this subject:
Protecting your Tropical Fruit Trees Against the Wind
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Essentially, you’ll want to create a wind barrier, such as the use of tall, strong clumping variety bamboo and plant your various tropical fruit trees behind them.
You’ll also want to be considerate of the types of tropical fruit trees to plant, for example, starfruit trees are not fans of the wind where as loquat, mango, longan and other trees tolerate the wind.
@@TropicalCentralValley Thank you for the information, I'll refer to the video. Appreciate all the excellent, valuable information you're putting out there.
You’re very welcome.
Do you think that the alano sapodilla can take colder temperatures than other chico sapotes ?
I’ve not had any frost issues with my Alano and Chico. Both are able to take the frost without protection.
Is that a Delonix regia in your yard? @the 7 min mark, What kind of hocus pocus are you performing sir?..lol.
Not Royal Poinciana, but better. They’re Climbing Wattle trees, super high in Vitamin A.
@@TropicalCentralValley btw One of the rarer fruit trees I tried that died on me here in the bay area was a nice Santol that died at the low 40's. In case you are interested in them. It made a great houseplant!...then a quick death in late fall.
Jackfruit too...but it was a tiny seedling.
I actually do have a Santol tree growing in the ground. It’s very frost sensitive, but extremely fast grower.
@@TropicalCentralValley I had it for years indoors..grew fast, looked lush. Outdoors it wouldn't even grow in summer. I don't know how you do it.
Dude those ice cream bananas look awesome! I didn't know you could grow bananas in the valley! Where can I buy one?
I recently made a video touring my favorite tropical nursery, Mimosa Nursery in Los Angeles.
Do you think a jack fruit will survive in Northern California (zone 9b) with frost protection when it’s young ?
Possibly. I will say, all of my in ground planted jackfruit trees (unprotected) have all succumbed to the frost.
Although technically USDA Zone 9b, this measurement is really for a matured and established tree.
I have a small Moringa tree in a pot and wonder if you use the leaves and other parts regularly. I am in Orangevale zone 9b.
On occasions, I do eat the leaves and stem, but unfortunately, not as often as I should.
I’m not a fan of the horse radish taste of the moringa tree.
How did your papaya's do during the winter?
Mexican papaya trees are doing awesome. No impact at all by the frost.
As usual, the Hawaiian Solo continues to be knocked back, but will be great again come May.
I see you have the black sapote unprotected. I always thought that it could't withstand our cold winters here in the CV. Has it fruited for you?
It has flowered for the past 2 years, however I have been removing the flowers as I wanted the tree to focus on its root and overall growth.
Come next year, I will let it fruit.
@@TropicalCentralValley thank you for your videos and information. Now the Next tree I purchase is going to be a black sapote. Thanks
Do you do heavy mulching on you tropical trees for the winter?
Yes, I generally reapply my mulch in fall. At any given time, there is about a foot of mulch in my yard.
Do heavy mulching helps keep tropical alive? We get down too 20”s here in North Carolina
Heavy mulch will help, though, it does have its limits. With temperatures below 20°, I’m not sure if the mulch will make much of a difference.
The addition of mulch, primarily wood chips, it helps to insulate the roots of the trees from the cold and heat. Additionally, micro-organisms break down mulch and provides nutrients to the trees.
Lastly, mulch serves as the home for the micro-organisms and insects which all benefits the surrounding trees and plants.
My moringa did not do well, and we only had one cold spell so far. It loved the heat but not the cold.
Was it watered (other than rain) after it lost all of its leaves? If so, it’s root may have rotted. The trick to moringa to have plenty (at least 6 inches) of mulch around its base and not to water it during winter.
If you grow in Houston, TX, it will kill all your plants just a few days drop to -5. I have about 5 to 8 plants killed during the winter here in Houston.
It very likely will. The same way if my tropical fruit trees were to be planted in Chico, CA just 300 miles north of me.
Although my zone experiences numerous days of subfreezing temperatures, we typically only get it about 4-6 times per winter.
Do they do ok when temperatures reach below 20’s ?
Not sure about temperatures below 20°. That may be a bit too extreme even for some of the hardier tropicals.
Sir, what is the tree behind you at minute 7.25. looks like jacaranda.
It’s actually a Climbing Wattle tree, commonly known as the “cha-om” in Thai. The leaves are very high in vitamin A.
@@TropicalCentralValleywhat do you think of tamarind tree? i started about 10 of them by seed. also the papayas in front of your house do they survive the winter? ive never had any luck with papayas, they always die of root rot before frost damage. im north of you in merced
Tamarind needs some cold protection. Mine in the front has bounced back and is doing awesome.
Papaya trees do really well here. They need excellent drainage. I actually recently made a video covering the growing of papaya trees.
@@TropicalCentralValley i will look for it thanks
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Has jamun fruited for you ?
Not yet. Unfortunately, even grafted jamun trees will take about 6 years before it begins to produce fruits.
Have you ever grown any campomanesia species
I have not. The various tropical nurseries that I go to do not seem to carry them.
@@TropicalCentralValley yeah it's frustrating I'm an ausdie and looking into inporting campomanesia seeds to australia
I just got some banana plants any tips to get them to fruit?
Assuming your banana plants are the fruiting variety, lots of nitrogen during the growing season. I recommend chicken manure. Banana plants are heavy feeder and will take all the nutrients you can give them.
Also, mounds and mounds of mulch around the banana plant.
Some one was pruning them out and giving some of them away. They said that the fruit just doesn’t grow all the way out.
Come spring, in addition to chicken manure,I would heavily fertilize it with lots of organic material, particularly high on phosphorus and potassium.
Great video and info!! but the camera moves way to much!!
Thank you. It can be a maze navigating around my little jungle, hence the undesirable video motion. I’ve been playing with various gimbals, trying to strike a good balance.
any idea why my lots of my guava leaves are dropping ?
It is almost certainly an environmental factor. Around this time, your guava tree should be pushing out new growth and even flowering.
@@TropicalCentralValley new growth yes but no flowers... sadly
How do I get my clay soil better for tropical trees
The idea is to amend the soil when planting a tropical fruit tree and over a period of years, as the tree’s roots grow outside of its original hole, it hopefully will adapt to our native soil.
While this is happening, the best method would be to add lots and lots of mulch (wood chips, leaves, etc) around the tree or better, all over your yard. In addition to mulching, the addition of organic materials, in my case, banana leaves, etc helps to feed the worms and other organisms which in turn enriched the soil and lowers the soil pH.
This whole process takes years and years.
@@TropicalCentralValley do you know what type of bannana tree i need to get that will grow edible bannanas the ones here at lowes or fruitless
Ice Cream, Cavendish, Nam Wah, Double Mahoi banana varieties will all fruit.
Every once in a while, Lowe’s carries Cavendish banana.
@@TropicalCentralValley have you had any success with the durian seedling been wanting to grow a pair currents growing Logan, white sapote the orange one as well, star fruit 3 types of cherry and plums and 5 papaya trees pineapple guava and over 10 other tropical trees
Nice. Yes, the durian seedling is doing very well. Just waiting for the weather to warm up so I can take it outside of the greenhouse.
What aboutavocado, papaya, banana, rambutan?
I’ve actually have since made additional videos which touched on the fruit trees you’re inquiring about.
You mean you have rambutan ? I have cherimoya im not sure how big will it get. You have papaya but you didnt mention it. Im planning to plant itbin frint of the house. Is it a good idea?
Yes, I have rambutan, mangosteen, durian, you name it. Concerning the papaya, just ensure your soil is well draining as their roots are very shallow.
I made a video which toured my yard a few months ago.
Do you sell mangosteen and duhat?
Sorry, I do not sell any of my tropicals.
Where can I get these fruit trees from ? Any nursery suggestions? I live in bay area
Unfortunately, the nearest tropical fruit tree nurseries are located in Los Angeles.
If traveling to LA is not an option, I would recommend looking into online nursery. There are several out there and specific to tropical fruit trees, the majority of the online nurseries are based in Florida.
Can I grow any of these plants in zone 8-9?
Many of them may. I know folks in northern Florida, near USDA Zone 8 have had some success with growing them.
@@TropicalCentralValley thanks for your reply! Could you name some of the species/varieties that you know about growing further north?
Unfortunately, I do not have any personal experience with growing tropicals in USDA Zone 8. With this being the case, it would be irresponsible of me to recommend the varieties that may survive temperatures down to 15°-20°.
The important thing is to ensure the roots of the trees are kept warm during the frost. Doing so gives the trees a fighting chance during the winter months.
Ok. Thank you anyways:)
fertilizer perhaps ?
Possible, but not likely. Without much detail about the growing environment of your guava tree, it’s hard to identify the cause
atemoya cold hardy to?
I’ve actually have made numerous videos covering various annonas, including the atemoya.
Do you sell trees I'd like to buy some trees
Unfortunately, I do not sell any of my tropicals.
Amazing information about fruit trees at the garden tour, thanks for sharing home gardening.
Amazing information about fruit trees at the garden tour, thanks for sharing home gardening.