Glad you made this video! I was concerned that my jumbo wax apple was dead but when scratched like you said it’s still pretty green! Can wait until it grows back again!
I agree. The actual temperature is a baseline. For example, when it hits 32°, things can go very bad for some tropicals as the freezing occurs. When it hits 115°, I know I need to somehow increase the humidity.
Good info. I am in Livermore which is in between Oakland and Tracy/Manteca. We are at 530 ft. in my neighborhood, zone 9b, so the environment is very similar. I am getting my Jambu (unsure of the variety) from the guy in Foster City this week.
Very nice. After your wax jambu (very likely a Black Pearl, as they are quite common) gets acclimated, be sure to put it in full sun. Wax jambu, even young loves the direct sun and heat.
As with all of my other tropicals, I use an organic 6-5-5 granular. When flowering or fruiting, I eliminate the nitrogen and increase the phosphorus and potassium. Also, it helps to foliar feed them every 2 weeks, especially with the micronutrients.
I love wax jambu, have you tried all the varieties that you have yet? If so, between red rocket and black gold, what are the differences between them and which one do you like more?
There’s really not a whole lot of differences between the various species. Being wax jambu, the texture is identical. The only notable difference is in the level of sweetness, with the Jumbo Perfume being super sweet.
Hi! I get a lot of spiders forming webs at the bottom of my young 5 foot tall tree. I’m starting to see some other pests as well and live in SoCal. Do you have this issue? Also when does your tree flower? I saw a few buds form two weeks ago and they fell after a few days!
I generally leave the spider and webs along. They help to ensure the other pests are in check. My go to is neem oil for insect pests. The tree will usually drop their flowers and fruits if it thinks it’s not ready or if the tree is under stress (e.g. not enough watering or fertilizer).
Nice vídeo! Have you tried to grow species of spondia? Here in Brazil there are some species like spondia purpurea. I'm trying to adapt it for cold weather.
I have not considered it. Almost all of the fruit trees I have, I have had the privilege of tasting the fruits. I’m not sure how the Purple Mombin will taste like.
Your zone 9b 8n CV must be better than my zone 9b in Melbourne Australia because many of us here strugfle to keep alive let alone fruit what your growing. Is your success linked to proper acclamation in the greenhouse for many years before in-ground planting?
On the contrary, I always suspected our Zone 9b is the worst due to the sustained cold. I don’t acclimate any of my tropical fruit trees prior to planting. I do, however, protect the ultra sensitive tropicals such as the durian, rambutan and mangosteen when need to. The trick to ensuring tropical fruit trees survive is to “fatten” them up during the growing season. The larger the trunk and therefore, the root system, the more likely they’ll make it through winter and summer.
Just got a jambu tree. What size container does it need for a mature tree? And should I repot asap or wait until some root sprouting out of the nursery's 5 gallon container?
Wax Jambu trees grow very fast. You may be okay with the original container for now. It wouldn’t hurt to upsize it to a larger container. Many of mine are in either 20 or 25 gallon.
All of mine were purchased in-person from various tropical fruit tree nurseries in the Los region. Specific to my Jumbo Perfume wax jambu, I purchased it from Mimosa Nursery.
Any organic fertilizer will do. Here’s a video covering the tropic: Organic Fertilizer Tips for Feeding your Tropical Fruit Trees ua-cam.com/video/5ePGUBhOj-w/v-deo.html
I just bought a ~24in viet white wax jambu online about a month ago. I'm in TX, zone 8b. 4 of the 6 leaves dropped off and the main stem died, but it sprouted an alternate main stem, and two new leaves developed. It was out of direct sun for the first few weeks but when I put it in about 6 hrs sun the new leaves seem fragile and are curling. My thoughts are to take it back to shade/indirect light for another few weeks to let it recover then try again. I'm trying not to water too much but to make sure to keep the soil moist. Any thoughts? Thanks!
In your situation, I’d leave it in morning sun (until 10am) then shade for the remaining of the day. I agree with your watering practices; also do not apply any fertilizer at this stage until hopefully you see new growth. Good luck.
@@TropicalCentralValley Thanks. I'll keep an eye out for more tropical know-how on your channel... I want to try to grow other "ultra-tropical" plants you are also trying to grow that my wife enjoys that are native to SE Asia (mangosteen, durian, etc)
Thank you. Concerning the ultra-sensitive tropicals, many (except the mangosteen) germinate very easily from seed. This has been my primary method of growing them. The tricky part is finding an ethnic grocery store that sells the “fresh” fruits from which you can get the seeds.
That is what zone 9 is all about. Sideyards are ideal for expanding zone ability because they protect from night time frost winds late fall through the start of spring. Middle of the yard is less ideal unless something acts as a frost wind shield.
Mine does that too when the temperature gets too high. As the skin of the wax jambu is extremely thin, this is unfortunately is a common occurrence with wax jambu. Even split, the fruits are still very good. I’d still eat them.
Can you tell me how often do you water and fertilize it? My tree lose all it fruits before their rip, and now the leaves are getting dry around the tips😢 please help
I have an automatic irrigation system that waters my trees daily, for 3 minutes every other hour. I fertilize 3 times per year, with monthly liquid feeding to container trees and foliar feeding. If the top inch of your soil is moist to the touch, your trees aren’t thirsty.
You are definitely more ideal than us in CA for jambu. The only problem I could see with Florida would be cooling hour requirements for trees like apples. You can't grow gooseberry in Florida for this reason.
@@austindelorenzo4486 And this is false, we can grow apples in Florida in our northern areas because we have Florida bred apple varieties that are low chill as well with peaches
@@TropicalCentralValley I have a Thai seedless guava tree that I bought from them. The leaves is totally different from the real one. It's $200+ tree too
Assuming you’re in the Central Valley, there are a number of tropical nurseries in the Los Angeles region. Mimosa Nursery carries the most options when it comes to wax jambu trees.
@@TropicalCentralValley I got some green one that turns a little bit pink on the bottom. Not sure what it is but it’s better than my un named red. I wanna get some reds. Will try those you suggested!
I actually don’t sell any of my tropical fruit trees. There are numerous tropical nurseries in the Los Angeles region. Specific to wax jambu trees, Mimosa Nursery carries the most varieties. I would wait until May, as when I was there recently, their inventory was a bit bare.
Sorry, unfortunately, I do not sell any of my tropicals. If you are nearing the Los Angeles region, there’s actually a number of tropical fruit tree nurseries in the region.
Glad you made this video! I was concerned that my jumbo wax apple was dead but when scratched like you said it’s still pretty green! Can wait until it grows back again!
Any new leaves yet?
Great video, thanks for sharing!
Great video, thanks for sharing my friend 👍
Did I hear your low temperature? Temps are VERY usable information!!!!
I agree. The actual temperature is a baseline. For example, when it hits 32°, things can go very bad for some tropicals as the freezing occurs. When it hits 115°, I know I need to somehow increase the humidity.
Great video!
Awesome information thank you so kindly
Nice 👍 good idea good video.
Good info. I am in Livermore which is in between Oakland and Tracy/Manteca. We are at 530 ft. in my neighborhood, zone 9b, so the environment is very similar. I am getting my Jambu (unsure of the variety) from the guy in Foster City this week.
Very nice. After your wax jambu (very likely a Black Pearl, as they are quite common) gets acclimated, be sure to put it in full sun. Wax jambu, even young loves the direct sun and heat.
@@TropicalCentralValley It is Black Pearl! Why is it so common?
The Black Pearl is one of the best wax jambu varieties. It is very productive and does well, hence its popularity.
GREAT VID.... I’m gonna have to try wax Jambu in Modesto!
I recommend the Black Pearl. It’s super productive, even from a young tree. I had a 1 foot tall grafted tree that produced 15 fruits.
Are you the "Modesto banana guy"?
No, unless you’re referring to Jeff. I know Jeff has a very respectable collection of tropical fruit trees in Modesto.
@@austindelorenzo4486 Ive been called a bunch of names… Banana guy is one.. lol
@@TropicalCentralValley Now if I could find one to grow. When I lived in Hawaii, we called them Mt Apples.
I love Wax Jambu, and thank you for sharing/showing us your methods of growing from cuttings. Do you have small Jumbo Perfume trees to sell?
Thank you. Unfortunately I do not sell any of my tropicals. I very recently made video of the nursery where you can obtain wax jambu trees from.
You're just in time...i needed this!! My wax jambu have never fruited... what fertilizer do you use? Thanks for the great info!!
As with all of my other tropicals, I use an organic 6-5-5 granular. When flowering or fruiting, I eliminate the nitrogen and increase the phosphorus and potassium.
Also, it helps to foliar feed them every 2 weeks, especially with the micronutrients.
I love wax jambu, have you tried all the varieties that you have yet? If so, between red rocket and black gold, what are the differences between them and which one do you like more?
There’s really not a whole lot of differences between the various species. Being wax jambu, the texture is identical. The only notable difference is in the level of sweetness, with the Jumbo Perfume being super sweet.
Hi! I get a lot of spiders forming webs at the bottom of my young 5 foot tall tree. I’m starting to see some other pests as well and live in SoCal. Do you have this issue? Also when does your tree flower? I saw a few buds form two weeks ago and they fell after a few days!
I generally leave the spider and webs along. They help to ensure the other pests are in check.
My go to is neem oil for insect pests.
The tree will usually drop their flowers and fruits if it thinks it’s not ready or if the tree is under stress (e.g. not enough watering or fertilizer).
Nice vídeo! Have you tried to grow species of spondia? Here in Brazil there are some species like spondia purpurea. I'm trying to adapt it for cold weather.
I have not considered it. Almost all of the fruit trees I have, I have had the privilege of tasting the fruits. I’m not sure how the Purple Mombin will taste like.
Your zone 9b 8n CV must be better than my zone 9b in Melbourne Australia because many of us here strugfle to keep alive let alone fruit what your growing.
Is your success linked to proper acclamation in the greenhouse for many years before in-ground planting?
On the contrary, I always suspected our Zone 9b is the worst due to the sustained cold.
I don’t acclimate any of my tropical fruit trees prior to planting. I do, however, protect the ultra sensitive tropicals such as the durian, rambutan and mangosteen when need to.
The trick to ensuring tropical fruit trees survive is to “fatten” them up during the growing season. The larger the trunk and therefore, the root system, the more likely they’ll make it through winter and summer.
Just got a jambu tree. What size container does it need for a mature tree? And should I repot asap or wait until some root sprouting out of the nursery's 5 gallon container?
Wax Jambu trees grow very fast. You may be okay with the original container for now. It wouldn’t hurt to upsize it to a larger container. Many of mine are in either 20 or 25 gallon.
@@TropicalCentralValley That is great to hear, 25-30 is probably the max I have room for. Thank you.
Where do you buy your jumbo Wax jambu (Perfume wax jambu)? I am looking to buy one but it is so hard to find one online.
All of mine were purchased in-person from various tropical fruit tree nurseries in the Los region.
Specific to my Jumbo Perfume wax jambu, I purchased it from Mimosa Nursery.
What kinda fertilizer they like i live here in California mines been like foot tall for 3 years
Any organic fertilizer will do.
Here’s a video covering the tropic:
Organic Fertilizer Tips for Feeding your Tropical Fruit Trees
ua-cam.com/video/5ePGUBhOj-w/v-deo.html
Do you have any rose apples (Syzygium jambos) ? Heard they are hardier than wax jambu
I do. They are quite hardy and does fine without any protection in our climate.
Hi.i live in San Leandro i try to grow wax apple and logan . Can you tell me what type of soil yo use to grow these trees ?
I generally grow them in a 40% peat moss, 40% sand and 20% organic potting soil. Many tropicals need the soil to be slightly acid.
I just bought a ~24in viet white wax jambu online about a month ago. I'm in TX, zone 8b. 4 of the 6 leaves dropped off and the main stem died, but it sprouted an alternate main stem, and two new leaves developed. It was out of direct sun for the first few weeks but when I put it in about 6 hrs sun the new leaves seem fragile and are curling. My thoughts are to take it back to shade/indirect light for another few weeks to let it recover then try again. I'm trying not to water too much but to make sure to keep the soil moist. Any thoughts? Thanks!
In your situation, I’d leave it in morning sun (until 10am) then shade for the remaining of the day. I agree with your watering practices; also do not apply any fertilizer at this stage until hopefully you see new growth.
Good luck.
@@TropicalCentralValley Thanks. I'll keep an eye out for more tropical know-how on your channel... I want to try to grow other "ultra-tropical" plants you are also trying to grow that my wife enjoys that are native to SE Asia (mangosteen, durian, etc)
Thank you. Concerning the ultra-sensitive tropicals, many (except the mangosteen) germinate very easily from seed. This has been my primary method of growing them.
The tricky part is finding an ethnic grocery store that sells the “fresh” fruits from which you can get the seeds.
Pushing zone limits 😎😎😎🤙
That is what zone 9 is all about. Sideyards are ideal for expanding zone ability because they protect from night time frost winds late fall through the start of spring. Middle of the yard is less ideal unless something acts as a frost wind shield.
My wax jambu fruit skins have been blistering and cracking. Are they getting sunburned?
Mine does that too when the temperature gets too high. As the skin of the wax jambu is extremely thin, this is unfortunately is a common occurrence with wax jambu.
Even split, the fruits are still very good. I’d still eat them.
have any of your wax jambu trees fruited yet?
Yes. Most have been producing fruits consistently. That said, my Malay Apple and Rose Apple trees have not yet fruited.
Can you tell me how often do you water and fertilize it? My tree lose all it fruits before their rip, and now the leaves are getting dry around the tips😢 please help
I have an automatic irrigation system that waters my trees daily, for 3 minutes every other hour.
I fertilize 3 times per year, with monthly liquid feeding to container trees and foliar feeding.
If the top inch of your soil is moist to the touch, your trees aren’t thirsty.
I am growing wax jambu in Florida I have thai jumbo, thai green wax jambu and regular red variety
Awesome collection. Not sure about Florida, but I have yet to find a wax jambu fruit in any of California’s grocery stores.
You are definitely more ideal than us in CA for jambu. The only problem I could see with Florida would be cooling hour requirements for trees like apples. You can't grow gooseberry in Florida for this reason.
@@austindelorenzo4486 I am growing Indian gooseberry .
@@austindelorenzo4486 And this is false, we can grow apples in Florida in our northern areas because we have Florida bred apple varieties that are low chill as well with peaches
@@gardenflorida I never said you couldn't grow apples, I said that cooling hours come into play. Some cultivars have low chilling requirements.
Where did you find black gold wax jambu? Have you try one?
Mimosa Nursery in Los Angeles. Yes, I have tried one and really can’t tell the difference between it and other red varietie wax jambu fruits.
@@TropicalCentralValley I know where that is. I'm leery of buying from them. They do get mislabel. This variety is very sought after variety now.
That’s very true. I have purchased some tropicals that turned out to be something entirely different.
@@TropicalCentralValley I have a Thai seedless guava tree that I bought from them. The leaves is totally different from the real one. It's $200+ tree too
Do you know why mine won’t flower? Only a couple flowers past 2 years
I’m not sure. Assuming it’s grafted, the flowers should have set by now.
Does the tree receive full day sun? Proper water and fertilizing?
I would like to ordre 2 plants of the wax jambo plants, how do I do that?
Assuming you’re in the Central Valley, there are a number of tropical nurseries in the Los Angeles region. Mimosa Nursery carries the most options when it comes to wax jambu trees.
What do you think are the best varieties?
I’d definitely say Thai Jumbo, Green Diamond and Jumbo Perfume. All just has a honeydew deep sweetness.
@@TropicalCentralValley I got some green one that turns a little bit pink on the bottom. Not sure what it is but it’s better than my un named red. I wanna get some reds. Will try those you suggested!
Where is your location at. I Would like to buy your wax jumbo tree . I live in a Fresno ca. Please le me know if you have any wax jumbu tree for sell.
I actually don’t sell any of my tropical fruit trees. There are numerous tropical nurseries in the Los Angeles region. Specific to wax jambu trees, Mimosa Nursery carries the most varieties.
I would wait until May, as when I was there recently, their inventory was a bit bare.
Do you sell rose apple?
Sorry, unfortunately, I do not sell any of my tropicals. If you are nearing the Los Angeles region, there’s actually a number of tropical fruit tree nurseries in the region.
hello can i buy some please?
There’s actually a number of tropical fruit tree nurseries in the Los Angeles region.
@@TropicalCentralValley thank you for letting me know. I was trying to buy some but did not see where. I will look. Thanks so much.