I’m so stoked to hopefully be eating more types of fruit. We get a bit colder here in Oregon, but I’ll still try to find some solid plants for both outside in ground growing and container growing/winter protected as well. Have some fun seeds gonna be sent soon and some cold stratifying in the fridge, so gonna be interesting. We’re already in the 30s at night though, so here might have issues with cold…not gonna stop me from trying to have a garden half as nice as yours! Still need to get me some ice cream bean….been wanting to try that for ages! The tree looks amazing too! Well, I could ramble forever…keep up the good work and good luck this winter!
Some fruits need to cold. Us here in Texas we are limited to just a little variety of peaches, plums and apples because we don't have a lot of cold hours. We all wish we could plant cherries but we can't because we don't have enough chill hours.
Thank you. Having been to Portland for a few days last April, yeah, your cold is definitely different than mine, even though the actual temperature were similar. While there, I was surprised to find many ethnic grocery stores carry a great variety of tropical fruit. I would try obtaining some fresh fruits and germinating their seeds.
This is very true. Luckily or unluckily, folks in the Central Valley, basically California’s basin, gets the best/worst of both worlds. We average anywhere between 800 to 1,200 chill hours during our winter months. It’s fascinating to see my tropical fruit trees growing next to my apricot that needs a ton of chill hours.
@@blahblahblah7551 indeed. I have many different stone fruit pits in the fridge. Gonna see if I can get some good varieties. Also gonna try kadsura, 3 species of paw paw, Chilean guava, feijoa, and some other things I’ve been recomended for zone 8b. The rest will likely be tropical…depends what I can find and afford.
That’s awesome. I would imagine the majority of deciduous fruit trees would thrive in your region. I have a Paw Paw tree that isn’t liking my climate. It’s not dying, but at the same time, given its 4 year old age, it’s barely a foot tall. My climate simply does not have the preferred humidity and soil pH to accommodate its needs.
Sir thank you for being so active with your replays your the best UA-camr ! I would like some advice. I know am a bit late to buying my mango tree and planting it in ground but when wound you remember to plant your mango here in the valley around what months ?thank you 💯🙏🏽
You’re very welcome. Concerning mango trees, the best month would be sometime in spring, in my case, around April or when the threat of frost is gone. There’s actually quite a bit that goes into the requirement of a mango trees. Here’s an older video dedicated to the topic: Successfully Plant and Grow Mango Trees in Clay Soil ua-cam.com/video/z5nZjteXbVM/v-deo.html
I would ask what is your growing zone and if you're near or away from the coast . The fall is also a good time to plant avocado trees . Especially where i live in Los Angeles to San Diego according to the yt experts greg and julie
You may want to check out my other videos that were dedicated to the growing of these specific tropical fruit trees. Although a part of the issue, I wouldn’t focus too much on the frost and tropical fruit trees. I have personally had more tropical fruit trees died in the 110°F dry summer days than any frosty days. There’s also the matter of pH that is to be considered.
@@TropicalCentralValley oh okay thanks, and I noticed that you plant your trees too close to each other, is it okay? Because i always here that you should make a big space between them, and it also seems that you don’t prune your trees too much or i mean you don’t prune them to that typical tree shape (🌳) you just let them grow normally
You’re very welcome. Concerning spacing, this is a myth that I outlined in an older video: Tropical Fruit Tree Myths Part 1 ua-cam.com/video/mrk_s7fpSRA/v-deo.html
So for the bananas, you just let them ripe over the winter? Am in zone 9 B Fresno, my banana tree produced flower in October and we have some unripe green fruits now, but I am not sure whether they will thrive through the winter.
It’s going to take a long time, about 10 years. For this purpose, it would be my recommendation that you get a grafted tree (I got mine from Lowe’s) which generally produce fruits in about 2-3 years.
@ oh wow that’s a long time.. I took a seed from the best white sapote I’ve ever had and planted it.. it’s about 3ft tall after two years. I will probably graft a couple varieties onto it and leave one branch of the rootstock to see how the fruits taste.
Yeah, they do take some time for the tree to be established and ready to produce. If using it as a rootstock, as it’s already in the ground and acclimated to your environment, it’ll make an excellent rootstock.
Hi u should try growing nanche (brysonima crassiflora )fruit tree the fruit is very good in love it im trying to grow one in zone 9a there isint much information on the fruit tree it just says its tolerant for zone 9 and im also trying to grow roxburg fig its a tropical fig tree that has delicious fruit
Unfortunately, obtaining the trees or fruits is the difficult part. I realize there’s a number of online nurseries that may carry them, however, I remain a bit skeptical and would like to pick the best tree from the lot as this is needed in order for some of them to make it in my climate. I tried germinating Kwai Muk from seeds, however, have been unsuccessful. There’s a number of tropical fruits, such as the Salak that I’m trying to obtain the fruits, but this has been proving to be a challenge.
@@TropicalCentralValley Ive ordered over 20 or more tropical fruit trees that came to my door on this app called etsy and if they didint come good i got refunded
It is true we can easily get our money back, but the conditions of the trees shipped are sometimes questionable. I would much rather visit a nursery in person then order them from online sources, including reputable ones.
I’d definitely put it in the ground, as they need the real estate and the vast resources from the ground. That said, to your point, I’d wait until the threat of frost is completely gone.
I wouldn’t use pure sweetness as a metric of how good a fruit it. It’s be like, which varieties of sugarcane is the best. Being a red flesh variety, the Ruby Supreme is perhaps one of the best tasting varieties. Bear in mind, not all trees perform the same, even the same tree do not perform the same and may change from year to year depending on the elements.
Hey, do you get frost in your region? And do your cherimoyas and (avocados , lychee.. if u have) survive the frost, because w usually get just above frost in winter or maybe alittle bit warmer and sometimes we get frosts and snow for a day or two days, can these tropical trees survive?
Luckily we only get about 5 or 6 multiple days of frost where it drops below 28°F. Frost hasn’t been an issue for me when compared to the 115°F summer days. It’s really all about the microclimate protection that you can provide.
Here’s an older video that lightly covers the topic, especially for winter protection: Want Your Tropical Fruit Trees to Survive Winter - Microclimate! ua-cam.com/video/UG744oSjbww/v-deo.html
I believe I have a tropic pink guava. It's grafted and purchased from home depot I think. It was given to me by a neighbor so I'm not sure. I pick them when they turn yellow and start to droop a bit, but they aren't sweet at all. They smell so potent so I assume they are ripe. They have great flavor but no sugar. Should I let them stay on the tree and drop? I have a bunch left so I'll try that. Any thoughts? I'm a guava rookie. Thanks as always.
You’re very welcome. Assuming you are using organic fertilizer, try increasing the frequency. Guava trees are considered “heavy feeders” and will happily take up all the nutrients available.
@TropicalCentralValley I actually don't use fertilizers and never have. I continuously chop and drop and mulch heavy throughout the year. That said, I do tend to mulch the guava a lot less than the other trees because it's in the parkway. It looks very healthy and has a good fuit set. My trees fuit pretty well and have excellent tasting fruit. The guava seems to be the outlier, but I'll up my mulching and see if that helps. Thanks again.
That’s awesome. My yard, being a relatively new subdivision, lacks any nutrients so I needed to apply fertilizer, but as my trees mature, I’m having to fertilize them less.
Unfortunately, I do not sell any of my tropical fruit trees, including fruits, seeds, cuttings, etc. If you have plans to visit the Los Angeles or Sacramento region, there’s actually a good number of tropical fruit tree nurseries in the area. Here’s some videos I did touring some of them: Champa Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour ua-cam.com/video/o1-Adgg5DKQ/v-deo.html Emily Garden Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour ua-cam.com/video/gn1JDiz-riA/v-deo.html Mimosa Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour ua-cam.com/video/YfOMOSsuGIo/v-deo.html Mimosa Nursery in Northern California - Sacramento! ua-cam.com/video/gZNdN2HceQ4/v-deo.html
I’m so stoked to hopefully be eating more types of fruit. We get a bit colder here in Oregon, but I’ll still try to find some solid plants for both outside in ground growing and container growing/winter protected as well. Have some fun seeds gonna be sent soon and some cold stratifying in the fridge, so gonna be interesting. We’re already in the 30s at night though, so here might have issues with cold…not gonna stop me from trying to have a garden half as nice as yours! Still need to get me some ice cream bean….been wanting to try that for ages! The tree looks amazing too! Well, I could ramble forever…keep up the good work and good luck this winter!
Some fruits need to cold. Us here in Texas we are limited to just a little variety of peaches, plums and apples because we don't have a lot of cold hours. We all wish we could plant cherries but we can't because we don't have enough chill hours.
Thank you.
Having been to Portland for a few days last April, yeah, your cold is definitely different than mine, even though the actual temperature were similar.
While there, I was surprised to find many ethnic grocery stores carry a great variety of tropical fruit. I would try obtaining some fresh fruits and germinating their seeds.
This is very true. Luckily or unluckily, folks in the Central Valley, basically California’s basin, gets the best/worst of both worlds.
We average anywhere between 800 to 1,200 chill hours during our winter months. It’s fascinating to see my tropical fruit trees growing next to my apricot that needs a ton of chill hours.
@@blahblahblah7551 indeed. I have many different stone fruit pits in the fridge. Gonna see if I can get some good varieties. Also gonna try kadsura, 3 species of paw paw, Chilean guava, feijoa, and some other things I’ve been recomended for zone 8b. The rest will likely be tropical…depends what I can find and afford.
That’s awesome. I would imagine the majority of deciduous fruit trees would thrive in your region. I have a Paw Paw tree that isn’t liking my climate. It’s not dying, but at the same time, given its 4 year old age, it’s barely a foot tall. My climate simply does not have the preferred humidity and soil pH to accommodate its needs.
Sir thank you for being so active with your replays your the best UA-camr ! I would like some advice. I know am a bit late to buying my mango tree and planting it in ground but when wound you remember to plant your mango here in the valley around what months ?thank you 💯🙏🏽
You’re very welcome.
Concerning mango trees, the best month would be sometime in spring, in my case, around April or when the threat of frost is gone. There’s actually quite a bit that goes into the requirement of a mango trees. Here’s an older video dedicated to the topic:
Successfully Plant and Grow Mango Trees in Clay Soil
ua-cam.com/video/z5nZjteXbVM/v-deo.html
Great information
Thank you.
Hello I wanted to ask how did your forest take today weird weather please I am really concerned 😊!?
Just did a video covering today’s wild Dust Bowl event.
All trees are doing great.
@ I am watching it as we speak I was hoping for a new video 😆🫡thanks boss man i can’t wait to see your forest
You’re very welcome.
Never knew you could overwinter white sapote 👀
Totally, and they taste great.
When is the best time to plant avocado and other tropical fruit trees on ground?
April, or after the threat of frost is over. In the 110°F summer months, it may be beneficial to provide shade to the newly planted tree.
I would ask what is your growing zone and if you're near or away from the coast . The fall is also a good time to plant avocado trees . Especially where i live in Los Angeles to San Diego according to the yt experts greg and julie
This is true. I was assuming @easter543 is in USDA Zone 9b.
If in warmer climates, anytime would be my response.
Hi, i wanna ask if lychee tree is cold hardy.. and what’s the most cold hardy tree between (lychee, rambutan, longan)
You may want to check out my other videos that were dedicated to the growing of these specific tropical fruit trees. Although a part of the issue, I wouldn’t focus too much on the frost and tropical fruit trees. I have personally had more tropical fruit trees died in the 110°F dry summer days than any frosty days. There’s also the matter of pH that is to be considered.
@@TropicalCentralValley oh okay thanks, and I noticed that you plant your trees too close to each other, is it okay? Because i always here that you should make a big space between them, and it also seems that you don’t prune your trees too much or i mean you don’t prune them to that typical tree shape (🌳) you just let them grow normally
You’re very welcome.
Concerning spacing, this is a myth that I outlined in an older video:
Tropical Fruit Tree Myths Part 1
ua-cam.com/video/mrk_s7fpSRA/v-deo.html
what is the size of your growing area?
Front and backyard, where there is soil, about 2,000 square feet.
So for the bananas, you just let them ripe over the winter? Am in zone 9 B Fresno, my banana tree produced flower in October and we have some unripe green fruits now, but I am not sure whether they will thrive through the winter.
Yes. Mine fruit and ripen throughout the year. The two fruits shown are the second harvest.
@ Thanks!
You’re very welcome.
How long will a white sapote take to bear fruit from seed?
It’s going to take a long time, about 10 years.
For this purpose, it would be my recommendation that you get a grafted tree (I got mine from Lowe’s) which generally produce fruits in about 2-3 years.
@ oh wow that’s a long time.. I took a seed from the best white sapote I’ve ever had and planted it.. it’s about 3ft tall after two years. I will probably graft a couple varieties onto it and leave one branch of the rootstock to see how the fruits taste.
Yeah, they do take some time for the tree to be established and ready to produce.
If using it as a rootstock, as it’s already in the ground and acclimated to your environment, it’ll make an excellent rootstock.
Hi u should try growing nanche (brysonima crassiflora
)fruit tree the fruit is very good in love it im trying to grow one in zone 9a there isint much information on the fruit tree it just says its tolerant for zone 9 and im also trying to grow roxburg fig its a tropical fig tree that has delicious fruit
And im trying to grow a wampee tree and a kwai muk fruit tree related to jack fruits that supposedly taste super good and tolerant for 25 degrees
Unfortunately, obtaining the trees or fruits is the difficult part. I realize there’s a number of online nurseries that may carry them, however, I remain a bit skeptical and would like to pick the best tree from the lot as this is needed in order for some of them to make it in my climate.
I tried germinating Kwai Muk from seeds, however, have been unsuccessful.
There’s a number of tropical fruits, such as the Salak that I’m trying to obtain the fruits, but this has been proving to be a challenge.
@@TropicalCentralValley Ive ordered over 20 or more tropical fruit trees that came to my door and if they didint come good i got refunded
@@TropicalCentralValley Ive ordered over 20 or more tropical fruit trees that came to my door on this app called etsy and if they didint come good i got refunded
It is true we can easily get our money back, but the conditions of the trees shipped are sometimes questionable.
I would much rather visit a nursery in person then order them from online sources, including reputable ones.
Just got a young papaya. Would you plant in ground or keep in container until frost is gone?
I’d definitely put it in the ground, as they need the real estate and the vast resources from the ground.
That said, to your point, I’d wait until the threat of frost is completely gone.
From 1-10 how sweet is your Ruby supreme guava? Im hearing from a few people that its not very sweet
I wouldn’t use pure sweetness as a metric of how good a fruit it. It’s be like, which varieties of sugarcane is the best.
Being a red flesh variety, the Ruby Supreme is perhaps one of the best tasting varieties.
Bear in mind, not all trees perform the same, even the same tree do not perform the same and may change from year to year depending on the elements.
Hey, do you get frost in your region? And do your cherimoyas and (avocados , lychee.. if u have) survive the frost, because w usually get just above frost in winter or maybe alittle bit warmer and sometimes we get frosts and snow for a day or two days, can these tropical trees survive?
Luckily we only get about 5 or 6 multiple days of frost where it drops below 28°F.
Frost hasn’t been an issue for me when compared to the 115°F summer days.
It’s really all about the microclimate protection that you can provide.
@@TropicalCentralValley i didn’t get it what is microclimate protection?
Here’s an older video that lightly covers the topic, especially for winter protection:
Want Your Tropical Fruit Trees to Survive Winter - Microclimate!
ua-cam.com/video/UG744oSjbww/v-deo.html
@@TropicalCentralValley okay thank you, so i should be good even if i got a couple days of frost? And the snow is it the same thing? For a day or two
It really depends on the condition of your tropical fruit trees. Some “unhealthy” trees succumb to the cold easier than healthy ones.
I believe I have a tropic pink guava. It's grafted and purchased from home depot I think. It was given to me by a neighbor so I'm not sure. I pick them when they turn yellow and start to droop a bit, but they aren't sweet at all. They smell so potent so I assume they are ripe. They have great flavor but no sugar. Should I let them stay on the tree and drop? I have a bunch left so I'll try that. Any thoughts? I'm a guava rookie. Thanks as always.
It may be a fertilizer issue. The tree needs all the nutrients and plenty of sunlight in order to produce lots of sugar into the fruits.
@TropicalCentralValley full sun all day so it may be lacking something. Thanks for the suggestions.
You’re very welcome. Assuming you are using organic fertilizer, try increasing the frequency. Guava trees are considered “heavy feeders” and will happily take up all the nutrients available.
@TropicalCentralValley I actually don't use fertilizers and never have. I continuously chop and drop and mulch heavy throughout the year. That said, I do tend to mulch the guava a lot less than the other trees because it's in the parkway. It looks very healthy and has a good fuit set. My trees fuit pretty well and have excellent tasting fruit. The guava seems to be the outlier, but I'll up my mulching and see if that helps. Thanks again.
That’s awesome. My yard, being a relatively new subdivision, lacks any nutrients so I needed to apply fertilizer, but as my trees mature, I’m having to fertilize them less.
May you
Please sell me a mango 🙏🏽I am a young man that wants to grow many tropical fruit tree here at my home in Fresno ca
Unfortunately, I do not sell any of my tropical fruit trees, including fruits, seeds, cuttings, etc.
If you have plans to visit the Los Angeles or Sacramento region, there’s actually a good number of tropical fruit tree nurseries in the area. Here’s some videos I did touring some of them:
Champa Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour
ua-cam.com/video/o1-Adgg5DKQ/v-deo.html
Emily Garden Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour
ua-cam.com/video/gn1JDiz-riA/v-deo.html
Mimosa Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour
ua-cam.com/video/YfOMOSsuGIo/v-deo.html
Mimosa Nursery in Northern California - Sacramento!
ua-cam.com/video/gZNdN2HceQ4/v-deo.html
Thank you so much 😊
You’re very welcome.