I live in central FL zone 9b and love my silk floss. Super inexpensive tree. I got mine for $40 at 4 feet tall and planted it three months ago and it’s already grown so much, it’s probably 6 foot now. Looking super lush as well and can’t wait til it matures and flowers.
Lol, yeah sometimes people like the idea of a tree more than the reality of how big it can get. How big was your neighbor's when they cut it down? I saw one that must have been near 100ft tall and 10 ft wide in the Huntington Library in Los Angeles.
I have the Pakistan Mulberry here in Texas. It's grown from 2 foot nursery plant to about 8 feet in the first year. However, the Moringa I planted from seed is up to about ten feet, so that one might deserve an honorable mention.
Totally agree! My neighbor has a moringa that grows super fast. It just dies back a ton in the winter where we are... also, whenever I need any moringa he always has extra so I don't need one in my yard :)
Next to my house and the borders/berms of my yard are all drip, while the middle (grassy area) is flood irrigation. I likely would have planted differently without flood - saves a ton of work, and many of the tropicals do better on flood.
Where did you buy these trees? I'm also in Arizona but I don't remember having seen them at local nurseries....unless until now I just didn't know what I was looking for. 😊
I've planted mulberries in my Chandler yard. I'm considering getting rid of them. The shad is really great. Comparatively, it doesn't look like the rainbow euc or the floss provide much shade. How big is your yard?
I live in central FL zone 9b and love my silk floss. Super inexpensive tree. I got mine for $40 at 4 feet tall and planted it three months ago and it’s already grown so much, it’s probably 6 foot now. Looking super lush as well and can’t wait til it matures and flowers.
That is awesome!
That silk floss is a beast! A neighbor recently cut theirs down as it was getting out of control in their front yard 😂.
Lol, yeah sometimes people like the idea of a tree more than the reality of how big it can get. How big was your neighbor's when they cut it down? I saw one that must have been near 100ft tall and 10 ft wide in the Huntington Library in Los Angeles.
@@TouchGrassGardening I think it was at least 30 ft. Too big for a front yard in the suburbs 🤣
@@GrowsGoneWild Putting a silk floss in the front yard... that takes courage! Look out neighbor kids
@@TouchGrassGardening especially in California 🤣
I have the Pakistan Mulberry here in Texas. It's grown from 2 foot nursery plant to about 8 feet in the first year. However, the Moringa I planted from seed is up to about ten feet, so that one might deserve an honorable mention.
Totally agree! My neighbor has a moringa that grows super fast. It just dies back a ton in the winter where we are... also, whenever I need any moringa he always has extra so I don't need one in my yard :)
How do you irrigate all of your plants and trees? Do you have flood irrigation on your property or do you have individual heads for each tree?
Next to my house and the borders/berms of my yard are all drip, while the middle (grassy area) is flood irrigation. I likely would have planted differently without flood - saves a ton of work, and many of the tropicals do better on flood.
Where did you buy these trees? I'm also in Arizona but I don't remember having seen them at local nurseries....unless until now I just didn't know what I was looking for. 😊
They were from GreenLife by Shamus O'Leary in Phoenix, and Queen Creek Tropicals in QC.
I've planted mulberries in my Chandler yard. I'm considering getting rid of them. The shad is really great. Comparatively, it doesn't look like the rainbow euc or the floss provide much shade. How big is your yard?
What’s the reason you want to get rid of them? Silk Floss is deciduous here so a bit of sunshine in winter gets through. Rainbow is a huge shade tree.