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Hello @ronm.catadman5102, thank you for watching and commenting! I appreciate your kind words and your subscription, let me know if you have any questions or want to learn more about a specific tree or plant.

Hello @infallibleProof, thank you for watching and commenting! I do not have a Mamey tree at this time. I do have several other Sapote trees though including a Black Sapote, Chico Sapote and White Sapote. I'm hoping to get a Mamey someday since I do enjoy the fruit! Let me know if you have any other questions.

Hello @MrOrcslayer, thank you for watching and commenting! I knew that they were toxic to some stingless bees in some tropical locations like Hawaii but not North American bees. So I did a little research and found that they are toxic to many bees and pollinating insects but it seems that the reason why is because the African Tulip flowers has very sticky nectar, which can inhibit flight in those insects. My tree has not flowered yet so I have not personally dealt with any of these issues but good information to know for those choosing to plant this tree in their Green Yard.

Hello @annatian2006yoube, thank you for watching and commenting! I appreciate your kind words! If you love Papayas, definitely check out our harvesting video as well, ruclips.net/video/3EJqdSFTpQA/видео.html. From my understanding these are all Mexican Papayas. That's amazing that you live in zone 9b California, I think you should have no problem growing Papaya's there. Let me know if you have any other questions.

Hello @876Buckshots, thank you for watching and commenting! There could be several reasons why your Lychee may not be growing. The main one being that they like very acidic soil. Here in Phoenix, we have alkaline soil, so adding an amendment like agricultural sulfur can help to lower that PH and allow the tree to access any nutrients in the soil. The other reason may be that it is just taking it's time to grow. Lychees seem to be very slow growing here in the Phoenix area. They typically will put on new growth three to four times a year and generally it is only three to six inches at a time. I hope this helps, let me know if you have any other questions.

@@thegreenyardaz thank you so much

Hello @micahb-qb5wi, thank you for watching and commenting! I agree with you, I did make a mistake with this video and spent about half the time talking about other plants instead of the Monstera. I have worked on minimizing this in other videos and sticking to the topic at hand. I do appreciate you offering a suggestion as I did add in "garden update" to the title.

Hey Ed! Thank you again for letting us film a tour of your beautiful Green Yard! I also really appreciate your kind words.

Hello @user-cl9ew4ie4g, thank you for watching and commenting! Our tree is doing amazing and we actually did an update video this spring, which you can view here ruclips.net/video/vIFplp4Gr4A/видео.html. I am also going to be posting a harvesting/first taste test video here next week so definitely stay tuned for that. They are delicious Mangos!

Hello @champagnegardening5182, thank you for watching and commenting! I agree with you, Ed's turtle sanctuary is amazing!

Hello @daveaz9962, thank you for watching and commenting! I try to do full shade starting anywhere from 11am to 3pm. This mango in particular (now that it's older) gets shade from our house starting around 3pm in the summer. When I first started I would use old palm leaves to provide dappled shade until they got full shade from the house or our support trees. I have found that as they get older Mango's actually like to get more sun but the first three years or so they definitely need shade. My dad's OS is actually doing really well. It has yet to fruit but it has a really great shape and is around four feet tall. His tree does get a lot of shade though and is in a very protected microclimate. I'm so happy to hear that you are having success! I love Mangos and I feel that they are one of our easier tropical trees to grow here in Phoenix once they get established. Let me know if you have any other questions.

@@thegreenyardaz That’s good news. I think I have the perfect spot for an Orange Sherbet. I was reconsidering trying a different variety since OS is a bit more temperamental to grow. I think I’ll give it a try and see how it does…

Hello @TouchGrassGardening, thank you for watching and commenting! I agree with you 100%, it is so much fun to go and see different owners discuss their Green Yards and trees. Let me know if you ever want to collaborate and do a tour of your awesome yard! You're trees are all amazing!

@@thegreenyardaz Thanks, I appreciate that. Let's do it sometime in the future when it's not so hot!

Hello @tankhajj, thank you for watching and commenting! I have heard many people having success buying the bulbs from different grocery stores around the valley. It definitely loves the heat. I'm so glad you're having success with your Lemongrass!

Sounds like the Olympian variety...a mutant strain of English Brown Turkey. I see a lot of fig obsessives claiming the Brown Turkey is terrible but my trees produce huge, delicious, extremely sweet fruits. Plus they`re cold hardy and massive producers and very rapid growers. I`ve never seen a fruit tree grow so fast and produce so much in its first season.

Hello @tlnelson7598, thank you for watching and commenting! That is very interesting to hear that it tastes like peach. I got this tree as a mystery fig and am pretty sure it is a Brown Turkey but could be another variety. The figs themselves are delicious and are very sweet in flavor.

Hello @baneverything5580, thank you for watching and commenting! That is very interesting information about a mutant strain of English Brown Turkey. I did get this tree as a mystery fig but it looks like a Brown Turkey to me. It has very delicious fruit and I agree that it is a massive producer that grows extremely quickly.

Hello @saklynabil4149, thank you for watching and commenting! Unfortunately our Sweet Granadilla was not a success. I personally think that they can be grown here in Phoenix but I believe I planted mine at the incorrect time. I feel that if I would have planted it in spring after the last frost it would have had enough time to get acclimated before our summer heat. If you get a chance to try one let me know if it is successful or not. Let me know if you have any other questions.

Thank you for the reply

Hello @fancydog5866, thank you for watching and commenting! Everything is going great, the plants are growing very well and I'm going to be harvesting Mango's soon.

Hello @yourhealthcareguru2592, thank you for watching and commenting! I am not sure the exact species of Paulownia tree this is. It was just listed as a Royal Empress tree when I purchased it at the local nursery. It does appear to be a sterile variety as it has not produced any seed pods, which helps narrow it down a little. Let me know if you have any other questions.

Hello @emmanuelmbah3364, thank you for watching and commenting! I think that's amazing that you are looking to buy apple rootstocks, is your goal to graft your own trees? I do not know a website myself as all of the trees that I have purchased are already grafted, but I did some research and found, www.copenhavenfarms.com/, which seemed to have good reviews. If you are looking to purchase already grafted trees here in the Phoenix area I would recommend Greenlife by Shamus O'leary. I hope this helps and let me know if you have any other questions.

Thanks alot for your reply, I am looking to buy just rootstocks so I could graft myself at home. I'll go with the website you researched, I just emailed them. Regards Emmanue

Hello @geriannroth449, thank you for watching and commenting! Yes, this was new information I learned from my local tropical tree nursery. I always figured they were grown from seed only.

Hello @jadele574, thank you for watching and commenting! I appreciate your kind words. The food forest is really starting to take off and I'm hoping it starts to produce more abundantly as well.

Hello @shawniedaily7744, thank you for watching and commenting! That is so amazing that someone gifted you a four foot Papaya tree. I would definitely put it in ground. You can check out my Papaya planting video by visiting, ruclips.net/video/tBl6mOcv9fA/видео.html. I would recommend using any in ground potting soil and creating a mixture of 50% native soil and 50% potting soil. Let me know if you have any other questions.

Hello @FC2ESWS, thank you for watching and commenting! I feel that these figs taste pretty good. I will say that they are bland if they are not completely ripe. It can sometimes be a fight with the birds to get the ripe figs, but when I can they are very sweet and flavorful. Let me know if you have any other questions.

Brown Turkey is one of the fastest growing figs I`ve ever seen and the fruits are large, abundant and one of the sweetest I`ve seen. You can graft other varieties on its branches. I guess if you`re stuck with only growing in pots then you`d want to choose something more delicious but this variety is very delicious to me. They`re cold hardy too but if they do freeze back and the roots are mulched and insulated and you lose the branches the tree will rapidly grow back and produce figs that same year. I protect my trees if we have a few very hard freezes. It isn`t hard to cover a tree with a couple of layers and put warm lights or a closed cooler full of very hot water under the covering and monitor the temps with a wireless sensor. I refuse to allow my best trees to freeze.

Hello @pmurT4202, thank you for watching and commenting! Personally, I have found the most success using fish emulsion as a fertilizer for my tropical trees, including this Jackfruit. I just put out a short about how I feed my trees, which you can watch here, ruclips.net/user/shortst3yZmirMR28. Let me know if you have any other questions.

Hello @marensorensen2013, thank you for watching and commenting! Unfortunately, the vine did not make it through our record heat last year. I have a feeling that they can grow in Phoenix but they need to be planted in the spring to get acclimated before our heat. That is so amazing that you got to go to Peru, I love the country and am always excited to eat the exotic fruit when we visit my wife's family there. I have had a very hard time finding any Sweet Granadilla plants so if you find some please let me know!

I've been trying to get my hands on one of the fruit for years !! Would you be able to ship one to me in Pennsylvania !? I would be SO GRATEFUL !!!!

Hello @edibletropicaltrees, thank you for watching and commenting! I am so excited for it to start fruiting. That is amazing that you have a mature plant with fruit! Is there any way that you would be open to giving me a tour of your yard or at least your Monstera for the channel? Just let me know here or email me at thegreenyardarizona@gmail.com.

Hello @dylancook8863, I'm not sure about @edibletropicaltrees, but if mine ever fruits I will keep you in mind. Thanks for watching and commenting!

@@thegreenyardaz I'll cover the costs of shipping and whatever you'd like as a thank you !!!! I'ma hold ya to this ! 😅😊

Hello @themangovista, thank you for watching and commenting! I really appreciate your kind words!

Hello @user-nm7xx5cr8z, thank you for watching and commenting! I appreciate your kind words, it has been a lot of work but also very rewarding, especially since I am finally starting to get to harvest from some of my trees.

Hello @usernm7xx5cr8z, thank you for watching and commenting! This particular tree did very well over the winter, my other Mango trees did even better. All of them are currently holding Mango fruit and doing very well. I did an update short video recently, which you can view here, ruclips.net/user/shorts54M0KVPLuC4. Let me know if you have any questions.

Awesome! What varieties do you have working for you out here?

@ALLDRAINSEMERGENCYPLUMBING I have one that I got from Shamus that is a black sugar cane variety. I believe it's either Thai or Vietnamese. And my newest variety is purple Hawaiian. Surprisingly my purple Hawaiian sugar cane is the most hardy. I've had my black sugar cane for a few years now and unfortunately it is dying from red spot fungus

@@bigpapaplantman5126 purple Hawaii sounds yum. :)

Hello @bigpapaplantman5126, thank you for watching and commenting! I appreciate your kind words, that is amazing that you are seeing such growth on your sugarcane. I have been thinking about planting sugarcane but not sure if it's worth it. Would you recommend? I agree, the small increase in humidity during the monsoon season is definitely helping all my trees too.

Hello @daveaz9962, thank you for watching and commenting! From my experience, a Mango tree will not hold onto fruit unless it's ready. My Fruit Punch and Spirit of 76 dropped all fruit until this year. I feel that they did this because this year they finally have a good structure and are ready to fruit. This Super Alphonso has always had a good structure so it must be ready. I am planning on covering it this winter though to make sure it makes it through the cold. I have not tasted a Fruit Punch but I have one on the tree and will put out a tasting video soon. Honestly, I think any Mango tree is great. I feel that they are one of, if not the, easiest tropical fruit tree to grow here in Phoenix. I've enjoyed our Carrie Mango so that might be one to consider too. Thank you for your kind words! Let me know if you have any other questions.

Hello @annabenedian1625, thank you for watching and commenting! I have a video on how I cold protect my tropical trees, which you can view here, ruclips.net/video/CDZaqKkREc0/видео.html. Let me know if you have any other questions.

Hello @dthedad7330, thank you for watching and commenting! I appreciate your kind words!

Hello @samiam777, thank you for watching and commenting! I appreciate your kind words about my Mango trees. I'm not sure if they are going to mess up the wall or not. Typically, from my observation of mature Mango trees here in Phoenix, grafted Mango trees end up acting like a dwarf variety of Mangos and top out around 10 - 15 feet. I plan on continually trimming them to keep them smaller and more manageable as well. I guess time will tell, I appreciate you letting me know and I will keep it in mind as they get more mature.

Hello @haze9601, thank you for watching and commenting! I appreciate your kind words!

Hello @vianeygastelum569, thank you for watching and commenting! I got our Jocote from a local tropical tree nursery called Greenlife by Shamus O'leary. I know that he has some in stock now and they do love to be planted in the summer. Let me know if you have any other questions.

Hello @haze9601 thank you for watching and commenting! There are a lot of factors that go into how much water a tree needs including it's age, the soil type it's planted into, etc. Since it is in a fabric pot (grow bag), from my experience, I would water it two to three times a week. I would also make sure it has shade after 11am. I feel that this will help it survive until you are able to put it in the ground. I have several plants that I had to place in pots/grow bags and they are doing well with bi-weekly water and afternoon shade. I hope this helps and I hope you're able to harvest some figs soon! Let me know if you have any other questions.

Hello @doloresseames5067, thank you for watching and commenting! I have not had any issues and I really don't foresee any issues in the future. The reason is because I am on flood irrigation, which helps properly water the trees. There have been many growers in the Phoenix area that have found that deep watering less frequently allows the roots to follow the water further into the ground thereby minimizing any potential damage to foundations or walls. Proper deep watering can also be done by hand through the use of a berm around the root zone of the tree. I hope this helps, let me know if you have any other questions.

Hello @brie3679, thank you for watching and commenting! That is awesome that you are going to try growing some Pink Lady Apples in SW FL! I hope it works out for you. They are a good apple and a somewhat easier tree to grow and have produce here in Phoenix. I think it may be interesting to see how they grow from seed since I know most Pink Lady Apple Trees are grafted. You'll have to keep me updated on your progress and hopefully your successes. Let me know if you have any questions.

Hello @jimmydean123123, thank you for watching and commenting! Yes, our Rose Apple tree is still alive and doing really well! It's been putting on a lot of new growth this spring and is finally growing in a more upright direction and getting a tree shape (before it was growing more on the ground). I recently did a short talking about it, ruclips.net/user/shortsNamaSppbtWo?si=qT8n_Rj1bWHo_JI6. Let me know if you have any other questions.

Hello @oldyspices, thank you for watching and commenting! I appreciate the kind words! I love figs too, they do great here in the Phoenix area.

Hello @TwanaHanson-dv2yp, thank you for watching and commenting! I'm sorry to hear that you are sick and not doing very well. Unfortunately, my Soursop did not do very well this past winter and died back to the roots. I thought it was gone but it just started coming back. This means I will not have the ability to harvest any leaves or do anything with the tree for several years while it recovers and gets back to the size it was before. I hope you are able to find another source of leaves.

@@thegreenyardaz thank you for responding

Hello @eurikia1961, thank you for watching and commenting! Yes, you can grow bananas here! I think they are actually one of the easiest plants to grow here too as they love our heat and tolerate our cold. They also produce delicious bananas. You can watch our video on growing bananas here, ruclips.net/video/HJN2Vr3151I/видео.html. Let me know if you have any other questions.

with a height of 50 plus feet and a width of 30-40, and leaves the size of your head, i'd say they give plenty of shade...and in record time since this is one of the worlds fastest growers...

Hello @alejandroortiz4510, thank you for watching and commenting! They actually give a lot of shade but only in the warmer months. They are deciduous so they loose their leaves during our winter months here in Phoenix. This is part of the reason that I think they are one of the best shade trees for Phoenix, if you're using them as a foundation to create a tropical food forest. Let me know if you have any other questions.

Hello @ravenred201, thank you for watching and commenting! I would agree with you. My trees have grown at an astonishing rate and they do give plenty of shade during the warmer months.

Hello @geoph1972, I appreciate you watching and commenting! I agree with you, it was definitely too long, Unfortunately, I can't go into the past and change it so I have worked on making my new video intros 30 seconds or less.

@@thegreenyardaz At least it's a pleasant 30 seconds.

Hello @EdnaSmith, thank you for watching and commenting! Of course, I love growing plants and I figure I can share my knowledge and experience to help others grow too. That great that you were able to buy a Pixie Zee, I'm sorry to hear it's not doing well. It really just depends on how damaged it is. I have seen Peach trees be very resilient before when given the correct care. Is it doing okay in our summer heat? What I do is, for the first year, no matter the tree, I give it afternoon shade. The mulch is definitely helping to keep the soil moist so that is a good thing. Let me know if you have any other questions.

Hello @broady1247, thank you for watching and commenting! I am actually working on removing some of my Blue Java Banana's so I may have some pups available next year. I will keep you in mind for when they are ready. You can also email me at thegreenyardarizona@gmail.com.

Hello @TheJohnGray, thank you for watching and commenting! I appreciate your kind words!

Hello @RyansBackyardNursery, thank you for watching and commenting! Yes! It is finally happening and I am so enjoying the fruits of my labor.

Hello @jeffconboy7146, thank you for watching and commenting! I put a short video out recently about how I feed my plants, which you can view here, ruclips.net/user/shortst3yZmirMR28. I have not done a video on watering yet so I will consider putting that out. It seems to happen sometimes, I kill plants too, I have just seem to found what works for me in my yard and have had some thrive and survive.