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Ben's Exotic Florida
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Добавлен 19 авг 2023
Hey everyone, welcome to exotic Florida! I'm Ben and live in Boca Raton, Florida. I love eating exotic food and especially all the different fruits our world has to offer. When I moved to Florida in 2017, my passion for eating exotic fruit turned into a passion for growing exotic fruit. I now have a small backyard tropical fruit garden, which I'll be sharing, as well as other exotic foods that I can get my hands on here and maybe some other cool stuff going on here in South Florida. Please subscribe to keep up with my exotic Florida!
Public Fruit Orchard!? - Arboretum at Constituion Park, Deerfield Beach, Florida
This little municipal park in Deerfield Beach has a beautiful hidden arboretum with a pretty impressive collection of exotic tropical fruit trees. This park is only a few miles from my house and I never knew it existed until just recently!
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Picking and Tasting My First Kari Starfruit (Carambola)
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I bought this tiny newly grafted tree only 10 months ago and it already produced the first full sized starfruit (aka carambola). Starfruit trees are incredibly precocious and heavy producers, and mine seems to be no exception. This is definitely at the top of the list of trees that produce lots of fruit fast. Can't wait to see how this continues to perform!
Backyard Mamey Sapote and Sapodilla Trees Update!
Просмотров 455Месяц назад
Sapodilla and mamey sapote are cousins, both in the sapotacea family although they taste very different! Sapodilla tastes like apple pie and mamey sapote tastes like cooked pumpkin. Both of my small trees are completely full of flowers so I can't wait to see what happens in the coming months!
BUC-EE'S - The Best BBQ Ever...at a GAS STATION?
Просмотров 481Месяц назад
Buc-ee's are located at interstate exits throughout the southeast, mostly in Texas. I highly suggest that if you ever see you, you get off the highway and stop right away. It's one of the best places ever. Seriously.
Is Canned Soursop Good?? (Guanabana)
Просмотров 535Месяц назад
I never thought soursop could ever come in a can but I was at the local Asian grocery store and there it was. One of the most interesting an unexpected fruits to come in a can, check out to see what I thought of the soursop (aka guanabana).
Canned Mangosteen is Awesome!
Просмотров 572Месяц назад
I recently tried mangosteen pudding which was absolutely terrible, but to be fair it was mostly chemicals. Now I try canned mangosteen which consists simply of mangosteen, water, and sugar, and I had a very different experience!
Is Dried Sweet Potato Good?
Просмотров 42Месяц назад
I saw this package of dried sweet potato at the Asian grocery store and figured I'd give it a try. Strange, not great, but not terrible...
Mangosteen Pudding - Do Not Buy!
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Mangosteen is one of the best tasting fruits on Earth so when I saw these mangosteen flavored pudding cups at the Asian grocery store I figured I had to try them. I couldn't have been more disappointed. Stick around because I bought another mangosteen product which was much better.
Transplanting my Jaboticaba Tree - Full Update!
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I recently included the jaboticaba on my list of fruit trees that I don't recommend growing in south Florida. While it's not the worst choice, it's still been giving me some trouble. I've now had it in a total of three different places in the ground and two different times in pots. I think the key is finding its sweet spot. I'm hoping this last move is going to be its sweet spot and will start ...
Unboxing White Sapote Tree - From Lara Farms
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After moving my Jaboticaba tree to the side of my house, I had space for one more tree there. I've been thinking about getting a white sapote tree for a while but never got around to it. Now was my chance. Here's what a one-gallon tree from Lara Farms looks like. Subscribe and stick around to see how it does!
Hurricane Milton Aftermath in my Backyard Garden - Boca Raton, FL
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Hurricane Milton peaked at one of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded in the western hemisphere, a high end category 5. It ended up making landfall near Sarasota, Florida as a low end major category 3 hurricane. I live about 150 miles away from the landfall point but the expansive wind field still brought us sustained tropical storm force winds. Check out how my backyard garden fared through...
Impressive Fruit Tree Selection at Home Depot in South Florida!
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My local Home Depot here in Boca Raton usually doesn't have a great fruit tree selection but I was down in Hollywood and checked out the Home Depot there and was really surprised with their fruit tree selection. Check out all the awesome trees they have!
Walmart Mango Review: Keitt!
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The kents recently got replaced with keitts at Walmart. How does the keitt hold up? Watch and find out!
Florida Backyard Garden - Full Tour - September 2024
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It's the first day of fall 2024 and my tropical fruit garden has really enjoyed the summer rains. Check out to see how everything is coming along with some new changes since last time! Honey Kiss Mango 1:08 Coconut Cream Mango 2:08 Alphonso Mango 3:07 Makok Sapodilla 4:32 Pickering Mango 5:24 Geffner Atemoya 6:42 Pace Mamey Sapote 8:03 Sugar Belle Mandarin 9:05 Silas Wood Sapodilla 9:55 Kari St...
Checking Out Lowe's Fruit Tree Selection - Again (Boca Raton, FL)
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Checking Out Lowe's Fruit Tree Selection - Again (Boca Raton, FL)
5 Fruit Trees You Shouldn't Grow in Florida!
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5 Fruit Trees You Shouldn't Grow in Florida!
Replacing Jamaican Cherry Tree with Soursop Tree
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Replacing Jamaican Cherry Tree with Soursop Tree
Top 10 Worst Hurricanes Ever to Hit Florida!
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Top 10 Worst Hurricanes Ever to Hit Florida!
Flamingo Road Nursery - Davie, Florida - Full Tour
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Flamingo Road Nursery - Davie, Florida - Full Tour
Top 7 Fastest Producing Fruit Trees (tropical)
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Top 7 Fastest Producing Fruit Trees (tropical)
Lemon Drop Melon is Delicious! (fruit review)
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Lemon Drop Melon is Delicious! (fruit review)
Mango Review: Zill Indochinese (aka Zinc)!
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Mango Review: Zill Indochinese (aka Zinc)!
Mango Tree Pruning - Perfect Timing!
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Mango Tree Pruning - Perfect Timing!
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Problems exist in South Florida growing fruit trees, but the more you do, the more experienced you get. My advice - join some fruit club and you will learn a lot as I did when I moved to FL from VA and basically didn’t know anything about growing fruit trees. I learned a lot. In what area of South Florida do you live. I can recommend you some clubs...
Noni has to be one of my least favorite fruit for sure. It is awful. It h health benefits. Let me know if you wanna be brave enough to try one. Lolol
Yoo no way I gotta give you a nice black sapote to try for sure. Didn't know you never tried it
Thanks for showing this park. This will be on my bucket list.
Rinse , water , salt, boil 😢 you ate it straight from the can 😬😬
That is an awesome place. I like seeing how large the trees and plants get there. I can't wait until my loquats start making fruit. I love them. They have them planted around at a few parks and in some of the wooded, wild areas around me. I have no shame and sit under them at the park and eat the fruit while everyone watches me.
Haha nice!
I just bought one this morning in Ft Pierce Fla at Weatherbee Nursery, three Gallon size for 44 bucks. Its about three and a half feet tall now. Ill add it to my collection of 38 other varieties. I hope it does good!
That poor tree. Just no good spot for it.
@@littlegreen5845 it's doing much better now in it's new home on the side of my house!
Hey how has it worked out here in Florida?
The grains in your mango is lookalike its not a alphanso. Alphanso mango does not contain grains. The texture of real alphanso is very smooth like avacodo
If it is citrusy then it is not naturally ripen mango :) ....only juicy mangoes have that citrusy flavor .... Mango exporters collect unripen mangoes , it makes them easy to transport without being rotten. There after those mangoes will be chemically treated to bring yellowish color, those mangoes will have same sour and mild sweet taste despite of the variety...
Our first experience eating these was fresh off an ornamental tree next to a public road in St. Augustine. They were incredible. Similar in taste to peaches or apricots, but so much more delicate and fragrant.
Put star fruit in salt water when you cut it and it tastes better. Also, grow anona trees, the best ever ice cream taste and super good for your health. Also, the great think about passion fruit is that the whole plant is edible so if the kids get to it, they will be perfectly ok. Safe around kids fruit producers are amazing to have. Another great grower in mid Florida is the blueberry and the cherry, a barbado es cherry is also a beautiful plant and can be decoration Al in a front yard so the hola people won’t complaint
All papaya trees that fruit are worth it if you make Dulce de papaya verde. Green papaya desert. It is amazing and has gotten expensive and so easy to make. You can also make wonderful papaya marmalade that you can can and it is the best baby food ever and saves you so much money. Also, papaya trees will produce within a year and are healthier if you plant them each year from seed or cut down the thinning tree trunks every two years for those you want to keep. If you put seedlings inside concrete blocks they will be supper healthy trees too. They, like gardenias, like to be near concrete
Now you can germinate those seeds and then when they grow you can graft a limb from your original grafted tree and have more delicious star fruit trees!
you say its delicious but your face looks like its really not good
Fabulous!
Can't wait until my ApMay avocado 🥑 from Lara Farms arrives!
Love your videos!
Thank you! Can I assume you're in sarasota? I was just there earlier this week and went into Detwilers, what an amazing store! I was in a rush but definitely need to go back.
@ yes, in SRQ. Love Detwiler’s. Thanks for your video on Mamey, I got a very nice Pace from Everglades farm based on your tip!
Growing Citrus and lychee in central Florida 10A with no issues 💪
Golden nugget is not a dwarf tree at all, everglades farm provides wrong information in some fruit varieties like they listed maria black avocado season nov _ jan wich is false, the season in south florida is sep _ nov . They named black gold , j 31 , dang rasimi as dwarf varieties and thats completely wrong. Only dwarfish kind off varieties that i know in florida are cristela ( Excalibur nursery) and cochin . I know nothing about the vietnam dwarf they are selling. Mai 1 and mai 3 are not very big trees
Amazing!! Love these food tasting videos!!
Great video!!! Hit that like everyone please!!
Amazing video Brah!!
Heyyy can I have a pup pls so I can grow it in my yard. 😊😊you said ask. Asking 😅😊😊😊
Wow, so much fruit! I have a Sapodilla here in L.A. that is about 50% bigger than yours and it has never fruited! It flowers multiple times a year but they always die and fall off. I'm starting to think our lack of humidity is the problem. Any suggestions?
Yeah sapodillas are a tree adapted to the jungles of central America. Probably can't thrive in the dry LA climate.
Some of these varieties need to grow to small tree size to start holding fruit. I have one in a humid climate that produces a large fruit but the flowers drop off, it needs to get to at least 5 or 6 ft probably to start producing anything
@@mayi757 Thanks, I hope you're right. 🤞
Next location is being built in Fort Pierce near Port St. Lucie!!
YES! That is so much closer to me than the other locations!
Can you do an update in regards to your Campbell White Sapote??? How is it doing?? How big has it grown??
So far it's still a little twig but I'll definitely keep updating! Also it's a younghans gold, not campbell.
@ oh ok I have an air layered Younghans Gold. It’s about 4.5 feet now.
@marcuswelby921 nice, got any fruit?
@@BensExoticFloridabought it airlayered with “2” fruit on it which dropped off.
Mangos are nothing new to South Florida. They have been grown and hybridized in Florida for more than 100 years. In fact, Florida mango varieties are grown in many parts of the world, particularly Africa and Latin America, and make up the majority of the mangos consumed in Europe and North America.
I love Soursop. Found it after many years of not eating it at a Spanish Supermarket. It is delicious also no seeds. It was in a container that looked like an actual Soursop. I ate it cold. Never had Mangosteen.
Just found your channel! Your backyard looks awesome! We love to try unique fruits! We also have tried canned mangosteen and really enjoyed it. Lots of flavors packed into one fruit. Haven't tried it fresh yet, but maybe one day!
Thank you!
Nobody has ever said that Buccees is the best bbq dude
I did
I make margaritas
Glad u mentioned the bathroom at the end!
Since I’m not much of a Gardener, really liked this Bucees video!
Informative video. Thank you!
Yoo great video Ben!!!
Nice! Thank you and now I will look for these.
Fresh ones are WAY better.
Yeah, but these are still a solid option for when you can't find the fresh ones.
I’ll have to try these!
How big do these trees get?
They could get very big but can be kept small with pruning
Great job!!! Thanks Brah!!
I have the prolific variety. It has yet to produce fruit but i cant wait to try them.
Please hit the like button!!!!
Amazing job Brah!!!!
Thanks!
Is there no best before date tag printed at all? It should be in dark text somewhere on top.
You're right. I found it after the fact. It was a year away. Still wondering about those warnings though...
These were my favorite as a kid lol
No way! Seriously??
Chewing pudding!!! No mangosteen flavor whaaaaaaaat?!?!
Seriously. So terrible!
You're right that looks of jello for sure, sketchy pudding definitely lol