Happy thanksgiving! Interesting info. I’ll definitely stick to seedlings for future purchases that aren’t seeds. Though, I don’t often buy live plants online, I usually go for seeds there. Or I get fruits from stores, gardens or foraging. And that’s the beauty of fruit trees. There are many avenues to pursue. Found me a durian in sac area yesterday and picked up some feijoa off the ground from some roadside landscaping this morning. It’s gonna be an interesting grow…
Very nice. Yeah, for the ultra exotic tropicals such as the durian, your only options are through seeds, from which they do germinate quite easily. Growing them from seeds is perhaps one of the best methods as the tree acclimates quite easily.
@ yeah. The ultra tropicals are gonna be interesting. I may do a few experimental plants, but I may use them as house plants to be honest. But we will see. I prefer growing from seed personally, but sometimes the only available way to get certain species is buying seedlings online…
Very thankful for running into your channel. Your videos are great gave me lots of information to starting my own food forest. I kindly ask if I can visit your amazing beautiful food forest before I start planting my trees I see your trees so close I would love to get a closer look or “tour” if possible
Thank you. Yeah, anytime. I get visitors from all over the Central Valley, though, as we are approaching winter, there’s not a whole lot to see as many of the trees are settling down for winter.
Happy Thanksgiving I bought 4 barbados cherry trees from Amazon in May of this year. So far so good. I have 1 of them underneath the patio next to the house, and the other 3 are underneath a patio separate from the house.
Hey I got a long question. What the right way to prune Wax Jambu? I heavily pruned my 15 year tree trying to shorten it. And now it hasn't produced flowers in 2 years. Before it fruited every year.
From your description, it sounds like your tree may be in shock. Assuming you did not cut more than 1/3 of the tree, it should bounce back in the coming years. I’d keep watering and fertilizing it during the growing months.
This is true. They are one of the purveyors of rare seeds though I find them to be on the pricer end. My primary issue with some seeds is the viability of the seeds, especially given the shipping time.
I feel your pain. I too have lost many Barbados Cherry trees in the past, though they were unsheltered. I’m confident the seedlings will perform much better as they are practically “grown” in my climate.
This is very common question I get asked. Instead of the lowest, I would not focus on a number. The reason for this is, more tropical fruit trees are killed off in the summer time than due to any issues related to cold/frost.
@@TropicalCentralValley i just wanted to know because we don’t really get frosts so much but the problem is it sometimes snows and when it snows the temperature can reach 21f, does it reach below 22 in your region?
In my USDA Zone 9b region, we get numerous instances of the temperature going down to 26°F. From the perspective of a tree, there really isn’t a difference once the temperature drops below freezing, at 32°F where the cellular structure crystallizes.,
@@TropicalCentralValley oh good, and when do you fertilize your trees, i want to use only manure for my trees so when do you recommend to feed them, and also when to prune them, because the theirs leaves don’t fall like peaches and mulberries
During the growing seasons, I use a combination of chicken/steer manure and other organic fertilizer. I’m selective of the manure when it comes to the more sensitive tropicals such as mango trees, but besides that, they get applied to most. I find spring, or after the threat of frost to be the best time to prune.
Happy Thanksgiving , i am thankful for your channel
You, and your family as well.
Happy thanksgiving! Interesting info. I’ll definitely stick to seedlings for future purchases that aren’t seeds. Though, I don’t often buy live plants online, I usually go for seeds there. Or I get fruits from stores, gardens or foraging. And that’s the beauty of fruit trees. There are many avenues to pursue. Found me a durian in sac area yesterday and picked up some feijoa off the ground from some roadside landscaping this morning. It’s gonna be an interesting grow…
Very nice. Yeah, for the ultra exotic tropicals such as the durian, your only options are through seeds, from which they do germinate quite easily. Growing them from seeds is perhaps one of the best methods as the tree acclimates quite easily.
@ yeah. The ultra tropicals are gonna be interesting. I may do a few experimental plants, but I may use them as house plants to be honest. But we will see. I prefer growing from seed personally, but sometimes the only available way to get certain species is buying seedlings online…
Totally agreed.
Very thankful for running into your channel. Your videos are great gave me lots of information to starting my own food forest. I kindly ask if I can visit your amazing beautiful food forest before I start planting my trees I see your trees so close I would love to get a closer look or “tour” if possible
Thank you.
Yeah, anytime. I get visitors from all over the Central Valley, though, as we are approaching winter, there’s not a whole lot to see as many of the trees are settling down for winter.
@ I understand, being able to see them up Close with be absolutely a blessing may I please have your Facebook user ?
I’m on Instagram at: Tropical Central Valley.
Please feel free to to direct message me there.
Happy Thanksgiving
I bought 4 barbados cherry trees from Amazon in May of this year. So far so good. I have 1 of them underneath the patio next to the house, and the other 3 are underneath a patio separate from the house.
Nice, mine too were from Amazon, for cheap.
Great video! But what is the ratio of sand:peat: perlite?
Half sand, half peat moss. The perlite is really not necessary, but because I have it, I just threw some in.
I tend to grow seeds and graft these days more than anything. Grafting really opens you up for harder to find varieties.
Same here. Trees grown from seeds make excellent rootstock as they are already acclimated.
@ agreed. For some varieties, grafting is the only option.
Very true, especially some of the annona variants.
I just bought some seedlings from Ricardos Nursery. I'm willing to plant them in Sacramento
That’s awesome.
You have it good as there is a Mimosa Nursery in your area.
Went to Mimosa nursery in Sac recently. Great variety and deals@@TropicalCentralValley
Hey I got a long question. What the right way to prune Wax Jambu? I heavily pruned my 15 year tree trying to shorten it. And now it hasn't produced flowers in 2 years. Before it fruited every year.
From your description, it sounds like your tree may be in shock. Assuming you did not cut more than 1/3 of the tree, it should bounce back in the coming years. I’d keep watering and fertilizing it during the growing months.
Trade winds fruit is also a great site to get Seeds especially for varieties that are hard to find as plants
This is true. They are one of the purveyors of rare seeds though I find them to be on the pricer end.
My primary issue with some seeds is the viability of the seeds, especially given the shipping time.
Which online source did you get them from? Would you recommend them as well?
I had great luck with Amazon and Etsy. The sellers seem to pack the trees/seedlings nicely.
I left mine on my porch with a roof and the temperature drop to 30 and killed my plant.
I feel your pain. I too have lost many Barbados Cherry trees in the past, though they were unsheltered.
I’m confident the seedlings will perform much better as they are practically “grown” in my climate.
Hey, i wanted to ask you a question, whats the lowest temperature you usually get in winters and do you ever get snow where you live?
This is very common question I get asked. Instead of the lowest, I would not focus on a number. The reason for this is, more tropical fruit trees are killed off in the summer time than due to any issues related to cold/frost.
@@TropicalCentralValley i just wanted to know because we don’t really get frosts so much but the problem is it sometimes snows and when it snows the temperature can reach 21f, does it reach below 22 in your region?
In my USDA Zone 9b region, we get numerous instances of the temperature going down to 26°F. From the perspective of a tree, there really isn’t a difference once the temperature drops below freezing, at 32°F where the cellular structure crystallizes.,
@@TropicalCentralValley oh good, and when do you fertilize your trees, i want to use only manure for my trees so when do you recommend to feed them, and also when to prune them, because the theirs leaves don’t fall like peaches and mulberries
During the growing seasons, I use a combination of chicken/steer manure and other organic fertilizer. I’m selective of the manure when it comes to the more sensitive tropicals such as mango trees, but besides that, they get applied to most.
I find spring, or after the threat of frost to be the best time to prune.