6 Year Old Tropical Fruit Tree Forest in California's Central Valley
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- 2/23/2024 - Growth comparison of some of my tropical fruit trees when first planted in the ground, to how they are today, in the middle of California's Central Valley winter.
Your tropical forest does not even look like it's wintertime; it's green and gorgeous! That's quite an achievement and a testament to the microclimates you created. Happy almost spring!
Thank you.
Many years of trial and error, mostly errors.
You're a huge inspiration! You have so many beautiful tropicals. As a fellow Asian American & Gardener, I salute you!
Thank you.
I’m many ways, I’m trying to relive my childhood as I grew up eating many of these tropical fruit trees.
Wow! That's incredible, your hard work has paid off!
Thank you.
All credit goes to the trees for making it in my climate.
Incredible growth in 10 years. Looks amazing.
Thank you.
This is all really just the beginning.
Awesome!!! Great job!!! Such a peaceful vibe, absolutely amazing 🤩🤩🤩
Thank you.
Great video! Specially the big difference between the beginning and current state of your trees :)
Thank you. And in the grand scheme of things, this is barely the beginning as many of the trees live for hundreds of years.
Imagine, in the year 2124 and future people seeing a mature tropical fruit tree forest in the Central Valley.
Thanks!! Can't wait to mover closer to where you live.
That’s the beauty of growing tropical fruit trees. They grow just about anywhere, with some techniques.
Bro, your channel is awesome. Thank you!
Thank you.
This should be a bountiful year with its record mildness in central and norcal.
Totally. With the amount of rain thus far, all trees are going to love the spring weather.
It’s time to prune!
Totally. Suspecting that there won’t be any more threats of frost, I have began to prune some of my trees.
At the same time, it’s not uncommon that we get a frost or two in the middle of March.
@@TropicalCentralValley =) excited to see!
I love your yard. Truly remarkable. I see hummingbird feeders!! Do you have any native trees or flowers for the native pollinators of the area or plan to do?
Thank you.
I have been adding some native flowers, but with the vast majority of tropical fruit trees being pollinated by flies, I’m just growing the flowers for the beauty.
What kind of bamboo is that? How do you control the roots? How far do they spread? I want to plant some in my yard, but worried about them spreading under the house or to the neighbors. Also, did you start your ice cream bean tree from seed? If so, where did you get your seeds? Thanks 🌞🌱
Concerning the bamboo, I think you might be thinking of the running variety, as there exists two varieties. The Oldham’s bamboo, also known as Giant Timber bamboo is the clumping variety, and similar to banana, their roots are clump around their original growth spot and do not spread (much, mine has new bamboo shoots within 3 feet of the original spot).
As shown, the ice cream bean was obtained from Amazon, from a Hawaiian grower. As with almost all Ice Cream Bean, they are grown from seeds.
What variety of bamboo is it? Great job you have done with your garden
Thank you.
Oldhamii Giant Timber Bamboo.
Where do you source your trees? I'm in Sacramento and would like to try growing some of these.
I’m aware of a few nurseries in your region that may carry some “tropical” fruit trees, but suspect the inventory may not be great.
That said, if you’re nearing the Los Angeles 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
ruclips.net/video/o1-Adgg5DKQ/видео.html
Emily Garden Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour
ruclips.net/video/gn1JDiz-riA/видео.html
Mimosa Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour
ruclips.net/video/YfOMOSsuGIo/видео.html
Trees Outlet in sac
I have a question. I hope you can help me. I’m growing in the Sacramento area. My star fruit is alive but it’s been 3 years and I haven’t seen any flowers or fruit. It’s growing in a large wooden box. Why am I not getting fruits?
Assuming your tree is a grafted unit and of fruit bearing maturity, try fertilizing it 3 times year, with frequent watering.
If the tree is not yet mature, it may just not be ready. I’d keep it up; it will eventually produce fruits.
Any updates on your jackfruits? Planted 2 last year with no cold protection and they’re doing alright
Same here. All of my jackfruit seedlings made it through winter, unsheltered with very minimal damage.
They’re one of the faster growing tropical fruit trees and have been known to produce fruits in 2 years when grown from seed, though in the Central Valley, I suspect it to be much later.
What are your thoughts on the idea that pulse watering or keeping the soil moist leads to trees developing shallow roots compared to irregular deep watering? This doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to me as I presume feeder roots will be mostly shallow anyway due to oxygen access in the soil (which I also suspect a moist Sandy loam would increase the oxygen depth too) and anchoring roots will go deep either way. I’ve also noted that in pots that stand in water tubs, the plants will still grow their roots through the bottom of the pots, even in constantly moist soil.
Yeah, the idea that deep, infrequent, thorough watering helps to encourage the root system deep into the ground is a myth, at least with clay soil anyway.
For sandy soil, where there is plenty of oxygen even in the deeper level, this practice is actually preferred.
For clay soil, this is basically a death sentence for the tropical fruit tree. To your point, the feeder roots are near the top of the soil. It’s actually about 98% of the feeder roots are near the top 1 to 2 feet deep, where oxygen is available.
@@TropicalCentralValley interesting! You mean the deep watering method is preferable in sandy/loamy soils? Is pulse watering a detriment in that case or it doesn’t matter as much either way because sandier soils don’t waterlog and become oxygen deprived as clay soils do?
For sandy soil, there’s really no chance of the water standing for too long, this being the case, a lot of water is needed by the trees. Bear in mind too, region like Florida gets a lot of natural rainfall, so the soil is naturally kept moist.
Regions like the Central Valley gets about 10” of rain during the winter season, and for communities living near riverbeds or are blessed with sandy loam, they will need to frequently water their tropical fruit trees often to ensure the trees are hydrated.
@@TropicalCentralValley this makes sense. I’m in Southern California but I’m the hills so a more Sandy/Sandy-loam type situation in a Mediterranean climate. Pulse watering this summer with a heavy mulch has thus far been quite successful, with substantial growth of both the plant and mycelium in the mulch. Thanks!
That’s awesome. Yeah, just about all trees, particularly tropical fruit trees will prefer frequent, but small amount of watering.
Specific to my situation, in the summer days, I water my trees daily, every hour, from 7am to 6pm, for about 3-5 minutes per session depending on the temperature forecast.
What is the hardiest mango you have, and how can you grow them in zone 9b?
Even mangoes native to the jungles of Southeast Asia or the Amazon rainforest will make it in brief 25°F days. The trick is to develope a microclimate.
Your jaboticaba should fruit at that height. You need to prune the inner branches off in order for it to fruit. Congratulations, I have been following you since the inception.
Thanks for the tip. Not knowing the exact variety, and suspecting it to be a black variant, I know these trees can take several years before setting flowers and fruits.
Having said that, I do have a Red Scarlet which I expect to begin flowering in the coming years.
Do you sell some small plants in your garden? I live in Fresno and looking for some tropical fruit trees, plants. Any nursery in the Central Valley you can suggest? thanks
Unfortunately, I do not sell any of my tropical fruit trees, including fruits, seeds, cuttings, etc.
If you’re nearing the Los Angeles 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
ruclips.net/video/o1-Adgg5DKQ/видео.html
Emily Garden Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour
ruclips.net/video/gn1JDiz-riA/видео.html
Mimosa Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour
ruclips.net/video/YfOMOSsuGIo/видео.html
Nice! How is your jabuticaba doing?
They’re doing great. The Red Scarlet, although grown from seed is taking the winter without issues. Still no fruits yet on both jaboticaba trees.
Hi, I’m a new subscriber by you and seen your videos about Longan. Do you sell any? I am from Lemoore by the way. Thank you.
Or any recommendation to get them near by esp. the Kohala variety. Thank you.
Welcome!
Unfortunately, I do not sell any of my tropical fruit trees, including fruits, seeds, cuttings, etc.
If you’re nearing the Los Angeles 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
ruclips.net/video/o1-Adgg5DKQ/видео.html
Emily Garden Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour
ruclips.net/video/gn1JDiz-riA/видео.html
Mimosa Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour
ruclips.net/video/YfOMOSsuGIo/видео.html
Can you recommend where I can buy Cherimoya trees?
My local Lowe’s and Home Depot occasionally carry them in the summer months.
That said, if you’re nearing the Los Angeles 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
ruclips.net/video/o1-Adgg5DKQ/видео.html
Emily Garden Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour
ruclips.net/video/gn1JDiz-riA/видео.html
Mimosa Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour
ruclips.net/video/YfOMOSsuGIo/видео.html
How low did the temperature get there. I am growing an inga, jamun , capulin cherry and a mango here in Houston Tx. Our temp went down to 19.
I’m on USDA Zone 9b. Our normal extreme lows are 27°F to 30°F for several mornings.
That said, I do know some folks in Northern Florida in zone 8 having some success with the growing of tropical fruit trees outdoors.
Hows the capulin cherry doing.
Great. Just like the fig, it thrives on neglect.
Are you getting a lot of fruit from it and does it taste good?
Lots of fruits, however, the birds get to them before I do. As for the taste, I can’t say it’s bad. They’re just super sweet.
how come you don't have a pomegrante tree?
I tend to only grow the fruits that are not readily available. Specific to pomegranate, I can easily get them from my local grocery stores.
@@TropicalCentralValley oh okay! Hiw many fruit trees do you have in total?
A little over 200, all nicely packed in a 2,000 square feet yard.
@@TropicalCentralValley O wow! I'd like to see the video on it....all 200 plants. Do you have one?
It’s been a few years back since I did a complete tour video:
No Space? Super Dense Tropical Food Forest Tour (Front Yard)
ruclips.net/video/R4SO3ED5xB4/видео.html
No Space? Super Dense Tropical Food Forest Tour (Backyard)
ruclips.net/video/_CL4TzzcJxg/видео.html