I love your videos. You really inspired me. I live in Long Beach, so I should be able to grow most tropical fruits. It took me 15 years after moving here to realize this. I have gigantic papaya trees planted from seeds. Quite a few small mango trees from seeds. And yes, Mimosa has so many tropical selection of fruit trees. I've found some other good places also that sell the same things. I'm just trying to wrap my head around all that's involve in keeping all my fruit trees healthy and growing. Great videos and information. Take care. It's amazing what you can grow in Visalia.
Thank you. Since creating my channel, other gardeners have also shared with me that they’ve been able to grow tropical fruit trees in climates colder than mine. Trees, surprisingly are quite resilient.
I’ve been growing most of my tropicals from seed, I find it fun and cheaper than buying trees from nursery. I’ve got a decent collection now (thanks to you for inspiration and the cherimoya, rambutan, and wax Jambu seeds).
Wow. This so interesting. Away from those people that just want you to use grafted trees. I have hundreds of tropical fruit seedlings that I grew from seed. And I'm just waiting to buy a plot of land to start my fruit forest. Thanks for the reassurance that it would work
Awesome! There can be a lot of snobbery that discourages new growers looking to plant seeds. Also, it's been difficult to find nursery's that have a great selection and are willing to ship. I'm starting some Yangmei seeds because I can't find any plants. Hopefully I get at least one to sprout lol.
Best back yard Jungle i seen in you tube i dont have a channel but im growng a jungle similar to yours tropical and theres many seeds the birds drop its a Bless more new plants new fruid trees we are Bless
Seeded trees are also larger then grafted ones in most cases. They will also take bad weather better then grafted ones too. Thanks for sharing the information.
Hey you look like you have a ton of plants around you. I have some what the same. But with all these plants there are tons of mosquitos. Have you figured a way to keep them out without spraying chemicals? I’ve tried everything and nothing really seems like it works.
I do have a mosquito issue during the summer season, however, in my case, it appear to be throughout the city as I also get bit when miles down when visiting others. Unfortunately, there’s just not a whole lot to tackle the issue. Although I have a forest, there’s no standing water. My pond is full of fishes that loves bugs that happened to fall into it.
Hey thanks for another great video! I am currently growing cherimoyas from seed and trying to get rollinia and sugar apple to sprout. I shared your chanel on the fresno gardening group (Facebook) so hopefully you'll get some more subscribers! Im trying to find ice cream bean seeds but its harder than I thought it would be!
@@TropicalCentralValley you're too kind! When do they normally fruit? Also one of my sugar apple seeds just sprouted. Very exciting! Hopefully I can keep it alive!
That’s awesome. I must apologize in advance for getting you into this lifestyle hobby, however, the rewards are so well worth it. The feeling of growing your own fruits, especially when everyone else tells you it cannot be done.
@@TropicalCentralValley Well I have been growing fruit trees for some time just never Durian until I saw you do it they are two feet tall and almost one year old and I do live in Central Fl and they are in a greenhouse heated in winter you are a great teacher sir by the way Iam 62
Thank you. In the grand scheme of things, I’m fairly new to the growing of tropical fruit trees. I simply had to learn quick as some of my early tropical didn’t do so well. Overall though, I would say my success rate has been fairly high, around 85% of my tropicals making it.
Always an enjoyment to explore through your channel as a tropical fruit lover myself! I have a lot tropicals from seeds as well, jackfruit, cherimoya, lychee, rambutan, tamarind, mango, etc. Some of them are small starter size, some are close to bearing size now. It was great fun to watch them grow. And I am agree with you that seeded trees are much more hardier than the grafted ones, my cherimoyas are quite hardy here in SF bay area. I am confident most tropicals are true to seed, but sometimes I heard mix comments about the rest. I saw you got a great collection of grafted cherimoyas in your backyard as well as two seedlings at the front yard. Have you got a chance to taste the fruits of your seedling cherimoya? Do you know if cherimoya grow true to type based on your experience? If not, I may consider getting some named varieties next year=) Thank you for all of the precious sharing!
Thank you. Specific to cherimoya, they are mostly true to seed. From a taste perspective, I really cannot tell the difference between the various cherimoya and atemoya varieties. The primary difference between the various species is due to fruit size, texture, and the number of seeds. Taste really is an afterthought, as they all taste delicious, when given the time to ripen properly.
I have no doubt cherimoya trees will do well in the Bay Area. They can appreciate some summer shade, which your clouds will do the job. Additionally, the increased humidity in your region will greatly assist with fruit pollination.
@@TropicalCentralValley Very useful suggestions! Thank you for the additional notes=) Cherimoya is my favorite fruit! I seldom see people grow cherimoyas in the bay area but heard people had successful attempts further north than me. I was lucky to germinated some seeds from store bought cherimoya which tastes super sweet in a 3 gallon pot 3 years ago. They sprouted during winter months here when neglected. I transplanted seedlings individually in pots and they grow really fast over the years with beautiful fragrant leaves and healthy tap roots. From now and then the seedlings might get scorched under sun. But they recovered really well and are happy with some shade on the patio area. Hope I can get good results from my seedling trees soon. I recently discovered that a few of big box stores such as Lowes sell grafted cherimoya in the bay area and one specialty nursery here has the trees once in a while. It is easy to get common sub-tropicals such as avocado, feijoa, fig, mango, sapote, guava, dragon fruit here, but really hard to spot fruit trees like cherimoya, jaboticaba, lychee, longan, jackfruit.... and the nursery people here even don't know much about the tropical trees. Maybe I should go south to the Mimosa Nursery someday to get my collection fullfilled:) Thank you so much for your help! Looking forward to your next video!
So I looked all over for ilama fruit tree the past few months and im in Fl where you think you would find them. I could not find any nursery from Fl to Ca . So found some one online with the seeds I started germinating them last week I’ve already have one growing if all goes good 3-5 years should have some red ilamas
Off topic: I purchased an unknown pick guava variety. It fruited this year and it’s so sour. It small. You can fit 3-4 guavas in a handful. Soft with yellow wrinkly skins & has guava shape (not strawberry guava). I thought it was tropical pink but after reading it, it may not be because of the sourness. Is there such sour guava variety? If not, do I need to do something to make the fruits sweet? I still have a lot on the tree. I water daily, fertilize with fish emulsion once a week and am in Sacto if that helps. Thanks. Looking forward to your advice.
Sounds like it might be a Lemon Guava variety. When I had mine, they were a bit tart, but shouldn’t be that bad. When it’s flowering or fruiting, I would ease back on the fish emulsion, but increase your phosphorus and potassium. Hope this helps.
@@TropicalCentralValley I just searched up what a lemon guava is. Mine isn’t lemon guava. Sorry, I forgot to mention that it’s pink inside. But I will definitely take up on your suggestion to increase the phosphorus & potassium. Thanks for taking the time to respond. I appreciate it!
I’m not sure about your region. I would imagine there are many local fruit stands and markets where you can get the fresh fruits from. In my region, there are a good number of ethnic grocery stores nearby that sells a variety of tropical fruits.
I’m also 9b down in Temecula CA. Definitely going to try to germinate the suggested tropicals from seed. Are you also willing to sell some of your successful germinated trees to a somewhat local subscriber? *crosses finger*
That’s awesome. Unfortunately, I do not sell any of my tropicals. However, given the ease at which many tropicals can be germinated from seeds, I have no doubt you’ll germinate some.
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100% the most underrated channel on RUclips. Its informative and I love your passion. Truely inspirational.
I love your videos. You really inspired me. I live in Long Beach, so I should be able to grow most tropical fruits. It took me 15 years after moving here to realize this. I have gigantic papaya trees planted from seeds. Quite a few small mango trees from seeds. And yes, Mimosa has so many tropical selection of fruit trees. I've found some other good places also that sell the same things. I'm just trying to wrap my head around all that's involve in keeping all my fruit trees healthy and growing. Great videos and information. Take care. It's amazing what you can grow in Visalia.
Thank you. Since creating my channel, other gardeners have also shared with me that they’ve been able to grow tropical fruit trees in climates colder than mine.
Trees, surprisingly are quite resilient.
One of the most informative channel on RUclips. Keep up with the good work.
I’ve been growing most of my tropicals from seed, I find it fun and cheaper than buying trees from nursery. I’ve got a decent collection now (thanks to you for inspiration and the cherimoya, rambutan, and wax Jambu seeds).
Wow. This so interesting. Away from those people that just want you to use grafted trees. I have hundreds of tropical fruit seedlings that I grew from seed. And I'm just waiting to buy a plot of land to start my fruit forest. Thanks for the reassurance that it would work
Awesome! There can be a lot of snobbery that discourages new growers looking to plant seeds. Also, it's been difficult to find nursery's that have a great selection and are willing to ship. I'm starting some Yangmei seeds because I can't find any plants. Hopefully I get at least one to sprout lol.
Looking good!
Best back yard Jungle i seen in you tube i dont have a channel but im growng a jungle similar to yours tropical and theres many seeds the birds drop its a Bless more new plants new fruid trees we are Bless
Seeded trees are also larger then grafted ones in most cases. They will also take bad weather better then grafted ones too. Thanks for sharing the information.
All true, however, the unfavorable summer and winter keeps our tropicals much smaller than if the trees were in their native climate.
Hey you look like you have a ton of plants around you. I have some what the same. But with all these plants there are tons of mosquitos. Have you figured a way to keep them out without spraying chemicals? I’ve tried everything and nothing really seems like it works.
I do have a mosquito issue during the summer season, however, in my case, it appear to be throughout the city as I also get bit when miles down when visiting others.
Unfortunately, there’s just not a whole lot to tackle the issue. Although I have a forest, there’s no standing water. My pond is full of fishes that loves bugs that happened to fall into it.
I see u have bird feeders nice
Yup. The birds keep the insect at bay. Also, their poop provides nutrients for the trees.
Awesome thanks for the comparison!!
Thank you a lot for bringing us in amazing place
Hey thanks for another great video! I am currently growing cherimoyas from seed and trying to get rollinia and sugar apple to sprout. I shared your chanel on the fresno gardening group (Facebook) so hopefully you'll get some more subscribers! Im trying to find ice cream bean seeds but its harder than I thought it would be!
Thank you. When my Inca tree produces pods, I’ll have to send you some seeds.
@@TropicalCentralValley you're too kind! When do they normally fruit? Also one of my sugar apple seeds just sprouted. Very exciting! Hopefully I can keep it alive!
I’m expecting the Inga to set fruit this year, with the fruits being ready in late autumn.
You are the reason Iam growing Durian and now I will be growing Rambutan yellow and red and Pulsan
And both of my Durians are 2ft tall and growing
That’s awesome. I must apologize in advance for getting you into this lifestyle hobby, however, the rewards are so well worth it.
The feeling of growing your own fruits, especially when everyone else tells you it cannot be done.
@@TropicalCentralValley Well I have been growing fruit trees for some time just never Durian until I saw you do it they are two feet tall and almost one year old and I do live in Central Fl and they are in a greenhouse heated in winter you are a great teacher sir by the way Iam 62
Thank you. In the grand scheme of things, I’m fairly new to the growing of tropical fruit trees.
I simply had to learn quick as some of my early tropical didn’t do so well. Overall though, I would say my success rate has been fairly high, around 85% of my tropicals making it.
@@TropicalCentralValley hey my freind I bought a tree on line it is Pili nut it is such a beautiful tree and also Sacha Inchi nut
Always an enjoyment to explore through your channel as a tropical fruit lover myself! I have a lot tropicals from seeds as well, jackfruit, cherimoya, lychee, rambutan, tamarind, mango, etc. Some of them are small starter size, some are close to bearing size now. It was great fun to watch them grow. And I am agree with you that seeded trees are much more hardier than the grafted ones, my cherimoyas are quite hardy here in SF bay area. I am confident most tropicals are true to seed, but sometimes I heard mix comments about the rest. I saw you got a great collection of grafted cherimoyas in your backyard as well as two seedlings at the front yard. Have you got a chance to taste the fruits of your seedling cherimoya? Do you know if cherimoya grow true to type based on your experience? If not, I may consider getting some named varieties next year=) Thank you for all of the precious sharing!
Thank you.
Specific to cherimoya, they are mostly true to seed.
From a taste perspective, I really cannot tell the difference between the various cherimoya and atemoya varieties. The primary difference between the various species is due to fruit size, texture, and the number of seeds. Taste really is an afterthought, as they all taste delicious, when given the time to ripen properly.
@@TropicalCentralValley Sounds promising! Thank you!
I have no doubt cherimoya trees will do well in the Bay Area. They can appreciate some summer shade, which your clouds will do the job.
Additionally, the increased humidity in your region will greatly assist with fruit pollination.
@@TropicalCentralValley Very useful suggestions! Thank you for the additional notes=)
Cherimoya is my favorite fruit! I seldom see people grow cherimoyas in the bay area but heard people had successful attempts further north than me.
I was lucky to germinated some seeds from store bought cherimoya which tastes super sweet in a 3 gallon pot 3 years ago. They sprouted during winter months here when neglected. I transplanted seedlings individually in pots and they grow really fast over the years with beautiful fragrant leaves and healthy tap roots.
From now and then the seedlings might get scorched under sun. But they recovered really well and are happy with some shade on the patio area. Hope I can get good results from my seedling trees soon.
I recently discovered that a few of big box stores such as Lowes sell grafted cherimoya in the bay area and one specialty nursery here has the trees once in a while.
It is easy to get common sub-tropicals such as avocado, feijoa, fig, mango, sapote, guava, dragon fruit here, but really hard to spot fruit trees like cherimoya, jaboticaba, lychee, longan, jackfruit.... and the nursery people here even don't know much about the tropical trees. Maybe I should go south to the Mimosa Nursery someday to get my collection fullfilled:)
Thank you so much for your help! Looking forward to your next video!
So I looked all over for ilama fruit tree the past few months and im in Fl where you think you would find them. I could not find any nursery from Fl to Ca . So found some one online with the seeds I started germinating them last week I’ve already have one growing if all goes good 3-5 years should have some red ilamas
Very nice. Although you can’t go wrong with any annona, the ilama has been purported to be the best tasting of all.
Off topic: I purchased an unknown pick guava variety. It fruited this year and it’s so sour. It small. You can fit 3-4 guavas in a handful. Soft with yellow wrinkly skins & has guava shape (not strawberry guava). I thought it was tropical pink but after reading it, it may not be because of the sourness. Is there such sour guava variety? If not, do I need to do something to make the fruits sweet? I still have a lot on the tree. I water daily, fertilize with fish emulsion once a week and am in Sacto if that helps. Thanks. Looking forward to your advice.
Sounds like it might be a Lemon Guava variety. When I had mine, they were a bit tart, but shouldn’t be that bad.
When it’s flowering or fruiting, I would ease back on the fish emulsion, but increase your phosphorus and potassium.
Hope this helps.
@@TropicalCentralValley I just searched up what a lemon guava is. Mine isn’t lemon guava. Sorry, I forgot to mention that it’s pink inside. But I will definitely take up on your suggestion to increase the phosphorus & potassium. Thanks for taking the time to respond. I appreciate it!
Ur correct sir am from India but trustedly Where buy tropical fruit plants seeds like mamey sapota,kepal fruit and more
I’m not sure about your region. I would imagine there are many local fruit stands and markets where you can get the fresh fruits from.
In my region, there are a good number of ethnic grocery stores nearby that sells a variety of tropical fruits.
I’m also 9b down in Temecula CA. Definitely going to try to germinate the suggested tropicals from seed. Are you also willing to sell some of your successful germinated trees to a somewhat local subscriber? *crosses finger*
That’s awesome. Unfortunately, I do not sell any of my tropicals. However, given the ease at which many tropicals can be germinated from seeds, I have no doubt you’ll germinate some.
@@TropicalCentralValley thank you for the vote of confidence!
Are you by Fresno or Visalia?
I’m in the wonderful city of Visalia.
@@TropicalCentralValley Nice. Would love to visit Vasalia one day and know more about your tropical Heaven. I’m in Norcal and it can get cold.
In india most of them have seed grown mangoes than grafted ones
U vietnamese?
Not quite. According to my 23andMe genetic makeup, I appear to be a mixture of Chinese, Vietnamese, Dai and “others”.