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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 ua-cam.com/video/o1-Adgg5DKQ/v-deo.html Emily Garden Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour ua-cam.com/video/gn1JDiz-riA/v-deo.html Mimosa Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour ua-cam.com/video/YfOMOSsuGIo/v-deo.html

With less than 1% of California no longer experiencing drought conditions due to the previous two years of heavy precipitation, this tells me you’re likely living in the Death Valley region. If so, yeah, I really would not recommend growing any tropical fruit trees as they are accustomed to regions that rains just about everyday. It’s great you’re only showering once a week, but for your long term physical and mental health, I would recommend you look into increasing your body washing routine. Your family and coworkers will thank you.

54°F is great for us humans, perhaps with a light jacket on, but a little too chilly for tropical fruit trees.

Thanks. They call it a jackfruit for a reason.

It’s mainly the camera. It adds some pounds.

Thank you. 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 ua-cam.com/video/o1-Adgg5DKQ/v-deo.html Emily Garden Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour ua-cam.com/video/gn1JDiz-riA/v-deo.html Mimosa Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour ua-cam.com/video/YfOMOSsuGIo/v-deo.html Concerning papaya, it’s been my experience that it’s best if you germinate them from store bought papaya fruits, as they do extremely well.

Thank you. There’s a legal limit to how many parts per million your water company can add chlorine and other chemicals into the tap water. Without know your water quality, I would expect your tap water to be similar to mine and I use mine to water all of my tropical fruit trees without issues. Concerning winter, I generally get about 5-6 times per year where the temperature falls down to 26°F for multiple days. There are other USDA Zone 9b places such as Arizona that rarely receive any frost. The zones are meant to be used as a ballpark figure for regions that “may” receive temperatures down to 25°F.

Thank you.

That’s awesome. You’ll see that your papaya trees will thrive in our summer. They “tolerate” our winters, provided that you do not water them during the winter season.

@@TropicalCentralValley Thanks for the advice!

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Your summers are typically 7 degrees warmer than mine. Try to see if you can create a filter sun climate for the seedlings. In the very beginning, I used 90% shade cloth for my young mango trees, then slowly replace the cloth with 50% until my larger trees were able to provide the sun protection for the younger trees. By providing a full day filtered sun climate, this should allow your seedlings to waste less of its energy into keeping itself cool and instead, focus on growing its trees. You’ll also want to ensure the soil is consistently moist (not wet). To achieve this, I actually water my trees daily, every hour for 3-5 minutes per watering session. The tropical fruit trees will appreciate the consistent source of water. This practice differs from infrequent deep watering, which in my opinion is a great way to kill tropical fruit trees.

Thank you.

Thank you. Luckily, I’m not in an HOA and am able to mimic the natural landscaping environment of the Amazon rainforest and jungles of Southeast Asia.

Yup, need to put on some muscle in order to carry the 80 pound jackfruit fruits, in the next 3-5 years.

Totally. When I was visiting southern Florida, Hawaii and Southeast Asian, the humidity was extremely uncomfortable to me, but their trees loved it. I can say, my yard is slightly more humid than my neighbors’ lawn.

Thank you.

Every day and hour actually. From 7am to 6pm, for 3-5 minutes per watering session.

It’s really the camera. It adds an additional 10 pounds.

Totally. The hummingbirds love the artificial rain.

@@TropicalCentralValley everything enjoying your jungle 👍

Yeah, I’m seeing all sorts of insects and birds. There are a bunch of blue jays and doves making nests in my trees.

@@TropicalCentralValley do the birds get your fruit? They have probably had more fruit off my trees than I have 🤣

Absolutely, but they tend to only pick fruits from the top of the tree’s canopy, while leaving the lower hanging fruits (which are better anyway) for me.

This is completely normal due to the extreme heat. I’d keep watering it; it’ll pass the phase.

@@TropicalCentralValley Thanks!!!

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Nice. If the mangosteen price is accurate, that’s insanely cheap. They generally go for around $15 to $18 per pound.

Generally about a foot thick. I made video that goes into details on this topic: Want Your Tropical Fruit Trees to Survive Winter - Mulch! ua-cam.com/video/5TxBzSYEM_I/v-deo.html

I do it occasionally, though, it has to benefit the tree, as opposed to me pruning for the sake of pruning or maintaining the shape/size. Under normal circumstances, I do not prune during the summer months as the trees need all the foliage protection they can get against the sun.

Yeah, it was a very difficult decision. I may container grow one in the future, to restrict its size. Yours will do great as they are incredibly easy to maintain.

@@TropicalCentralValleyhow’s the taste on them? I was looking into getting one until someone told me they’re better for the birds. I’m thinking they may be confusing it with catalina cherry, but didn’t want to get one until I was sure.

I, too, have large oak trees I grow many of my tropicals beneath. It really seems to help them, especially my eugenias.

For sure. Sunlight definitely helps, but it does have its downside, particularly during the days of intense heat. It’s been my experience that I’ve lost more trees to the summer sun than the winter frost.

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Are there particular fruit trees you do this with? Where do you plant the tree relative to the large trees canopy? Thanks!

@@joekunin Any tree that does not care for full sun. Just look at which area under the tree is shaded from noon until about 5:00 pm during the summer. That’s where you want to plant your shade loving tropicals, whether they be fruit trees, flowing bushes or even elephant ears. Oak trees are great if you have them, but other fast growing trees like inga or tamarind work fine too.

Yoo I came straight to the comments to see who said this first. My dudes been lifting for real!

I attribute it to mostly the lifting of the heavy containerized trees and the camera, which does add some 10 pounds.

Tropical fruit gains workout. Carrying fruit loaded tropical trees across the yard. I'll be looking out for the video. 💪🏾

I’ve actually been meaning to make a video that talks about the tremendous health benefits of gardening, especially mental, but suspect it may be boring.

@@TropicalCentralValley personally I get so much enjoyment and health benefits out of gardening. Fresh air, sunshine, and mental reprieve from the days stressors hopefully one day healthy fruit. Appreciate your insight so far. Keep making the content Brother

Thank you. You’ll find that you’re able to grow just about all tropical fruit trees in your region. I know folks in the Bay Area and regions north of Sacramento that are growing all sorts of tropical fruit trees.

Thank you.

That’s wonderful. Unfortunately, I do not sell any of my tropical fruit trees, including fruits, seeds, cuttings, etc. It may be worth a day’s trip to 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 ua-cam.com/video/o1-Adgg5DKQ/v-deo.html Emily Garden Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour ua-cam.com/video/gn1JDiz-riA/v-deo.html Mimosa Nursery - Spring 2022 Tour ua-cam.com/video/YfOMOSsuGIo/v-deo.html

Thank you.

It’s likely the fruit was picked young, but from your batch of mangosteen fruits, you’re bound to get some seeds.

I have several. They are all doing great, though they are a bit sensitive to the frost and direct summer sun.

@@TropicalCentralValley I have a purple one that’s doing great in the full son,today was 89 degrees!,I’ll see how it holds up in winter!,im in Ontario California

Your climate should be no problem for star apples. For reference, in my region, today was 109°F and forecast is high 100°s this week.

@@TropicalCentralValley oh wow!,I just hope I get fruits,I read some star apple feeds from 2004 where people in south California said they had flowers but no fruit!,Hopefully the weather is more favorable for fruiting

They prefer a lot of humidity, much more than any city in California can provide, at around 90%, at all times. That’s not to say they won’t produce fruits here. If able to, see if you can ever so slightly increase the humidity.

You’ll want to prune it to the desired size.

Mulch is completely breathable. This being the case, put as much mulch as you can bear. In my case, I have about a foot’s worth of wood chip, up to the trunk of every tropical fruit trees, including papaya trees. Mulching is an absolute necessity. It’s actually the lack of oxygen (poor soil doesn’t help), that causes root rot. For this purpose, the use of sand and other non-organic material such as perlite, etc helps the papaya trees to expand their roots.

@@TropicalCentralValley Ah, I see. Yeah, I did not amend the soil with sand last time, so I think the clay just took it out.

During winter time, it helps too that you do not directly water the papaya tree, and instead, rely on the rainfall. If too much rainfall, or if there’s any standing water, this will lead to root rot.

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.

Because it’s lacking calcium , I feed calci nitrate every month to overcome this problem

I think this is where many would disagree with you. Specific to the fruits, it is due to the extreme swing in temperature.

That’s a bummer to hear.

​@@TropicalCentralValleyThanks he was a big fan of your channel

Thank you.

Assuming your tree was grafted, and is a mature age, it should have no problem producing flowers and setting fruits. If the tree is not showing any signs of stress, I would keep doing what you’re doing. The tree may simply not be ready.

@@TropicalCentralValley Thank you. I apprecite you getting back to me.

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Yes, even when just a pup, they need the full sun to thrive as they are super fast growers.

Lowe’s or Home Depot; they occasionally sell them. However, the best method would be to grow them from seeds from a fresh papaya fruit.

Not sure about the absolute temperature, but all of my cherimoya trees have been able to handle 26°F for several mornings with very minimal damage. Sugar apples, they can get killed around 26°F, even for brief periods, as they are one of the more frost sensitive annonas.

Thank you. Annonas are one of my favorite fruits.

I would put it in the ground now. This allows it to grow and hopefully overcome any winter issues.

Just about any type performs well in the Central Valley. For starters, I’d try them all. That said, it may be difficult getting your hands on some of the rarer fresh papaya fruits such as the Sunrise. You’re bound to find the Mexican and Hawaii Solo varieties in most ethnic grocery stores.

Jamun and Capulin Cherry. Both are insanely fast growing and takes the elements, including wind without issues.

I think we’re getting 107°F in the coming days. Not too bad, given it was 110°F last week.

I do. I have several in the ground.

Totally true.

For all of my in ground tropical fruit trees, I use 1/3 peat moss, 1/3 sand and 1/3 native dirt. There’s no harm in adding other non-organic material such as volcanic rock, perlite, etc. Papaya trees love the summer sun and heat. This being the case, they also need a lot of water and fertilizer.

It produced fruits, but in the end, I decided to remove the vine due to lack of trellis space.