Which one to your knowledge is the fastest fruiting variety if seed grown? Also have you ever heard of the Cecropia tree? Also known as Trumpet tree/ Gummy worm fruit tree?
@EmmanuelPerez-mg1ftКүн бұрын
lol
@edibletropicaltreesКүн бұрын
Thanks for watching. This is a small tree, but keeps growing more and more cherries 🍒 on it.
@mishsouth23554 күн бұрын
The benefit of these trees is that it only gets 3 ft tall 3 tf wide. They were created for small spaces such as patios etc.. I don't think that is the correct species. I bought one one amazon. It's doings well, but i am worried if it is really a fignomenal fig tree. I don't want a big tree. But places sometimes sell incorrect species.
@edibletropicaltrees4 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching. The Nursery where I bought it is fairly reputable, but I have been also thinking it might not be a Fignomenal Fig tree. I have 26 different varieties of figs trees.
@epiphyte864612 күн бұрын
do these figs have seeds in them? or do they ripen without being pollinated?
@edibletropicaltrees12 күн бұрын
These Cluster Figs do have seeds. They do not need the fig wasp to produce fruit.
@epiphyte864612 күн бұрын
@@edibletropicaltrees hmmm, figs can only produce seeds with wasps, or hand pollination. have you tried sowing the seeds?
@edibletropicaltrees12 күн бұрын
Common Figs don't need a fig wasp to produce figs. You can plant the seeds, but like most trees, they are not true to seed. I propagate them from cuttings. I'm growing 26 different varieties of figs and none of them need the fig wasp.
@epiphyte864612 күн бұрын
@@edibletropicaltrees "common" figs are parthenocarpic. this means that they will ripen without pollination. but without pollination they will not produce any viable seeds. there are other ficus species besides carica with parthenocarpic varieties, such as ficus elastica, ficus drupacea, ficus erecta and ficus habrophylla. it would be very helpful to know if ficus racemosa has any parthenocarpic varieties. if the figs on your racemosa ripen without producing viable seeds, then it's parthenocarpic.
@lyonheart8413 күн бұрын
Hmm i think an adult tree would take 40f with light damage but i think a young plant like that will need more than 50f ?
@edibletropicaltrees12 күн бұрын
It's in a temperature and humidity controlled greenhouse, that keeps the temperature between 70 and 80°F.
@rynophiliac11 күн бұрын
@@edibletropicaltrees lets see a video of your greenhouse set up!
@LoganShelton-rh3lp15 күн бұрын
I recently sold mine. The flavor was quite nice the thin is a little thick but edible. But there's just not much fruit in it compared to the seed. I will just use the money for something different
@edibletropicaltrees14 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching. Sometimes the flavor and size of the fruit depends on watering and fertilizing of the trees.
@LoganShelton-rh3lp15 күн бұрын
Interesting. If I had y'all's climate I'd have so many more than I do now
@edibletropicaltrees14 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching. What area do you live in. There's a lot of special things I have to do to get some trees to grow in this hot dry climate also.
@LoganShelton-rh3lp14 күн бұрын
@@edibletropicaltrees I live in central Arkansas. Right on the line of 7b/8a
@edibletropicaltrees14 күн бұрын
Yeah, you are a little colder there. I'm in 9b.
@montypalmer455615 күн бұрын
Al Faulkenstein's had cacao pods in the greenhouse in Mesa AZ. The next year when it was gone he mentioned bugs as why he had removed it.
@edibletropicaltrees15 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching. I've been to Al's house, recently, with his son. I did a video on his Jaboticaba Trees. I wish I would have met Al. I'm trying to grow a lot of trees that he was able to grow.
@AndelerryGardens17 күн бұрын
COOL! the best idea yet. Thank You for the valuable information. I am definitely going to be doing this. I am watching from the windy city of Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
@edibletropicaltrees17 күн бұрын
Thank you for watching, have a great day.
@geriannroth44919 күн бұрын
Sounds like a fruit cocktail 😊
@edibletropicaltrees19 күн бұрын
No, it's just grafted, so it will give the Alphonso Mango taste. If a mango is a monoemryonic seed, it has to be grafted to get the exact tasting fruit.
@geriannroth44919 күн бұрын
@@edibletropicaltrees ok
@geriannroth44921 күн бұрын
I've had a friend who grew some from seeds & some of them grew true to seed
@edibletropicaltrees21 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching. Yeah, when you grow something from seeds, sometimes they can taste similar, sometimes worse or sometimes better. When they taste better is where they get new varieties. I grow a lot of plants from seeds. If they don't taste good, then I just graft varieties I like to those trees
@geriannroth44921 күн бұрын
@@edibletropicaltrees seeds are magical
@geriannroth44921 күн бұрын
So this & the Hawaiian pomegranate have soft seeds? Did you get this from Jungle Nursery too? Have you ever heard of the Bursa pomegranate?
@edibletropicaltrees19 күн бұрын
Yes the Hawaiian Pomegranate has soft seeds and I did get it at Jungle Nursery. I have heard of the Bursa Pomegranate, but I don't have that variety.
@geriannroth44919 күн бұрын
@@edibletropicaltrees ok great
@handle160321 күн бұрын
I bought barbados cherry bush 3 years ago. From a container I split it into two and planted. They are now 7 feet high. One is planted on the west side (blazing sun from 2-3 PM in the summer) and another on the east side (morning-noon sun, probably till 1-2 pm). Problem is that they flower each year but other than couple of cherries I had the second year, no fruit is developing. All flowers bloom and then they drop. Not sure what I do wrong. They have new growth in rhe summer and the leaves look shiny so I think I do not underwater.
@edibletropicaltrees21 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching. What kind of fertilizer are you using and how often do you add fertilizer. They need a fertilizer high in Phosphorus and Potassium to set fruit.
@handle160321 күн бұрын
@@edibletropicaltrees Thank you for the suggestion. I am afraid I am not so good of a gardener to track fertilization pattern. Probably used whatever I had at hand at the time. I will keep it in mind for the next season. By the way, how often do you fertilize barbados cherry and is there a specific fertilizer brand you use? I will also try to get more of the flowering plants around as I hardly noticed any bees around my cherry flowers.
@edibletropicaltrees21 күн бұрын
I use Organic Holly Tone fertilizer and I fertilize 3 times a year. My cousin had a Wampee tree, that a year ago only had 5 fruit on it. Over the last year he put fertilizer higher in Phosphorus and Potassium 3 times and it had over a hundred fruit on it this year. I tell people you don't have to have a green thumb, just a caring heart. Treat your trees like you do you kid. Check on them often, make sure they get enough water, food, and love. Take care of them and they will take care of you with lots of fruit.
@montypalmer455621 күн бұрын
Tomato blossom set has helped mine produce better.
@levijah130627 күн бұрын
🇩🇪Germany in the house I have a question why are you calling it Antonio mango is it a hybrid mango
@edibletropicaltrees27 күн бұрын
Antonio Mango is a variety I haven't been able to find out a lot about, but they are very popular variety here in Arizona. A very good tasting Mango; one of my favorite varieties.
@levijah130627 күн бұрын
@@edibletropicaltrees thanks for the information I will check up more about it
@nameless68827 күн бұрын
Are big jim loquat cultivar good tasting?
@edibletropicaltrees27 күн бұрын
They are a very delicious and juicy fruit. The flavor is kinda like a mango and an apricot mix.
@nameless68827 күн бұрын
Sounds great, I grafted a big jim on a few loquat rootstocks last year and one grafted tree took the graft. Looking forward to growing them. Do you sell cuttings ftom your friends tree?
@edibletropicaltrees27 күн бұрын
I would have to ask him, if I could take cuttings from his tree.
@nameless68827 күн бұрын
Ok let me know
@DimasFajar-ns4vbАй бұрын
stinky beans and jengkol fruit sir
@edibletropicaltrees29 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching.
@geriannroth449Ай бұрын
Fantastic, she looks happy. I ordered a couple of seeds, but only one seems to be viable.
@edibletropicaltreesАй бұрын
I've had better luck getting fruit from the Asian Markets. It seems like the fruit I get there, the seeds grow better. At regular grocery stores a lot of the fruit has been radiated to make sure they kill any insects the might be on the fruit.
@geriannroth449Ай бұрын
@edibletropicaltrees that may be quite true indeed. Unfortunately we don't import lots of these exotic fruits into Barbados..
@BlackJesus8463Ай бұрын
Neat!
@edibletropicaltreesАй бұрын
Thanks for watching! Grow lots of trees.
@Levi-iy2erАй бұрын
Nice
@edibletropicaltreesАй бұрын
Thanks for watching. I'm growing several from seeds, but will have to graft known varieties onto them, so I will know the type of fruit they will grow.
@ghaithmatalkah3328Ай бұрын
Greetings from Northern California
@edibletropicaltreesАй бұрын
Thanks for watching.
@cowgirlcasey1407Ай бұрын
I tried Moringa tea 3 years ago and loved it! I told my husband I was going to grow it. I found a lady selling small trees- bought 3. I have my first seed pods this year. I did not eat them- saving them for seed. Thank you for your planting ideas. Watching from Guadalupe County Texas (Zone 9) I noticed the big, beautiful Bumblebees LOVE Moringa flowers.
@edibletropicaltreesАй бұрын
Thanks for watching. I started drying the leaves for tea and recently I even use crushed leaves dissolved in water as fertilizer for my other plants.
@cowgirlcasey1407Ай бұрын
@@edibletropicaltrees Great idea!
@C3VoyageАй бұрын
They grow and fruit fantastic. I started mine from cuttings in January this year. 10 months later, now, they're over 6 foot tall and most have fruited. I've had a few of the figs and am hoping the rest mature before the cold.
@edibletropicaltreesАй бұрын
Thanks for watching and sharing about your tree.
@GodIsLove447Ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing
@edibletropicaltreesАй бұрын
Thanks for watching. I really like this tree. I make tea from it's leaves all the time.
@LoganShelton-rh3lpАй бұрын
I dont know what variety I would like either. There is a beautiful purple looking one that I want just for looks.
@edibletropicaltreesАй бұрын
Thanks for watching. I've seen that purple one from Japan also. I have a Palmer Mango 🥭 tree that the fruit is also a reddish purple, but it hasn't fruited yet.
@clintchilton10Ай бұрын
Thanks ,texas, newbie
@edibletropicaltreesАй бұрын
Thanks for the and joining our channel.
@do7229Ай бұрын
I really like the flavor profile of Indian mangos and the best way to describe the taste is complex with sweet spice tones. I purchased a box of Alphonso mangos from an Indian grocery store in Chandler but it was disappointing since most of the fruit were bruised and I think they were picked too early. I've tried others such as Bombay, Super Julie, Kesar and Angie. Bombay was my favorite.
@edibletropicaltreesАй бұрын
Thanks for watching and for the information. I'm looking forward to growing and tasting the fruit from this tree someday.
@montypalmer4556Ай бұрын
Tastes great but mine died.
@edibletropicaltreesАй бұрын
Well eventually we can get scions from this tree and graft to your tree.
@PeterEntwistleАй бұрын
Nice, I have this variety, although it might be a bit late for my area.
@edibletropicaltreesАй бұрын
Thanks for watching. The Hawaiian Pomegranate is similar to the Parfianka Pomegranate, but the Hawaiian fruit is ready a little earlier, the nursery I bought them from picked a Hawaiian Pomegranate for me to try.
@PeterEntwistleАй бұрын
Very interesting, not heard of that variety before.
@edibletropicaltreesАй бұрын
Thanks for watching. I hadn't heard of it either until I bought it. The guy at the nursery had a fruiting tree and let me try the fruit. Tastes similar to the Parfianka Pomegranate, but fruits earlier than Parfianka, so I bought one of each.
@chrisheli503Ай бұрын
Oregon zone 8b I need this tree fence in bad....but not sure it would grow as I have a lot full shade parts on my property?
@edibletropicaltreesАй бұрын
Thanks for watching. Zone 8b might grow there, but if it gets colder then 30°F it can kill the trees. You can also make a wall with sugar cane. I'm testing with Moringa, Sugar Cane, and clumping Bamboo.
@LoganShelton-rh3lpАй бұрын
Im a pomegranate collector. Where did you get this variety?
@edibletropicaltreesАй бұрын
Thanks for watching. Jungle Nursery in Mesa, Arizona. Ken has many varieties of trees and plants there that I haven't been able to find anywhere else.
@geriannroth449Ай бұрын
How old is she?
@edibletropicaltreesАй бұрын
It's been in the ground for about 3 years. Was able 3 feet tall when I planted it.
@geriannroth449Ай бұрын
@@edibletropicaltrees lovely was she grafted or seed grown?
@edibletropicaltreesАй бұрын
It is a grafted tree
@chosen2030Ай бұрын
Do you have any videos that show off your greenhouse?
@edibletropicaltreesАй бұрын
Haven't done a video of the inside of the greenhouse yet. It's five feet square and six and a half feet tall. It has a swamp cooler to increase humidity. And six five feet long grow lights, 3 on each side.. In the winter it has a ceramic heater to keep things warmer. It's not real big, but it works pretty well so far.
@montypalmer4556Ай бұрын
The Huber date is perhaps the fastest growing of all. Not a plus! I remember the original was very tall.
@edibletropicaltreesАй бұрын
Thanks for watching. Sounds like you may know quite a lot about Date Palm Trees, do you have Date Palm Trees growing at your house?
@chosen2030Ай бұрын
Mature size? How long to grow to mature size and fruit (with proper pollination) of its a female tree?
@lyonheart84Ай бұрын
They are so pale in your hot climate, mine turn a deep burgundy when they are ripe. I tried one in ground that was killed to the ground at -5c, the bark freezes and splits open. Its unlikely they'll ever fruit outdoors in ground here due to our short, cool summers , they need to come indoors in winter 😁
@edibletropicaltreesАй бұрын
Thanks for watching. Most of these aren't completely ripe yet, they do turn a deeper red. What area do you live in?
@vinkamboj1Ай бұрын
Hi 👋🏽 from SF BAY AREA, loved the video, good to know I need to put acidic fertilizer to it. Mine has been inground for a year and it’s doing great. Took it a year but now it’s pumping guavas, and they’re delicious!
@edibletropicaltreesАй бұрын
Thanks for watching. The Strawberry Guava is one of my favorite guavas.
@lyonheart84Ай бұрын
Looked nice although that was slightly riper than I would prefer Mel, no shelf life left for that one lol 😁
@edibletropicaltreesАй бұрын
It was so sweet and juicy at that ripeness. The heat here tends to ripen them faster.
@cedarmulligan3862Ай бұрын
How long has Mel been growing tropicals, and where does he find all these cool trees? Fellow Phoenician, but more in the NW valley. Thanks for the video!
@edibletropicaltreesАй бұрын
Thanks for watching. I started growing pineapples when I was 6 years old. Every house I've ever lived in has lots of trees. I order some online. There are places in the valley like, Tropical Concepts, Jungle Nursery, and Greenlife that sale all different kinds of trees, most people have never heard of. I also go to Asia and Korean Markets to buy fruit you can't find anywhere else. Good luck in growing new and different varieties of trees.
@cedarmulligan3862Ай бұрын
@@edibletropicaltrees It's amazing how much cool stuff is growing around the valley. KZbin has really given people the opportunity to showcase their hobbies and to see what others have been doing. I've heard of all this e nurseries, but have only been to Greenlife so far. Thanks for the response.
@bosquebear12 ай бұрын
I need one!
@edibletropicaltreesАй бұрын
They have several at Jungle Nursery in Mesa, Arizona.
@bosquebear12 ай бұрын
Following. I couldn't grow it here in 7b, New Mexico. I love your videos.
@edibletropicaltrees2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. Yes, it's actually for zones 10 to 12, but it's growing well at the nursery here in my city, so I decided to try it. I'm in zone 9b.
@johngillum1012 ай бұрын
Great video do you give away or sale cuttings at the end of the growing season
@edibletropicaltrees2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. They have several for sale now at Jungle Nursery. The cuttings I'm growing won't be ready for awhile. I'm a member of the Arizona Rare Fruit Growers group and they have a tree sale twice a year. Once in November and in April. I have a Facebook page: Mesa AZ Tropical Fruit Trees, and I will put notifications of the dates there.
@PukaHeadMan2 ай бұрын
Watching from Hawaii and interested in a cutting if you ever decide to sell one
@edibletropicaltrees2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. The tree is still small right now.
@geriannroth4492 ай бұрын
Are White sopote trees dioecious?
@edibletropicaltreesАй бұрын
No, one tree will bare fruit.
@geriannroth4492 ай бұрын
My seedlings are coming along slowly but ok. Approximately how long they take to fruit when grown from seeds?
@edibletropicaltrees2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. Seed to fruit is 7 to 8 years, but if you graft the seedling with a cutting from a fruit bearing tree you can take a few years off that time.
@geriannroth4492 ай бұрын
@edibletropicaltrees which it was that easy but I don't think we have any of these trees in Barbados. Trinidad, Jamaica and Puerto Rico have such diverse varieties of fruit trees
@geriannroth449Ай бұрын
@edibletropicaltrees ok thanks again for sharing & caring
@edibletropicaltreesАй бұрын
White Sapote seed to fruit is 5 to 7 years. If you can graft it with a producing tree it can fruit sooner.
@JacquiBlu2 ай бұрын
Looks tasty!
@edibletropicaltrees2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. It tastes very delicious.
@montypalmer45562 ай бұрын
I had a lemon guava very close to this strawberry guava with near identical conditions (nice eastern). It did fruit and sort of as good as the strawberry but it declined over 3 o 4 years and died.
@PeterEntwistle2 ай бұрын
Wow, that white sapote tree is loaded! I loved the colour inside that fruit too! I managed to try some white sapotes this year for the first time from someone who brought them back from their trip to Greece. They were pretty good, but I think they were picked a little early, unfortunately, so they weren't as sweet as they could have been, even when they were incredibly soft. I have a bunch of seedlings growing now, so we'll see if I can keep them going long enough to get them to flower or manage to get hold of some scions to graft onto them🤞
@edibletropicaltrees2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. Glad you were able to try some. Yes, they do taste best if they can ripen completely on the tree. Good luck sprouting the seeds.
@montypalmer45562 ай бұрын
In the desert of 9b Arizona, the cooler season is best to plant most plants. Heat is often bad and cold can cause problems for sensitive plants. If the plant is potted and has been out in the weather, anytime should work fine.
@PeterEntwistle2 ай бұрын
Nice to see the fruit ripening on it. I planted a yellow one (sometimes called lemon guava or yellow cherry guava) in the ground here in the UK (zone 9a). It's definitely a borderline plant in my location though. I will likely have to give it a little bit of protection on the coldest nights below -3°C (usually not too many nights). It did put out a few flowers last month, but none of the fruit set. It's actually getting some more flower buds now. My red or strawberry guavas haven't flowered yet, but I'm hoping they might next year 🤞
@edibletropicaltrees2 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching. I hope you get fruit soon. Sometimes the first time they flower, they don't set fruit. I have a pineapple guava that was covered with flowers this year, but didn't set any fruit.
@PeterEntwistle2 ай бұрын
@@edibletropicaltrees To be fair it was only a cutting that I rooted last year, so maybe as it matures it will be able to hold fruit 🤞 My pineapple guavas have very little fruit set this year, I did hand pollinate them as most need to be crossed with another variety, but I didn't have many flowers.