Wow! That's a few more than us! This November makes it 7 years offgrid in our tiny house. Hopefully, we'll have our permanent offgrid home done soon.

Yes. But the skin is sweet, so there's a little balance.... but mostly sour. It's like the most sour Mandarin you've ever had.

I never thought of that! They do kind of look like those, but these are from South America, so they shouldn't be wandering around Africa unattended.

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Absolutely true! The ducks too!!!

Thanks, Mark!

Yes, it does! Smells fantastic!

I'd wear that as a perfume 🌻🌼🙌

Thanks Donna!

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You are correct! They are invasive here and can carry rat lung worm, a very serious parasite!

Well, yes! I'd recommend trying to air layer rather than sprouting seeds. Many citrus don't "seed true", which means that the fruit from the seed spouted plant will not be exactly the same as the fruit from the parent plant. This is especially true with hybrids, which this is! (Kumquat crossed with Mandarin) You can also try grafting, but that's slightly trickier than air layering. I have a video on air layering my Persian lime if you need an example. Same process/procedure.

@@TheIslandHomestead watched the video!😄 Thank you 🙏🏼

@@pazdormir4744 I hope it helps! Good luck with your propagation!!!

I can see it not making the top ten, but fifty? What do you think the top ten is?

@@TheIslandHomestead definetly bottom of the 50. And that's not an insult actually. There are so many fruits to try with much better taste. I enjoy the abiu I had recently in Puerto Rico but it's not top of the flavor list at all. Cherimoya, rollinia, mango, durian, wax jambu apple, Garcinia/achacha, mangosteen, sapodilla, I can go on and on. Abiu would compete with the jelly fruits like rambutan and star apple (Jamaican name). I personally enjoyed the giant abiu very much and am currently growing some from the fruit I had recently. So that means I enjoyed it if I'm willing to grow and plant it. I have to wait 3 or 4 years if it survives to get fruit though.

@@TheIslandHomestead my personal top ten (regional to Florida/carribean) are:Cherimoya, rollinia, mango(many varieties), durian, wax jambu apple, Garcinia/achacha, mangosteen, sapodilla(when it has brown sugar with caramel taste), soursop, jaboticaba. My personal #1 is Rollinia. Mango can move up and down the list depending on the variety.

@nesq4104 I also love Anonas, Garcinias and Plinias. I'd definitely put Rollinia, Achacha, and Jaboticaba in my top ten.

@nesq4104 i have a giant Abiu tree as well. It's not in the ground yet, but it's flowering in the pot, so I'm sure it will fruit when I get it in the ground. I have Mountain Apple also (the Hawaiian wax jambu), and it's my wifes favorite fruit. Have you had a pulisan? That's my favorite of all the nephilim. There are some amazing artocarpus fruits as well, like marang.

It's a special place, that's for sure!

Thanks! It's a big task for sure. Good luck with your build. I look forward to the chance encounter!

They're great little producers. And the perfect size for a mid garden snack!

Exactly! It's sour like a sour candy, not like biting into a lemon or lime. There's just a hint of sweet in the skin.

Thanks! It's a bit of an obsession. I haven't even shown my really rare stuff yet! (Because most of the hard to find stuff isn't fruiting yet)

@@TheIslandHomestead you making me jealous 😁 anyway it feel so good someone having such passion.. No one can describe you of growing own food and living close to nature.. Best wishes you may find every plant from your wish list

@Realatmx Thanks again! I've been hunting these plants down for almost 7 years now. Not much left on my wish list!🤣

@@TheIslandHomestead hmm i bet I can extend your wish list.. How to share you plant names and pics

@@Realatmx LOL, good question! I'd love to hear about some fruits that I don't already know!

I never doubted you!

Indeed they are!

It works with fruit trees in your area too! You could do this on an apple tree, for example!

If you have questions, let me have them! I'm happy to answer anything I can!

@TheIslandHomestead Awesome thank you! I was wondering which lava zone you purchased in and did you finance or pay in full for your home? Do you pay an HOA? What's the crime like in your area? Mahalo nui loa!

@Amandamaui71 We bought the land with cash. Our lava zone is 3. We haven't financed anything as we are building off grid and loans for that are funky. We don't have a HOA. Crime is everywhere to some degree, but it's mostly petty theft and dumping. Don't leave valuables visible in your parked car, anywhere. There's also some meth related crime from time to time, but they travel, so there's no escaping that.

@@TheIslandHomestead thank you for your info!

@@Mynameismom808 😁🤙

I missed it too! My backlog of plants has ballooned, and I need to get stuff in the ground! Pedalai is a great one! I just wish they didn't want to get SO BIG!

You're on for a treat! They're my absolute favorite navel orange to eat. The only other one that even comes close is the Tangelo, and that's a drinker, not one for eating.

@@TheIslandHomestead you should try Indian Punjab KINNOW for juice

I don't know which has more scar material, my shins or my knees! Ones always busted up!

Thanks Donna! I do what I can!

Thanks Mark! I really appreciate it!

That's great! They're fantastic little trees!

That's great! They're fantastic trees!

You're right about that! I can't get enough dry days to finish painting!

We originally started with a 4 acre lot. Later, the 4 acre lot next to ours came up for sale and we were lucky enough to purchase it. So we have a little over 8 acres total.

But most of it is jungle!!!

@@TheIslandHomestead We bought 3 acres back in 2012 up the mountain. We picked up another 3 in 2015 about 2.6 miles down the road for our kids. Love what your doing. Some day

@MarktheShark808 Very nice! Great to be able to have family nearby!

Thanks! It's been a wild ride!

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Thanks!

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Thanks! I'm always happy people like to hear about my plants! 😆

You'll love it! It's legitimately my favorite orange. I know people are always hyping whatever it is they're doing, but with no hyperbole whatsoever, if I could share one orange with the world, it would be this one!

Very much so!

I'll be happy to! But I don't know how New Zealand customs would feel about that!

Aye..if nz customs all good they my cuzzies..tell em kotuku sent you​@@TheIslandHomestead

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Depends... how big is your greenhouse?!? 😆

@@TheIslandHomestead lol nope not big at all... guess i am out of luck

@TheSkitchCrew Well, maybe a longer term goal then?

@@TheIslandHomestead i will just have to come visit you and see you guys :)

@@TheSkitchCrew WELL COME ON OVER!!!

I'm so glad this brings you fond memories! I know this is a very popular fruit in Central and South America. I'm so happy to hear from someone who has experienced this fruit in its natural habitat!

I am very thankful for the making of this video. I will shred it to my son who is 12 years old.

@70rodal I hope he enjoys it! If you ever come here, message me and I'll try to find some for your visit!

@@TheIslandHomestead thank you so much.

Depending on where, yes! It's both drought and freeze sensitive, so if you're somewhere that's pretty warm, yes, absolutely! It's actually vary popular down in Homestead for soil building!

@@TheIslandHomestead Awesome, tnx! And Homestead grows everything, I should've known I could probably find it there. Tyvm

Absolutely!

I hope there's something useful in there for you!

@@TheIslandHomestead Absolutely! Our tree hasn’t fruited yet, so we’ve not yet tried it out. So now I’ll know how tell if it’s ripe or not and I won’t be alarmed if they’ve sprouted, that’ll just be a nice bonus. 😁👍

@LearnLivePrepare Is it Inga Edulis too? I have an Inga Spectabilis (machete ice cream bean) that hasn't fruited yet, but I'm really looking forward to it!

@@TheIslandHomestead Tell you the truth, I’m not completely sure, but I’m leaning toward Edulis from the photos online. It’s been in the ground for maybe a year now.

@LearnLivePrepare Most likely it's Edulis then, it's the most common, though there are several varieties within the genius.

This is a fun one. I hope you can try it someday!

Thanks for watching! I have a third variety that sadly wasn't fruiting at the time. Maybe next time!

I've heard that's an issue, but we rarely have worms. I think they're more interested in all the strawberry guava! Thanks for watching!

Thanks! We do what we can! 😆

I'm not too proud to say that REALLY HURT!

If I can ever finish it! 😆

It's the largest I'm aware of, that's for sure!

I was wondering how long it was going to take you to show up! 😆

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