A Tour of an Incredible Fruit Tree Orchard!

I had the great pleasure to visit my friend Joe's incredible property in Northern Portugal. The climate there is true Mediterranean. I believe it's zone 10A, thanks to how close his property is to the ocean. Frosts and freezes are rare, despite the fact that he is halfway up a mountain side. He has a fascinating collection of fruit trees and watering systems. He built many of the stone walls by himself. His trees grow at fantastic speeds, and fruit prolifically. Enjoy the tour!
0:00 - 1:09 Intro
1:10 - 3:04 Walnut and Bamboo Collection
3:05 - 7:49 Avocado, Citrus and Apple Trees
7:50 - 15:16 Incredible, Fast Growing Avocado Trees!
15:17 - 16:18 Joe's Tips and Tricks for Growing Avocados
16:19 - 16:56 More Apple Trees
16:57 - 17:21 Joe's Plans for Future Avocado Trees
17:22 - 19:15 Productive Citrus Trees
19:16 - 20:08 Multi-Grafted Avocado Tree
20:09 - 20:49 Introducing Avocado Varieties to Europe
20:50 - 21:56 Fig, Persimmon and Pecan Trees
21:57 - 22:41 Walnut Flowers
22:42 - 24:00 Joe's Favorite Avocado Rootstocks
24:01 - 24:35 Pear Trees
24:36 - 26:16 Joe Built the Stone Walls Himself
26:17 - 26:40 Dendrocalamus Asper Bamboo
26:41 - 27:25 The Growing Conditions
27:26 - 28:51 Joe's Greenhouse That He Built Himself
28:52 - 32:22 Young Avocado Trees With Incredible Growth!
32:23 - 34:40 Fascinating Citrus Trees
34:41 - 36:45 More Amazing Avocado Trees
36:46 - 38:30 Different Fruit Trees
38:31 - 39:32 Joe's Water Well System
39:33 - 40:10 Stone Fruit Collection
40:11 - 41:06 Granary and Apricot Tree
41:07 - 41:40 Big Fig Tree
41:41 - 44:27 Amazing Spring Water Storage System
#avocado #gardentour #fruit

[@48512]

That man is blessed with so many fruit trees

[@tinyjungle_]

Portugal is a special place for fruit growers. Nice video.

[@100lucch]

Well you are going international now, that's great. Wonderful place to look at with all the trees and the history of the place. Hopefully he can be a springboard for avocado diversity in the area. Jan Boyce does seem to be getting more popular.

[@user-le8mw1mp6e]

Portugal! Great tour A.J. Your friend has an amazing property and has done so much work to make it not just productive, which it is, but beautiful. Thanks!

[@upliftlife11]

Such a lovely location! Cool to see you're bringing more diversity to the area 😎 and how amazing to have a source of spring water!!

[@user-hz3xj4jj6i]

Wow, I was in Portugal also and now in Morocco. Impressive property, can't wait for mine in Chula Vista CA to get close to it. Thank you very much

[@angelapriddy6308]

I want to move to Portugal I have for 2 years now thank you for this video❤

[@albertoperez-mm5qx]

I really enjoy the video !! Planning to move to Spain,Im glad I will be available to plant avocadp tree and maybe mangos!!!

[@growyourownavocados]

Wonderful AJ! Will share on the FB avo groups.

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Thanks Greg!

[@PlanetaryHealer-in2sf]

Living the dream! What a beautiful dream.

[@slugbyte]

Very impressive!

[@growingwithnatureofficial]

Great video and what a property! I can't believe how many varieties of avocados he has growing in North Portugal. I have just moved to a new homestead in South Spain (documenting on my YT channel) and we have established Hass avocado trees. It would be great to graft some new varieties because we are very limited in Spain. I am also always on the look out for mulberry, fig, citrus... cuttings to expand - you can never have too many!

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Amazing! Keep it up!

[@juliannaboltonjuliana3363]

You have very nice property Joe and Maria!! Thanks for the video!! 🥰🥑🍐🍏🥝🫐🍋

[@vegardno]

Amazing growth, the climate must be really good for them

[@maria3neto358]

Tou curiosa , esses frutos todos São vendidos ! Bem vindo so Nosso Portugal ,alem de see Madeira ,agora encomtre-me na Africa do sul 🙌

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Muito obrigado. Visitarei tua terra, se Deus quiser.

[@stevefujii9132]

Truly amazing! I am in awe! Thanks for the video.

[@miett49]

Ola Aj meu irmão! Muito obrigado pelo video. It came out really nice. Thanks to you and your wife for the visit, we had a wonderful time. Looking forward to do it again soon. Um grande abraço!

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Ótimo Meu Grande Irmão! Fiquei muito Feliz! Likewise we are looking forward to it too!

[@arturrodrigues757]

Hi guys, loved the video! Eu também sou desta parte de Portugal (Alto Minho) e adoraria poder enxertar algumas dessas variedades. Do you think I could get some scions Joe?

[@thetreefather86]

awesome find/share

[@thanyab.3722]

I going to create my land as the same this video. I am fruits lover

[@jpsamy_inthezone]

❤❤❤

[@johanconradie2120]

plant avos in circles of 16 trees, with one impact sprinkler in centre middle of circle

[@JohnK557]

Awesome video, property, and fruit trees!

[@LoganShelton-rh3lp]

Tell him we definitely enjoyed the videos!

[@AJTheGraftMan]

We will

[@yusufnoorzayee6898]

Wow how nice beautiful

[@Tom-zn9fv]

So nice. You guys from the US are really blessend with avocado varieties. Im looking for 2 years now for frost resistent varieties like fantastic/lila/poncho but couldnt finde one. Im from Germany and try to grow Avocados with Winter protection. So if any of you know where to get scions or trees or if you could send me one, please let me know. Would love to grow them here. Many Regards

[@Atimatimukti]

I live very close to him!!! I also live in Minho and I have around 300 fruit trees. The big lemons are Cidrao, very common in Portugal to make cakes. Strange that he does not have pawpaw, white zapote, sapodilha, bananas , mangoes and cherimoya ( anonas). I have them in Vila Verde, Minho

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Great! I'm happy to know you are growing those amazing fruits in Portugal 🇵🇹

[@Atimatimukti]

And many more. I'm sending you an email.

[@arturrodrigues757]

I also live close Vila Verde.. do you think I could get in touch with you and maybe exchange some trees?

[@TonyDYT]

Small tight knit community. Greg must be Greg Alder!

[@tamarahimmelstrand8985]

What a beautiful and bountifull garden. It's really impressive and very inspiring. I was curious about the apple tree that seemed to have lots of branches growing from the bottom rather than 1 long trunc.

[@Our_Amazon_Homestead]

That's beautiful! I haven't seen Portugal looking that green before, I gottaa visit that area sometime.

[@Atimatimukti]

This area, Minho, is called Costa Verde, the green coast. It's always green, even in summer

[@Our_Amazon_Homestead]

@@Atimatimukti Awesome! good to know!

[@ericinla65]

TREES I HAVE IN MY BACKYARD IN LOS ANGELES - Bacon Avocado, Rio Red Grapefruit, Meyer Lemon, Navel Orange, Panamint Nectarine, and Satsuma Plum. Not counting my vegetable garden.

[@Saladandfruitbowl]

Good show

[@lazywheezy]

Nice

[@budapesst6707]

Can I get in touch with your friend in Portugal? I want to buy some cuttings branches to graft my planted tree from seeds. Appreciated

[@Itals254]

My all time ambition...when i settled back in rural settings....

[@Myth1n]

That big lemon looks like ponderosa lemon (which is a citron hybrid) if i had to guess, not citron which is a generic term for a number of citron and citron hybrids (the original 'citron' is disputed)

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Interesting. I'll look into the ponderosa lemon. Thanks

[@geriannroth449]

Fantastic collection. Where'd he get those scions?

[@johanconradie2120]

where is tbe gents glass jars with tiny holes in lids filled quarter with honegy hung in every avocado tree

[@gilbertomartinez6981]

Ok so this is new to me and just to confirm, do rootstocks change fruit flavor? i have a recent potted mango from a nursery on Turpentine rootstock. No fruit yet but i am wondering now if the Mallika mango graft would perhaps produce a tweaked fruit flavor. I am not worried, just wondering how rootstocks might affect the fruit. Unless of course it has to do with a given rootstock's enhanced ability to pull nutrients from the ground for the graft. Love your content..

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Thanks! Great question. The relationship between rootstock and scion is more complex than people think. It might be worth doing a video about this topic.

[@jimsheldon3738]

Graft man rather than cut the fuerte down wouldn't it be better for Joe to graft other varieties onto it since he seems to have great grafting skills?

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Yes i believe so. That's a good idea.

[@geriannroth449]

I've never heard of some of these avocados

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Some are local varieties.

[@geriannroth449]

@AJTheGraftMan I'm watching you from Barbados. We don't have that many varieties here, mainly Wilson, Lula, Simmonds, Choquette & maybe a few others

[@JoseRuiz-vm8hr]

Since You are in Portugal, can you share some of that history and tell me why Spain did not invade Portugal, Portugal land used to be Spain land?

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Lol I don't know. Maybe watch a history channel?

[@arturrodrigues757]

They tried many times but weren't able to conquer Portugal. Both countries came to get along well and left their mark on word history.

[@davidjslack]

What’s his goal with the avocados? Build a shady slightly wild canopy or harvest fruit with poles and ladders?

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Good question. I'll ask him next time.

[@bayleechristina7121]

Can i purchase a nimloh rootstock

[@benheaver4332]

👍🍺

[@AJTheGraftMan]

👍🏽🥑

[@johanconradie2120]

those giant lemons was bred in 🇮🇱 Israel

[@AJTheGraftMan]

Provide proof

[@Asly65]

Cédrat ?

[@fransiscoortiz5076]

😂😅😅😮😮​@@AJTheGraftMan

[@naninani9496]

I enjoyed your video but can you stop saying yea so many times.

[@AJTheGraftMan]

😂😂 yes