Allotment Fruit trees

A quick tour of some of the fruit trees growing at the allotment.

[@francesmclaughlin7738]

Wow! Have got figs in containers and grapes also. Olive tree is doing very well also in container. Thank you so much for advice about carobs which am most proud of bringing on from pods/seeds

[@Paul-010]

I’m truly amazed at the exotics you are able to grow in the south east. Well done!

[@gotropicaluk8362]

Paul B cheers Paul. They take the conditions well with little input from me. Just what I like!👍🏻

[@suzysmith7280]

Wow, that's beautiful! First time I've seen a mulberry lol! Thanks for sharing, i really enjoy watching ☺️👍Happy gardening🍆🍃🌿

[@MyWildlifeAllotment]

Great I found your channel. I love planting fruit trees on my allotment as well and try to stretch the boundaries with planting things like nectarine, apricot, almond, pomegranate, peach, and loquat. I always tell myself I am planning for climate change. I am in Oxfordshire and we have mostly very dry summers here as well. Most of my trees are very young so will see how they will be doing.

[@malik2433]

Great allotment. Mulberrys rule, I've got two young black mulberries and an everbearing Illinois mulberry, can't wait to taste them

[@FruitsForLife]

Nice selection of fruit trees mate. Panachee is a super late fig, might be worth planting it inside a greenhouse, but we never know with the weather these days we might even get a heat wave until September.

[@gotropicaluk8362]

Fruit Nut nurseries that stock this variety say it ripens in August... I’d imagine if that’s for most of the uk then it will be a bit earlier than that here. It’s still a young tree so am yet to see any fruit. Have you grown it before?

[@FruitsForLife]

GoTropicalUK Yes, I had two Panachee or Panache for about 4 years , just got one for now for the sake of having it. All these years I only had ripe figs in November and that again from a greenhouse. With a heated greenhouse I suppose you can get it to ripen early. We are in the south also and it’s fairly dry here. It’s other name is Bordissot Blanca Rimada and there are few types of striped ones. They all need the kind of weather that we enjoy in our holidays lol. Trouble is it only got main crops so the figs starts to develop end of May/June and they need 120 days of nice warm days to ripen to perfection. There is tho another stripped variety with two crops “Rigato Del Salento” but it’s a bit on the expensive side. Keep us updated maybe yours is an early sport as the nursery says.

[@annemiekewielinga7203]

Very nice! My apricot has lots of fruit this year ( year 5 i think ) and my persimon has produced tiny fruits so far

[@soby123]

I love planting frui Trees

[@rotnabegum1209]

You wonderful collection of plants. If you don't mind can you please post link of the nursery you bought some plant such as jujube Chinese date and Pakistani mulberry. Thank you

[@alansallotment]

Have your Peach Trees survived at the allotment outside? or did they get Peach Leaf Curl cheers Alan

[@arifm2k]

Liking the extra videos. You have a few peaches here, Do you have any issues with peach leaf curl? Also would love an update on how your papayas are getting along. Easy to grow but getting them through winter is tough. Had all mine die out.

[@gotropicaluk8362]

Arif M yeah my died through this winter to. I may try them again at some point. The peach trees did have a few leaves with peach leaf curl but they grew past it. Will have to see how it goes for next spring.

[@garycard1456]

Nice Callistemon (Australian bottlebrush) in bloom! How are your 'more tropical' fruit trees- the avocados (Hass and Bacon), cherimoya, dragonfruit cactus vine, citrus, coffee, etc- doing?

[@gotropicaluk8362]

Gary Card they are all fine. Will be doing updates on them all in then coming months. This winter has been hard on them, but only superficial (ie leaf dropping and tip burn). I only have the ‘bacon’ avocado now as i gave the ‘hass’ away to a friend.

[@claimhsolais3466]

In case you're not already doing so, you can try to grow yarrow. They're potassium and phosphorus fixers, have a plethora of medical uses, and bees make amazing honey out of it.

[@gotropicaluk8362]

ClaimhSolais sounds interesting! I’m always up for trying something new. I might try taro next year.

[@johnsmith-zf1fd]

Wonderful video; you are clearly one of East Anglias finest gardeners. One question- where are the Persimmons?

[@gotropicaluk8362]

john smith 😂 persimmons are in my home garden. I may plant some up the here some point. When I find some interesting varieties.

[@maramalsannaa9845]

Great fruit collection!hopefully my garden will look like that one day. I have been looking for the Pakistany mulberry but I haven't been able to find one, could you please tell me where you got? and the same for the peach trees, as it sounds like they have been able to shake off leaf curl. Or do you recommend certain place to buy fruit trees from experience? Thank you Maram

[@gotropicaluk8362]

Maram Alsannaa I will buy fruit trees from all over. The peregrine variety has some quite good resistance to the disease. Are you based in Suffolk?

[@maramalsannaa9845]

GoTropicalUK Good to know I might put it on my list, no we are in the Hampshire area.

[@shamailafazal9439]

Hi there, I've been looking into getting an allotment for mainly damson trees, will they thrive in the midlands [UK]

[@gotropicaluk8362]

Yes they should be fine where you are. The trees grow pretty much all over the UK.👍🏻

[@baldieman64]

Paw-Paws wouldn't like the dry conditions but I'm surprised that you don't have persimmon or loquat. I'm currently on the lookout for a mulberry though and the Pakistan looks like it might fit the bill.

[@gotropicaluk8362]

baldieman64 I have paw paw, loquat and persimmon at home. All the best with your mulberry!

[@jondi1115]

Love your videos, got me interested now, just bought a lemon and orange tree, also have a few figs on the go, would you be kind enough to send some desert king cuttings to me please? South Wales. Will pay.

[@uma2sudar]

Where you got jujube tree? Please let me know?

[@francesmclaughlin7738]

Any advice about plums? Containers though

[@Magicalworld_92]

Hello, will these jujube plant surviv in uk weather

[@Magicalworld_92]

I mean out side

[@gotropicaluk8362]

Rina Begum they are pretty hardy, with many nurseries saying they are hardy to zone 5/6. Most of the uk is zone 8/9, so they will have no problem with our winters.

[@Magicalworld_92]

@@gotropicaluk8362 Sorry for the late reply I just saw this comment, just wanted to say thank you for answering my question.

[@gotropicaluk8362]

Rina Begum no worries!

[@PermacultureAutonomie]

verry nice garden my friend, i'm doing something like you in france...Do you have paw paw tree.?

[@gotropicaluk8362]

Permaculture Autonomie thanks. Yes I have 2 paw paw trees in my garden at home.

[@michaeldyer1322]

dont you get curly leaf problems with your peaches?

[@gotropicaluk8362]

Michael Dyer they had one or two leaves with it, but nothing that the tree didn’t grow out. I am using oil of oregano on them as a test to see if it makes any difference to peach leaf curl. Il have to wait tho to see any results.

[@tastytechaddictsmtb]

Try planting some North American Paw Paw trees up there.

[@gotropicaluk8362]

Iain Simpson I have them in my garden at home. But I will eventually plant some up there. 👍🏻

[@razg9540]

Is your Pakistan Mulberry a dwarf tree?

[@gotropicaluk8362]

Raziya Gulam not particularly, but they can be pruned fairly heavy to keep them at a manageable size.👍🏻

[@razg9540]

@@gotropicaluk8362 I always wanted a mulberry. I bought the Charlotte Russe and the flavour just isn't there. Do you know if it works potted?

[@gotropicaluk8362]

Raz G mulberry trees generally want to grow quite large. They are known for having a very vigorous root system, and so may struggle to be kept in a container. They do well in the ground here in the south of the UK.

[@ceili]

Hey, would be possible to get some desert king cuttings from you? I live in Ireland and I'm very happy to pay for them.

[@gotropicaluk8362]

Il try and have a look at what is involved in sending cuttings to you from here and let you know... 😁

[@ceili]

GoTropicalUK that's great, thanks a mil. 😄

[@ceili]

GoTropicalUK Hey, just to let you know I'm still very interested in cuttings if your up for selling some? and of course I'm happy to pay for them and the shipping costs!!

[@gotropicaluk8362]

ceili sorry for not getting back to you sooner!! If you want to email me at [e-mail], then we can discuss posting some cuttings to you. Thanks Chris

[@ceili]

GoTropicalUK thanks Chris, email sent!

[@tokenlau7519]

How large is your allotment in sq m?

[@gotropicaluk8362]

tokenlau it’s 20m wide by 100m long.

[@tokenlau7519]

How much does it cost to rent an allotment of that size?

[@gotropicaluk8362]

tokenlau think it’s about £80 a year...

[@alfred1828]

Im sure its gets commented alot, but what do u do to combat frost?

[@gotropicaluk8362]

Alfred all the fruit trees up here handle the winter with out any problems. Anything that is more sensitive is planted in my garden for more protection.

[@alfred1828]

GoTropicalUK so you wouldn't ever wrap them up if it got too far below freezing ?

[@gotropicaluk8362]

Alfred no. They don’t need any protection in the winter.

[@alfred1828]

GoTropicalUK ok cheers, another great vid btw!

[@RussellBooth1977]

I just received my tiger fig seeds last week which I ordered from China, they were sent to the wrong address in Australia, they were sent to Western Australia instead of New South Wales (wrong side of the country),how did they get that so wrong in China ? In the south east side of the U.K. (e.g. London) they get fairly warm summers of up to 30°C but I think that their winters get fairly cold. In the northern part of the U.K.where the climate is oceanic, the summers are more like our winters are in my area,for example, the place Seaham in the U.K. is as cold in Summer as our winters are in Seaham over here where I live. Our day time temperatures went to a minimum of 12°C this winter & they're forecasting a maximum of 23°C. They have forecasted temperatures of between 1-3°C overnight but at the coldest point (6AM),our thermometer has read 7°C so my papaya plants have survived because there has been no frost. We used to get frost 20 years ago which killed a papaya tree we grew but it seems our climate has changed as it used to be more temperate. We live in a humid subtropical area but it does get very hot & dry during the summer period, for example, it got up to 44°C last summer which almost killed some of the native eucalyptus saplings,which is unusual because they are drought resistant. The heat just kills the plants so I'm going to have to shade the younger trees when I first plant them.