Choosing Pomegranate and Other Fruit Trees in AZ

[@brooktran1214]

Never get tire watching your videos, even the old ones. Input on the jujube, I neglected it the entire year, the branches and the tree were dry, brittle, and totally dead until beginning of this year I gave it a little care (water manually) and amazingly it springs back to life. Definitely a must have tree in every garden.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey there Brook. Glad you're enjoying the content. It really is amazing how well those Jujube trees do for us here in AZ. Amazing trees!

[@CopperStateCustomAdmin]

I live in the Vally, These vids are invaluable to us trying to find the right productive plants in the yard. Keep it up, please.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Anthony, sure thing. Glad it's helping out!

[@josemarquez8413]

Thank you Dwayne.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Sure thing Jose!

[@Betterfoodforbettermood]

Im totally shocked of how you guys actually tried and succeeded with growing a persimmon tree here in AZ. way to go *Edge of Nowhere Farm*

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Bin, thanks. We were actually a bit surprised as well! Now to figure out how to get the fruit into the fall!!

[@Mr-kt9ws]

Gracias Dwayne..here in Tucson, West side, base of Sentinel Peak “A” Mtn. Your videos are extremely helpful for pomegranate & fig growing. I’m not sure what types I have, but I look forward to its fruit & greenery. Look forward to your Citrus videos. My Dad had 6 different types. I have a lime & hope to get an AZ Sweet, Navel &/or Valencia

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Glad to hear you're enjoying the content and finding it useful. Of the different varieties of citrus you mentioned, the AZ Sweet is probably the best all around citrus for us here in AZ. For navel oranges we're partial to the Cara Cara, but all of them are usually a solid bet as well. Good luck with those trees, I hope they produce abundantly for you!

[@Mr-kt9ws]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm 👍🏼 Yes they’re tasty..Dad would combine its juice w/a semi tart Valencia - great mix. He stopped drinking the White & Pink grapefruit because of his BP meds. He gave those away, to the delight of many

[@TheFatTheist]

Next to your broiler chicken series this has been my favorite. I really appreciate a ton of expertise and knowledge pouring out in just a few minutes. It has been very useful for us in Phoenix as we get our yard going.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Glad you're finding it all useful. We're all still learning as we go and we're in a unique environment here in AZ that just isn't the same as the rest of the country.

[@blissfulacresoffgridhomest2098]

We have 5 Wonderful pomegranate trees! Great suggestions. Plan to get many of the trees you suggest. Our Pakistan mulberry was amazing this year. Barbados cherry died but has now resurrected as a Bush but too much wind. Flowers blow off. We are 3100 feet elevation.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

We lost our Barbados and it never came back over the summer. Definitely leading us to forego the tropical trees...at least for now. Interesting that you lost them due to the wind. Our winds can whip up pretty good, but not enough to damage the flowers. That is some stiff wind!

[@blissfulacresoffgridhomest2098]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm we lost a VERY expensive mango and sour sop/Graviola plant last winter even though it was well protected. Also a mature banana plant. At least the banana gave us 5 babies. Now to keep them warm enough this winter.

[@blissfulacresoffgridhomest2098]

Big favor to ask. I know you are super busy. I got tagged and I would love to tag you for: Three things you learned about gardening in 2019. Would love to hear your insights.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Sure. Hard to narrow it down to 3, but here goes. Garlic needs to be harvested early rather than late, otherwise you wind up with small cloves. Meyer lemon trees are finicky and harder to grow than Eureka lemons. Our climate is just too cold for any type of tropical tree.

[@blissfulacresoffgridhomest2098]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Now to get what you wrote on video after I post mine. Then, if you want you can tag some friends. I will post your video in my play list and put your channel in the description with my tag video. Hope you decide to do this. Love All your videos and learn so much!

[@garrycole9187]

My pomegranates are usually eaten up by leaf footed bugs and I loose like 90%. This year I cut off most the blooms so I ended up with just a handful of pomegranates and they all survived from birds and the leaf footed bugs. So It was successful but then you still have no production but less mess.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Garry, that's interesting. We were even thinking of pulling all the buds in the spring and just letting the fall fruit set. Those always seem to fully ripen and no bird damage. Maybe we can figure this out!!

[@rnbhomestead9516]

I’ve watched your series. Great info. How do pineapple, mango, banana, kiwi, cherries, grapes, and strawberries do in AZ?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Another great question. Pineapple, mango and bananas are tough to grow without giving them some protection in both summer and winter. Kiwi is a challenge on both sides of that as well. We haven't found a cherry that has done well here. They need very cold winters to set fruit and we don't have those here. Strawberries are good for one season, but they won't be a perennial for you. They tend to die during the summer heat onslaught! Grapes do FANTASTIC! They love our heat and need the chill hours during the winter. We have several videos on growing grapes here and you can find those under our grape playlist. I'll link that playlist for you here; kzbin.info/aero/PLnT_wyDSIC9gz2KnG4DjqbGiGc1U2mMcz

[@TheCreativeFusion]

hmmm maybe could try an Astringent variety of persimmon? Personally I think the flavour is better than Fuyu but you need to be patient and wait for the fruit to get soft. The good part here is that you can pick the fruit when hard (the more orange the better) and let them ripen inside the house over a week or so - they taste great but must be soft before you can eat them. The birds tend to leave astringent persimmons alone (at least while they are hard) - this is great news from a production point of view - and it's not surprising because an astringent persimmon when it's hard tastes awful - like eating bitter carpet. You can let the persimmon fully ripen on the tree of course, and it will get soft like jelly and have a wonderful rich flavour BUT you would have every bird and insect in the neighbourhood also there competing with you! BTW Do you have fruitfly issues in Arizona or maybe the cooler evenings and winters keep them at bay? Astringent persimmons also fare pretty well against fruit fly too - so long as you pick the fruit when it's hard and then let them ripen fully inside (even on a window sill in the sun if you want). Good luck with the move!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Wow, thanks for the suggestion on an astringent variety of persimmon. Never considered them, but it makes sense that they may be left alone and allowed to get into the fall for harvest. We don't have fruit fly issues here in AZ. I would assume it's a matter of the climate as well. Very dry and hot in the spring, summer and fall and very cold in the winter. Thanks again for the suggestion!

[@shanismith8339]

Try ruby supreme guavas. I got mine from logees online. All of my trees from logees have been amazing

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Shani! I'll have to take a look at that one. We're still trying to figure out just how many tropicals we're wanting to try, but guavas will definitely be part of the mix.

[@danielfisch655]

Thank you for another excellent video, please keep them coming.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Thanks Daniel. We'll keep them coming as best we can!

[@josemarquez8413]

Oh you have, minute 8.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Jose, funny you should mention these. I'm going to see if Reid thinks his rootstock might make these viable....I hope!!!!

[@josemarquez8413]

Have you tried jujubes?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Yes, Reid at RSI growers let me try his Sherwood Jujubes a few weeks ago. Odd fruit, but pretty tasty once you know what you're biting into!

[@idlehandsarizona]

Apply to Yuma?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Ryan. Yes, for sure. Out there you guys have shorter chill hours, but otherwise this will apply to you as well.

[@davidbauman7234]

I have a Barbie pink guava from Shamus I love it, no protection and I got more than a dozen baseball size fruit in it's second year. I don't know if the jujube that you have is the same as the one that I have but I love it as well, it's an Indian jujube from Shamus as well it's ten foot tall at two years old and survived my neighbor running it over with his truck and breaking half off. I'm thinking about getting a pineapple guava I hear you can eat the blossoms and they taste like gummy bears, have you tried them? Great video as always.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey David. Yeah, we'll probably need to hit Shamus up for a guava variety or 2. The flowers on the pineapple guava are tasty. Not sure if I would call it like gummy bears, but it's a mild sweetness almost like eating a very mild cotton candy or something. Very unique.

[@rosamendoza5288]

I had a lime tree and it died are lime trees hard to grow in Phoenix? Also what fruit trees would you recommend that I plant in my yard that could survive our harsh summers?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Rosa. First off, don't get discouraged by losing your lime tree! We have lost several trees over the years and sometimes it just happens even though you do everything "right". A few things to look at though. Root stock - we buy our trees from local growers whenever possible. Our go-to source for fruit trees is RSI Growers in Glendale and I highly recommend you see Reid for your next tree(s). Location - fruit trees, including citrus, does best in full sun. Mulch - you'll want to put a very heavy layer of wood chip mulch around the tree to help maintain soil moisture. Water - water your trees infrequent, but deep. At the height of summer our 1.5 year old trees are receiving about 90 gallons of water over 2 separate days to keep them happy. We have countless videos on fruit trees that can help you along the way and we separate everything into playlists to help make it easier to find what you're looking for. I'll link our fruit tree playlist for you here; kzbin.info/aero/PLnT_wyDSIC9iSsCp34Athj2aGsUQ7vEkF

[@rosamendoza5288]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Thanks 4 all the valuable advise really appreciate it.

[@michaelagibbs9695]

Loved this series, have you tried covering your pomegranates like you do your figs? I just recently tried the Sherward and the Sugar Cane Jujube and preferred the Sugar Cane as it was a lot sweeter and had more crunch to it, though it's a smaller fruit. I definitely want to get a loquat but not sure on variety, I've only tried Golden Nugget.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey Michaela! We have tried covering them and it helps about 50% of them. I've only had the Sherwood Jujube, but have heard the Sugar Cane are much sweeter. I really love that tree, so more than 1 variety may be going in the ground!

[@lilfrankietellez]

My meth dealer said he knows you.🤓

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Well, at least he has good taste in fruit trees!