Northern California Papaya

Check out this papaya tree breaking all the rules and thriving in Santa Clara, CA without any cold winter damage even though the video was taken at the very end of winter in the second week of March. Buy your own papaya tree at Golden Gate Palms Nursery in Richmond, CA 925-325-PALM.

[@lyonheart84]

Lol when you eventually come to London, UK ( after the coronavirus situation has cleared up ) I'm going to blow your mind with a 35 foot avocado tree covered in mature avocados

[@ScaryHairyGary]

I love it when my mind is blown. It’s like taking amazing drugs without taking amazing drugs

[@jjg4450]

Absolutely love your videos Gary!

[@gardengainzz9191]

I'm in Hayward, CA zone 10a and just planted (2) Mango trees in my front yard. 6ft tall Valencia Pride Mango in my front yard which survived winter with zero protection. Last season I did have 2 VP mangos that almost grew to maturity but dropped before ripening. I also planted my 3-4ft tall Pickering Mango. Pickering did produce 1 super sweet mango for me last season. I also have 4ft tall Glenn Mango that is starting to flower. Lastly, I have a 4-5ft tall Bailey's Marvel that I purchased this yr that hasn't flowered yet and hoping for something.

[@ScaryHairyGary]

Once those things get bigger and have some fruit, call me and we will make a video. hayward is one of the best mango microclimates in nor cal.

[@gardengainzz9191]

@@ScaryHairyGary I'll keep you posted Gary. Btw I purchased a Gem Avocado from your nursery and it's putting on some size. I have a few in-ground Avocados ..SirPrize, Reed, 12ft tall Holiday, Lamb-Hass & Gem. I will be getting 2 small Nabal and Nimlioh. I'll keep you posted. Thanks for your time.

[@lylylam382]

Where did you buy the mango tree? I want to plan it on my yard in oakland.

[@imadeit5016]

I am successfully from seed growing two papaya trees, 2 Lychee trees in northern california. Lychee tree is 7 feet tall and in its third year, close to producing fruit.

[@Will_Grow_Plants]

As Gary would say... "Show me!!!" That's amazing

[@155stw]

if you can grow lychee, can you also grow rambutan?

[@RussellBooth1977]

Good going for the owner of the papaya tree because they're a tropical plant & the equivalent to Santa Claras latitude is Melbourne in Victoria which is in Australia which is about 37°S of the equator, people have tried growing them there & the Winter ❄️ just about kills them there. My latitude is about 32.66° S of the equator & they do die back a bit in the winter time where I am so my latitude is similar to San Diegos which is in Southern California. I have 3 × 1 metre high papaya plants which have bounced back after the winter time !

[@mikesimpson4424]

I like your hat!

[@ScaryHairyGary]

Thanks.

[@andrescott8905]

Yep very cool!

[@abbyrn94.]

Just buy a papaya and plant seeds in a fabric pot and in 2-5 weeks they will grow.... I live in Sacramento and its my first time growing them. Planted them last June. They are Mexican papaya.

[@davelu2688]

I live in Sacramento too. Any tips ? Do you do anything to protect the Papaya tree from cold ?

[@growyourownavocados]

It's funny as a delivery driver I have seen plenty of papaya trees in the bay and knew it was odd but being that I didn't eat many I never thought about it much I just knew it was odd. Until I tried papaya juice for the first time ever and now it has captured my imagination! Papaya is probably the best juice in the world! Tastes like an all natural Orange Bang!

[@ScaryHairyGary]

I love your photo that Wilson Popenoe took in Guatemala

[@growyourownavocados]

@@ScaryHairyGary Much appreciated! Glad you like it. That photo has always captured my imagination.

[@growyourownavocados]

@@ScaryHairyGary By the way, thanks for all you have done encouraging people in the Bay to grow tropicals. I remember reading an article you were in a decade or two ago where you were showing us your Mexicola Grande fruit and encouraging people to grow rare varieties instead of just Hass.

[@AliBabaZumba]

We have 6 acres in Redding, zone 9... My plan is to create a huge food forest & still in the beginning stages. Planted 2 fig trees this week. I also want papaya, guava, soursop, Sapote, star fruit, whatever is possible. Help! :)

[@MountainJohn]

Hey, grow mulberry.

[@truefoodsociety312]

How has your food forest came along?

[@edjo3430]

do you know if papaya would handle 110 in summer, or 30 in winter? I live about 2 hours east of you in foothills.

[@AnanasDoktor]

In my tropical warm house in Germany I have papaya plants that bear fruit and I also moss shoots.

[@thedomestead3546]

Haha...halo

[@garydeforve5055]

Looks like several trees. Babies.

[@centralcaliforniatropicalg4686]

pineapple In ground in tulare county. I dont know if it will fruit but it survived winter.

[@centralcaliforniatropicalg4686]

I also have have a mango that had no winter damage.

[@chocolatechipslime]

I just discovered a papaya tree with fruit on it growing in San Antonio Texas and so now I’m curious about them.

[@ScaryHairyGary]

Please send pictures! I’d love to see it. [e-mail]. Thank you

[@ScaryHairyGary]

I was just looking back at the posts on this video and saw yours. I may be opening up a nursery out your and if so I’d need to find a local manager so if you know anyone good please let me know. I was going to fly out there on the 16th and drive around in the Austin and San Antonio areas to see what kind of plants are growing. The climate there looks like it would be good for just about everything we grow with the caveat that every 20 years or so you might get hit with a huge freeze in which case you may have to start over with some things.

[@chocolatechipslime]

@@ScaryHairyGary yes sir that would be awesome. I no longer live in the SA area but they do have a great growing season. It is like you described

[@mauriciodiaz1310]

My respect brother

[@nadounadou9560]

Lol, great video. Thanks.

[@SL-ur7vt]

I live near by a neighborhood and they have lots of mangoes. Plant in san jose too. Yes India guy planting it too 🤣

[@greensage395]

Is it possible to guess the age? Seems the tag is fairly new, perhaps one season at best. It must of grown substantially in one year! What is the Low there for Winter? Will it survive another Season without freezing to the ground?

[@bobbydelaura]

Gary I live in Antioch I call Golden Gate Palms in Richmond they said they never have carried papaya trees where did you get yours

[@Pacifica1]

Cute how no one has reached over to grab them.

[@GiuseppeDucaDiParma]

Was this planted on a south side of the house?

[@RareAvoTrees]

The papaya tree growing in Modesto is much bigger.

[@TropicalGardenGuy]

Dry freeze free winter

[@elizavasquez4171]

I have like 5 papaya trees in backyard and I live in Arizona.

[@ScaryHairyGary]

You can't make a claim like that without sending me pics. [e-mail]. pleaze?

[@elizavasquez4171]

What do you mean? You don’t believe me? I will take a picture but are you going to believe me if I tell you that is in my backyard in Mess AZ? Papaya survives in Az but I can’t do mango I tried many times it dies on me. I don’t know some people can.

[@iwatcher69]

Does your papaya grow all year round?

[@mauriciodiaz1310]

Hows it going brother

[@Wendywin99]

Hi Gary and everyone who loves papaya trees or fruits. I'm interested in getting papaya leaves. I live in San Jose. That'll be great to have your advise. Thanks.

[@belindachong4904]

I have papaya leaves if you still need them.

[@Thythunderbird]

Where I buy one locally in northern California that size? I want one Badly that size

[@jasondavis2810]

Try Home Depot

[@bryanbagby]

I’m going mine from a seed I took out of a papaya I ate

[@ScaryHairyGary]

Nice

[@jimmytran9585]

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