Planting a Lychee Tree - Building a Suburban Homestead Ep 11

During our visit to pick up a climbing rose for our arbor, we saw a lychee tree selling for nearly $600. This got me wanting to just grow a tree from seed, but after doing some research I found out that these trees grow very slowly. If we ever wanted to eat home grown lychee within our lifetime than we have no choice but buy a tree.
So we looked through Facebook marketplace to see if there was anyone out there willing to give us a deal. Luckily we found a lady in El Monte that was selling hers for $180 and it was already flowering. Although just three days ago we had no intention of buying a lychee tree, seeing a great deal has convinced us that we needed a lychee tree in our lives.
When we met the lady at her home, we saw that she had many trees for sale. This was no ordinary gardener, and every inch of her backyard was used for growing plants. She even had a Koi pond that fed into a hydroponic system for growing strawberries. This inspired us, and maybe one day we could start our own backyard nursery, and make some extra money on the side.
Well we bought the tree, packed it up into our van, and immediately started planting a lychee tree as soon as we got home. But of course we needed to protect our investment so instead of removing the tree from the pot, we cut out the bottom and inserted both tree and pot. The only problem is that I didn't place a hardware cloth on the bottom, so this might have been pointless. Only time will tell if our decision turns out to be fruitful.
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Chapters
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00:00 - Intro
00:25 - Search for a Lychee Tree
04:16 - Planting a Lychee Tree
Tools & Material
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[@MinnieAcresFarm]

My first thought was you sold a kidney to buy that expensive tree 😂😂😂

[@Pixics]

Haha, you know what, I realized it was a grafted lychee tree. So maybe that's why it was pricier.

[@LookWhosBlogging]

The lady’s backyard is so cool.

[@AyenIwata]

The lady is very creative,even she has a small backyard she make way to grow many plants,that’s amazing. Excited to see lychee growing.

[@Pixics]

Yeah, it will probably get as tall as me in 5 years, they grow very slow.

[@TravelersParadise]

That's a nice tree! I'm planning on getting a new tree for my mom this year for mothers day, forgot the name of it but it looks really exotic. You did great on explaining a story, I like doing the same in my vlogs. Thumbs up!

[@Pixics]

Thanks @Travelers Paradise hope your mom loves the tree you are getting her.

[@gordchapman3469]

That lady's back garden must have been so inspiring for you guys! I love discovering places like that!

[@Pixics]

It actually made me want to get a koi pond, but then I don't really want to take care of fish.

[@LifeHomeandGardenwithAnaRica]

That's more cheeper , Wow that backyard is loaded with beautiful plants and those pipes.

[@Pixics]

I wasn't sure if those pipes were custom made or she ordered it from somewhere.

[@YueRawWonder]

Great idea starting from a seed..

[@Plat_s]

looks good I like the vlogging nice explanation on what you need to bring out that beautiful garden

[@CherryTV01]

From 600 to 180 what a beautiful deal for a lychee tree. I enjoyed the hunting, loved the pond with koi. So excited to see the tree bears fruits, would take time but it's all worth it.

[@Pixics]

Yeah, it was pretty much sold as a wholesale price to us. I understand the price though, it's because the tree grows very slow. But I wonder if this one was grown from a branch cutting.

[@OpenRoad4Two]

Didn’t know that lychee trees are that expensive! Glad you found one cheaper. What an amazing yard this woman has, she has a green thumb!!! Hope you will be able to enjoy some delicious lychee from your new tree! 🤞🤞

[@Pixics]

I'm hoping we can get a few of the fruits this year since there are some flowers. I'm curious to know how they even taste.

[@afilipinabroadabroad]

You really got a great deal...huge difference

[@Pixics]

It is, but I found out that Lychees have a hard time fruiting in my region. I hope I can get some fruit.

[@ZacharyATaylor]

Lychees!! Yes I love them

[@Pixics]

Yeah, they tase good in drinks.

[@OliN_yul]

Hello my friend, I enjoyed your video. Keep a good meeting 🥂🤝😍👍23

[@HomeGardenplantscare]

Wow quiet large space

[@crisalis]

It's amazing backyard indeed.

[@Pixics]

Yeah, it was a really cool yard

[@MyRadicalKanjiWorld]

It's always nice when you can grow your own fruit!

[@Pixics]

That's what we are trying to do, but we might have made a mistake with this lychee. It doesn't fruit well in my climate.

[@MyRadicalKanjiWorld]

@@Pixics don’t feel bad. When I lived in Houston I tried planting a cherry blossom tree in clay. That didn’t work out too well

[@afilipinabroadabroad]

Well done guys!

[@Pixics]

Thank You

[@momshylyninitaly]

Lychee fruit is the favorite of my daughter. Greetings from italy. Godbless

[@Pixics]

Welcome, thanks for watching.

[@babarrafique545]

Hello Beautyfull family i am your new friend God bless you all

[@diamondbellranchhomestead4298]

What a great deal for the lechy tree . Its so good you guys were able to find one . Really hope the lady is able to to open her nursery hopefully she'll stay competitive deals to gain more customers. The aquaponic is so cool. Yes you can grow a lot in a small yard you just have to know how lay the plants out she really looks like she knew how. Thanks for sharing its was a very nice tour.

[@Pixics]

Yeah, I think once her nursery opens up her prices will also go up, but this gave me an idea to sell plants. Once my yard is ready I'm going to create a mini nursery.

[@diamondbellranchhomestead4298]

@@Pixics that will be so awesome im sure your family will get alot of business especially you can see a lot of people are trying to grow their own plants. We had added a plan for a greenhouse to grow plants to sell . Its perfect cause we are rural area and we thought about it when we experience going to the Civano nursery it was 1hr drive to and 1hr back. Great minds think a like. I think it will work to have your family nursery.

[@Pixics]

you can grow a lot on your homestead, your nursery will be big.

[@sandorspalms]

If I had yours guys climate I would definitely be growing more fruit trees! That lady has an amazing nursery... totally love it and I'm looking forward to seeing how your Garden evolves 👍👍👍

[@Pixics]

What kind of fruit trees survive in your climate?

[@sandorspalms]

@@Pixics Peach, Apple, pears, nectarines, apricots, plums, prunes, cherries, raspberries, strawberries and blueberries.

[@Pixics]

Oh, those are the good fruit trees. Still a lot of options.

[@sandorspalms]

@@Pixics Yes I've grown all of the one's I listed over the years. My wife and I are looking for a home in S.W Florida so I'll definitely be planting some exotic fruits!😁

[@MotherofBokchoy]

A dream of mine is to have a yard that would rain lychee down on me lol. This is really cool

[@Pixics]

That is a tasty dream

[@MotherofBokchoy]

@@Pixics also I've heard lychee pronounced "lee Chee" in Mandarin speaking communities and "lie-chee" in Cantonese so I don't think there is a correct way to pronounce it at all. 😄 Both are definitely correcr

[@Pixics]

@@MotherofBokchoy It's like the Asian version of the word tomato.

[@Teenaadventure]

i never see the vietnamese veggie and i love the hydroponic system..good luck for your new plant..hopefully it grow fast and healthy..my space quiet big but for car parking..:)..but its okay i can still gardening..

[@Pixics]

Your space would require a lot of containers.

[@vongtaynhanaikptt6066]

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[@pink143]

Thats amazing ..i never knew that lychee tree u buy is quite expensive there..its kind of Ingrafted lychee tree i think, , wish i have one too;)

[@Pixics]

Oh the lychee tree I bought is a grafted one? I didn't even plan to buy a lychee, but I guess I saw the deal on facebook and felt the need to buy it.

[@crisalis]

Wow almost 600 bucks, I didn't know it's expensive therefore the fruit is kinda expensive too. It's one of my favorite after strawberries.

[@Pixics]

yeah, the tree grows very slow, so if you find one it's expensive. I'm kind of inspired to grow ychee trees and sell them.

[@RuralLifeWithTheRoss]

Yummy 😋😋😋 so happy for you guys. ទាក់ទងនឹង gopher អ្នកជិតខាងយើងបានប្រាប់យើងអោយចាក់ទឹកនោមនៅតំបន់ជុំវិញ ហើយវានឹងដេញសត្វនោះចេញ។ ទឹកនោមនឹងបំភ័យសត្វឱ្យចាកចេញទៅឆ្ងាយ ទឹកនោមគឺជាក្លិន other predators របស់សត្វមួយទៀតហើយវានឹងបំភ័យវាដោយស្វ័យប្រវត្តិ ជានិច្ចកាលបន្តអនុវត្តឬចាក់ទឹកនោមរបស់យើងនៅតំបន់នោះ

[@Pixics]

Hello Mrs. Ross, I will need to get my mother in law to translate this for me. haha.

[@Pixics]

I think we just have way too many of them. Our sons go out there everyday to fertilize the tree with their golden water. lolz We live by a creek and a big park so that's where they all come from.

[@GLMeangil]

We pronounce it "Laici"..we also plants this tree in our home garden. great choice to have the lychee tree instead of lychee seed. Hopefully it will produce fruit soonest

[@Pixics]

I think it might have some this year since they have flowers already. Can't wait to see how they taste.

[@GLMeangil]

@@Pixics hopefully the tree is 'female'..coz some 'male' tree also produce flowers but ends up falling to the ground. 'fake hope'

[@Pixics]

@@GLMeangil I found out they don't fruit well in my climate. We have drier summers, but we also have very humid falls. So maybe I have a chance.

[@may.africa]

That's a nice find....but will they fruit here in Cali? The nursery l go to said they wont flourish to fruits here in Socal

[@Pixics]

Thanks for the heads up. I looked it up and it is very finicky growing fruit out here. I will give an update if I ever get fruit.

[@jimmytran9585]

👍♥️🇺🇸

[@Pixics]

👍👍👍

[@LookWhosBlogging]

By the way, I think it’s pronounced lie-chee.

[@Pixics]

Yes you are right and that's going to be hard to get used to. Everyone we know pronounce it Lee chee

[@MyRadicalKanjiWorld]

Is it "Li-chi" or "lie-chi"? I've heard both pronunciations...🙃

[@Pixics]

I've heard that you can pronounce it both ways, it depends on whether you are speaking in mandarin or cantonese.

[@MyRadicalKanjiWorld]

@@Pixics good to know!

[@yah_ainie]

haha. john the digger.🤣 atleast plants digger. not gold

[@Pixics]

haha. Well it would be nice to dig up some gold ever now and then. I could pay off my house.