SATSUMA - The Incredible History Behind New Orleans' Favorite Fruit - Weird Fruit Explorer

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Ep 584: Satsuma
Scientific name: Citrus Unshiu
Location: New Orleans, LA
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[@WeirdExplorer]

Which story do you think is true?

[@zeez9053]

Don’t mention the “jesuits”

[@chrissonnenschein6634]

American history is too full of people taking credit where it is oit due. One has to remember that asians were ever present in american shores from the beginning and regardless of WwIi or immigration laws made to remove asians from America they are still present. Much infrastructure of west coast was originally paid fir by asian immigrants only to be renamed by some american family. There were also japanese colonist village in west coast growing tea (much of the railroad on west coast used fir logging at the time was actually funded by Japanese)... the citrus trees would have invariably been growing in small populations in many areas of US in asian family yards....

[@williamcozart8158]

Neither.

[@kundaaan]

Are you Horticulturist? Or Agriculture proff. ?

[@videovuer]

Both!

[@minette36]

I'm Cajun, born & raised in south Louisiana (about 2 hours from New Orleans) and grew up eating satsumas. Still blows my mind that they're not as ubiquitous as oranges, they're so much better in my opinion!

[@JohnnyCakesGaming]

Yo, me too. We have a satsuma tree in our front yard and that's what got me interested in fruits when I found out it wasn't super common. We recently found out that they're just as good when they're green. A little more sour, but just as sweet. I always look forward to season so I can sit by the road and eat dozens of them.

[@KCJbomberFTW]

Ive only had them in my cocktails

[@aussiemarty2732]

The issue is they don’t ship well and industry don’t like that

[@user-sh7sm4ew3s]

When I lived in NO in the 70's I don't recall seeing any that actually turned orange. They ripened and remained emerald green which was seemed so exotic as their orange insides seemed to glow in contrast. Here in Southern California, our winter nights are far cooler and last longer than in southern Louisiana. As explained to me by growers here, without those warmer temperatures at night, Satsumas loose their green and turn orange as they ripen so that magic of picking and eating a ripe emerald green mandarin is gone. As a landscape architect now, I work them into residential projects when I can and of course I have a tree of my own. Perhaps this October they'll stay green when they ripen...@@JohnnyCakesGaming

[@user-sh7sm4ew3s]

To add to this - I spent 10 years in Japan where Mikan's were ubiquitous in season although sadly they were only sold when orange. It was explained to me that green Mikans wouldn't sell to the Japanese consumer. Trees were everywhere in southern Kyushu of course especially in Kagoshima prefecture aka - Satsuma.

[@brianthompson2015]

That’s my daughter’s orange at 13:12! So proud of her, thank you Jared!

[@andie_pants]

Your daughter has a bright future in illustration! :-)

[@Acidlib]

Wow, that’s a great drawing, especially considering how young the artist is!

[@tylerjones1574]

I need to let you know that your videos have inspired me to be an urban guerrilla fruit farmer. I have picked the best fruits that grow in my zone 8 and have chosen abandoned lots and neglected store landscaping that is watered but overgrown. I currently have a couple dozen plants started of Feijoa, chilean guava, gamboge, paw paw, myrteola nummularia, grumichama, loquat and honeyberry. So if you are ever around Oregon look around for rare fruits in unexpected areas.

[@MushroomMagpie]

You've given me new inspiration. This is a great homeschooling activity to take up!

[@sylvialehman]

Hi, I am from Brazil, Sao Paulo state, a subtropical zone where the Grumichama (grumixama in Brasil´s Mata Atlântica/Atlantic Forest) are natives. I am very interested about your grumichama trees, are you saying that they can grew and survive in an American Zone 8 and even fruiting? It´s so incredible!

[@tylerjones1574]

@@sylvialehman I got some seeds online and I'm trying to push the zone limits. I don't have a hard freeze where I live, only about a dozen days under 0°C I read they can survive to about -4°C before dying. I know they grow and fruit in northern Florida. We have similar enough climates I could probably grow them here in ground but definitely as a container plant.

[@k8eekatt]

Fantastic! Please let me know where to look! You might also enjoy a channel I call the swearing botanist: crime pays botany doesnt.

[@tylerjones1574]

@@k8eekatt I love his channel! I watched one of his videos about the plants he grows around town. I thought I could do the same with all the rare fruit trees I don't have room to grow. I just make sure not to plant anything that could get more invasive than the himalayan blackberry that grows wild here.

[@jacarajc]

I love the images the kids gave you

[@WeirdExplorer]

They are so great :D

[@markiangooley]

There’s a town in north Florida named Satsuma, not too far from Jacksonville. But hardly any citrus is grown now in north Florida. Used to be that people would protect trees from freezes with wood fires, but this was tedious and expensive. Some freezes in the 1970s seem to have been the last straw. Not too far from Disney World is the Citrus Tower, which used to offer a view of hills covered largely with citrus groves. No longer: housing developments, probably some golf courses. Further south, citrus diseases are damaging the industry…

[@ronaldowens5025]

We lost our trees in the late 80s, most were over 70 years old. 40+ trees of a laundry list of verity. All it took was a snap freeze we didn't know was coming. Some were so big that my father would get his friends over with a cherry picker lift to get the oranges from the tops. It was usually a all nighter of some 10 people picking. This was in Jacksonville. Everyone went home with a truck bed full of oranges. Sadly it's also the reason I can't eat store-bought oranges they just don't compare.

[@Youngstomata]

Its great to be on a hike and you find a wild orange tree in the understory full of seedy fruits!

[@mattandrews8528]

I’m a Lake City native and yeah we have some orange trees on our property that I bought and planted several years ago, love that in North Florida we can grow them. And then there’s the Mayhaw, I love the Mayhaws so much, my favorite local fruit by far.

[@MaxOakland]

I just read that California banned citrus from Florida to be brought in and that answers my question why!

[@-jank-willson]

@@mattandrews8528 whats a mayhaw?

[@hanaboxcar]

Spent the rest of the day playing “What if you hybridized X fruit and Y fruit?” with my 4 year old (she drew the orange tree at 12:59!). She usually only enjoys the tasting portions of your videos but had so much fun watching this. Thanks for thinking of your little fans and keeping them curious and adventurous about fruit.

[@WeirdExplorer]

So glad to hear it!

[@Verlisify]

26 Minutes? Now that's content!

[@TomimokaDiyuu]

Smh

[@KCJbomberFTW]

I’m the first 4 he’s like I have no clue what they’re around for

[@grugnotice7746]

We had these in SE Texas where I grew up, and boy did I love these. Everybody did. A friend of mine from high school used to say "The only bad thing about a satsuma is that they end."

[@Hortifox_the_gardener]

The Satsuma is hands down my favourite citrus fruit. The smell when you peel them is just amazing. Sure - they are not as sweet as mandarins or their even more bland mass mariet friendly cousin the clementine and often even sour but they have so so much more character and flavour! Yay - this video remindet me about how they will hit the supermarkets very soon again!

[@k8eekatt]

Yes, just watching him peel it....mouthwatering!

[@MaxOakland]

Sounds awesome I love tart fruits

[@k8eekatt]

When I lived in Japan I was in Lord Shimazu's Satsuma (edit to correct name) prefecture. The Irish Celtic cross was everywhere as his family crest. He adopted it because trade with the Irish made him rich. At least this is what I was told when I was there. I think this connection of the Jesuits bringing oranges to Louisiana is really cool!

[@meaganmw1205]

I can‘t explain how much I appreciate you doing all this homework on something you love. Even if someone has an interest like this, most people don’t have the time/energy to find this information. I appreciate you sharing it with the world.

[@k8eekatt]

I really see the dicipline of a year spent becoming a contortionist in a chinese circus school coming through in the whimsy and research.

[@wpc456cpw]

Agreed, the level of detail and passion he puts in is incredible, authentic, and great to watch

[@DeathMetalDerf]

I really like the in-depth coverage you've given to the Satsuma! It's one of my favorites! I might be a little too romantic here, but I liked the last story of the ambassador and his wife best!

[@WeirdExplorer]

it's sweet to think that their romance brought the satsuma to the South 🙂

[@broshmosh]

I always enjoy the documentary style videos from you. This was interesting, never knew they had Chinese origins. I think the ones they sell in the UK are grown in Spain.

[@notmyname327]

Lol, I just realized watching the video that the fruit I've been calling mandarin all my life, it comes from Mandarin Chinese

[@XcaptainXobliviousX]

this video made me curious about the ancestral mandarin, so i looked it up! turns out you can find mangshan wild mandarins out all around the nanling mountains, (a common name which refers to actual wild mandarins and mangshanyegan, a similar looking but apparently pretty distantly related citrus that i had no idea even existed) with none of the introgressed pomelo dna you find in commercial varieties, though theres some very minor natural wild hybridization with another fruit i didnt even know existed, the ichang papeda. so an ancestral mandarin does kind of still exist! or at least some cultivar of a very early domesticated form of the mandarin still does.

[@y.b4251]

Hideyoshi was prime minister (by force). He had the power and influence to claim any title at the time, he decided not to take the Shogunate option as he is not from Samurai family (every samurai sorta dream of becoming shogun). So he took the highest imperial position, Kampaku/royal advisor and prime minister office.

[@Reptiliomorph]

This episode was incredibly enjoyable to me. I love the history of fruits, the genetic diversity of fruits, and just generally how they came to be and why. Thank you for all your hard work putting this together!!!

[@WeirdExplorer]

thank you!

[@foreverjim5240]

The satsuma is the best orange ever. My grandma has a few of them growing in her yard in south GA. the best ones she has are from a tree that grows the satsuma AND large lemons on the same tree!! It's crazy. It's very tall , maybe 35 ft, and only has one trunk. Very cool tree with awesome fruit. Loved this nice long episode of my favorite orange, that i really didn't know anything about. Thanks!

[@WeirdExplorer]

Very cool!

[@sdfkjgh]

@Forever Jim: You should try the en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dekopon

[@TheSuperCommentGuy]

As a Louisianian, it's cool to see a video on satsumas!

[@notmyname327]

What an awesome video! Mandarins are great fruits and the history of this variety is definitely intriguing. I wish I knew more about the history of Japan, it looks so interesting and different from European history. Anyway, I'm glad you decided to focus in more "in depth" videos instead of shorter more frequent ones, we can definitely tell that a lot of work went into the research and editing of this one. Thanks again!

[@WeirdExplorer]

glad you enjoyed it Juan!

[@kdonsky6]

Wow this is like a documentary! I grew up with these and have always considered them as the best citrus. My friends mom had a mini grove in her backyard and was crazy for them. And then when I visited Kyoto Japan I tried some random ones off of a tree and they were very good.

[@-jank-willson]

Very interesting about the genetic history of satsumas, I know from experience that clementines vary GREATLY in size, shape, flavor, color, texture, seed size, seed shape, amount of seeds, etc. because whenever I buy those crates of clementines from grocery stores, they are rarely the same. They vary so much, especially flavor wise, they can be piny, honey-flavored, super sweet, super sour, etc.. Some of it probably depends on growing condition too.

[@grimace4257]

“And I found you in the corner, weeping, trying to peel yourself like a satsuma.”

[@thenomadrhodes]

Where have I heard this?

[@grimace4257]

@@thenomadrhodes Mighty boosh

[@Youngstomata]

I loved the Grandpa clip near the end😂. I have 4 of satsuma trees of 2 varieties! Also, great video. I enjoy the longer educational videos you make.

[@WeirdExplorer]

thanks Tyler!

[@sdfkjgh]

25:45 Ok, this kid's _definitely_ got a career in illustration ahead of them!

[@WeirdExplorer]

right? so talented

[@heyguys2639]

I’m Cajun, born and raised Louisiana, and I grew up eating 10 satsumas to every 1 Orange!!! Good to see you spread the good word!

[@Sherirose1]

Here is my story about satsuma: I suffered greatly from hay fever. I was very desperate to find some help. From a Chinese journal, I read satsuma has an enzyme that cures hay fever. I started eating about 7-10 a day for three weeks. This was 2006 and still hay fever free. I am not sure if it's psychological or it was because of the dose of vitamin C bit it worked. I even used to squeeze the peel and inhale it's lovely scent. That's my bit about satsuma. I'm not advocating it as a cure, just my nugget of experience.

[@ajhoward8888]

Sweet ass Clue reference. I frigging love that movie. This vid also freaked me out because it popped up in my feed while I was eating a satsuma. Freaky deeky yo.

[@fuujii6390]

Feeling a bit awkward as I've lived in Florida all my life and never even heard of Satsuma. That being said, it was so interesting seeing how far it's history branches off. Toyotomi Hideyoshi would disagree, but this channel really is a GODsend.

[@Grom-rl8bm]

I've been subscribed since ~1k and just noticed you're at 250k now. It's been a pleasure to watch this channel grow and you get better and better at creating content

[@applegal3058]

Yay, a new video!! I love food, I love the history of food, and I love the science of food. 🥰 I basically love everything in your videos!

[@CharlesGinzel]

thanks for the detailed story of the satsuma! as a native new orleanian i can confirm they are growing in many yards around the city and are very very juicy and delicious! :)

[@WeirdExplorer]

Ha thanks for the confirmation :)

[@MattBeckley]

As always our guy Jared bringing beautiful interesting content. Almost 30 mins, love it bro, loving the citrus genetics.

[@danin8568]

Awe! You’re in Louisiana! There are a LOT of fruit that grow well here. It’s so hot, humid, and gets lots of rain and sunshine here. It’s also great for bugs in case you didn’t notice lol. I live in the New Orleans metropolitan area and I’ve seen so many different fruit growing everywhere

[@WeirdExplorer]

trees everywhere! I love it in NOLA

[@sarahtravenick3086]

I live in Kagoshima and boy are there a lot of citrus varieties. I mean, Kyushu in general is wild about citrus. Two favorites are the Sakurajima Komikan (the smallest mandarin variety that is grown on an active volcano) and the Banpeiyu (A giant pomelo grown around Kumamoto. Sometimes onsen resorts in the area float them in the bath to add fragrance). If you ever ride the Shinkansen in Kyushu, keep an eye out for station shops with little coolers boxes full of frozen mandarins (reito mikan). They're a great refreshing snack for a long train ride.

[@melissa7233]

Satusmas Rock! This is the fruit that makes me wish I still lived on the Gulf Coast. I garden, and would grow these if I could.

[@Sherirose1]

I'm not a coffee drinker ( and not in USA) but happy to see you're getting sponsored by sensible people. Thanks for the video: quality information. ( Side note- I was researching tempura, questioned my daughter what's the difference from normal frying except the batter- learnt there are different types - one type named after a lotus - blooms when placed in hot oil 🤣)

[@JTMusicbox]

I love the deep dive on this one!

[@WeirdExplorer]

this was so much fun to research

[@dfpguitar]

getting 75 live fruit trees shipped in from Japan to USA in 1800s really shows some logistical muscle.

[@Jburney131]

Satsuma, Cara Cara, golden nuggets and blood oranges are some of the absolute best tasting citrus you can buy for eating out of hand. They taste so much better, sweeter, tangier (In a great way) and deeper in flavor then any citrus you can find conventionally outside of Asian super markets IMHO. Esepcially so with the Satsuma. The peel almost falls off and is some of the best combos of the mentioned flavors that I have ever tried. We get them once a year where I live and I buy in bulk. They are some of the ugliest and malformed bumpy citrus you can find. But don't let that detour you from trying. These things are so amazing

[@Cillana]

I grew up in southwest Louisiana. We had a satsuma tree and two kumquat trees, an oblong sour variety and a more round sweet variety. We also had a couple loquat trees (whether or not we got any year to year depending on the winter weather). We also had blueberries, blackberries, and muscadine grapes, all of which are native to the area, but we were growing the tastier cultivated varieties. We also had a wild mayhaw tree that was saved from being bulldozed when the lot was cleared because it was in the back corner of the property.

[@SuperXzm]

I had a feeling that it's a distinct variety but I always called them "bumpy mandarins" I love that they are less sour and just fall apart

[@21units]

SO THAT'S WHAT THE CHILDREN'S DRAWINGS ARE FOR!! That's really cute. Also, I love this fruit history deep dive. I hope for more videos like this soon.

[@delfic1108]

You really outdid yourself as an educator, story teller and entertainer with this video. Loved it. Thank you.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@danielm5535]

My favorite citrus! Love mincing the zest and adding it to recipes- it’s almost candy itself!

[@pffthulu6545]

Still found a place for the alligator. 10/10

[@FunkyFyreMunky]

Satsumas? Party? You've just reminded me I've got some satsuma mead tucked away in a cupboard! Thanks!

[@WeirdExplorer]

no prob 🍷

[@RyszardPoster27]

That Satsuma at the Battle of Grunwald cracked me up 😂😂😂

[@johnmcclung1568]

My favorite birds and the bees rendition to date! Thanks for the creativity and humor that makes these videos so entertaining

[@flatjacks]

im a grower and you make me want to grow everything aaahhh!!! but man I really appreciate your work, very interesting

[@earlofpants]

Thank you for this!! Been watching your content for a couple years now thank you so much for the consistent, entertaining uploads!

[@bconsilio3764]

I LOVE the art! My favorite was the alligator!

[@cyncat7844]

We live in the UK and home school our boys, I was planing on showing them this the first week back. You have done a really great job on this! Thank you

[@WeirdExplorer]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@cyncat7844]

@@WeirdExplorer can't wait till they see the final fantasy ref, then I'll know they are watching..lol

[@rlsingle00]

Great educational video, loved the research and content. Thanks, great job 👍

[@riverAmazonNZ]

I can tell you worked hard on those pronunciations. Satsumas are my favourite citrus for eating (meyer lemons are my fave for cooking). My budgies love them too. They nibble each tiny sac of juice individually, and they seem like they’re having a good time. Mikan are a loved winter fruit in Japan; it’s traditonal to have a bowl of mikan on the kotatsu for people to eat while they’re keeping warm :)

[@wmdkitty]

I like that you explain like I'm five without sounding condescending.

[@ebybeehoney]

Wow! I watched the "internet doesn't know what a bergamot is" and noticed that the little diagram at minute 26:25 got it wrong too! You were so right that NO ONE knows what a bergamot is!!!

[@ravenestrella2310]

Haven’t finished the video yet, but I had to pause it to say that it’s a really sad statement about humanity that there’s far more interest from people as a whole in the ways we’ve killed each other off than there is in something as peaceful and unassuming as fruit.

[@lunaspook4370]

i love the satsuma. there's a family farm outside of my hometown that grows amazing satsuma mandarins :) when i was a kid my dad and i would drive out and buy a box from them every december. a whimsical experience at the citrus farm and 10/10 fruit imo

[@woolpuppy]

0:21 I think that building is in one of my favorite video games, Deadly Premonition 2! 14:12 CHOCOBO! The kids' drawings were great!

[@emfen]

I always look forward to the annual delivery of satsumas to the grocery stores. Nothing beats their flavor.

[@baddriversofcolga]

One thing to note about satsumas is they're one of the more cold-hardy citruses and they can handle temps down into the teens.

[@jagoldenpyrenees491]

*Sighs in Michigan

[@baddriversofcolga]

@@jagoldenpyrenees491 Haha. You can grow them in a pot, too!

[@jagoldenpyrenees491]

@@baddriversofcolga I've tried that; they croaked. I have a brown thumb lol 🤦

[@joshuamidgette4846]

@@jagoldenpyrenees491 Get a better pot and try again. Something with good drainage but I have had luck with the pots that have the reservoir on the bottom. Mine stay outdoors unless it is going to freeze but use a time release fertilizer and water on a regular schedule and either put in a window or get a set of grow lights.

[@jagoldenpyrenees491]

@@joshuamidgette4846 cats are also not conducive to keeping plants alive lol

[@butteredbread6374]

As a person who lives in Louisiana, I have a fruit called a muscadine growing in my backyard.

[@Bambisgf77]

Ohhhhh love muscadine jelly! 😍

[@bobhope3589]

The grape? I have two myself in texas

[@butteredbread6374]

@@bobhope3589 yea

[@ruannaude8197]

As a collector of fruit trees I refer to your videos to guide me. 32 trees and counting

[@WeirdExplorer]

I'm so glad to hear that 😄

[@pleasedontfeedthe6235]

Only Jared can make a video about citrus that I click with the same fervency as an unsolved murder-mystery... "YOU'RE BEING LIED TO ABOUT BERGAMOT!" "What REALLY happened to the Satsuma..." Immediately supersedes the importance of the final paper I haven't started that is due in 4 hours.

[@WeirdExplorer]

You've inspired me to change my thumbnail to "fruit mystery" haha

[@pleasedontfeedthe6235]

@@WeirdExplorer 🤣🤣 I love it!!

[@MetalChipps]

I love seeing you pick apart, dissect, and evaluate my childhood fruit. I always just ate them, personally. 😂😂

[@MetalChipps]

My grandfather is having a bumper crop this year of satsumas, and so am I. Not really sure why either, just been a really good year for them.

[@someabomination2701]

14:12 Izzi, Age 11 is badass for the final fantasy references in their drawing.

[@stefanieturner8772]

You did an amazing job on this video ! You deserve everything you want. ! Thx love ❤️

[@WeirdExplorer]

Thank you so much!!

[@stefanieturner8772]

@@WeirdExplorer you are so unique. I’m happy for your success. Love stef and Brandon

[@ncd3165]

we have satsuma trees and love them every year.

[@carollizc]

I absolutely LOVED this video. Here I am, eating popcorn, watching a video about satsumas, and it's making my mouth water. There's so much romance in both stories of how New Orleans got them, and I think the truth might, itself, be a hybrid. Of course, it's not citrus season right now, but you've certainly made me want to rush out and buy some mandarins. Is the original, ancestral mandarin still extant? If so, have you done a video on it? If not, could you? I only found you about ten months ago, and am gobbling up (pun intended) all of your videos as quickly as I can, and loving them all.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Thanks so much! I don't believe the original mandarin still exists but there are some varieties that have a lot of its dna

[@benjaminbroudy2982]

I think a deep dive into guavas would be really cool. I have always wondered how they are in south America (eaten fully ripe and soft) but also in south and southeast Asia (eaten hard and crunchy, not fully ripe), since those two places are on opposite sides of the world. Thank you so much for the amazing videos!

[@jeannietimberger2556]

We have Satsuma trees everywhere here in California. My favorite. 🧡

[@nosaltiesandrooshere7488]

👍 Danke fürs Hochladen! 👍 Thanks for uploading! 👍 Very good and beautiful, thank you! 👍 Sehr gut und schön, danke!

[@yongewok]

I gotta say, I've seen other Trade sponsored videos, but this one really has me sold. I'm definitely going to be trying this with your link soon. I always find myself watching your sponsorships completely. I like how you don't take it overly seriously and express authentic interest in your sponsorships. I'm definitely going to be trying this with your link soon.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Thank you! I only take on sponsors that I think are good. I've turned down a ton

[@yongewok]

@@WeirdExplorer It definitely shows - I have YT premium mostly because of the ads and music, so I usually skip them, but yours feel more like personal recommendations than ads. I'd also like to say your channel has made me interested about fruit exploring. Since watching your channel I've tried Passionfruit, Granadilla, Mangosteen, Longan, Yellow Dragonfruit, Chayote. Started working recently at a Chinese supermarket and they have lots of fruits, Guavas, Durian, huge Dragonfruits, huge Jackfruits, and lots more. Definitely a good hobby.

[@meaganmw1205]

Your video editing skills are really good too, education aside well done on that front as well!

[@WeirdExplorer]

Thanks!

[@sdfkjgh]

7:34 If you've ever studied the history, or seen the movie _Silence,_ you know just how much of an understatement this is.

[@nicholasvamvakos6030]

These are very popular in South Africa, we call them naartjies. It was a popular activity to throw these at rugby games.

[@thefeds2579]

Really enjoyed the fruit history lesson. Maybe you can do more domestication stories like with figs or apples.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Great idea!

[@HoFabii]

I ordererd myself a Satsuma as my first Citrus Plant this year without knowing the backstory the slightest. It finally came over the transport shock this month and is putting out new growth while the still green fruit on it is still growing. I had to cut off an unripe one, because it grew in a type of "cluster". Though very sour, it already was tasting great. Very excited for when the froot ripens. Such a beautiful plant and cold hardy too. What an amazing video, thank you! Edit: Typos

[@SY-ok2dq]

Anyone else find the "Citrus Hybridization Explained For Kids", complete with bouncy music intro, hilarious? I think maybe Jared should have another channel called "Weird Explainer: For Kids!" This was a fantastic video which obviously involved a lot of time, research, and planning. Wonderful use of images and editing!

[@theKettleXBlack]

I would love fruit history as a series!

[@frankmacleod2565]

I love these in-depth episodes.

[@4jonah]

Again, I love these historical videos!

[@badmonkey0001]

...a member of the California Rare Fruit Growers, much to his surprise, has to fight off a deadly alligator hanging from a tree that he had mis-pollinated...

[@WeirdExplorer]

🤣

[@WeirdExplorer]

can't be too careful

[@udonotknowme1]

Didn't expect to learn so much. Interesting! Looks like you enjoyed editing this as well.

[@WeirdExplorer]

I did! This was a fun one

[@matblamac]

South GA has up-and-coming satsuma potential, with several orchards already producing and a new packing/shipping business in Tifton called The Satsuma Company. Go fruit!

[@WeirdExplorer]

thats great! I've started seeing them for sale in NYC a bit lately too.

[@infinitibottle]

The Jesuit Bend/Belle Chase area is where the Becnel citrus orchards and plant nurseries are located. I picked up a 3ft satsuma tree for $30 this past Feb. They are thriving in North Texas and am waiting for the 20+ fruits to ripen.

[@WeirdExplorer]

Ah nice. I wanted to make it down there, but ran out of time

[@jonathandill3557]

If you enjoy orange and chocolate together I recommend Highwire's Batak, Sumatra from Trade that tastes remarkably like it has orange peel in it, but it's not a flavored coffee, that's just the natural flavor of the coffee.

[@WeirdExplorer]

sounds good! I love coffee that has out of the ordinary flavor notes

[@theelizabethan1]

Thanks for the several small history lessons in this video!! Catholic & Jesuit history, Japanese history, history of American diplomacy in the western Pacific, as well as history of citrus cultivation in the southeast U.S.

[@WeirdExplorer]

glad you enjoyed it!

[@mrminer071166]

Jared saying (Linnaean) "binomial" like a botanical boss! And comparing Chinese and Japanese pronunciations! So proud!

[@chanajeffus4371]

one of my favorite of your videos. Sooo good! Thank you so much!

[@Bob_Adkins]

There's a town in Louisiana named Satsuma. Personally, I like the first story, it makes me think of Toranaga.

[@chriscollins2902]

Dude! Awesome info. I’m from Nola and love satsumas. Great content! Love your channel.

[@cbalducc]

Satsumas have been grown on the US Gulf coast for many years. They are among the most cold-hardy of edible citrus.

[@melodyo9291]

It's pretty likely the US got satsuma from both scenarios. I enjoyed this particular video because I love history. Thank you!

[@michaelnancyamsden7410]

Great effort... good show. Have grown these for 50 years. My favorite.... As to the story...a bit of both...

[@WeirdExplorer]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@ZaxstUser]

Woah Jared, great video! Maybe paw paws could be interesting topic for deep dive, how these were cultivated over years, evolution, maybe some info on how these were imported (plants ofc not fruits) to europe? Once again, great vid!

[@MaxOakland]

I agree I would love to know more about the history of pawpaws

[@EpsRae]

I love your mug from world market, I have the same one; birb

[@zaz131313]

Living my whole life in Louisiana, I always heard #2 about Mrs. Van Velkenburgh.

[@121hearc]

i live in georgia and have 6 satsuma trees in the yard they are so much better than store bought