you dont believe in pruning ur tropicals?

My man, you made me smile with joy and happiness!!! I inherited a small house from my father, and when I moved here, the garden had 11 trees all local subtropical. During the last five years I added 62 tropical trees, while another nine are waiting for the next spring to be planted and I'm not stopping there! The ultimate goal is for no sunshine reaching the ground. So basically doing exactly what you are doing with the only difference that I grow a ton of cacti in pots under the shade, and also my garden has an average size pond and lots and lots of 100 to 400 gallon "ponds" under the trees (so that the moisture can help with the microclimate) for my stronger passion, the water lilies and other aquatic plants.

this is why I I watch all your videos awesome collection bro. I working on mine saludos from Bakersfield 👍👊💯

Your fruit jungle is looking amazing! I'm getting tropical jungle vibes! 🤩

Oh my, I live in Fresno too!!! What a sight! Congratulations, this is awesome, gives me hope

It's very interesting that you mentioned growing tropical fruits that you've tasted growing up as a child. I'm doing the same thing. Born in Asia eating tropical and subtropical fruits was a delicacy and a special treat when I was a child. Now I want to replicate that surreal feelings in my backyard. And you've accomplished it. I'm so jealous.

Great video, amazing what you’ve built, well done sir

Thank you for the tour of your tropical yard during winter this gives me an idea what I can or shouldn’t grow in my area. I live in Oregon, close to the coastal areas and thinking of growing tropical trees in the house for now until we build a greenhouse in the spring.

love your vids man, much love

Awesome giving me lots of inspiration for zone 9 growing!

Please do a video on how to taking care of your fruit trees, I.e. pruning, fertilizing, etc. Thank you

Another great video!!! Your collection continues to grow. I have a few seedlings of sunset solo papaya, and Mexican papaya that im going to put in ground as well. I have 1/2 acre lot to work with

All of your trees look very healthy👍👍

Impressive!

Just discovered your channel. I live in Bakersfield, 70 miles south of Visalia, so the information is relevant to me climate wise. I have 5 different figs growing in 15 gallon pots because figs are not something that ships well to grocery stores so they are unavailable. I have two different peach trees in 15 gallon pots because I am tired of seldom finding ripe peaches in the market. I have one loquat and one kumquat in 15 gallon pots because these are unavailable in grocery stores. I would not mind having a white sapote, but I don't think they will grow in pots.

Hello! Much appreciate all your videos. Always inspiring. I live in Phoenix, AZ. I have a Peanut Butter tree in the ground for a year and a half now, slow grower, around 4 ft tall, but did fruit last summer. I have a White Sapote in a pot I want to plant this spring and I'm thinking of planting it close to the peanut butter tree. Do you have a suggestion on how much space would be good to leave between the trees? I'm thinking they are both slow growers, but eventually the Sapote will be more of a canopy tree and the peanut butter will be kept as more of a bush. Thanks in advance!

Beautiful back yard!! Subscribed!

Really nice garden. You have planted really close. Some of them look like less than 1 metre apart. I have very limited space and your video really encourages me. My concern is as the tree grows will they be then fighting for space? So you have to eventually prune heavily ? What's your strategy as your trees grow bigger and spread out

You have a awesome garden, do you grow most of your tropical fruit trees in pots. And would you need to up grade the pot regularly.

You're 100% correct - taste memory is the reason why I moved to Los Angeles so I can grow atis. I was only 3 when I left the Philippines, but my most fond memories was eating atis with my grandmother. Growing up in the US Army and moving around all over the world, it was impossible to acquire fresh atis - let alone grow them in places like Germany, Japan, and Maryland. Let's be honest, even my first atis died in the ground when I first bought my house L.A. - so even here they can be a challenge to get started. Thanks to you, I learned about Mimosa Nursery. I went there a few days ago and purchased an atis tree as well as a red atemoya. I'm next to Korea Town and I'm told, for good measure, do not transplant them into the ground until May. What's your opinion on this? The central valley is in zone 9, while I'm in Zone 10a. But I've seen some of my plants at the edge of my property turn deciduous because of wind gusts - I guess even in the 40's, winds can have a chilling effect like it was 32F.

I love the high green canopy. Doesn't it make fruit harvest and tree maintenance difficult though?

Impressive collection! You really pack them in and I think you need more Manila mangos :) How old is that large Inga and has it ripened fruit yet? Thanks!

I have a very similar philosophy as you. Another reason I'm getting away from Stone fruits and deciduous trees is because of the chill hour requirements and the variability and the erratic nature of our weather here (SoCal). We get random 90° + weather in winter and spring which really confuses the deciduous trees.

Appreciate your video. What is the distance between your fruit trees?

Is your Capulin Cherry still alive? Its super fast growing but very frost sensitive I’ve heard?

My sugar apples are in full sun and doing great, I see yours are covered a bit 🤔

This too is my goal. I have many fruit trees. Please tell me what size containers & where did you get them.

even I have extreme weather conditions in my region. What is the min and max temperature in your region?

Thanks for sharing your beautiful tropical jungle! Question: the plants that are in pots, do you let the roots grow into the ground?

You have a very nice tropical garden. Do you think it helps to plant the trees close together.

Do you have any plans on trying to grow a coconut? Reading on the palm forums some apparently bear fruit in palm desert and also by the salton sea. Kind of similar climate to yours. I’m trying to grow a dwarf Malaysian green and yellow and they survived last winter. I’m near Santa Barbara on the coast. So far the yellow has preformed a little better. They’re averaging a new frond every month to 1.5 months.

I have a wax champu tree for more than 5 years. Tree is planted next to the house facing south. Very healthy, but no fruits ( got a few fruits when I got it). Any suggestions such as how to prune it or what kind of fertilizer I should use?

Also, do you have a link for those big plastic pots? They look solid! I would love to find some as well

Do you amend the soil before planting in the ground and do you do it differently for acid loving trees vs no acid loving trees ?

Do you get pest problems such as roaches with all the mulch? If so, do you do anything? Thanks!

Just watched your video on your backyard tropical fruits. How much land/ space do you have?

Smart thinking! We only have Red Malaysian guava and papaya in our yard so far. Which 5 fastest growing tropical fruit trees would you recommend for containers on a small, but sun-scorched patio? Thanks.

Hi, I see most of your trees are not planted in the ground. Why so? I would love to keep them on the container so I can buy more fruit trees too. Can you tell me your experience in leaving them on containers and what tropical fruit thrive on containers? Thank you. I love your content always interesting to me.

What is the square footage of your backyard? It seems quite large.

Which one tastes better? Santol or mangosteen?

Your jungle fruit forest is awesome. I’d like to create something similar on my half acre but many of my tropicals are looking stunted and just not growing. Not sure why I think I over watered some of them or maybe they don’t like my alkaline water

Watching again, I noticed your Lancetilla is in a pot!! I’ve wanted to try one in a pot, but I’ve been hesitant. How big is your pot? How long has it been in the pot?

When is the best time to plant inga? Also what is your most productive mango variety?

You can grafted or air layering or even grow from seed and sell, what is your city name in Central valley?. I interest in visiting your plants, I live in Lakewood next to Long Beach.

Is that a red Ilama? Would you be willing to sell some budwood? Thanks as always for the great educational content.

Do you ever have leaf miners on your new citrus leaves ? I get them here in Cerritos . They slip past my spraying of Captain Jack's spinosa (organic) . Recently my 12 cocktail/champagne grapefruit seedlings were fine and had dark green leaves , then the outer larger leaves were hit bad . I was told that they dont hurt the tree but it still must cut back energy the baby's are absorbing from sunlight ?

No Moringa?