Yeah, I’d give it a shot. You’ll be pleasantly surprised they may grow.

I’m not a huge fan of hurricanes; preferring earthquakes instead. Surprisingly, the Central Valley has its benefits when compared to areas such as Florida. For instance, the mangoes seldom get fugal issues due to our lack of humidity. Next goal...durian trees!

Tropical Central Valley wow. I’ve only heard of one ever growing here and it’s in a greenhouse. I bet you could probably keep the temperature stable if it’s in containers however the soil fertility is the main issue and ovcourse space. Maybe check out the soil contents in places of South Asia it grows well in.

Good luck!

The challenge with ultra sensitive tropicals really is the humidity. Soil pH is easily rectified. Rambutan and mangosteen for instance requires super high humidity and unlike lychee, they are not as forgiving and do not acclimate well. The Central Valley humidity during the summer season is next to none, hovering around 25%.

Tropical Central Valley what I’m trying to do for my rambutan and mangoes is build a greenhouse around them out of pvc and have a drip pipeline running through there on a timer to spray dechlorinated mist down every once in a while. Hopefully that will keep the area moist

It can take quite a bit of time, around 7-13 years.

That’s a bummer. Agreed, they are incredibly difficult to propagate, due to the super restrictive growing requirements.

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Welcome. Thank you. The video you watched is a bit old. I would recommend viewing my videos from newest to oldest if you’re seeking anything applicable to your tropical fruit tree questions.

So I’m actually not sure. As I tried both methods, I will be sure to make an updated video should they sprout.

It’s likely the fruit was picked young, but from your batch of mangosteen fruits, you’re bound to get some seeds.

As I recall, I believe they had a few purple mangosteen fruit trees in the Fruit and Spice Park. I’ve since up the ante with this fruit. Here’s the latest update: UPDATE - Successfully Growing Purple Mangosteen, Rambutan and Durian in USDA Zone 9b kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eciZfNJh1MyRg6M.html

@@TropicalCentralValley , oh wow, I don’t remember seeing any there. I assume under plastic? I wonder if they’ve ever fruited. Fairchild has a large long established durian but it’s never fruited I believe.

It was in their greenhouse, with the rambuntan tree.

@@TropicalCentralValley , Thank you for the vote of confidence . I think I’ll test my luck with a mangosteen now.

Yeah, I’d give it a try. Your climate is practically 90% tropical. Yours will fair much better than mine.

Not 100% sure. Typically the label states that, however, theses ones bear no indication. From everything I read, although irradiated, the seeds can still germinate, however, fruit production is uncertain.

@@TropicalCentralValley in any case best of luck with your seeds!

Unfortunately, no. Maybe in the next 6-10 years when the mangosteen grows enough to produce some fruits.

@@TropicalCentralValley where do you get the fruits?

I got them down south, in a Santa Ana supermarket.

Unfortunately, I do not sell any of my tropical fruit trees.

Same here. I tried propagating it numerous times using a variety of methods without success.

No luck thus far on my end when trying to germinate them. The main problem you’ll encounter when buying “fresh” mangosteen fruits in the fact that they go through various treatment processes when entering the country. This effectively makes the seeds sterile.

@@TropicalCentralValley thank you. Seedling tree is pretty expensive as well

True. I remember buying a 3 inch seedling fro $50 from Amazon.

There are a numerous of tropical nurseries down in Los Angeles. The ones I typically go to are Mimosa, Champa and Emily Nurseries.

@@TropicalCentralValley awesome! I was referring to the actual fruit since I see you have many different type of exotic fruit in the video. Will look up the locations for the trees though.

Specific to mangosteen fruits, there is an ethnic grocery store in Los Angeles called 99 Ranch Market that occasionally has them. Often times, the SF Supermarket in Fresno carries rare fruits such as rambutan, Taiwanese mangoes, Keo Savoy mangoes, longan, lychee, etc. Vallarta Supermarket sometimes carries them as well. Vallarta Supermarket is my go to for Mamey sapote. When possible, I do include the fruits grown from my yard.

@@TropicalCentralValley thank you bro , appreciate this

Certainly. I should have some seeds and seedlings this spring.

@@TropicalCentralValley Awesome, let me know when you have it!

With lots of luck. I just need to ensure the following conditions are met at all times: - soil is consistently moist - humidity remains above 50% - sunlight/shade - temperature remains between 50 - 100 degrees Fahrenheit

I actually have since made a new video on durian, rambutan and mangosteen. These ultra tropicals require super consistency, including their environment.

@@TropicalCentralValley thank you for commenting I most definitely be looking at all your videos I hope you keep posting much love🙏🏻🙌🏻

No, that was a Brewster lychee. The camera casts a brownish shade on the pink lychee fruit.