Thank you.

I agree. It’s been unusually warm for an El Niño year, but the tropicals are loving the weather thus far.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you. I may give the fruit tasting videos a chance. I figure there are plenty of videos that cover this topic, and assumes most have already tasted the tropical fruit trees I’m growing.

Thank you.

Thank you. I had previously mentioned this in a different video, but one of the reason why I decided on the growing of tropical fruit trees is because the tastes brings me back to my childhood.

Thank you.

Thank you. I wish I’m able to put more of my tropical fruit tree in a greenhouse, but due to limited space, it’s not an option. Instead, I’m relying on the microclimate for protection.

Thank you. My tropical fruit tree forest is actually quite young, making this just the beginning.

Thank you.

Thank you. The next best method is to grow them in containers which I know you are doing. Keep up the great work.

The fruits picked were as follows: Inga (unknown variety) GA-866 Jujube Thai Guava Kari Starfruit Taiwanese Guava Nam Wah Banana Geffner Atemoya Red Flesh Dragon Fruit (unknown variety) I skipped the specifics in this video as I wanted to show the fruits ripening at this time. I do go into details about the different varieties in other videos.

@@TropicalCentralValley Thanks fir that - Nobode here in Melbourne can get Kari or Kembangan to fruit in our warm temperate that can go coil temperature at a moment notice when a south westerly cool change hits use but i dont get frost in micro climate minimum 5c this last winter - i suspect you have more heat units and better spring that improves from winter - we had Sprinter till a month before summer wben real spring began - last few days are Sprinter again with tops of 17 to 19c and nights of 15c - how would Cherimoya go there? Ive got a 1kg Fina dJete still to pick hasnt fallen but will cut 5 days before Xmas. 🎄

From the description of it, your climate is very similar to mine. We have long winter, with about a month or two of spring, then it jumps to summer. Our summers do get pretty warm, hitting 45°, but staying around 42°. All of my cherimoya trees are doing great. They handle the frost much better than atemoya. I’ve been picking the flowers off of mine as I want the trees to hit a certain maturity before allowing them to fruit.

@@TropicalCentralValley Our Summer really don't begin till about 21st Equinox as your Winter - the Public here are lead to believe its Democracy 1st - silly people - yes i can fruit Atemoya but prefer the taste of Cherimoy sweetness - my Inga in pot about to flower for 2ns time - yay

That’s awesome. Have you considered putting your Inga in the ground? Mine exploded in growth as soon as the roots hit my native dirt. They seem to really need the real estate.

Thank you. The ending scene was a drone footage taken many years ago. I need to update it to reflect the current scene.

Thank you. The credit goes to the trees.

Your welcome

Not quite self-sustaining yet, but getting there.

Definitely, anytime.

Welcome! Grafted starfruit trees of all varieties are usually available in the numerous tropical fruit tree nurseries in the Los Angeles region. If able to, I recommend taking a day trip down there to check out their inventory. It may be better to wait until at least April as their inventory will likely be higher.

I’ll have to give it a try. Thanks for the tip.

Thank you. Nam Wah Banana, native to Vietnam.

Thank you. That’s the thing, I did not, and this was the second time it set fruit on its own. Perhaps mine is self-pollinating? I’m doubtful and suspect it was just by chance.

They absolutely can take the heat, granted my summer is typically 5° to 7°F cooler than yours. Our summer days are typically in the 105°F, with burst of 115°F for a few days there and here.

Specific to my Inga trees, not me personally, but they were all grown from seeds.

No updates beyond the brief mentioning of them in my recent videos. They’re happily situated in the heated greenhouse.

True. I’m trying to zombie proof my food conditions.

@@TropicalCentralValley Are the starfruit sweet? are are they sour?

The grafted are all sweet. I have one grown from seed of unknown flavor.

Thank you. I actually do have a few fig trees, including a 10 year old Brown Turkey.

@@TropicalCentralValley ah man brown turkey. Try some top tire figs u will be amazed of the flavor profiles they have. I have about 20 Variteies or more and I have about 17 types of dragon fruit plus alot of tropicals that u inspired me to grow

I’ll have to give it a try. In all honesty, I can’t tell the difference between my various fig varieties. I mentioned mine is going 10 years in the ground. The reason I’m still keeping it is due to the fact that it is serving as one of the mother trees in the wood wide web network.

I have several jackfruits, but have not tried growing cacao. Having tasted the cacao pods, I don’t think I will grow it.

Anytime. The Inga trees are practically fruiting year round at this rate.

The thing with guava trees is, each variety has their own strengths, particularly with the taste and size of the trees. In lieu of guava, have you thought about seeing if you can put a Manila mango there instead?

Yes, finally some much needed rain. It’s forecasted to rain until Wednesday.

Delicioso

The Thai varieties as blooming as usual, while all others are trying to survive the winter.

I have several citrus varieties, including mandarin, tangerine, oranges, limes, lemons, grapefruit and pomelos. My Reed avocado tree is still quite young and won’t likely fruit for at least 3 to 5 years.

True. And the best part is, these trees are practically maintenance free, once established. They just keep on producing.

Crete, as in Greece? In the very beginning, I used to mail out seeds, seedlings, cuttings to local viewers, but my postal offices do not like the idea as many of my package were being delivered opened, causing the items to be no longer viable. And that was local shipping. I can’t imagine the scenario for international shipping, especially with customs.

@@TropicalCentralValley I receive seeds from the US occasionally. 9 out of 10 times I have no problems, and the seeds are TOP quality as compared from other locations.

That’s awesome. I know there are a great number of online nurseries that ship internationally. That said, I do not sell any of my tropicals.

I agree. The dangerous stunts I must perform to illustrate my points.