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@@branchingoutpermaculturewi4766 outstanding -- three Goumis!! I hope one is a Tillamook!! You can't go wrong with them. You have a wide variety of vids. I subscribed! Thanks for stopping by!

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@@dianthaweilepp5294 sawhorses are perfect for that. A little protection is all they need! Enjoy the PNW! Are you growing the Salal berry and have you tried the Indian Plum?

​@@heppylifestyle Love salal! Our property is in town, cleared and oystershell landfill. I want to do a native plant woodlot on it. Have got vine maple, red huckleberry, Indian plum transplanted in. Problem is ENGLIISH IVY! Worse than blackberry or even kudzu. Red alder, sword fern struggling a long.

@@dianthaweilepp5294 love it. I've gotten to know PNW fruiting plants but ... by reading about them more than growing them! They get hammered in our August heat/humidity. You've got a nice collection of fruiting plants and a nice starting point! Sorry to hear about the English Ivy -- we've got that here. A terrible invasive. One day at a time. Be sure to take pictures -- you'll be surprised how fast the garden develop. Enjoy!!

@@pierreboyer9277 you know ... I never saw the similarity but now that you mention it, the exterior texture is about the same! But yes, the Che is way smaller. It's a 'never truly adopted' tree. But it should be as prominent as a Mulberry or Fig! Thanks for stopping by!

@@pierreboyer9277 are you growing the Che?

@ Ah no yesterday was the first day I heard of it ! I'll probably get one even though I heard conflicting opinion on the fruit quality. I found a supplier of Norris and darrow.

@ interesting; glad that vid nudged you 😂. The fruit is fantastic. So far, they do develop better at Edible Landscaping nursery, which is at some elevation, versus mine which is at sea level. There's is much older; she seems to get better over time ;). Let me know how it goes!! t's even more remarkable that you knew what Osage Orange fruit and Che fruit looked like. Those are relatively unknown trees! Nice work!

@@ErnestoLopez-o1x bien bien bien! Muy rico! I hope that made sense 🤣👍😎. I can't wait to see Guatemala 🇬🇹, and am glad you're enjoying the Mulberry there! What other fruit trees!?!

@@heppylifestyle Glad to hear that you're interested what others trees I have... Well, lime, cinamon, oranges, mangoes, pine appke, coffee plants, guavas, passion fruits, and the rest are flowers. Recently my frend have sent me a lot of packages vegetables seed and a lot of flowers see too, wild flowers, zinnias, basil, and so forth....I love my small garden.

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@@ErnestoLopez-o1x that is an amazing number of fruit trees! I bet there's even more. Bet you have papaya and avocado trees too! Fresh Cinnamon -- very nice and healthy!!! I visited El Salvador in November -- tons of plants. The flowers would add so much color to the green plants. Very nice Ernesto! Muy rico. Is this your personal garden and what is your elevation (above sea level)? El Salvador was a bit hot; I think is need some montaña. I would love to see Guatemala 🇬🇹!

@heppylifestyle nice, you visited El Salvador recently. I live close to the border of Honduras and El Salvador. The elevation on my county is 649.48 meters above the sea. Is the eastern side and we get very hot in march and april it is summer. Sometimes 85 to 90 F. I would like to share some videos with you. So you can see the small village where I live. Just notice a village here is totally different that a village in America. But is nice, we still have lots of wild trees and the contamination still a little far from us. The distance from Guatemala city is 204 km, you can transfer this km to miles.

@@perfectworldpat7053 thank you for watching! The plan for the guava: hope for the best 😊. This evening's low will be 9 to 13 (the temps changed daily). Several days will be cold. So I'll do a vid in April as a debrief (form my own memory). This is a genuine winter, and all my marginally adapted zone 7 plants will be tested. We'll see ☺️. How about you? How are your plants doing?

@@heppylifestyle Here in 6A We just hit -5 so growing is limited, but would love to find a way to do pineapple-guava. I have 2 goumi, a paw-paw and a josta berry under i light in my basement. Can't wait to plant them in the summer. Wish i had more room to plant every fruit bearing plant i could.

@@perfectworldpat7053 wow! Chilly Willy! Nice selection of plants! I've heard of Jostaberry but don't grow it; have a few Black Currant that do great. You'll enjoy the Goumi and Pawpaw. I guess we're all looking forward to spring! Thanks for stopping by!

@aquillawallace7979 howdy neighbor! i have my fingers crossed for those figs! 😀

@johnlord8337 great idea. The more the merrier. what i appreciated about the 2 i featured was that they where cheap and lasted and to your point, it provided a frame to where more can be done (mylar, polycarbonate, candle for the overnight, etc)! thanks for stopping by!

@@nello8630 ❤️🥳👍. Some astringents may be seedless; there's a WIDE variety of Persimmons. Got a favorite?

@@heppylifestyle The hachiya seem to be my favorite so far. My Giombo has not fruited yet, I picked its flowers because it was not strong enough to support them.

@ I just googled Gionbo -- very nice. And letting the tree develop first is the way to go. You're disciplined 😂👍

@ngocbirrer9310 well, come over and do mine too 😜🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 good work!

@Ahsoka_Tano_aka_Snips great question. i don't do it but trust Todd from Great Escape Farms. he recommends, pick softwood and semi-softwood cuttings in mid to late summer (taken from this year’s new growth), and then there's a few more important steps, greatescapefarms.com/how-to-propagate-aronia-melanocarpa-viking/ i prefer to buy bare root plants from State nurseries or root them using the mound layering technique. thanks for stopping by and take are!

@@leeemery8099 great question, about fiberglass. But rusting-out metal handles that fast is ... fast!

@ my wheelbarrow stays out in the weather, but my wooden handles lasted longer. And I only use my wheelbarrow for leaves, it’s not like I’m lifting weight

@@leeemery8099 I slather wood stain on my wood-handled tools. I used spare / old stain. Every 2-3 yrs they get soaked with stain. I have a pitchfork with oddest colored handle 🫣🤣

@ believe it or not I’m a paint contractor with plenty of stain & varnish. I shouldn’t have to work that hard, let me buy a fiber glass or plastic handle please 😄

@dianeibsen5994 it is a blessing and thank you! here's a 2024 full length version, th-cam.com/video/NOb916oM4Q0/w-d-xo.html thank you for stopping by!

@@jenniferlroberts5994 well, we're on the exact same page, including the dry and brutally hot 2 months. My stream was dry for 6 months (first time ever)! I'm planting tubers and multiple locations. It's an excellent, free food source. Thanks for stopping by!

@@LyleVertigo 😂😂😂

@Michellee970 thank you for subscribing! Buying from a real-deal nursery is better than a big box store. Buying a time-tested variety is your best assurance for buying a tree that produces predictable fruit and grows to a certain height. I've really grown to appreciate shorter trees that produce large fruit. I WOULD BUY FOR MY FAMILY 1. Nikita’s Gift (you can't go wrong; a consistent producer and excellent medium size fruit) 2. Wase Fuyu "Matsumoto" (a very short tree that produces large fruit). 3. Izu (it's 1 of 3 new varieties planted and so far, really stands out). MAYBE 1. Giant Fuyu (giant is in the name; Asian Persimmon grow shortest). NOT BUY 1. Rosseyanka (it has a great reputation but I don't like it. it's a giant tree that produces small fruit). 2. Fuyu (well, almost all Asian persimmon have the word "Fuyu" and it means nothing about fruit size, predictability, etc. "Fuyu" is too broad). i hope this helped and thanks again!

@deanndenny9574 you can! i have a few folks contact me who are sowing seeds and growing native (wild) plums by that method. I don't have those patience. growing branches: well, graft branches ("scion") to some rootstock. generally, as far as i know, grafting is the only why to get a branch to grow.

@chrissonntag3968 it's a close call; you have a great idea on location (south facing wall); i use/used this little plastic covers for marginally sensitive plants, th-cam.com/video/Jt57x7nuBHs/w-d-xo.htmlsi=KR2CROxhv9tPS6d-&t=50 having the fruit ripen is close call too; we're JUST warm enough to have fruit ripen. hope this helps, and thanks for stopping by.

@annpeay4573 sorry but i don't sell trees :/. this girl came from Edible Landscaping. a list of nurseries i used and trust is here, heppy.org/products#nurseries hope this helped a little, and thanks for stopping by!

@That_dude_who_knows_some_stuff glad to hear it! i am truly amazed at how well the grow here (southern PG county). i've had a few "busts" but this plant is a winner. thanks for stopping by and Happy New Year!

@ I got a know, do you sell plants or cuttings from this tea plant? I have read they are easy to propagate But I also know the seeds drop and produce more plants. Have you had this happen in your experience?

@@That_dude_who_knows_some_stuff Great responses :). this plant produced MANY seeds if you pick the leaves ... which is the point of growing it :) th-cam.com/users/shortsn1olAJDG3go I don't sell these and yup, i sowed some seeds a year ago and the germinated! Soft/hardwood cuttings are a likely option. Great post, and thanks for stopping by!

@@Christopher-b1p I get it; we mix Chokeberries with banana and soy milk; below is a link to a vid we made long ago with Maria's magic; I drink it with just berries, 2 bananas, and mix-in 50/50 water and soy milk. My Chokeberries are frozen so my drink is just like a slurpy. Skin, seeds, pulp and juice blend great with banana. Slurpy! Hope this helps! Yes, the single most nutritious fruit! th-cam.com/video/L8GQEaj2nT8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=lZbkU7wLbdPC9DPW

@heppylifestyle You shouldn't m8x xhokeberries with banana, The banana contains an enzyme that can led PPO that defeats the antioxidants.

@@Christopher-b1p for the heck of it, and with some curiosity, i googled this. the topic is complex and a mess; bananas may affect ONE of hundreds of types-of-antioxidants (specifically, affecting flavan-3-ol or flavanols). and, after five hours of heavy research this morning, thankfully, there's some simple conclusions that i'll post in a vid. BREIFLY bananas do have high levels of the enzyme, polyphenol oxidase (PPO). one study of only eight (8) men did showed that PPO decreased their uptake of one antioxidant, flavanol. in context, there are probably thousands of different substances that can act as antioxidants. further, the study was of cocoa extract ... but candidly, i'm not sure if flavanol from cocoa extract is different from Chokeberry. future studies do need to be of a larger and diverse group (men and women; 30 or more persons), and examine the scope and scale of PPO's affect on more than one antioxidant. finally, there are foods LOW in PPO (for me, it'll be mango or yogurt) to mix with Chokeberry and, green tea has an explosive amount of antioxidant as a supplement. THANK YOU Christopher, i appreciate the input and opening my eyes to PPO. i'll try mango over banana (youo never know) and just made myself a cup of green tea! th-cam.com/users/shortsn1olAJDG3go thanks for stopping by!

@@ihavenoclue9756 glad to hear! I wrote a webpage with some resources, if it helps, heppy.org/pawpaw

@heppylifestyle noted- thanks again!

@CurtisMiller-w9m my family eating them, th-cam.com/users/shorts05MUbtf0Gdg we eat them here at HEPPY, th-cam.com/video/ZtP7PckqaAI/w-d-xo.html

@ChrisMusante i need to create a "after-action" vid; both girls didn't make it through the 2022-2023 winter. I'll try plan B: buy Olive trees that are more mature and winter-shelter them for the first 2 years :/. The Nikita Jubilee was thriving but the did not survive winter. A little sheltering may have made the difference. Guava (th-cam.com/users/shorts5bWUJ5jmyS8) and other 'barely zone 7' (Truffle bearing Oak, th-cam.com/video/Do-CtexsF-g/w-d-xo.html) survived. I now use these cheesy $15.00 pop-up 'greenhouses' (th-cam.com/video/Jt57x7nuBHs/w-d-xo.html) for winter sheltering. thanks for stopping by!

@@vfmnx great to know they do well in northern CA. I started them in pots on SoCal. A lot less fruit. Thank you for the feedback :)

@@williamvillar2519 well fruiting in full shade! Under oaks may be the idea understory location! Thanks for the feedback!

​ @thavylor she's 6-7 years old; my earliest vids are on the Nikita. planted in 2016 (about a 5-gal pot), she fruited off-the-chart by 2019. Thanks for stopping by and please subscribe! 2019 Nikita's Gift (early vid -- have mercy :): th-cam.com/video/0oPro5MF6aY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=0OiLtsruzwMKucXn&t=115

@ thank you. This means I need to wait till 2030 or so to see something. Crying

@@thavylor it'll be worth the wait, and then you'll jump head over heels! 😀🐞

@Pay-It_Forward that's a lot to unpack but thank you. there's a delicate balance between the minerals for sure....

@@heppylifestyle If you test your soil & get a full analysis, I will help you optimize it to each species. Getting molds & fungi on fruit, or leaves is a sign of multiple problems. 1) Low Calcium Pectate in cell walls 2) Low sulfur proteins 3) Low (Cu+-cysteine/Cu2+-cysteine complex) in the mitochondria & Chloroplast vacuoles. 3) Excess un-metabolized Nitrate & Urea in cells 4) Low lipids in cell walls 5) Low Auxin Transport. Tag me if & when ready & eager for assistance at no charge.

@glassini i just googled Pollarding. it looks drastic; however, i'd bet the Mulberry will be fine. and yes, winter pruning is best. i have 3 new, long & skinny stemmed Mulberry trees. i was just looking at one yesterday thinking, it's time to make a vid to show how i create lateral branching. i'm sure you're a subscriber so i'll attempt to describe :): i tip-prune branches at about 7-8 feet up to encourage lateral growth. ideally, there's a saddle at about 6-8 feet. i want to see 2-4 branches off the saddle (candidly, i know it when i see it and, work with what the tree gives me). then, after another season of growth, key leaders are bent lateral. ********************** but yes, winter would be best, and pollarding will likely not kill a Mulberry and yes, it'll encourage the trunk to thicken. alternatively, prune existing branches to be more compact; overall, select 4-6 key branches to encourage lateral (or vertical) growth from the trunk but again, continuously tip prune them. lateral and the trunk will fatten over time. in an upcoming vid, i'll show how i prune and bend branches so to encourage lateral growth. thanks for stopping by, introducing pollarding and please subscribe!

@heppylifestyle thank you for your response and advice. 🌱🌼

@@glassini you're very welcome! There were a few typos in my response but I'm glad it planted a seed about pruning (excuse the pun ;). Have fun and happy new yr!!🥳

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@FrivolousMiss glad you asked :). typically, if she's in a shady area, then lanky growth will be common. but a commentor just mentioned heavy fruiting on their plant while in full shade under an Oak tree.... Beautyberry flower on the current year’s growth. so you CAN give her a heavy winter or early spring prune. but I've never pruned to the ground. i'd leave 2-4 ~12 inch stems. see how she reacts this year :) Thanks for stopping by and please subscribe!

@joesmith7427 fat squirrels, ground hog and racoon. Oddly, the birds leave our Beautyberries alone. thanks for stopping by!

@maryt8184 zones 5 to 10 -- it's highly adaptive and a underappreciated fruiting tree! more is her, heppy.org/jujube/

@@jerryadams6799 I appreciate the feedback! And it linked up with a hackberry. Very nice 👍. Thanks for stopping by and please subscribe!