Interview With a Seedling Hunter: How the Lara Star Apple and Hialeah Red Avocado Were Discovered
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.พ. 2021
- Did you ever wonder how new varieties of fruit are discovered? Join me as I spend a day with seedling hunter Julian Lara. Julian has spent his whole life collecting rare and exotic tropical fruits. Lean how he spent 20 years working with Star Apples until he finally came up with the delicious Lara Star Apple. I was lucky to get a taste of the Lara Carambola developed by his father and I was very entertained by the origin story of his Hialeah Red cultivar of avocado.
Here is Julian's instagram: / larafarms
His Facebook: / larafarmsnursery
And if you like my t-shirt get yourself one here: www.guacfarm.com
Whenever I am in my garden I have that same feeling, where I enjoy what I am doing and then think, wow, I am going to enjoy what I did today for a while
It's a great activity to put ourselves "in the moment" as they say.
I had no idea there is a red variety of Avocado. I checked Julian's instagram and found a picture there, it looks so cool!
amazing isn't it?
How do you come up with the Red Avocado? 💕😂
@@mushumodzvimbo9706 I think I don't understand your question, all about its origin was said in the video.
Doctor or delinquent! Love it 😂😂
Our neighbor from our previous place had this tree but the all green variety. Over 20ft in height. When the flowers bloom, its gives out a hauntingly sweet fragrance. When we relocated from that place due to a new land owner, my dad bought that tree from our neighbor (who was moving to another place too) and used the trunk of that tree as one of posts of our house now. Hardy wood and from experience, i can say its termite resistant.
wow, I wasn't aware you could do that. cool.
The background of the trees in general is fascinating and watching the fruit be opened is awesome. Makes me want to taste them right now too!
Yeah, and I wish you could smell the mango flowers in the air too...today was a great day.
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Wow... I don't think I'll ever have the opportunity to taste that fruit... But looks awesome.
it's so delicious
Amazing video sleepy as always! Mr. Lara sure has an amazing collection, it would be great to see more of his rare tropical fruit trees👊 Keep it up mate
Thank you. We are going to do more vids together as things come into season.
i would like the red avacado. this is the beauty of being a collector.
Yep! I'm going to plant one now.
Watching this video makes me hanker for my native land. It reminds me of how I devoured the starapple
Is that how you chose your TH-cam name?
Well, I kind of already am one! Everytime I buy an avocado, then eat it (sometimes share with mom), plant the seed. I Don't graft them seedlings, well even if I wanted to I can't.And grow them in the hopes of giving me fruit one day. So I kind of consider myself as the minor seedling hunter! 14 seeds. Today, I bought a mango, unfortunately though, It's not polyembryonic. I will eat the mango tomorrow. And,... I will plant the seed in the hopes that (deep breath) NO SPIDER MITES AND FUNGUS GNATS WILL ATTACK MY NEW MANGO SEEDLING! It was so painful losing my first ever mango, don't want to go through that again. I really want to buy a polyembryonic mango one day. Do they even sell polyembryonic mango here in Bulgaria? I'm not sure, but sure do hope so.
keep us posted on what you grow
Such a fascinating watch! I would've loved to see the red avocado on video as well.
Yeah me too. I’ll have to go back and get some pics.
Great video as always!
Thank you
My 2 surviving seedlings from last year are bursting with new growth! You were so right about cutting off their poor little heads. I have another 20 trying to hatch in weather far too cold. I'm tossing up... heat mat or let them work for it... considering I will be cultivating a frost hardy variety I'm thinking resist the temptation to rush and leave out the heat mat.
I agree.
@@SleepyLizard I gave in. I put them on a heat mat. I'm too impatient for this cold weather to end. 😂🤦♀️
Okay--so I am intrigued. That looks freaking delicious!!!!! Yup--you know I went and looked for LaraFarms on FB.
When we get our electricity restored we gotta get you guys down for another visit and we'll take a road trip to Lara. And it is delicious. Also the Lara carambola is amazing.
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well thank you
I live in Trinidad and i have this tree in my yard. There is also a varient that stays green even when ripe and i have it too.
yum...aren't they delicious?
@@SleepyLizard they are though the red one is sweeter.
WOW that's Great. Do they grow true to seed? Are you willing to sell some seeds I'm in Barbados.
7:44 WHAT DID YOU SAY 😂
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Subscribed. Really interesting stuff
I appreciate it.
Awesome video, that apple would be great in a fruit tart or maybe a pie.
we can try that if we get fruit when you come visit this spring
Can u show us how to propagate starfruit trees PLSSSSSSS
bruh that looks so good
it is. My wife sneaks out and picks them behind my back, ha!
This is one of my favorite fruit!!! We call this vú sữa, translated as mother’s milk because of the taste. If you had had a taste of condense milk, that’s kinda what I would describe this taste also.
so delicious right?
@@SleepyLizard YES!!!!
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Star Apple is very popular Fruit in Southern Viet nam.
We called VÚ SỮA.
it's delicious isn't it?
@@SleepyLizard yes,it is.
There are two kinds: purple and white and light green.
Both are delicious.
I'm a big tomato guy. Refuse to buy them in the store. Cause they are trash..
Each year I grow about 20-30 plants, for just myself.
I'm planning to start breeding tomatoes, to create my own variety which has characteristics I like.
wow, keep us posted here on the channel
Hi there I love what you do for us ty so much great learning video .
I have a question do you have any bamboo seeds for sale the one behind you at the beginning of the video ty
Sarka, First of all thank you for that heartwarming compliment! I don't sell bamboo seeds. Are you in south Florida?
@@SleepyLizard no I am from North Carolina 😔
@@sarkaleli9031 ah ok
this was really interesting thanks insert your name here sleepy lizard
Thanks. My true identity is Tom. 🤓
This is right by my house lol
We are neighbors. You live in a great place.
hey tom ive got an idea you could do you know when you graft could you graft two different species of avacado and graft them together so youve got one species of avacado on each branch
Jolene, I've read where people have grafted up to 4 varieties onto the same tree. I want to try that.
that looks like mangosteen, but very soft...
you gotta try it
I want to try this fruit? He is located in east cost...far away
Yep, east coast and way south
Is it cold hardy what zone does it grow or survive can it be potted …..his web dose not give any info on their trees
Hi Lupe, what tree are you asking about?
@@SleepyLizard the Lara star apple tree
@@ll3174 ah ok. Caimito needs a very warm climate. Zone 10 and above.
My goal is to achieve a unique avocado with good taste. Will having a lot of acres speed it up?....and planting the strongest seedlings
Yep, it's a numbers game. What is your favorite fruit?
@@SleepyLizard Thanks. Favorite fruit is mangoes & jackfruit. Been watching your videos on grafting also.
@@NightWolf-vv5me mine is mangos too. I also love lichee
@@SleepyLizard i love lychee, kenep(spanish limes), and starfruit
When you shipping avocado trees again ?
Jason, it's gonna be a few months before I can start taking orders. I assumed I'd get a handful of preorders over the winter, turns out people bought up our whole inventory. I've got new inventory growing but it'll be a few months before it's ready to ship.
I apologize and I hate that I can't satisfy the demand.
@@SleepyLizard I'll be on the lookout...thanks
Does it grow true to seed? Do you sell the seeds online?
they do not and no I don't sell the seeds nor the fruit. sorry about that.
@@SleepyLizard oh dear so it's only available as a grafted tree?
@@geriannroth449 yes and very hard to find
@@SleepyLizard ok thanks
Can we order your propergated avos from South Africa prices pls for shipping
Lee, I'm sorry but we do not ship international.
My wife is trying to sleep next to me while I'm watching this. Unfortunately for me, the cameraman's voice is SUPER loud compared to the other person's voice so I can't hear without waking my wife every time the cameraman interjects. Guess I'll try again another time
Yeah, a lapel mic would have been a better option. Thank you for watching.
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You ever try a star apple?