In my tropical warm house I'm expecting a sizable banana harvest again by around June, there will probably be around 100 bananas. Dwarf cavendish, the Central American fruit banana, these are the ones you can buy in stores everywhere, but of course they taste even better when harvested when fully ripe. Greetings from Germany
Great video, Idk how you don't have more views. Randomly stumbled across this as a TH-cam recommendation. Would you change any of your recommendations or add recommendations for central Florida?
Thanks for the nice comment! Central Florida usually gets a freeze or two over the winter which we do not here down south so you'll need trees that can survive a freeze (unless you protect them somehow). From my list, the only one that's an easy recommendation is the fig which easily handles the cold. You can also grow some other fruits that I can't which require colder weather like peaches and pomegranates.
I live in soCal, and the loquats here, in this arid climate, are *_quite_* disease prone. Several have a leaf-curling issue and have dropped all their fruit this year. I can only imagine how much worse it is in Florida with the humid climate. But I did bring a small one there, and it's already in very poor condition. Your criteria nearly mirror mine, with a couple additions: nematode and varmint resistance. Incidentally, her papaya tree also died after producing several dozen fruit. My bet is nematodes. Also, regarding the figs: try LSU Purples. I've just planted 2 of those because of that very problem with nematodes, plus they are billed as being extremely split resistant. My question is this: should the loquat not survive until I return in November, what other fruiting plants/tree(s) can be grown in her area that require minimal care, have high disease/insect/varmint resistance, and don't grow to be huge behemoths? I know cactus are "idiot proof" with figs being a close second. I really like California Date Palms, but don't think they will grow there, with the damp climate and 2-3' water table. She is a senior, and I want to make this easy for her. She's never grown any food/fruit bearing plants, but we gotta take advantage of the real estate and the weather down there! Thanks Kindly and Very Best Regards, Tom Scott Author of Stack the Legal Odds in Your Favor ● Speaker ● World's Leading Expert on the Corrupt U.S. Legal System
I've never had loquat or Jamaican cherries, even though I'm from Jamaica. The Barbados cherry os is what most Jamaicans, including myself called Jamaican cherry. It is the only edible cherry that i know of on the island. This new cherry, I've only started to see on TH-cam about a year ago. All the other fruits are regular fruits to me, except the fig, that I only come into contact with since i came to New York. There is a wide range of fruits that i haven't tried, and i want to grow them all when I go back home.
I am growing jackfruit (check out my previous full garden tour video) but it's about 10 feet tall, been in my yard for over 3 years, and still hasn't flowered which is why I didn't include it here. I've looked into persimmons but read that they don't produce reliably big crops here. Never even heard of kaki, I'll look it up. Thanks for the comment!
To get reliable fruit, trees should usually be obtained grafted, not by seed. There are a handful of websites that sell grafted trees. Look into everglades.farm or Lara Farms.
Definitely a good grower but I've never had a guava that I enjoyed eating (albeit I've only had boring store bought guavas). Any varieties that you recommend?
Hey Ben, I live in west Miramar… love all the information you’re providing through your videos! Do you have any social media accounts where we can connect?
Hey I’ll take one of those banana pups please:) great vid
Try a arkin star fruit. They are orange and taste amazing. Sorry this is late but i dug up kari and replaced with a arkin.
Yumm. Ty!
What a great professional video. Lots of great info! Thanks!
Wow! What a beautiful and informative video!
In my tropical warm house I'm expecting a sizable banana harvest again by around June, there will probably be around 100 bananas. Dwarf cavendish, the Central American fruit banana, these are the ones you can buy in stores everywhere, but of course they taste even better when harvested when fully ripe. Greetings from Germany
Ackee breadfruit, avocado, mulberry, Jaboticaba gungo peas
That's what I need to get a banana tree..
Great list. Might also consider, monstera and dwarf pomegranate. Im, taking a gamble but potted finger limes to give my papaya a punch.
Thanks. If you're in the right zone pomegranate would be a great choice. I actually tried growing pomegranate here but it's just too hot.
Nice video bro
Nice video i try to grow mango and pineapple in my house in Poland 😂 weather is too cold to plant it in backyard as in Florida
Oh wow, good luck!
Build a greenhouse !! You can do it !! Build a retractable one if u plant a mango in ground.
Great video, Idk how you don't have more views. Randomly stumbled across this as a TH-cam recommendation. Would you change any of your recommendations or add recommendations for central Florida?
Thanks for the nice comment! Central Florida usually gets a freeze or two over the winter which we do not here down south so you'll need trees that can survive a freeze (unless you protect them somehow). From my list, the only one that's an easy recommendation is the fig which easily handles the cold. You can also grow some other fruits that I can't which require colder weather like peaches and pomegranates.
I live in soCal, and the loquats here, in this arid climate, are *_quite_* disease prone. Several have a leaf-curling issue and have dropped all their fruit this year. I can only imagine how much worse it is in Florida with the humid climate. But I did bring a small one there, and it's already in very poor condition. Your criteria nearly mirror mine, with a couple additions: nematode and varmint resistance. Incidentally, her papaya tree also died after producing several dozen fruit. My bet is nematodes. Also, regarding the figs: try LSU Purples. I've just planted 2 of those because of that very problem with nematodes, plus they are billed as being extremely split resistant.
My question is this: should the loquat not survive until I return in November, what other fruiting plants/tree(s) can be grown in her area that require minimal care, have high disease/insect/varmint resistance, and don't grow to be huge behemoths? I know cactus are "idiot proof" with figs being a close second. I really like California Date Palms, but don't think they will grow there, with the damp climate and 2-3' water table.
She is a senior, and I want to make this easy for her. She's never grown any food/fruit bearing plants, but we gotta take advantage of the real estate and the weather down there!
Thanks Kindly and Very Best Regards,
Tom Scott
Author of Stack the Legal Odds in Your Favor ● Speaker ● World's Leading Expert on the Corrupt U.S. Legal System
Very useful info ty
Thanks for watching!
Just to let you know the star fruit is a good anti-aging fruit🙂
You can make a drink with the star fruit
Check out my newest video!
Sugar apple or cherimoya plant is another good fruit to look into. Can be grown from seed and fruit within 2-3 years in good conditions.
I've heard, like the soursop, that these could be not great producers, only producing a small number of fruit per year. Have you had better luck?
@@BensExoticFlorida - I'll be trying this year. They do require hand pollination to increase crop yield.
I think the weather in south Florida, the same in my country philippines....
Your trees look super great may I have a banana pup please I leave in naples fl thanks
I've never had loquat or Jamaican cherries, even though I'm from Jamaica.
The Barbados cherry os is what most Jamaicans, including myself called Jamaican cherry. It is the only edible cherry that i know of on the island.
This new cherry, I've only started to see on TH-cam about a year ago.
All the other fruits are regular fruits to me, except the fig, that I only come into contact with since i came to New York.
There is a wide range of fruits that i haven't tried, and i want to grow them all when I go back home.
Thanks for that info and for watching!
Starfruit is defiantly high on the list for productivity. Talk to Julian at Lara Farm look for the Bell. That is by far the best Starfruit.
Check out my video I uploaded after this one. I bought a star fruit tree from Lara Farm
Are you growing Jack Fruit tree and Indian Curry leaves(leaf) Plant?. Also you can think of growing Persimmons or Kaki plant
I am growing jackfruit (check out my previous full garden tour video) but it's about 10 feet tall, been in my yard for over 3 years, and still hasn't flowered which is why I didn't include it here. I've looked into persimmons but read that they don't produce reliably big crops here. Never even heard of kaki, I'll look it up. Thanks for the comment!
Chico/ saba bananas in philippines how is a coconut Tree...
What variety of passion fruit is that?
Listed as purple possum
@@BensExoticFlorida thank you!
Sugar belle mandarin
Thanks, just looked into it and see it's somewhat resistant to greening disease! I'll try to see if I can get one somewhere.
Brite leaf is the best place you can order to your door. @BensExoticFlorida
Got mine from Brite leaf nursery
@@visaac187 best nursery in fl
Can you shipped banana tree
Sorry I don't ship trees but there are many websites that do!
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How can I get seeds
To get reliable fruit, trees should usually be obtained grafted, not by seed. There are a handful of websites that sell grafted trees. Look into everglades.farm or Lara Farms.
Guava
Definitely a good grower but I've never had a guava that I enjoyed eating (albeit I've only had boring store bought guavas). Any varieties that you recommend?
Try Strawberry guava-prolific and tasty!
Hey Ben, I live in west Miramar… love all the information you’re providing through your videos! Do you have any social media accounts where we can connect?
Thanks for your comment! Yes I have an Instagram page linked in my youtube profile.