How to Grow Tropical Fruit Trees in a Desert Garden

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John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ visits a tropical fruit tree nursery in Phoenix, Arizona to share with you the top tips on how to grow tropical fruit trees in a desert climate. In this episode, you will learn the easiest tropical fruits and subtropical fruits you can grow in a desert climate. In addition, you will discover the specific actions you will need to take to ensure you have healthy, productive trees with minimal pest or disease issues. John visits Shamus O'Leary's Tropical Fruit Tree nursery in Phoenix, Arizona, and shows you around this home based nursery and all the tropical fruit trees growing in the ground and also in containers around the property. You will discover the best place in Arizona to purchase tropical fruit trees as well as get the information you need to be successful at growing tropical fruit trees in the desert. You will discover one of the most cold tolerant avocado trees that are in commercial production that can be grown with minimal protection in the desert and from cold temperatures. Near the end of the episode, John will show you a mango tree that is producing mangoes in a container and then share with you his opinions on 3 uncommon varieties of mangoes grown in Arizona that he has never had before. Finally, John will sit down with Shamus, the tree grower and ask him questions about how to take care of tropical fruit trees in the desert and the most important factors that can lead to success or failure of growing tropical fruit trees in the desert. Learn more about Shamus O'Leary Fruit Trees at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shamus-OLearys-Tropical-Fruit-Trees/469661096392272 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-fYwtJ86cOL9LwOd39aLnA Subscribe to GrowingYourGreens for more videos like this: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=growingyourgreens Watch the previous episode also filmed in Phoenix, with over 150 fruit trees on 1/3 of an acre! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHgMrprGgIY

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I love his videos. Why nag or compliant? He's great, he's given details about growing healthy plants. I would love to meet him in person

Johns always gotta throw in the sex analogies XD

Awesome

Ya but he's the man! So is Shamus ! Thanks for all the good info guys!

Man, does this guy go on and on and on and on and on....

I have three of the Barbados cherry trees, we call them Guyana cherrie.

lgtb aye

larger Tropical trees are NOT harder to kill. I've planted Avocados that were in 30-50 gallon containers and little guys in 1 gallon containers. Guess what? The 1 gallon trees were healthier and larger than the 30-50 gallon trees within 3 years. In fact I wound up chopping down the larger container ones because they just couldn't get past not being in a container. My advice is to buy small and get them in the ground pronto. Trust me, I've been dealing with Tropical trees for a long time. FYI: this video is only for the hobbyist. Anybody attempting to grow these trees outside the appropriate climate is in for expense and heartbreak.

Shamus Sir, please do plant rambutan trees. It in two varieties yellow and red, it beautiful color contrast upon ripening!

Shamus was being very patient while John prattled on and on...

He would prefer a single mango to a whole bunch of oranges. Here in tropic we would sell like 5 kg of mango for 1 $ during summer. "Grow local" you can never meet the mango harvest from tropics in phoenix , and tropics cannot grow oranges, apples, grapes like you people.

Please let me know Mr. Shamus nursery location, I am living in Phoenix. Thanks

There are some differences between permaculture and organic agriculture. I am not sure they are the same thing. I am not sure though they are not similar.

Mr. Shamus, I have a question for you. When you say hot-dry climate do you mean hot and less humidity. I am trying to accomadate few mango plants inside during winter but am not sure at what level to set the room humidity? is 50% humidity ok? I hope you would reply my question, thanks, Efraim

fyi Loquats can grow in any climate down to medium frost. they grow really well in Melbourne which has up to a week of frost each year.

Pineapples, in my opinion, are so easy to grow. They are great ground cover under trees because their roots are not deep. I have 6 different varieties and 30-40 growing in my yard. This gives me at least a pineapple a month. The only thing is some varieties have sharp leaves, so do not plant those varieties in a heavy foot traffic area.

too much talking

Excelente vídeo!
MUCHAS GRACIAS DESDE URUGUAY!!!
David.

Great video. What about coconut palms? Does Seamus grow them in AZ?