AG Farms in Homestead, Florida. In this video, Arturo talks about his business and shows some of his tropical fruit plants:
Arturo sells at the same price point retail and bulk. Typically, retail prices are higher.
AG Farms
Address: 23040 SW 187th Ave, Miami, FL 33170
Phone: (305) 242-1001
Showing posts with label Fruit Tree. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fruit Tree. Show all posts
Lara Farms in Redland, Florida is the place to buy mamey fruit trees
Julian Lara is the second generation owner of Lara Farms in Redland, Florida. Truly Tropical YouTube channel visited his nursery and farm to talk about the tropical fruits he grows and tropical fruit trees he sells.
Lara Farms
18660 SW 200th St, Miami, FL 33187
(305) 253-2750
It's Mamey Sapote Season at Lara Farms in April:
Lara Farms
18660 SW 200th St, Miami, FL 33187
(305) 253-2750
It's Mamey Sapote Season at Lara Farms in April:
Why Grow Fruit Trees from Seeds?
From Bill Merrill: "Plenty of people believe growing fruit from seeds is not the best idea, Bill has a different opinion and explains why."
How to keep large fruit trees at a smaller size: prune them
Keeping large fruit trees at a smaller size, from Shamus O'Leary:
Ross sapote
Sulcata Grove on Ross sapote: The word “Sapote” just means soft, edible fruit. Ross Sapote is a Pouteria sp, like Green Sapote, Mamey Sapote, and Canistel. White Sapote is a citrus relative and Black Sapote is a species of persimmon. Sulcata Grove is a 2-acre, backyard food forest near Sarasota, FL:
Pitomba (Eugenia luschnathiana) or peanut butter tree
Pitomba is a little-known tropical fruit native to Brazil. It's grown as a dooryard plant in South Florida but it's not very popular. Here is why:
It has a sticky, dense pulp like peanut butter, hence the name.
It has a sticky, dense pulp like peanut butter, hence the name.
Squeezing a lot of fruit trees in a small space: Backyard in Phoenix, Arizona with mature tropicals
The nursery owner and tropical fruit tree enthusiast Shamus O'Leary visits the backyard of a homeowner in Phoenix, Arizona who packed it with plants. Shamus was concerned how many fruits trees the owner wanted to fit in a small space. Here, he is visiting the location 1.5 years later and he is very impressed. He shows the tip burn on a mango tree and recommends watering all around, in a circle, 1 feet larger than the drip line.
A good overview of common tropical fruit (video). How many of those have you tried?
A good overview of some of the more common tropical fruit here in South Florida. How many of those have you tried? The video is about the International Mango & Tropical Fruit Festival at Fairchild:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3Wa9SVcnjc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3Wa9SVcnjc
How to grow avocado trees in the desert (Arizona)
Great tips by the founder of the Rare Fruit Growers club of Arizona, with additional info on:
- Aravaipa avocado - Doug Jones found the original tree
- dig a square hole rather than a round hole to prevents the roots from circling around
Related video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK0PSlAnU1E
- Aravaipa avocado - Doug Jones found the original tree
- dig a square hole rather than a round hole to prevents the roots from circling around
Related video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK0PSlAnU1E
Noni - the cheese fruit is acquired taste and has purported health benefits
Noni is an unusual tropical plant with large, dark green, glossy leaves and unique white fruit. It is grown in many areas around the tropical and sub-tropical world including South Florida:
Why plant trees at all if it takes 5 years to get a good fruit crop
Bill discusses the joy and the value of planting trees. Included is a tour of trees planted in the past 12 years. Discussion of how long plants take to grow and fruit in Puna, HI:
Tropical Fruit Trees and Plants for Your Landscape
Tropical fruit trees and plants can look great AND produce delicious fruit! In this video, Chris discusses some of her top tropical fruit plant recommendations for South Florida landscapes:
Best varieties of mangoes to plant in small spaces
Chris from Truly Tropical mango growers highlights her 12 mango variety recommendations for small spaces:
Related:
Top 20 mango varieties - Truly Tropical http://bit.ly/2zBJw7m
Related:
Top 20 mango varieties - Truly Tropical http://bit.ly/2zBJw7m
Tropical fruit trees tolerant to flooding
Here are the tropical fruit trees that are tolerant to flooding according to University of Florida:
Tolerant to flooding:
Guava
Sapodilla
Caimito
Coconut
Grafted citrus
Moderately tolerant to flooding:
Lychee and Longan
‘Tahiti’ lime
Canistel
Mango
Carambola
Banana
Not tolerant to flooding:
Avocado
Papaya
Mamey sapote
Sugar apple and Atemoya
Passion fruit
Jackfruit
Sapodilla is among the very few trees that are tolerant to both flooding and drought.
References:
http://www.growables.org/information/documents/DroughtFlood.pdf
Tolerant to flooding:
Guava
Sapodilla
Caimito
Coconut
Grafted citrus
Moderately tolerant to flooding:
Lychee and Longan
‘Tahiti’ lime
Canistel
Mango
Carambola
Banana
Not tolerant to flooding:
Avocado
Papaya
Mamey sapote
Sugar apple and Atemoya
Passion fruit
Jackfruit
Sapodilla is among the very few trees that are tolerant to both flooding and drought.
References:
http://www.growables.org/information/documents/DroughtFlood.pdf
How to Feed and Fertilize a Fruit Tree in the South
From the Vegan Athlete channel:
He fertilizes 3-4 times per year with liquid iron and kelp, each diluted in a 5-gallon bucket of water. Jake Mace lives in Arizona. He mentions products from Amazon but you can probably buy similar products cheaper at your local Lowe's or Home Depot. Links are below.
https://www.amazon.com/Southern-Ag-Chelated-Liquid-128oz/dp/B0053NDZJW/
https://www.amazon.com/Maxicrop-Liquid-Seaweed-Kelp-Extract/dp/B000COBUQC
Lowes:
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Ironite-15-lb-Soil-Conditioner/50260119
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Sunniland-1-Gallon-Organic-Soil-Conditioner/3082949
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Sunniland-40-lb-Organic-Natural-Vegetable-Food-6-4-6/3083855
He fertilizes 3-4 times per year with liquid iron and kelp, each diluted in a 5-gallon bucket of water. Jake Mace lives in Arizona. He mentions products from Amazon but you can probably buy similar products cheaper at your local Lowe's or Home Depot. Links are below.
https://www.amazon.com/Southern-Ag-Chelated-Liquid-128oz/dp/B0053NDZJW/
https://www.amazon.com/Maxicrop-Liquid-Seaweed-Kelp-Extract/dp/B000COBUQC
Lowes:
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Ironite-15-lb-Soil-Conditioner/50260119
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Sunniland-1-Gallon-Organic-Soil-Conditioner/3082949
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Sunniland-40-lb-Organic-Natural-Vegetable-Food-6-4-6/3083855
What fruit trees grow easily in South Florida
What are the fruit trees that grow easily in South Florida? Here is the list:
- mangoes
- sapodillas
- longans - longer fruiting season than lychee
- jackfruit - fruit at age 3-4
- mameys
- tamarinds
- spondias- fruit in June
- carambola - fruit in the first year, year-round
From Jeff Wasielewski:
"You can still buy citrus trees in South Florida. But when you do, you’re likely setting yourself up for failure and eventual disappointment. This is the time to plant other fruit trees – mangoes, sapodillas, longans, jackfruit, mameys, tamarinds, spondias and carambola – that have very few pest and disease problems and can produce fruit with minimal input."
References:
Greetings, Citrus Greening! (Your Tree Is Probably Infected) http://buff.ly/2lFqA1T
- mangoes
- sapodillas
- longans - longer fruiting season than lychee
- jackfruit - fruit at age 3-4
- mameys
- tamarinds
- spondias- fruit in June
- carambola - fruit in the first year, year-round
From Jeff Wasielewski:
"You can still buy citrus trees in South Florida. But when you do, you’re likely setting yourself up for failure and eventual disappointment. This is the time to plant other fruit trees – mangoes, sapodillas, longans, jackfruit, mameys, tamarinds, spondias and carambola – that have very few pest and disease problems and can produce fruit with minimal input."
References:
Greetings, Citrus Greening! (Your Tree Is Probably Infected) http://buff.ly/2lFqA1T
Sapodilla (nispero) video from Lara Farms in Homestead, Florida
Sapodilla (nispero) video, with Pablo Lara of Lara Farms in Homestead, Florida, in Spanish, with English translation below:
"Pablo Lara: Today we are going to be working with Nispero (sapodillas). Well, this cultivar, called Molix, has a good size when it comes to Nisperos and has a resemblance of mamey. It comes from the area of Central America. We are content with this variety and we are not sure how tall this cultivar can get. As it goes getting large, we will go trimming it, so it can stay low. We have a fruit now that is ripe and ready to eat which we are going to cut to see the coloration of the flesh. This is also a nispero which has been ordered more often, because it is large and very beautiful. This fruit has a wondeful coloration which reminds us of the mamey colorado (mamey sapote). This is the only variety that has this specific coloration. Now, I'm going to try it to see how it tastes: Very delicious "sabroso".
Now, this is a variety called Morena, which is from Central America like all Nispero. We are very content with this variety cause it bares a lot of fruit and it can be maintained at a certain height to make the task of picking the fruit easier. Now, if you abandon it and let the tree grow on its own, then it can get up to 20 feet. In that case, things can get complicated since the fruit are harder to reach. We are going to harvest a fruit to see how it looks inside. Lets go and cut it to see the quality, color, etc... Look how beautiful. Very nice color. It's a precious color. Half red, half caramel color. I'm going to try it Julian (his son). Very tasty.
Julian Lara: Better than the Nispero growing in Miami (seedling trees)?
Pablo Lara: Better than the common Nispero, which are the round ones that have 4 to 6 seeds. These are nispero with 2 seeds, some with 1.
This is another cultivar that is called Hasya, which is one of the bigger ones and one of the better ones. It has fame and like always, it has been mentioned that it is from Central America and has been introduced. We are very content with this variety of Nispero or Sapodilla which is the way you say it in English. The fruit has a nice form/shape. The elongated nispero are always much better than the round ones since it has more flesh and less seeds. A lot of people order this variety cause it is very well-liked. Now, we are going to harvest one and cut it to see how it looks inside. This one also has coloration, which is yellowish-reddish and has abundant flesh. It barely has any seeds. Lets taste it to see how it is: mmmmmmm really tastey.
Julian Lara: You like that one better than the rest?
Pablo Lara: Yes. Very tastey.
Julian Lara: Better than Morena?
Pablo Lara: Yes, its better than Morena. It has a finer texture than Morena.
This variety is called Tikal, which is named after the pyramids in the region of Central America. These came from seeds brought in from Central America and grown in an experimental agriculture field in Homenstead. They planted out lots of seeds, resulting in hundreds of trees. During this process, they went observing each variety until they found this variety, which was one of the better ones. That's when they named it Tikal after the pyramids. The fruit is elongated and has a tendency to produce lots of fruit. In fact, when it has less fruit, the fruits themselves tend to be bigger. But, since it tends to bare lots of fruit, the fruit size tends to be smaller. This tree has already given a lot of fruit and keeps being one of the better varieties, due to it's fine texture. The color of the pulp is not the prettiest, but its clean and has good quality. The tree has a tendency to grow tall. In other words, when you plant it, the tree will keep growing taller and taller until it gets too tall. So, when it reaches a certain height; lets just say 12-15 feet, you should trim it and maintain it at that height. That way, the tree will start to grow wider. Lets get a Tikal fruit. Now we are going to see the color that it has. We already talked about the characteristics of the tree, its history, and where it came from. This is the color of Tikal. I like this fruit very much, but I don't know if its the first good fruit I had over here. At least the one I recognized. But, its a beauty. The fruit is elongated and has an even color through out the flesh."
"Pablo Lara: Today we are going to be working with Nispero (sapodillas). Well, this cultivar, called Molix, has a good size when it comes to Nisperos and has a resemblance of mamey. It comes from the area of Central America. We are content with this variety and we are not sure how tall this cultivar can get. As it goes getting large, we will go trimming it, so it can stay low. We have a fruit now that is ripe and ready to eat which we are going to cut to see the coloration of the flesh. This is also a nispero which has been ordered more often, because it is large and very beautiful. This fruit has a wondeful coloration which reminds us of the mamey colorado (mamey sapote). This is the only variety that has this specific coloration. Now, I'm going to try it to see how it tastes: Very delicious "sabroso".
Now, this is a variety called Morena, which is from Central America like all Nispero. We are very content with this variety cause it bares a lot of fruit and it can be maintained at a certain height to make the task of picking the fruit easier. Now, if you abandon it and let the tree grow on its own, then it can get up to 20 feet. In that case, things can get complicated since the fruit are harder to reach. We are going to harvest a fruit to see how it looks inside. Lets go and cut it to see the quality, color, etc... Look how beautiful. Very nice color. It's a precious color. Half red, half caramel color. I'm going to try it Julian (his son). Very tasty.
Julian Lara: Better than the Nispero growing in Miami (seedling trees)?
Pablo Lara: Better than the common Nispero, which are the round ones that have 4 to 6 seeds. These are nispero with 2 seeds, some with 1.
This is another cultivar that is called Hasya, which is one of the bigger ones and one of the better ones. It has fame and like always, it has been mentioned that it is from Central America and has been introduced. We are very content with this variety of Nispero or Sapodilla which is the way you say it in English. The fruit has a nice form/shape. The elongated nispero are always much better than the round ones since it has more flesh and less seeds. A lot of people order this variety cause it is very well-liked. Now, we are going to harvest one and cut it to see how it looks inside. This one also has coloration, which is yellowish-reddish and has abundant flesh. It barely has any seeds. Lets taste it to see how it is: mmmmmmm really tastey.
Julian Lara: You like that one better than the rest?
Pablo Lara: Yes. Very tastey.
Julian Lara: Better than Morena?
Pablo Lara: Yes, its better than Morena. It has a finer texture than Morena.
This variety is called Tikal, which is named after the pyramids in the region of Central America. These came from seeds brought in from Central America and grown in an experimental agriculture field in Homenstead. They planted out lots of seeds, resulting in hundreds of trees. During this process, they went observing each variety until they found this variety, which was one of the better ones. That's when they named it Tikal after the pyramids. The fruit is elongated and has a tendency to produce lots of fruit. In fact, when it has less fruit, the fruits themselves tend to be bigger. But, since it tends to bare lots of fruit, the fruit size tends to be smaller. This tree has already given a lot of fruit and keeps being one of the better varieties, due to it's fine texture. The color of the pulp is not the prettiest, but its clean and has good quality. The tree has a tendency to grow tall. In other words, when you plant it, the tree will keep growing taller and taller until it gets too tall. So, when it reaches a certain height; lets just say 12-15 feet, you should trim it and maintain it at that height. That way, the tree will start to grow wider. Lets get a Tikal fruit. Now we are going to see the color that it has. We already talked about the characteristics of the tree, its history, and where it came from. This is the color of Tikal. I like this fruit very much, but I don't know if its the first good fruit I had over here. At least the one I recognized. But, its a beauty. The fruit is elongated and has an even color through out the flesh."
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