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@@andrewnguyen3312 no it would die from the cold last year they were just seedlings they were in a heated greenhouse now they are outside grow very slow I can give you one if you live in Orlando Fl
@@kayakman9845 I have noticed that the lowest minimum temperatures for my area was about 47-48°F overnight in July - August is the coldest time of year in my area here in Australia. I bought 2 durian seedling plants at the beginning of this year which was in January - February which was in the middle of summer which both died in an unheated greenhouse during last winter which was in June -August. Despite it getting up to 90°F degrees inside of the greenhouse during a 65+67°F day the nights still dipped down to 33-34°F overnight & even inside of the Greenhouse. Apparently the seedling plants need to be given supplemental heat overnight during winter time whereas my jackfruit & papaya plants just needed frost protection during the cooler months but I found out that the durian plants are much more sensitive to the cold than the other plants therefore frost protection wasn't enough. I am looking at keeping them inside overnight during winter time until I move when I can build my own heated greenhouse. My question is how does an occasional dip down to under 50°F overnight affect a more mature durian tree ? In Australia I live just north of Sydney which is near Newcastle, apparently they're only meant to grow successfully no further south than Mackay in Queensland which is 21° south of the equator. My latitude is 32.66° south of the equator so I am not sure if it's possible to grow durian plants that far south, you may be able to help me grow them in Australia. Orlando has the same latitude of where my dads parents used to live near the Queensland border in New South Wales (28° south of the equator) where some Queenslanders will argue there's still too cold for growing durian plants bit they're meant to be able to grow there in a sheltered spot in the yard !
If Southern Florida (Orlando,) has a climate similar to far north New South Wales or Southern Queensland some people argue there's too cold to grow durians in Australia which is where I live although I live further south. I was told that they can be grown there in a sheltered spot in the yard !
I have had trouble growing durian in an unheated greenhouse here in Australia during winter time. Apparently my areas climate isn't really suitable for growing durian plants because a couple of my durian seedling plants died over winter this year,my location is just north of Sydney (Newcastle) in New South Wales,it's 32.66°S of the equator, while minimum winter night time temperature of 0-4°C (32-36°F) is far from ideal even on a sunny 17-19°C (66°F) day the temperature 🌡️ inside of the greenhouse reaches up to 32°C (90°F,) which is what my other tropical plants such as my jackfruit & papaya plants love. It was the 5°C & below nights which killed my durian plants which were sensitive tropical plants, while an established jackfruit or papaya plant will take living through the cold winter nights.& frost at my location a small durian plant won't even survive when kept in a greenhouse.if it's unheated. Note that I started growing my jackfruit seedlings indoors from seed for the first year before planting them in a greenhouse. I also ordered an orange Cempedak seedling plant from an eBay seller whose located in far north Queensland,it will survive outdoors once established meaning that the trunk is all wooden as with the jackfruit plants,if it wasn't the frost which has killed a jackfruit seedling of mine once it was phytophoria during the summer time if it was wet due to getting a lot of rain. I was going to try and start a durian tree indoors or in a heated greenhouse then plant it outdoors once it's established,I don't know,my areas cold hardiness zone is 10b but like I mentioned my durian plants just died during winter time. Note a mangosteen plant grows in Sydney in New South Wales where the climate is a bit more temperate !
I bought some borojo seeds this winter but then read and watched videos about how very sensitive and troublesome they are to grow. I don't have the time to baby pre-madonnas so I decided not to even bother haha. I just tossed the seeds into the leaf mulch by my back door. It would be funny if they actually sprout and thrive there.
Actually, I know quite a few people growing Durian here in Florida. A guy with a home nursery in my neighborhood here in St. Pete even sells the seedlings. But even the very mature one in the conservatory at the Fairchild botanical gardens in Miami has never fruited.
Wow Bobby has a nice collection. I am thinking about moving to Naples from Hawaii. Where is Bobby at in this video? need some ideas and not just Naples to look at. Thanks
