Hi Paul: Totally agree with the smaller tree concept. The 1st year the tree is establishing its root system, so there is not much visible growth. I got a 1 gallon Graham Mango Tree at Truly Tropical, planted it and in 2 years it is now at waist height and blossoming!
I love your videos! Thanks so much for making them. I live in Zone 5 so I can't grow these trees but I still learn a lot. I grow Peaches, Cherries, Apples and that kind of stuff. Thanks so much! There are a few trees I've considered moving and they are still young so I might try it.
Always buy and plant saplings because like you a tree grows and establishes quicker when its young. Also keep in mind when planting that a sapling will become a huge tree so keep adequate distance atleast 16-20 feet apart... Its better having 1 full sized tree rather than a mess of trees, you get more fruit of better quality and more aesthetically appealing tree, not to mention less watering and pruning
Great video information is very true. I prefer 1 to 3 gallons as well gives me a higher success rate planting them in ground and I’m able to control the growth and train my plants as they’re smaller for more branching and less wood I planted a 25 gallon before that I had my canopy start at about 15 feet above the ground that’s way too high for me I would rather have a lower canopy.
I ordered this18 mostly fruit trees (2 pecan trees) this year, and my thought was to buy in the middle- bare root. Small enough for the roots to not be to large, but big enough for the truck to have some girth. The sun is strong in the summer as our climate is dry; sun damage and drying out the tree are my main concerns- so i wanted a little more mass of the lower truck/ upper root stock. This our second planting and voles killed off the first batch over a few years- actually the northern pocket gofer. The climate and soil are such that there aren’t any worms and so God has these critters here and they dig like a mole- aeration of the soil but they don’t like gravel. This planting will have a column of gravel around the roots and immediate dirt. It’s a little more work up front but a low maintenance option.
Off topic; have you looked Syntropic agroforestry? You can use that tall grass in the background to chop and drop around your trees for mulch and nitrogen.
Hey paul realisticly how long you think you can keep the white sapote in a pot? I saw your other video and was lucky enought to get a campbell white sapote, but currently dont have a place for it and everything i seen online they all seem to be vigorous. I would love to keep it in a pot at least until i can taste the fruit.
Hi Edison, I have a campbell in the pot also and don't have room for it but you should sure be able to keep it in the pot until it fruits just may need to be a bigger pot like a 25 gallon in a few years maybe. At some point it should go in the ground and will do better in the ground but I've seen big trees in pot
I bought a bigger sapodilla tree. These trees are slow growing and I am in my 60s. I got 45 fruits the first year..... and last year I got another 45. Sooo glad I went BIG.
Another nice video, Paul. When putting your 1gallon to 3 gallon trees in the ground make sure to protect from predator's such as rabbits and squirrels, I have lost a couple of Ugly Betty's a Fruit Punch and Sugar Loaf that was chewed well past the graft. Also, protect from frost or freezing when young.
Hi Paul you seem to be very knowledgeable so I need some advice please and I am not sure how to contact you. I live near the sea in a climate similar to yours. USDA zone 10 I am about 700 feet away in a straight line from the sea. (altitude 4 meters) We have salinity in the air occasionally. From your experience what tropical fruits/varieties can I grow in such location ? I am able to protect the young trees with windbreak fabric. Any mango/avocado varieties you would recommend ? What other fruit please ? I already have figs, pomegranate, bananas. Any advice welcome!
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Some 3 gallon trees are the size of 1 gallon trees so the question is sort of not going to lead to a perfect answer. As an example during the pandemic, Zill high-performance nursery where most retail places get the mango trees was constantly running out of mango trees so what a few years prior were 3 gallon mangoes that could be as high as 5 feet now became 3 gallon mangoes that were maybe 2 feet tall and 2 feet tall is about the standard size of a 1 gallon mango tree unless it’s been in the pot too long. The way that happens is that Zill starts a mango tree in a small starter bag and then if the graft takes he transfers it to a 1 gallon so now it’s maybe 12 inches tall so now he waits a period of time before he transfers that to a 3 gallon but during the pandemic, he had to get his production up quickly so he would put the 12 inch 1 gallon into a 3 gallon container and after a few months it would be maybe 2 feet tall and then he would put those up for sale and announce to be honest that they’re very small
