Easiest & Toughest Tropical Fruit Trees You Can Grow in the Desert of Phoenix Arizona
John from www.growingyourgreens.com/ visits Greenlife Nursery by Shamus O'Leary in Phoenix, Arizona to share with you the easiest & most difficult fruit trees you can grow in Phoenix and some of the ones that are in between so you can learn what you need to do to grow tropical fruit trees in the southwest desert of Phoenix, Arizona or other non-tropical climates.
In this episode, you will learn about the tropical trees you can grow in Phoenix that you can almost ignore, that are low maintenance, medium maintenance, medium-high maintenance, and high maintenance, so you can match the level of effort you are willing to put into growing tropical fruit in the middle of the Sonoran desert of Phoenix, Arizona.
John will compare taking care of tropical fruit trees in the desert to taking care of a girlfriend who is higher or lower maintenance to be in a relationship with. You will discover the one tree that can produce reliably if you almost ignore it (just ensure it gets some water once in a while).
You will next learn about the easiest tropical and sub-tropical trees you can grow provided you provide regular water and provide a good microclimate and growing environment.
You will discover some medium maintenance fruit trees that will require more work that may include protection from the winter when they are younger, proper microclimate & balancing the soil, and other strategies to ensure good fruit production.
Next, you will learn about some of the medium-high maintenance tropical fruit trees that may require structures or other mitigation techniques so you can keep these trees alive in the colder temperatures of the Sonoran desert in the wintertime, remember: it doesn't get too cold in the tropics
Next, you will learn about the high-maintenance tropical trees that can be unlikely to bear fruit for people that want to prove everyone wrong and make fruit from these more cold-sensitive trees that don't like even 40-degree weather.
You will then discover the importance of using the proper soil amendments and balancing the soil with fertilizers so you can be successful in growing tropical fruit trees in the desert soil, which is quite different than the soil found in the tropics.
Finally. John will interview Shamus O'Leary the owner and tropical fruit tree grower to share his tips with you on how you can succeed in growing tropical fruit trees in Phoenix, Arizona, or wherever you live. Recommended you watch this whole section, as each is question is vital to your success (or failure)
Jump to the following questions.
38:40 Why did you start a tropical fruit tree nursery in Phoenix?
39:20 What is the importance of Microclimates?
41:24 The Importance of Soil in growing fruit trees in the desert
43:56 Why you need to Feed Your Tree so it can produce fruit
47:06 How to properly water your trees
50:18 Why you shouldn't use drip emitters or sprinklers to water your trees
52:50 Importance of Soil Ph in your success
57:34 How to protect your tropical fruit trees from cold winter weather
1:03:22 How to mitigate the summer heat when growing fruit trees
1:07:14 Other important considerations when growing fruit trees
1:08:36 Importance of fresh organic compost and worm castings
1:11:28 Final Comments and Words of Wisdom from Shamus
1:14:40 How to contact Shamus & Greenlife Nursery
After watching this episode, you will get a download on how you can be successful when growing tropical fruit trees in the phoenix desert or other areas that are not the tropics. These tips & tricks will apply everywhere so you can try your hand at growing tropical fruit trees so you can eat your own tropical fruit outside of the tropics with a little care or a lot, depending on how much effort and work you want to put in to make it happen.
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As a Canadian I am drooling 🤤 🇨🇦
Lol he finally does a new shamus o'leary tropical fruit tree video, this place is amazing to shop at👍.
@OfftoShambala
3 жыл бұрын
Yep shamus is famous
@OfftoShambala
3 жыл бұрын
@Roman Ahmed you deserve prison time... I don’t think you know what the term ‘friend’ means
@crewmateo1232
2 жыл бұрын
Sorry to be so off topic but does someone know a method to get back into an instagram account?? I was dumb lost my password. I would appreciate any help you can give me
@rowendaxton8378
2 жыл бұрын
@Crew Mateo Instablaster ;)
@crewmateo1232
2 жыл бұрын
@Rowen Daxton thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site thru google and Im trying it out atm. Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will reply here later with my results.
The amount of time that you have put into this is much appreciated!
Thanks for all the years of trying to inform people about healthy eating 🙏
Thanks to your videos we are growing a Dwarf Bonanza Peach tree (I call him Lil' Joe.) Bok Choy and Yams. Slowly doing more and more. Thanks John.
I always keep coming back to Johns videos! Long time viewer and still comin back
Wouldn't be a John Kohler video if we didnt get relationship advice sprinkled in through out the video... 😜 Enjoyed the video... thanks for taking the time to make it 🤙🏻
I have been watching your videos over the course of a couple of years and you put the inspirational drive into me to start growing my own food. I now have too many fruit trees to count on a lot less than an acre, I also have raised beds with many things growing. I brought in countless loads of woodchips from local tree services to build my sandy soil into something living. I live here in west central FL zone 9B. I am 26 years old and I can see myself growing fruit trees and veggies for the rest of my time here on earth. I think this is one of the most important things we are missing in our daily lives, we all should be growing at least SOME of our own food no matter where we are and we need more community based small farms locally. Just wanted to say a big THANK YOU. Jake mace was also one of my biggest inspirations back when he made videos on longevity gardens. I still sometimes tune in to his off grid life but there was something about him growing food in a small urban neighborhood that gave me more hope I could do it. If you are reading this comment and have not started growing anything of your own let me just tell you this.... YOU CAN DO IT!
@Faye_vr
3 жыл бұрын
I agree! I plan to plant so much food that i never have to go to the grocery store again lol i hope that will be one day very soon for us beginners :)
This is a fantastic video touching on every question that arose for me .I almost wish I lived in Phoenix, Arizona.
I'm in Phoenix, thank you for making this and spending so much time on it. Desert Ironwood beans taste like and look like peanuts and they grow naturally in washes and fruit every summer
@mikeekim1101
3 жыл бұрын
@@getplanted5730 Why do you say that?
@thnkr0917
2 жыл бұрын
Is there any other kind of ironwood? because I have one in my front yard and I've never tried the beans. I guess I assumed they would taste like mesquite beans, powdery and nasty.
@TheOzoneLayerHatesMe
2 жыл бұрын
@@thnkr0917 Yes there are other species of ironwood, in AZ we just have the desert ironwood. They taste better than mesquite beans
Awesome, my two favorite people on KZread!
17:58 ( - )( - ) Lol John. I've seen lime, lemon, orange and bananas here in Utah! I grew up thinking you couldn't grow them here!!! I love being able to grow fruit!
@Toomuchbullshitt
3 жыл бұрын
What part of Utah. St George, Ut?
@JohnsonsOutdoorAdventures
3 жыл бұрын
@@Toomuchbullshitt Seen them in Mount Pleasant and Draper. Both were inside of sun rooms/green houses.
@1exlds90
2 жыл бұрын
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Thanks for another great video.
This is a great learning videos from the field for both experts and beginners, highly appreciated!
Thank God I am low Maintenance! Lol. You have a great sense of humor!
The Moringa tree would do pretty well on the edge of a septic system field....
Excellent video . Thank you!
Very helpful. This guy knows his stuff
Shamus O'Leary's Tropical Fruit Trees is an amazing nursery.
I really like your videos, they have inspired me to go back to organic gardening. Awesome T-Shirt!
Your inappropriate comments are very amusing 😂 As always love the videos and wealth of info!! ✌🏽
Little does John knows that all of these trees can easily grow well here in Las Vegas. Just probably not in his estate due to the elevation and proximity to the outskirts, where it snows.
❤️another great video!
John, you're literally my Father.
Thanks very much for your tips!❤
Amazing interview very wise intelligent tree seller..thx John ;)
Hey John, what an amazingly in depth video. Shamus' nursery is by far the go-to for anyone looking to build a food forest in Phoenix. However there are 2 other youtubers that have backyard nurseries (Jay Barringer of Arizona Fruit Trees and Alan Antelo of Queen Creek Tropicals Plant Nursery) in the east valley that are very knowledgeable as well and who may be worthwhile stops if you ever make in back out this way again for channel content.
Sugar apple = cherimoya. Soursop is very sensitive to the cold. I was able to bring it back after our chilly winter (it defoliated), but I do think I will keep one in a pot as well. I live in Florida... Frankly, here, the main issue is correct feeding. Our soil is crappy, but I do a lot of chop and drop, effective microorganisms, and sheet mulching. This is a really informative video, John, thank you. The black mulberry does very well. I can't wait to get my own fruit. Fruit from the store is so gross.
come to tucson ! :) both you and Shamus !! he use to come here . :) Blessings to you both
@timdarmetko4039
3 жыл бұрын
...and awesome shirt ! lol
Gaga for this video!
Will these work in las Vegas?
Good information, I will call Shamus for longan and learn from him and admise for other fruit trees, thanks.
Last time I was at Shamus he had cocos nucifera that were 15 feet+ tall. Unbelievable knowledge
"This is Phoenix, not Hawaii." Lol.
Great video, full of useful info! Wish you could make a similar one for the SF Bay Area (Zone 9B, 10A)
You guys are the 💣💣💥😉
The number of times John refers to being single in every video
@Mrromperz
3 жыл бұрын
Right i though its funny that this guy always brings up being single lol
@Mrromperz
3 жыл бұрын
Right!
I've been seen shamus when he would make videos with Jake maze 😁
So glad you pronounced lychee correctly. We have had lychee in Hawaii for over 100 years. It is not pronounced lee chee but lie chee
John, have you made a video about irridation? If not I think people would be surprised to learn the truth. The industry is opposed to anyone learning about this practice. Basically the irridation process sterilizes the produce so nothing will grow including bacteria. If bacteria won’t eat it, should you??? Not to mention , have you noticed the fruit is slightly off from the grocery store? All the better reason to begin to decentralize food production and bring it on home (to some extent).
As a phoenix gardner that does tropicals I gave up on dragon fruit and switch to organ pipe barely even need to water it a native to our area
Does purple mulberries have more antioxidants that white? Because usually in organic stores i see the white dried mulberries.
There’s always money in the banana stand!
Thank you for the very informative information on fruit trees! And sad to hear you’re single again.
I love this channel and all the knowledge I gain from it.....but I feel like you always have a weird idea about how most relationships are....like I said I enjoy the channel
How do I order a mango tree from Seamus o leary nursery? Can they ship trees to Imperial COUNTY Ca. The desert valley .
Hello from Tampa Florida! Can you please tell me what kind of jujuvy is that one you tasted? I like to get one of those! Thanks 😊
Pomegranate! You can ignore the crap out of them and they grow here. Mulberries are super easy and I ignore mine. I have a lot of luck with passion vines too. The passions need a fair amount of water and they need trained onto something or they will attach to anything else you have and strangle it, but other than that, they grow crazy! I put more work into controlling the passions than growing them. 😆 He said something about not in full sun, but mine are fine in full sun. I will say the root and bottom of the plant is shaded. They mostly grew into the sun, so I guess that is the difference.
I just got 5 acres in whispering ranch... just west of phx! I want to grow an Oasis in the desert I so desperately need your help!!!!
I have a small yard in Las Vegas. Can one plant trees close to retaining wall without eventually damaging the wall? Any specific techniques?
@thnkr0917
2 жыл бұрын
I think it depends on the roots of the tree and how big the eventual height of the tree is. You should just pick the ones you like best and research those questions about that specific tree.
Can Chico tree survive in East of San Diego?? I would love to buy the tree from Greenleaf.
Hey love the teal color themed but also consider building a treehouse over just a house that tears down the forest. Trees should be building blocks no tearing blocks. It can be funky and swirlyio just needs a bit of adjusting imagination and blueprinting and there we go and inventive you might get more followers because your not just helping humanity but your helping the World. We are not only making channels grow but It inspire others to experiment and KZread Channels will grow when we choose to help the world 2 ways in one stone. Building a tree house and putting gardens in it. It can maybe make new species
@JunViray
10 ай бұрын
Phoenix too hot like straight desert spent a week there this one summer averaging over 100 everyday so I was either in pool or living room with aircon full blasted cant deal with over extreme weather all the time why Bay Area only place I can deal with breeze is from cold water so breez😮e natural aircon..very pleasant hot days only last just a total weeks total
@JunViray
10 ай бұрын
2 weeks thats all summer
@JunViray
10 ай бұрын
Got to be a Kamel to live in Phoenix really. So wont see my trees there..
Hi John. Are you in Phoenix (or just visiting the area in this video)?
The day John stops using relationship analogies and girlfriend analogies will be a great day for him and the rest of us.
@BintGumby
3 жыл бұрын
Lol
In Beanix?
Do you do a consultation in Phoenix? I want to plant many fruits and flowers and need your help
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Is there warmer climate than Phoenix?
I am moving from orange california To victor ville What kind of fruit trees can I plant Please let me know As I have two acres and I want to plan a bunch of trees
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It looks like a titty 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I laughed so hard. I love your analogies for everything 🤣
Great video!!!!!. Im building winter greenhouse walipini style. You can watch my story too ♥️
Why you were there why didn't you visit Pam Mace's garden. It needs an up date because the trees are big since you were last there. Her Moringo trees are tall and lush now. Like Shamus Nursery. He has some nice hard to find trees
I have a Pakistani mulberry, fast growing tree!
I live in California zone 9b but Northern California so I think too cold here for a mango tree in winter season.
@kineticgames293
3 жыл бұрын
Phoenix is 9B too. If it doesn't get below 30F for too long you should be able to do it. A lot of people people will tell you certain things can't grow where you are but you will be suprised if you try. It might just need some extra care, like cold protection in the winter or shade in the summer.
@Toomuchbullshitt
3 жыл бұрын
It actually can grow there. As long as there are hot dry summers up there.
His analogies are hilarious. Gonna try to grow food in grow bags from my balcony this year
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!!!! Your single???? :) I'm in arizona!!!! I love your energy
O.M.G. 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
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J.K. truth bomb 5:32
You cook ok like straight combodian atyle but too of that red pepper dont so you like them peppers to overtake your meat i dont like to taste natural taste spice overtakes any meal..plus be more easier in bathroom later on might even get rash in your rectom thats straight pain even a little sting is painful right..but its you r life and body so can put what you want but your body in pretty good shape just trying to❤ save it..thats all...
I would pay for the guy a haircut.
17:59 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 You gotta get laid.
'can grow WELL here'. (not can grow good here) sheesh
Love your content dude, but man would it be nice if you had shorter videos!!! I've been watching for years, but don't have a whole hour to spend on youtube!
@Freederick1
3 жыл бұрын
Watch what you can, KZread will remember where you left off so you can watch the whole show a bit at a time.
@marker113
3 жыл бұрын
I do 1.5x speed to get more faster- good mental comprehension exercise as well, cheers!
Brown sugar in truth
Check out Jay at Arizona Fruit Trees, small but great
@1azbuddy
2 жыл бұрын
He know jay a crooked man Look up his video he says it but doesn’t want to call him out by name but you can contact him an find out yourself
Great ex’s-libation
A women is like a mango tree, just water her occasionally, and she will give you fruit.
Just wish you didn’t ramble on so much
@Toomuchbullshitt
3 жыл бұрын
Like an angry preacher from Alabama.
Who knocked your teeth out
Sorry to be that person, but I had no idea you just had to throw purses at your woman to maintain a relationship with her and that Japanese people are insane for raising kids in their own way, appropriate to their culture. I am going to give John the benefit of the doubt and assume that he was joking.
This guy needs to stop with the analogy’s
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