A corner Fruit Forest ..and proof that Plumeria can do well here

[Silas_Sancona]

Had mentioned this is the past and finally took a stroll up the block to see how a neighbor's collection of tropical fruit trees was doing..  As well as the Plumeria they have planted..

Laid out, all trees sit under high canopy created by several Sissoo in their yard. Has been in the ground since 2018. 

Longan ..pretty sure..



..Possibly Sapodilla, but will have to ask again.



Jaboticaba, standard, Black / Purple- Fruited variety. If you follow the outer-most branch on the right hand side of the picture up about 3/4ths of the way, can see a fruit on it.



Mango #1.. Can't remember which varieties they're growing



Couple other Mangoes. Know they have produced fruit.



One, of numerous, large Moringa in the neighborhood.



Other trees in their collection include a Loquat, Fruiting Mulberry ( not sure of the variety of either tree.. ) and some " Temperate- type fruit trees ( Apple, Pear, etc )  and a couple Butia.

Parents of the family member who planted the trees lives on the other side of the Alley from the old house a few doors up from the corner here. Several other Tropical fruit tree varieties in their back yard / under the Mesquite grove out front.


The biggest ..and best looking Plumeria i have seen yet anywhere here in Chandler..  Has never suffered heat damage or any cold- related damage ( In the ground since 2018, ..at least ).  Pink Guava on the left,  edge of their Pomegranate on the right. Not sure which cultivar yet.. have to check again when it flowers.  Planted against an east facing wall of the home / business.

[redbeard917]

Very nice. They've got a green thumb. Semi-related, I wonder if (on a long enough timescale) it would be possible to select for a better Butia fruit. They're so easy to grow and have great flavor, but could be improved slightly on texture and size in my opinion.

[Silas_Sancona]

5 hours ago, redbeard917 said:

Very nice. They've got a green thumb. Semi-related, I wonder if (on a long enough timescale) it would be possible to select for a better Butia fruit. They're so easy to grow and have great flavor, but could be improved slightly on texture and size in my opinion.

If humans are capable of doing the same thing with Corn and Tomatoes, or X # of other " established " crops,  we could do it with Butia, ..or pretty much any other useful plant.  Since the entire process will be a bit slower than say finding a Mesquite that forms the sweetest pods possible, and is extremely durable, i wonder whether someone would be willing to dedicate enough time and space to something like Butia which would take longer to select " the best of .. " since you'd likely have to raise hundreds of specimens, then find the " needle in the hay stack.. " to begin building from  so to say.

Would be cool to see " Pindo Peaches " next to Dates on a shelf in the produce section of your neighborhood grocery store / farmer's market though.