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sf bay area backyard tropical fruit trees
« on: January 20, 2018, 03:57:11 PM »
Almost guava season here in sf bay area.  asian white Guava tree is loaded. maybe about 100+ fruits.  I will thin them next time as the fruits are small because of the abundant of fruits on it.  Last year, there was 3 fruits and they were size of a softball.   
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Re: sf bay area backyard tropical fruit trees
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2018, 05:44:33 PM »
Interesting , my tropical pink guava in wine barrel was done with the fruits in nov last year

This year got excellent crop

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Re: sf bay area backyard tropical fruit trees
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2018, 05:46:52 PM »
Amazed at all the plants in the bay area,very nice.

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Re: sf bay area backyard tropical fruit trees
« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2018, 07:51:09 PM »
Wow that's lot of tropical trees. Glad they are doing good. I planted Hawaiian white guava (6 ft tall) 1.5 yrs back and it's doing really good here but no fruits yet. Last year it tried to fuit one guava but it didn't last long, hopefully this year it will produce few fruits. Also planted Kesar mango which is doing good in this winter (no damage during one frost night). Hopefully will able to share the pics with them loaded with fruits in few years.

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Re: sf bay area backyard tropical fruit trees
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2018, 05:00:48 AM »
Nice guava trees, are the pots bottomless? because the guava tree is pretty big, besides a cherimoya and dragonfruit in the same pot!

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Re: sf bay area backyard tropical fruit trees
« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2018, 08:54:11 AM »
Nice collection in the bay area, congratulations 🎊!
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Re: sf bay area backyard tropical fruit trees
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2018, 10:08:32 AM »
Nice yard Kim, you have a lot of room in your yard, compared to my tiny yard.

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Re: sf bay area backyard tropical fruit trees
« Reply #7 on: January 21, 2018, 10:53:39 AM »
Amazing collection of tree's in Redwood City and they seem to be doing very well!, great job!Thanks for sharing ;) 8)

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Re: sf bay area backyard tropical fruit trees
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2018, 05:42:07 PM »
Will thinning the fruit really help size? I have several guava trees that receive minimal care and the produce good sized fruit on their own. I always thouht guavas self thin. A couple of them do seem to be alternate bearers.

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Re: sf bay area backyard tropical fruit trees
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2018, 10:49:03 PM »
thanks everyone for your kind words. 

The 3plants in a pot is a nurse 9gal. It has i think about 5 penny size hole at the bottom. I did not cut the bottom. Right now, the roots are packed all the way to the top of the pot.  And some roots have extended thru the penny size hole.  So, I will wait for guava to be harvested , then I am thinking of cutting one side out, the front acts as a wall, and the back side exposing to the wood mulch so that the roots can come out.  Not so sure how I will take care of the bottom.

My guava harvest season at my place is usually from Jan-March.
it's about .20 acres, it's is still small as I'm running out of space and has already turned the front yard into a complete garden.

I don't know about guava thinning itself, but this particular tree has just too much fruits on it.

The kesar does pretty well for me too. This is the second year it's outside unprotected.  It was down to 29F and a few mornings has icicles in some of buckets that has water ,  it's doing pretty good other than a few leaves burned.  I forgot to show the Kesar and plumeria. 

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Re: sf bay area backyard tropical fruit trees
« Reply #10 on: January 22, 2018, 10:40:53 AM »
We have a guava that looks like yours that starts putting out in November and it is finishing up now and starting to reflush and flower again.  Definitely not self thinning. 
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Re: sf bay area backyard tropical fruit trees
« Reply #11 on: January 22, 2018, 12:22:40 PM »
Lots of bananas in video. You have the urban jungle look. Or suburban jungle. Very nice!