is this front yard jackfruit fair game?

[Jaboticaba45]

That's why I would plant a row of salaks in the front to deter thieves...
 

[roblack]

People take our passion fruits and the occasional mango overhanging a sidewalk. I tell them, "take 1, only 1".  And I teach people how to pick passion fruit and mangoes when they are ripe. Hate it when they get wasted, but those pickers probably are less likely to try again. I like the idea of sharing fruit and fruit knowledge. Have given away many passion vines to neighbors and fruit thieves. I figure if they grow their own, less likely to take mine. Being nice also makes it weirder for some people to steal. Funny thing is, it is never or rarely the poor taking fruit. It's the old guy and his wife driving a Mercedes or BMW that cusses me out when I ask, "what's up?" as they are stabbing fruits. Entitled, rich, angry fruit thieves are the worst.

Far Side rocks Epi!

Rob do you have trees planted in your front yard and do you have a front yard fence?  I always said I would put in a fence later.  But the problem is, now these trees are getting big and a fence might not be feasible at this point.  I was trying to look at the survey for my house and figure out exactly what the easement is (to make sure it doesn't go right through the tree's trunks) but it doesn't seem clear.  I have a large easement and of course I planted in every available spot, up to the street.  I have mango, avocado and coconut in the front yard.  These are prime targets for fruit thieves I've heard.  I also have starfruit, jackfruit, black sapote and mulberry, and will plant white sapote in the future.  Hopefully these fruits are less desirable to thieves.  Right now only the starfruit is fruiting and nobody has touched it but it's far from the road.  If anyone takes my first jackfruit I will be sad.  And of course, that jackfruit is NOT fair game!  The easement is for the utility companies, it's not a free for all.  Asking the owner and offering to buy one is the only way.

Fruit trees are in backyard, which is fenced. Some stuff grows over the fence, the sunlight is always brighter on the other side.

Salaks would end up getting me. That's what happened with motion activated sprinkler. Got the raccoons, and myself many times.

[Jaboticaba45]

People take our passion fruits and the occasional mango overhanging a sidewalk. I tell them, "take 1, only 1".  And I teach people how to pick passion fruit and mangoes when they are ripe. Hate it when they get wasted, but those pickers probably are less likely to try again. I like the idea of sharing fruit and fruit knowledge. Have given away many passion vines to neighbors and fruit thieves. I figure if they grow their own, less likely to take mine. Being nice also makes it weirder for some people to steal. Funny thing is, it is never or rarely the poor taking fruit. It's the old guy and his wife driving a Mercedes or BMW that cusses me out when I ask, "what's up?" as they are stabbing fruits. Entitled, rich, angry fruit thieves are the worst.

Far Side rocks Epi!

Rob do you have trees planted in your front yard and do you have a front yard fence?  I always said I would put in a fence later.  But the problem is, now these trees are getting big and a fence might not be feasible at this point.  I was trying to look at the survey for my house and figure out exactly what the easement is (to make sure it doesn't go right through the tree's trunks) but it doesn't seem clear.  I have a large easement and of course I planted in every available spot, up to the street.  I have mango, avocado and coconut in the front yard.  These are prime targets for fruit thieves I've heard.  I also have starfruit, jackfruit, black sapote and mulberry, and will plant white sapote in the future.  Hopefully these fruits are less desirable to thieves.  Right now only the starfruit is fruiting and nobody has touched it but it's far from the road.  If anyone takes my first jackfruit I will be sad.  And of course, that jackfruit is NOT fair game!  The easement is for the utility companies, it's not a free for all.  Asking the owner and offering to buy one is the only way.

Fruit trees are in backyard, which is fenced. Some stuff grows over the fence, the sunlight is always brighter on the other side.

Salaks would end up getting me. That's what happened with motion activated sprinkler. Got the raccoons, and myself many times.

Salak is no fun...
Maybe we could downgrade to something like a natal plum hedge...I've seen them when visiting Socal.
Very easy to manage...Except the fruit tastes bad so its main purpose would only be hedge...unless theres good types out there.

[Coconut Cream]

I always said I would put in a fence later.

A few options for you. I have a row of mango trees along a walking path behind my house that gets light foot traffic. I have trained and pruned those trees to remove the lower branches and put the fruit out of arm's reach. Yes, it's not the ideal way to prune the trees, and I need to pick them with a pole but that shuts down 99% of would be thieves.

You could install a cheap fence that's easily removed if it's in the wrong spot. Get a roll of cattle panel from Home Depot and some of the big green stakes you hammer into the ground. You could fence the entire front in an afternoon for a couple hundred bucks. Then grow passion fruit vine on or Seminole pumpkin on the fence.

I have been using Canna Lilies to establish borders and visual walls in the garden. Some Cannas are 8 feet tall and they can be planted in a row where they will spread and fill in the gaps to form a wall within about 2 seasons. Plus you get year round flowers. So think about a wall of Canna Lilies to visually and physically block fruit pirates.

[Rob From Sydney]

I live on a property and don't have fruit thief problems, but if I did live in a small yard, I reckon I would plant Kei Apples. Those things can keep out tigers...

[Julie]

I always said I would put in a fence later.

A few options for you. I have a row of mango trees along a walking path behind my house that gets light foot traffic. I have trained and pruned those trees to remove the lower branches and put the fruit out of arm's reach. Yes, it's not the ideal way to prune the trees, and I need to pick them with a pole but that shuts down 99% of would be thieves.

You could install a cheap fence that's easily removed if it's in the wrong spot. Get a roll of cattle panel from Home Depot and some of the big green stakes you hammer into the ground. You could fence the entire front in an afternoon for a couple hundred bucks. Then grow passion fruit vine on or Seminole pumpkin on the fence.

I have been using Canna Lilies to establish borders and visual walls in the garden. Some Cannas are 8 feet tall and they can be planted in a row where they will spread and fill in the gaps to form a wall within about 2 seasons. Plus you get year round flowers. So think about a wall of Canna Lilies to visually and physically block fruit pirates.

Thanks Coconut Cream, those are really good ideas.  I'm as not worried about someone stealing 1 fruit passing by if I have tons (in the future), it's more about the people who will come and take all the fruit off your tree.