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Kind of fruit tree:

Papaya

Grow Notes:

At Ocala Community Garden, alongside plots with fruiting eggplants, tomatoes, zucchinis and cucumbers, brassicas (esp kale, bok choy), fennel, pineapple, and more.

By leela

^{_{Modified on November 2nd, 2023 at 11:04 am}
October 23, 2023 at 8:05 am}

Breadfruit

Unexpected Fruit Tree

Native to SE Asia

By leela

^{_{Modified on November 6th, 2023 at 1:58 pm}
October 22, 2023 at 5:07 pm}

Unexpected Fruit Tree: 🥑

Unexpected Fruit Tree

Kind of fruit tree:

Avocado

Why this fruit tree is unexpected:

Subtropical, usually grown in California and Mexico

Eugene is in USDA hardiness zone 6.

Grow Notes:

FB Group:

By leela

^{_{Modified on November 2nd, 2023 at 10:57 am}
at 4:38 pm}

Jackfruit

Unexpected Fruit Tree

Kind of fruit tree:

Jackfruit

Why this fruit tree is unexpected:

Uncommon tropical

Grow Notes:

Approximate location, posted in the California Tropical Fruit Growers FB group.

Tree age: “my tree is a little over 7 years. I constantly prune to make sure most of its energy goes into growing large and consistent sweet fruit. It is about 9 feet high right now.”

Planting distance, fertilization, temperature: “just made sure to add plenty of compost close to a foot of it. It helps to raise the temperature a few degrees. It insulates the roots. Also I heavily plant so many of the trees help insulate one another and create a canopy over each other. Inside my garden it is a several degrees warmer since it becomes insulated with all green vegetation. Highly recommend to look how tropical trees grow in their native environment. All crowded”

Pruning: “I do cut the top to help manage the height but most importantly to help the tree focus it’s energy on producing larger and tastier fruit. I have not cut it back to 6 ft. I would imagine it would be ok since most of the fruit is produced on the main large trunks”

By leela

^{_{Modified on November 2nd, 2023 at 10:58 am}
at 12:44 pm}

Largest 🥑🌳 in 🇺🇸

Avocado, Facts, Largest, tree

By leela

^{_{Modified on November 2nd, 2023 at 10:58 am}
October 20, 2023 at 5:34 pm}

Free Plants!

Avocado, Free, free plants, Plants

Free plants!

Do you have a lush garden that has space for more fruit trees?

If so, I have some seedling fruit trees for you:

Avocados
Jackfruits
Black Sapote
Mangoes
Lychees
Loquats
Mamey Sapote
Guamuchil
Cape Gooseberry
Tomato
Almond

Sprouting tray seedlings will need transplanting, for which I have many containers and ample rich soil.

Plus purple & pink petunias

BONUS: send an offer for sprouting trays or this little greenhouse + the irrigation that comes with it~ works great at growing tropicals in part-sun areas.

ABOUT: I started these seedlings from epically delicious fruits in a mix of local soils, compost, and biochar.

Bid/claim in the comments!

By leela

^{October 7, 2023 at 11:35 pm}

Auroville 🌳 Food Forest

Compost Pile, Ecospace, Food Forest, fruit tree, plant, Raw Vegan, tour, tree

By leela

^{_{Modified on October 6th, 2023 at 3:57 pm}
October 6, 2023 at 3:46 pm}

Stanford University Fruit Map

Food Forest, Forage, Forage Guide, fruit tree, map, video

Get the map

Show us where you sow your seeds!

Sow | Commit

By leela

^{at 3:38 pm}

Summer-Fall: Tree of 40 Fruit

Forage Guide, fruit tree, Grafting, Significant Tree, Unexpected Fruit Tree

40 different stone fruits on one tree: plums, peaches, nectarines, apricots, cherries, pluots, etc

By leela

^{_{Modified on September 29th, 2023 at 10:01 am}
September 29, 2023 at 10:00 am}

Cacao Farm

chocolate, fact, farm, manufacturing, plant, source

By leela

^{September 23, 2023 at 5:29 pm}

Unexpected Fruit Tree: 🥭

Kind of fruit tree:

Mango

Why this fruit tree is unexpected:

Native to India

Grow Notes:

By leela

^{September 17, 2023 at 8:50 am}

June-August: Durian

August, fruit, fruit tree, July, June, travel, tree, Unexpected Fruit Tree

Kind of fruit tree:

Durian

Grow Notes:

By leela

^{_{Modified on September 17th, 2023 at 8:46 am}
at 8:45 am}

Unexpected Fruit Tree: Durian

Kind of fruit tree:

Durian

Grow Notes:

Growing commercially

By leela

^{_{Modified on September 17th, 2023 at 8:34 am}
at 8:27 am}

Unexpected Fruit Tree: Durian

Kind of fruit tree:

Durian

Grow Notes:

By leela

^{_{Modified on September 8th, 2023 at 1:58 am}
September 2, 2023 at 12:17 pm}

Van Dyke Ranch

farm, plant

About

By leela

^{August 31, 2023 at 8:48 am}

Fig Trees

EcoResource, fig, fig tree, fruit tree, tree

Approximate Location

Variety

Green + Black Mission

Notes

My friend Vittorio has been picking from these fig trees in August for several years. He nicknames one “rattlesnake tree” based on a story of a time he was there; he has stories of the changes of yield and quantity over fluctuations of weather and land management strategies.

By leela

^{at 8:25 am}

Farm

farm, filler 2, plant, Portola Valley FM Source

📷

Area (approx)

Founded Date

Crops Growing

Growing Methods

By leela

^{at 8:23 am}

Farm

farm, filler, plant, Portola Valley FM Source

📷

Area (approx)

Founded Date

Crops Growing

Growing Methods

By leela

^{at 8:22 am}

Farm

farm, plant, Portola Valley FM Source

📷

Area (approx)

Founded Date

Crops Growing

Growing Methods

By leela

^{_{Modified on August 31st, 2023 at 8:18 am}
at 8:17 am}

Avila Farms

Avila Farms, farm, plant, Santana Row FM Source

Crops Growing

Heirloom Tomatoes
Carrots
Lettuce
Celery
Leeks
Onions
Broccoli
more

Growing Methods

Select produce is organically grown, without pesticides

By leela

^{August 6, 2023 at 8:25 am}

🍋

Contact for availability & pick up

📷

Variety

Meyer & imperial lemon trees

Vitality

Mature & fruiting

Notes

Owned by Gregory “Dr Chocolate”

By leela

^{_{Modified on August 8th, 2023 at 8:50 pm}
July 27, 2023 at 3:18 pm}

Herbs🌿

Herbs, HomeGrower, Plants

Lupin Lodge is home to many herbaceous plants that lend rich & dynamic flavors to various dishes.

Bay Leaves
Lavender
Mint Varieties:
- Peppermint
- Spearmint
Rosemary
Sage Varieties:
- Baby Sage
- Hummingbird Sage
- Purple Sage

By leela

^{July 8, 2023 at 8:02 pm}

In this region: Durian

durian, fruit, fruit tree, tree, Unexpected Fruit Tree

By leela

^{_{Modified on July 3rd, 2023 at 9:45 pm}
July 3, 2023 at 9:42 pm}

Allstar Organics

farm, Food Source, plant, source

People

Marty Jacobson and Janet Brown, with 3 full-time employees

Area (approx)

2 acres (on which herbs for hydrosols and oils are grown) in Lagunitas, 10 acres (on which all the vegetables are grown) in Nicasio, and 20 acres in Point Reyes, about 35 miles to San Francisco

Founded Date

Allstar Organics has been continuously certified organic since 1994.

Crops Growing

Celery • Eggplant • Fava beans • Fava greens • Flowers • Food craft products • Garlic • Green beans • Herbs • Melons • Non-edibles • Onions • Peas • Shallots • Tomatillos • Tomatoes • Hydrosols

Growing Methods

We utilize a routine of organic soil enrichment programs in order to maintain soil fertility… the foundation of our production. As a result, our vegetables and herbs acquire vivid color, texture, fragrance, flavor, and nutritional quality.

Our Website

We Source To:

Restaurants:

Slanted Door, San Francisco
Seven Hills, San Francisco
Flour & Water, San Francisco
De Young Café, San Francisco
Market Bar, San Francisco
Outerlands, San Francisco
Seven Hills, San Francisco
The Slanted Door, San Francisco
Tosca Café, San Francisco
Boca Nova, Jack London Square
Madera at Rosewood Sand Hill, Menlo Park

Groceries:
Good Earth, Fairfax and Tam Junction
Rainbow Grocery, San Francisco
Whole Foods, Mill Valley and Blithedale
Woodlands Market, San Francisco, Kentfield and Tiburon
Oliver’s Markets, Santa Rosa, Cotati and Windsor
Diablo Foods, Lafayette
Driver’s Market, Sausalito
Mill Valley Market, Mill Valley
Oakville Grocery, Oakville

Specialty Shops:
Cooks of Crocus Hill, St. Paul, MN
Comforts, San Anselmo
Cowgirl Creamery, Pt. Reyes and Ferry Plaza San Francisco
Made Local Marketplace, Santa Rosa
Nicasio Valley Cheese Co, Nicasio
The Seed Bank, Petaluma
Three Stone Hearth, Berkeley
Marin French Cheese Company, Novato
Ferry Plaza Farmer’s Market, San Francisco
Far West Fungi, San Francisco Ferry Plaza
Pump Espresso Bar, Forest Knolls

By leela

^{_{Modified on September 23rd, 2023 at 10:11 pm}
at 9:19 pm}

Heirloom Organic Gardens 🥬

farm, Heirloom Organic Gardens, plant, Saratoga FM source, source

Certified organic

People

Grant Brians, his family, and 20 full-time employees

Area

240 acres

Crops Growing

Amaranth • Artichokes • Arugula • Beets • Bok choy • Broccoli • Broccoli rabe • Cabbage • Cactus pads • Carrots • Cauliflower • Celery • Chard • Chickweed • Chicory • Collard greens• Corn • Cress • Cucumbers • Dandelion greens • Eggplant • Endive • Fava beans • Fava greens • Fennel • Garlic • Herbs • Kale • Kohlrabi • Komatsuna • Lambsquarters • Leeks • Lettuce • Melons • Mustard greens • Nettles • Onions • Orach • Parsnips • Peas • Potatoes • Purslane • Radishes • Rutabagas • Scallions • Shallots • Spinach • Tatsoi • Tomatillos • Tomatoes • Turnips

Growing Methods

“has been certified organic continuously since 1975 and is the only original California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) member remaining. In early 2006, Grant acquired Heirloom Organic Gardens from founder Stuart Dickson. The farm uses a combination of organic and biodynamic practices”

Learn More

By leela

^{June 30, 2023 at 3:19 pm}

Fruit Tree Nursery

fruit tree, MicroBiz, nursery

from CL:

HASS AVOCADO FRUIT TREE IN ONE GALLON POT

CASH ONLY

PICK UP IN NORTH SAN JOSE

OTHER PLANTS AVAILABLE:

MEYER LEMON, VALENCIA ORANGE, WASHINGTON NAVEL ORANGE, LISBON LEMON, CLEMENTINE MANDARIN, TANGO MANDARIN, MEXICAN LIME, BEARSS LIME, CALAMANSI, EARLY ELBERTA PEACH TREE, DESERT GOLD PEACH TREE, EARLIGRANDE PEACH TREE, BABCOCK WHITE PEACH TREE, RED AND GOLD NECTARINE, AND MORE

By leela

^{at 3:13 pm}

CL: HUGE FUERTE AVO TROPICAL FRUIT TREES

fruit tree, MicroBiz, nursery, Unexpected Fruit Tree

contact for pickup location

from Craigslist ad:

Alohahhh 😊🤙☀️😎🌈 Everyone is welcome to visit my tropical and exotic home garden collection, “BY APPOINTMENT ONLY” Due to constant changes in supplies, list below may not be up-to-date. Please inquire before coming. ALL SALES ARE FINAL, on first come first served (NO guarantee, no money back, no return and no exchange). 😊🤙🌷🌺💕☀️😎. Mahalo

ANGEL TRUMPET – pink, white and yellow – available
ARABIAN JASMINE – available
ASHITABA “super food”- available
AVOCADO “Fuerte and Hass (grafted trees and seedlings)” – available
BROMELIAD – (pink) – available
BUDDAH FINGER LIME – available
BUDDAH HAND LEMON – available
CALAMANSI/CALAMANDIN (dwarf regular) – available
CHERIMOYA – available
CHICO/SAPODILLA – available
CHINESE LANTERN – available
DRAGON ROSE (Epiphyllum) “pink and red” – available
DUHAT/LOMBOY “JAVA PLUM JAMUN – available GUAVA TREES – Malaysian red, pineapple guava , pink flesh, white flesh, strawberry guava , yellow lemon guava
seedless white flesh – Available.
HAWAIIAN GINGER: YELLOW KAHILI and WHITE – available
JAVA PLUM/JAMUN/DUHAT -available
JUJUBE “ sugar jujube” – available
Kaffer/Keiffer Lime – available
MEYER LEMON – available
LONGEVITY SPINACH/GYNURA PRECUMBENS (similar benefits as ASHITABA) – available
MACADAMIA NUT TREE – not avail.
MORINGA – not available
PAKISTAN MULBERRY – available
PAPAYA TREE – not available
PASSION FRUIT VINES – not available
PERSIMMON – FUYU – available
SAPODILLA – available
WAX APPLE – not available
ZAPOTE – available

‘PRICES: vary from $19 and up depending on type of plants, size/sprouts/flowers, ect. , all on first come first served basis – NO TRADING, NO RETURN, NO CASH BACK AND NO GUARANTEE.. PLANT AT YOUR OWN RISK. (Please do your research on plant growing before buying).

CASH AND/OR ZELLE PAY ONLY !!!!

Mahalo for your precious time,

By leela

^{at 1:17 pm}

🥑 Tree

EcoAction, EcoResource, fruit tree, transplant, tree

📷

Variety

Seedling Avocado

Germination Date (approx)

2019 or 2020

Planting Date (approx)

June 2023

Vitality

All mature leaves fell off while in container, new growth since transplanting

Care Instructions

Assess moisture and growth stage, water when needed

By leela

^{June 27, 2023 at 12:47 pm}

🌳 Food Forest

Compost Pile, Ecospace, Food Forest, fruit tree, plant, tree

By leela

^{_{Modified on June 26th, 2023 at 4:51 pm}
June 25, 2023 at 8:34 pm}

🍌 Tree Nearby

fruit, fruit tree, Rumor, tree, Unexpected Fruit Tree

Kind of fruit tree:

Banana, kumquat

also, kiwi vine

Why this fruit tree is unexpected:

Bananas had evolved and been cultivated in tropical region (SE Asia)

Grow Notes:

This information comes from a neighbor who characterizes the River Rd region as having a permaculture community. The grower’s name is Jan.

By leela

^{June 21, 2023 at 10:11 pm}

Syntropic Agroforestry Lesson🌳 Food Forest

Ecospace, Experiment, Food Forest, fruit tree, lesson, plant, Plant Experiment, tree

⛏ Growing Methods

Syntropic agroforestry

🧪 Experiments

Row planting

By leela

^{_{Modified on July 3rd, 2023 at 9:45 pm}
June 18, 2023 at 7:07 am}

Serendipity Farms

Avocado, farm, plant, Saratoga FM source, Serendipity Farms, source

Grows lettuce, kale, spinach, peas, onions, herbs, lemons, avocados (hass, bacon, zutano, pinkerton)

^{Serendipity Farms booth at Saratoga Farmers Market on Saturdays.}

By leela

^{_{Modified on August 31st, 2023 at 11:12 am}
at 6:59 am}

Nickel Farms

Avocado, best avocados, farm, Nickel Farms, plant, Saratoga FM source, source

Grows oranges, avocados, tomatoes, onions, brassicas (cauliflower, broccoli)

^{Nickel Farms booth at Saratoga Farmer’s Market on Saturdays.}

Though not certified organic, the growers state that the produce is pesticide-free.

By leela

^{_{Modified on June 15th, 2023 at 2:42 pm}
June 14, 2023 at 3:21 pm}

Cottonwood Community Garden

community garden, Compost Pile, Ecospace, Food Forest, fruit tree, Garden, garden plots, Growspace, Guerrilla Garden, plant, tree

By Anevermorecompletecircle

^{May 23, 2023 at 12:55 pm}

Fruit Tree

📷

Variety

Germination Date (approx)

Planting Date (approx)

Vitality

Good/average vulnerable if not cared for because of heavy shade and dry soil.

Care Instructions

Prune mulch water when possible

Notes

Small but strong if cared for

By Anevermorecompletecircle

^{at 12:15 pm}

Loquat

📷

Variety

Seedling transplant

Germination Date (approx)

2022

Planting Date (approx)

2022

Vitality

Good/average

Care Instructions

Deep watering bi weekly/monthly

Notes

Oak tree seedling near by will likely shade out in the long term but may help as a micro climate. Oak could be pruned to remain smaller or moved in the next year or two.

By leela

^{at 12:02 pm}

Avocado Tree

📷

Variety

Seedling avocado from either hass or reed

Germination Date (approx)

2022

Planting Date (approx)

2022

Vitality

Lost leaves during chilly winter, regrowing this spring

Care Instructions

If looking dry, bring water from sauna faucet

Notes

By leela

^{at 11:44 am}

Drastic Pruning: Seedling Loquat Tree

📷

Variety

Loquat

Germination Date (approx)

2022

Planting Date (approx)

2023

Vitality

Cut back substantially during weedwhacking, appears to have a node growing

Care Instructions

Prevent more damage from weedwhacking by steering clear of the three large rocks we placed around it

Notes

Needs water, finished compost

By Anevermorecompletecircle

^{_{Modified on May 23rd, 2023 at 11:31 am}
at 11:30 am}

Fruit Tree

fruit tree, Unexpected Fruit Tree

Fig, vitality good/average leaves high on trunk, pruning could be helpful to encourage branching if desired, primary obstical could be high wind and shade. Possible nearby oak pruning to open window more sol light and provide mulch.

planted 2023,

By leela

^{_{Modified on May 22nd, 2023 at 6:53 pm}
May 22, 2023 at 5:58 pm}

Persimmon Tree

EcoResource, fruit, fruit tree, tree

Variety

hachiya persimmon

Germination Date (approx)

unknown, maybe 2013

Planting Date (approx)

unknown

Care Instructions

Provide support or check in November-December to see if fruit is too heavy

Notes

In the shade, could open up windows of sunlight in neighboring madrone or oak

By leela

^{_{Modified on May 19th, 2023 at 9:55 pm}
May 19, 2023 at 9:52 pm}

🥭 🥑 trees!

(Location approximate)

Kind of fruit tree:

Mango, avocado

Why this fruit tree is unexpected:

Subtropical trees growing in arid climate

By leela

^{_{Modified on October 15th, 2023 at 10:10 pm}
at 2:50 am}

Citrus Origin

Dover fruit origin, EPFP fruit origin, fruit tree, map, origin, plant origin

By leela

^{at 2:45 am}

Black Mulberry Origin

EPFP fruit origin, fruit tree, origin, plant origin

By leela

^{_{Modified on May 31st, 2023 at 12:59 pm}
May 18, 2023 at 1:23 pm}

Banana Origin

Dover fruit origin, EPFP fruit origin, fruit tree, origin, plant origin

Bananas originate in the SE Asian islands.

According to traveling horticulturalist Michael Collins, indigenous Papua New Guineans cultivated edible banana varieties.

Common bananas in western grocery stores are the “Cavendish” variety, a cloned banana variety known for its sweet, creamy flesh.

By leela

^{_{Modified on May 22nd, 2023 at 6:00 pm}
at 9:05 am}

Che AKA Mandarin Melonberry

EPFP fruit origin, fruit tree, origin, plant origin

Che is native to China.

The ripe che fruit tastes sweet, sometimes with an uncanny chocolate flavor.

By leela

^{_{Modified on May 19th, 2023 at 2:40 am}
at 8:55 am}

White Sapote

EPFP fruit origin, fruit tree, origin, plant origin

White Sapote are native to Central America and the highlands of Mexico.

The ripe white sapote fruit is creamy with a strong, honey-like sweetness.

By leela

^{_{Modified on July 3rd, 2023 at 9:45 pm}
May 1, 2023 at 9:00 am}

Unexpected Fruit Tree

durian, fruit tree, source, Unexpected Fruit Tree

Kind of fruit tree:

Durian

By leela

^{_{Modified on June 27th, 2023 at 6:39 am}
April 27, 2023 at 3:39 pm}

This Guy Grows 🤯🌳🥭

fruit tree, Unexpected Fruit Tree

Nearby, this guy grows many tropical fruit trees in ground:

Follow him!

Fruited:

Alphonso Mango
Black Diamond Wax Jambu
Black Pearl Wax Jambu
Booth Cherimoya
Brown Turkey Fig
Capulin Cherry
Cara Cara Naval Orange
Corriente Mango
Dr. White Cherimoya
Dragon Fruit (Red Flesh)
Fino De Jete Cherimoya
Florigon Mango
GA-866 Juiube
Geffner Atemoya
Golden Sweet Apricot
Grapefruit
Green Wax Jambu lama
Improved Meyer Lemon
Kaffir Lime
Kari Starfruit
Kohala Longan
Lancetilla Mango
Lang Jujube
Loquat
Mandarin
Manila Mango
Mexican Cream Guava
Miracle Berry
Nam Wah Banana
Peter’s Honey Fig
Pickering Mango
Red Malaysian Guava
Ruby Supreme Guava
Strawberry Guava
Suebelle Sapote
Sugarcane Jujube
Sunrise (Strawberry) Papaya
Surinam Cherry
Taiwanese Century Guava
Thai Guava
Thornless Indian Jujube
Tropical Pink Guava
Tropical White Guava
Vietnamese Guava
Violette de Bordeaux Fig
White Indian Guava

Full list of plants:

By leela

^{_{Modified on October 6th, 2023 at 12:23 pm}
April 14, 2023 at 6:09 pm}

Ungurahua

fatty fruit, fruit, fruit tree, plant

By leela

^{_{Modified on July 3rd, 2023 at 9:45 pm}
April 8, 2023 at 5:50 am}

Durian Farm

durian, farm, Orchard, source, Unexpected Fruit Tree

Nearby, at Mama’alawe Farm

By leela

^{_{Modified on July 3rd, 2023 at 9:45 pm}
March 20, 2023 at 11:28 am}

Ecuador Durian

durian, source, Unexpected Fruit Tree

Durian grows in this region

By leela

^{_{Modified on March 20th, 2023 at 11:23 am}
at 11:22 am}

China Grows Durian

Banana, Banana Tree, Unexpected Fruit Tree

By leela

^{_{Modified on March 2nd, 2023 at 12:03 pm}
March 2, 2023 at 10:49 am}

Southern CA 🌳 Food Forest

Compost Pile, Ecospace, Food Forest, Unexpected Fruit Tree

By leela

^{September 6, 2022 at 5:02 pm}

🍌

By leela

^{July 1, 2022 at 12:23 pm}

Black Nightshade

Lupin Plants, plant

By leela

^{_{Modified on July 3rd, 2023 at 9:45 pm}
June 26, 2022 at 11:00 am}

stepladder 🪜 🥑 avocados

Avocado, Campbell FM Source, farm, Orchard, Saratoga FM source, Seed Source, source, Stepladder Creamery, Unexpected Fruit Tree

Stepladder farm grows avocados, cherimoyas, and passionfruit.

By leela

^{_{Modified on July 3rd, 2023 at 9:45 pm}
June 13, 2022 at 11:16 am}

🌱 International Fruit Orchard

Garden, source, Unexpected Fruit Tree, wheelchair accessible

About

The International Fruit Orchard (AKA Rare Fruit Orchard) is part of the Emma Prusch Farm Park.

🌱 Plants

Fig
Mulberry
Feijoa
Silverberry
Juneberry
Citrus
White Sapote
Banana
Dogwood
Melonberry
Passionfruit
Goumi

🦋 Animals

Chickens
Peacocks

✨ Features

Paved path
Informative placards

⛏ Growing Methods

Irrigation
Mulch

🧪 Experiments

Tropical fruit trees

By leela

^{_{Modified on May 31st, 2022 at 6:18 pm}
May 19, 2022 at 3:06 pm}

Nearby: 🌞🌳 Durian

info from iNaturalist

By leela

^{_{Modified on May 31st, 2022 at 6:18 pm}
at 2:44 pm}

🌞🌳 Durian Trees

More about this

By leela

^{_{Modified on September 17th, 2023 at 7:27 am}
at 12:56 pm}

Nearby: 🌞🌳 Durian