This Guy Grows Over 100 Fruit Trees on a Small Space Residential Lot

Published 2023-12-29
John from www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to South Florida to visit a bearded man who grows over 100 fruit trees in 10,000 square feet of space.

In this episode, John visits his friend Paul, who grows an insane amount of fruit trees on a small 1/4 acre residential lot. You will learn many of the techniques that Paul uses to grow fruit trees and manage them.

First, you will learn how to not get people to steal your fruit if they are walking by, you will learn more about specific fruit varieties and cultivars that produce well in South Florida as well as Perennial Vegetables that you can grow.

You will learn about growing tropical fruit trees in South Florida and how close you can plant trees together in your tropical perennial food forest.

You will learn about many good-producing fruit trees for South Florida and how you can eat avocados off your trees 9 months out of the year.

You will also discover the one pest that is plaguing Paul's collard greens and how to effectively deal with them.

Finally, John will interview Paul about growing high-density fruit trees, his YouTube channel fruitful trees, and much, much more.

Jump to the following parts of this episode:
00:00 Episode Starts
00:22 Over 100 Fruit trees on a 10,000 sq ft lot
01:47 How to get people to not steal your fruit
03:12 Grow fruit trees shorter than taller
03:30 Mango Trees Planted 8 Feet Apart
04:15 Most productive fruit tree for Florida
05:21 Paul's favorite Fruit - Miracle Berry
06:33 Growing Figs & Pomegranates in Florida
07:15 You Should Grow a Moringa Tree
08:17 Edible Katuk - Tastes like peanut butter
09:31 Growing the Best Varieties of Sapodillas aka Chico Sapote
11:12 Mamey Sapote - Pumpkin Pie Fruit
11:58 Backyard Tour Starts
12:08 Dragon Fruiting without pollination
12:31 Jackfruit Seedling Tree
14:49 Eat Avocados 9 Months of the Year
15:47 Raised Bed Vegetable Gardening
16:56 Growing Collard Greens
19:44 White Sapotes Taste Better in Florida
21:04 Soursop Tree
22:02 Growing the Best Mangoes
24:23 Interview with Paul Nison
24:41 What motivated you to plant all these fruit trees?
25:55 Is it true you can eat fruit every month of the year of your property?
26:55 What are the top 3 trees to grow in South Florida?
29:32 Why did you start your channel Fruitful Trees?
32:49 What is your favorite video on your fruitful trees channel?
34:42 What top tip do you have for gardeners in South Florida?
36:48 Can people hire you to help them plant fruit trees?
41:08 How can someone find you?

After watching this episode, you will learn more about growing fruit trees in small spaces, the fruit trees that grow best for south Florida, techniques you can use to grow tropical fruit trees, and much more.

Referenced Episodes:
How to Juice Moringa
   • Best Way to Eat Moringa is to Drink I...  

How to Force a Star Fruit to Make Fruit (Heart Village)
   • Florida Garden Demonstrates How Tons ...  

Paul's Raised Bed Garden Build
   • If you grow a garden you should get this  

Paul Grows Larger Vegetables with Humanure
   • Human Manure Better than Cow Manure a...  

Truly Tropical Mango Farm Visit
   • South Florida Mango Farm Grows the Be...  

Subscribe to Paul's Fruitful Trees YouTube Channel at
youtube.com/@FruitfulTrees

Previous Episodes with Paul:
Last Episode with Paul and his Front Yard Food Forest
   • Front Yard Aloe Garden Tour: How to H...  

How to dry Moringa filmed at Paul's House
   • How to Best Grow, Harvest, Dry & Prof...  

How to Use Your Waste to Make Fertilizer (Humanure at Paul's Place)
   • Make Garden Compost out of your waste...  

Edible Patio Condo Vegetable Garden Conversion (original episode with Paul) Part 1 and Part 2
   • Edible Garden on a Condo Patio Conver...  
   • Edible Garden on a Condo Patio Conver...  

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#### Summary
This guy has over 100 fruit trees on a small residential lot by planting them close together and using specific techniques. He focuses on trees that are easy to grow and productive, like star fruit and moringa. He also grows subtropical trees like figs and pomegranates. He uses the Miracle Berry tree to make sour things taste sweet and enjoys the challenge of growing different varieties of fruits.

#### Highlights-
🌳 He has over 100 fruit trees on a small residential lot by planting them close together.-
🌴 He focuses on easy-to-grow and productive trees like star fruit and moringa.-
🌿 He enjoys the challenge of growing subtropical trees like figs and pomegranates.-
🌱 He experiments with different varieties of fruits to find the ones he likes b

All Comments (21)
  • Jump to the following parts of this episode: 00:22 Over 100 Fruit trees on a 10,000 sq ft lot 01:47 How to get people to not steal your fruit 03:12 Grow fruit trees shorter than taller 03:30 Mango Trees Planted 8 Feet Apart 04:15 Most productive fruit tree for Florida 05:21 Paul's favorite Fruit - Miracle Berry 06:33 Growing Figs & Pomegranates in Florida 07:15 You Should Grow a Moringa Tree 08:17 Edible Katuk - Tastes like peanut butter 09:31 Growing the Best Varieties of Sapodillas aka Chico Sapote 11:12 Mamey Sapote - Pumpkin Pie Fruit 11:58 Backyard Tour Starts 12:08 Dragon Fruiting without pollination 12:31 Jackfruit Seedling Tree 14:49 Eat Avocados 9 Months of the Year 15:47 Raised Bed Vegetable Gardening 16:56 Growing Collard Greens 19:44 White Sapotes Taste Better in Florida 21:04 Soursop Tree 22:02 Growing the Best Mangoes 24:23 Interview with Paul Nison 24:41 What motivated you to plant all these fruit trees? 25:55 Is it true you can eat fruit every month of the year of your property? 26:55 What are the top 3 trees to grow in South Florida? 29:32 Why did you start your channel Fruitful Trees? 32:49 What is your favorite video on your fruitful trees channel? 34:42 What top tip do you have for gardeners in South Florida? 36:48 Can people hire you to help them plant fruit trees? 41:08 How can someone find you? Subscribe to Paul's Fruitful Trees Channel at youtube.com/@FruitfulTrees
  • I live in northern Illinois zone 5.my tiny 1/4 th acre lot has 35 fruit trees. They are planted close and so doing great. Work with what youve got.
  • @andielliott7721
    And that's what I'm working on...LOTS OF FRUIT TREES! Already up to 27.
  • @jonthemaker
    I'm in Northern Ontario Canada (zone 4a) and I'm growing almost sixty fruit trees just under an acre of land, Paul is absolutely right we can grow food pretty much anywhere in the World. I have apples, peaches, plums, pears, apricots, sour cherries, sweet cherries, kiwis, grapes, almonds, northern pecan, english walnut, black walnut, hazelnuts, chesnuts, heartnuts, and so many varieties of berries as well. Thanks for the wonderful videos and all the work you both do.
  • @alalmaoui5212
    Both Paul and John create very informative and fun videos to watch.
  • @cjhoward409
    Wish I could grow avocados here in Kentucky 😢 But when we bought our property 10 year ago and while my husband started building our house, I started planting fruit trees. We have apples, pears, peaches, plums and also bushes like blueberry, black berry and my perennial strawberries. 😀
  • @goliath4477
    I have to stop following Paul, thanks for his videos I got over 25 varieties in my backyard 😂
  • @amessnger
    I'm in TN and I have two Moringa trees in pots for three years. I grew them from seed and they are doing well. They go dormant in winter in my unheated garage and then resume growing in spring after I bring them outside. No drumsticks yet but the did flower this past fall.
  • @441rider
    Your still adventuring. I first watched many years ago and now have a 19 plant mostly citrus food garden in Canada's west coast. Thanks for adding to the spark,
  • @AlfonsoDIbe
    I like someone like you who cares about his environment. Just continue what you started and you will be blessed! 🎉❤
  • @AnanasDoktor
    In my tropical warm house, my Dwarf cavendish fruit banana has finally managed to start flowering. With a lower trunk diameter of a good 20 cm, this could produce an impressive harvest by around June. Happy new year to everyone who is interested in warm house plants, just take a look at me.
  • I have to comment again! This video was so valuable. And I absolutely love your guys’ friendship and I love how you keep poking small fun at Paul for cutting down his trees lol Thank you for this great video! I am so inspired to grow trees! Fruit trees and even some veggies. 😊
  • @dustyflats3832
    It is amazing how some will help themselves to your produce. We bought a house in town Once and a lady was picking our cherries! I was concerned I planted dwarf apples too close as I was going to train them columnar style and now they sell them, but I think I will leave them be and not move them. If this guy can grow them close they should be fine—I hope😊. Then I can plant more👏🏼👏🏼.
  • @ppetal1
    I can feel the magic from cold rainy England. Inspiring.
  • @Ded-Ede
    34:03 we need more bees 🐝 The trees are flowering, but are making very little fruit
  • @violaceous7174
    I have a very small yard (5667 sq feet) south of Tampa and always wanted to grow fruit trees. My father has 6 acres in south Florida and has hundreds of fruit trees. I thought I would need a lot of land to grow fruit trees. I was surprised how many trees I was able to grow in my yard. I'm in hoa so in the front of my yard I created a cacti/succlent garden but placed lots of dragon fruits in it. On the side of my yard, I started passion fruit and sugar apple. In my back yard I have a mango, fig trees, moringas, papayas, lemon, lime, and I did have banana tree but it took up too much space, so I cut them away. I've not had any complaints from the hoa but I had to be proactive with rats. As I did have an issue with them at one point.