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

John from http://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
   / @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 best.