“21 Amazing Trees You Can Grow From Seed!”

David The Good

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“21 Amazing Trees You Can Grow From Seed!”

David The Good

Marjory: Hello,andwelcometotheHomeGrownFoodSummit.Ifyou'rethekindofpersonwholikestogrowyourownfoodandmakeyourownmedicine,well,welcomehome.Youshouldfeelrightathomeandverycomfortablewithalltherestofuscrazies.MynameisMarjoryWildcraft,bytheway,andthissummitisbroughttoyoubyTheGrowNetwork.Ournextpresentationisallabouthowtostarttreesfromseeds.Isn'tthatcool?

We'regoingtohaveDavidtheGoodbeourpresenterforthat.DavidtheGoodistheauthorofmultiplegardeningbooksincludingCompostEverything:TheGoodGuideToExtremeComposting,totallyeasy,crazy,goodFloridagardening.Andthenmyfavoritetitle,GroworDie:TheGoodGuidetoSurvivalGardening.Davidhasalsostartedwritingfictionlatelyandhe'swritingaseriesofJackBroccolinovels.Ireadoneanddidareviewofitattheblog.Iwouldhavetosay,Ifeltreallyproudtobeagardenerafterreadingthatbook.Ithoughtitwasverygood.

Wedefinitelyneedmorefictionthatreallyhonorsgardeners,don'twe?Anyway,DavidtheGood'severywhere.He'sbeendoingstuffwithMotherEarthNews.BackwoodsHomes,HeirloomGardener.He'sbeendoingatonherewithTheGrowNetwork.HeandIoftencohostapodcasttogether.He'sjustaton,aton,atonoffun.Andinthispresentation,whatyou'regoingtoseeishowtostart21trees.Alotofthemarefromtropicalregions,buttherearealsoalotoftreesformoretemperateandnorthernregions,sohangwithit.Ialsoreallyenjoy,myself,learningthedifferencesbetweenthetwo.

Youbecomeabettergardenerandyoubecomeabettergrowerasyouseethis.Davidissuchanexperiencedgrower,Ijustreallydelightinwatchingalmostanythinghedoes.Plus,he'skindoffunny.Bytheway,watchtheknifethatheusesinthis.I'lltellyoualittlebitaboutthatattheend.Also,Iwanttoletyouknowthateventhoughsome

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ofthesearetropicaltrees,Ihaveseenforexampletheleucaena,thepapaya,andbanana,andfig.Imeta22-year-oldfigtreeinagreenhousesitsupat7200feetinBasalt,Colorado.It'sapermanentgreenhouse.Ifyou'regoingtobebuildingpermanentgreenhousesinmorecolderclimates,youmightwanttolookintosomeofthesetropicaltreesbecausethey'revery,veryusefulforfodderaswellasfoodandmoringa,thatwholething.Anyway,letmeletyougetstarted.DavidtheGood.I'lltalktoyouattheendaboutthatknife.

David: I'mDavidTheGood,andI'maseedaddict.

Whenyouthinkaboutgrowingfruittreesornuttrees,youprobablythinkaboutgoingouttoanursery,buyingapottedtree,poppingitinyouryard,takingcareofitforafewyears,andthenhopefullygettingaharvest.Chancesare,you'renotthinkingofgrowingfruitandnuttreesfromseed.

Whenyoumentionthatyouwanttogrowthemfromseed,peopletreatyouweirdly.Maybewhenyouwereyoungandyou'relike,"Iwanttostartsomeappletrees.Iwanttostartanavocado."Theysay,"That'sgoingtotakeforever.It'sgoingtobeterriblefruit."Yougetthatsortofaresponse,right?You'veheardthatbefore,youmayhaveevensaidthatbefore.

Allthejoyandwonderofstartingatreefromseed,startingagigantictree,likethismangotreerightbesideme,fromaseed,andhavingittoweruptoheaven,yeah,youdon'tgetthatbecauseittakestoolongandit'sgoingtobenasty.Well,we'regoingtodealwiththosetwoobjections,andhopefullyaftertoday'spresentation,you'regoingtowanttostartyourownfruitandnuttreesfromseed,andyou'regoingtogetallexcited,andyou'regoingtogorightoutinyouryardandyou'regoingtostartplantingstuff.

First,thetwoobjections.Objectionnumberone,ittakestoolong.Everybodysaysittakestoolong.Doyouexpecttodiewithinthenextyearortwo?Whataboutwithinthenextfiveyears?Therearefruittreesthatwillproducefromseedinayearortwo.Maybethey'renot

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technicallytrees,thingslikepapaya,orbananas,orwhatever,butyougettheidea.Therearethingsthatgoreallyfast,andwe'regoingtocoversomeofthem.Iactuallyhadapeachtreeproducein18monthsfromseed,actuallymakeacoupleofpeaches,whichiswayoutsideoftheordinary,butitdoesn'tmeanthatitdoesn'thappen.

Now,ifeveryyearyou'reputtingingardens,whynotstartafewfruittreesatthesametime?BackwhenIwas15,Iplantedacoconutinmyparents'backyard,downinFortLauderdale.Ithadsproutedanditwasaboutthattall,andIstuckitintheground,andnowthere'sabeautifultoweringcoconutpalm,whichisquiteafewyearsolderthan15atthispoint.It'sabeautiful,talltree,anditwouldn'tbethere.EverytimeIgoandvisitmyparents'house,IlookupandIseethistreeandIgo,"Wow,Ican'tbelieveIplantedthat."Yougetachancetoinvestinthefuturebyplantingtreesfromseed,andalotofthemdon'ttakeaslongasyoumightthink,andtherearealsowaystogetaroundittakingsolong,suchasgrafting.

Whichbringsmetopointnumbertwo,"It'sgoingtobenasty.Oh,it'sgoingtobeterrible.Ifyouplantappleseeds,you'regoingtogetahorribleapple.Ifyouplantthatorangeseed,you'regoingtogetahorribleorange."Thatisoftennotthecase.Asamatteroffact,mostofthevarietiesthatyouhavetoday,thatyou'veseentoday,alotofthemarejustaccidental.Somebodythrewseedsoutintheirbackyardandtheygrewthistree,thattree,andtheothertree,andtheycrossed,andthegeneticvariationtakesplace,andyougetsomethingdifferent.IfyouwantexactlyaRedDeliciousapple,whichIdon'tknowwhyanybodyintheirrightmindwould,youcangoandbuyagraftedRedDeliciousapple.EverysingleRedDeliciousapplethat'sbeengraftedisexactlyacloneofeveryotherone.

Theystartatreefromseed,theyhavealittlerootstockgoing.Theymayevenclonallypropagateit,butoftenyouhaveaseedlingrootstock,andthenontopofit,yougraftavariety.Ifthismangoherewas,sayasaleonmango,andIhadamangoseedlinginmyyard,Icouldtakealittlepieceofthistree,cutitin,makealittlegraft,anditwouldbeaSaleonmangofromthatgraftpointupwards,andit

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wouldalwaysbearthesameSaleonmangoesthateveryotherSaleonmangotreebears.

Youcangraftitifitturnsoutbadly,butI'vegrownpeachesfromseed,andIhadoveradozenseedlingpeachesthatIgavetofriends.Ihadafewinmyyard.Everysingleoneofthemboredeliciouspeaches,andtheyweren'tallthesame.Someofthemweresmall,red,someofthembloomedatslightlydifferenttimes,buttheywerealldeliciouspeaches.

I'vegotallkindsofstoriespeoplehavesentmeinonmywebsite,oftreesthattheystartedfromseed,avocados,andgrapefruit,andlemons,andallkindsofthingsthatboredelicious,wonderfulfruit.Ifitdoesn'tbearwhatyouwant,youcanalwaysjustgraftontopofit.Ifitdoesbearsomethingthattastesgood,youcannameitafteryourself,becausethat'savarietynobodyelsehas.

Now,let'sjumpintothevarietiesthatyoucanplantandhowtodothem.I'vegot21amazingtreesthatyoucangrowfromseedyourownself.Applesareoneofthefirstthingsthateverykidwantstogrow,"CanIplanttheseseeds?Willtheygrow?"Thenwetellthem,"No,theywon'tgrow.Iftheydogrow,they'regoingtobeawful."Butyoucangrowapplesfromseed,andyouwilloftengetdecentapples.Alotofthesettlersdidthat.ThinkofJohnnyAppleseed,right?

Withapplesthough,there'salittletricktogettingtheseedstogerminate,andthatistheyneedsomechillingfirst.Anapplefallstothegroundinsummerorfall,getsburiedunderleaves,itrotsintotheground.Maybesomebodythrowsthecoreoverthefenceorwhateverelse.Thenthoselittleseedsstarttochill.Iftheysproutedrightawaywhentheyhittheground,theywouldfreezetodeathinthewinter.Theywouldn'thavetimetogetestablished.Sinceit'sacoldclimatetree,itneedsalittlebitofchillhoursfirst,whichiscalledstratification.

Tostratifyappleseeds,yougetthelittleseedsoutofthecore,puttheminalittlebitofslightlymoistpottingsoil,youputtheminalittlebaggy,sticktheminthefridge,andjustwaitthreetofour

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monthsorso.They'lljuststartputtingrootsoutrightthereinyourrefrigerator.It'samazing,you'llseelittlerootscomingout.It'slikethey'retryingtorootintotheground.Theythinkit'swinter,they'regettingreadytosproutinthespring.

Now,assoonasyoutakethoseoutandputtheminpots,theyoftenwillstickuptheirleavesandthey'llbegrowing,andyouwillhavelittleappletrees.Applestakealittlebitoftimetoproducefruitfromseed,we'retalkingsixtotenyearsforaseedling,isprettymuchnormal.Thegoodnewsonthatisthatyoucangraftontothemandtheywillproducealotquicker,oryoucanjustwaitandseewhattheyturninto.You'regoingtohaveyourownvarietyifyoudon'tgraft.

Ifyoudowanttograftandchangeit,andyourneighborhasacoolappletree,youcantakealittlepieceoffandgraftitinthespring.Theygraftsoeasily,youcanalmostjustchopachunkoffandchopachunkoff,andstickittogether,whack,thereyougo,andittakes.Applesaresuper,supereasy,andthey'relikethebeginner'sgraftingtree.Easytostartfromseed,poptheminthefridge,givethemalittlebitoftime,theygrowroots,stickthemintheground,itwillgrowatop.Thensixtotenyears,goodjobJohnnyAppleseed.

Treenumbertwoisavocados.Avocadosareoneofthosebeginnerfruits,right?Haveyoueverseenthatthingwhereyoutakeanavocadopit,yousticksometoothpicksinit,yoususpenditinajar,youputsomewaterupthere,andthenovertimeitstartstoputrootsdown,anditputsashootup,andthenyouplantitanditdied?Mygrandmadidthatoverandoveragain.Herbackyardwaslikethegraveyardofavocadoseedlings.Shewouldsticktheminthelittlethings,andthenshewouldgoplantthemoutintheyard,andthentheywoulddie,becausesheactuallywouldn'twaterthemoncetheywentoutthere.Ireallymissyou,grandma.Iwishyoucouldwatchthis,justsoyoucouldgetonmycase.

Avocadosareactuallyreallyeasytostart.Youtakethepitoutofafreshavocado,andIdon'tlikedoingthewholetoothpickthinganymore.Thatwasfineinthepast,butsometimestheyrot,

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sometimestheydon'ttake.Ioftenhaveafewavocadosatatime.WhatIdoisIjusttakealittleflatofsoil,Istickthelittleavocadopitsinthere.Iburythem,andthentheyjustpopup.Astheypopup,IpullthemoutandItransplantthemtotheirownpots,orputthemintheyard.Theonlythingisyouhavetoremembertowaterthem.

Onemorething,avocadoscantakefivetothirteenyearstogrowfromapit.Bepatient.Unlessyou'relikemyfriendEddiefromPuertoRico,whojustthreatenedhistree.Hesaid,"I'mgoingtocutyoudown.I'mgoingtocutyouintopiecesunlessyoubearforme,okay?Idon'tlikeyoutakingupthespaceinmybackyard,allright?Ifyoukeeptakingthespaceupandyoudon'tmakemenofruit,I'mgoingtocutyourightdownandyou'regoingtodie."Guesswhat?Thenextyear,itfruited.

Ournexttreetostartfromseedisbananas.Nowyou'relike,"Waitaminute,there'stworeasonswhythat'scompletelyimpossible.Oneisabananaisnotreallyatree."Okay,Iknowthat,buteverybodycallsitatree.Iknowit'slikeabigonion,okay?It'slikeabigonionthatmakesfruit.It'slikebigbulbsandstuff.Iknow,it'snotreallyatree,butwe'regoingtocallitatree,becauseitkindofactslikeatree,andit'ssortoflikeatree,andeverybodysaysit'satree.We'rejustgoingtogowiththat.Areyoudoinggoodorareyoudoingwell?

Theotherthingyou'regoingtosayis,"Waitaminute,bananashaveseeds?Arethoselittletinyblackspecksinside,whenyoupeelit,whenyoucutitinhalfandyouseethoselittleteenythings?"Yeah,that'sactuallytheremnantsofseeds.Withbananas,thereareonlysomeornamentalvarietiesthatwillstartfromseed.Theregularbananathatyougetinthesupermarket,theseedsarelonggone.Long,longago,peopleselectedouttheverybestvarieties,andthat'sonethatdoesn'thaveseedsinitlikebuckshot.Canyouimaginebitingintoabananaandgoing,andbreakingyourteethonalittleseed?Youdon'twantthat,andthevariouspeoplethatbredbananasovertheyears,whosenamesarelonglosttous,theyselectedoutthebuckshotseeds.

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Ifyou'vegottheornamentalvarieties,likeMuseofValetina,there'sawholebunchofdifferentvarietiesthatactuallyhavetheseedsstillinthem.Peoplewillsay,"Oh,theytakeforevertogerminate.They'resohorriblyhard."I'vefoundoutthetricktoit.Thetrickisyougetthoselittleseeds,yougetyourornamentalbananafruit,andyouopenitup,it'sgotthelittlehardseedsinit.Cleanthemoff,getyourselfalittlefile,nickaholeineachoneofthem,ortakeapairofnailclippersandjustchewattheedgesuntilyounickahole.Soakthemovernight,maybeevensoakthemfortwodays,planttheminalittlebitofpottingsoilandputtheminawarmspot.Boom,afewweekslater,youhavebananas.Itdoesn'ttakethesixmonthsorayearthatyoumightreadonline.Nickthem,soakthem,plantthem,andyou'vegotlittlebabybananatreesyoucanputinyouryard,thoughthey'renotverygoodforeating.

Didyouknowthatcashewscomefromafruit?

Theydo.It'sareallyweirdlookingthing.Here'sapicture.Thebottompartiswherethecashewnutis.Theproblemisit'ssurroundedbyapoisonous,causticliquid,whichwillburnyou.Youcan'tjustgotothestoreandbuysomerawcashewsandthenturnaroundandplantthem.They'redead.They'relong,longdead.Youhavetoactuallygetacashewnutoffofaplantthatisrecent.

Iactuallywasgivenone,backwhenIwasintheUnitedStates.OneofmyfanssnucksomeinfromAsiainherdirtyclothing.Ihavereallygreatfans,butshebroughtmeacashew.Allyouhavetodois,ifyougetanactualcashewnut,isplantit,andyou'llgetcashewsinaboutfiveyears,maybeaslittleasthree.

Ournexttreefromseediscitrus,whichisnotreallyfair,becausecitrusisawholegroupofplants,wonderfultrees,butthey'reverysimilar.Thewayyoupropagatethemallisprettymuchthesame.ThisisaRubyRedgrapefruit,whichisgreenontheoutside,becauseIliveintheTropics,andyouneedacertainamountofchilltoactuallygettherightcolor.Wegetgreenones,butthisisactuallyright.

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IfItaketheseseedsout,ifyoucutthroughseeds,getridofthose,andtakeoutsomeofthegoodseeds,andyoujusttakethese,andnowaproblemthatpeopleoftendo,amistaketheyoftenmakewithcitrus,istotaketheseseedsandthentreatthemliketheyweresunflowerseedsoranyothergardenseed.Theydrythemout,andwhenthey'regoodanddry,theygoaheadandplantthem.

Thisisatropicalplant,andtheseareactuallymadetosprout.Theyarenotmadetogointodormancyforanyperiodoftime.Theyaremadetogorighttothegroundandsprout.It'samistaketodrythemoutfirst.Don'tdothat.Justrinsethemoff,andtakethemandplantthemrightintheground.Usually,withinamonth,you'llhaveabunchoflittlecitrus.

Now,ifyouweregoingtogrowagrapefruitfromseed,chancesareit'sgoingtotakeeighttotenyearstofruit.That'salongtime.However,lemons,limes,calamondins,andprobablykumquatswillallgrow,andtheycanoftenfruitinaslittleastwotothreeyears,maybefourorfive.They'remuchfaster.Orangesandgrapefruitstakealongtime,they'rebiggertrees,andtheytaketheirsweettimegettingready,butsomeofthesmallercitruswillactuallyfruitquitequickly,andtheywillmakegoodfruitfromseed.You'llgetsomethingverysimilar,that'sgood.I'vehadalotofseedgrowncitrus,andit'sdelicious.

Youseethishere?Thisisalittlebabycoconut.Lookatthat,lookatthelittlerootcomingoutofthebottom.Seethat?Thatisalittlecoconutsprout,andthisislayingrighthere.Themommaiswayupthere.ItoldyouIplantedoneofthesebefore,andactuallyifyouliveintheTropics,coconutsareeverywhere,andyoucanoftenjustpickthemuprightofftheground.Here'sonerighthere,justlayingontheground,thatfelldownthehill,andit'llgrow.

Ifyouhaveadrycoconutandyouwanttogrowitintoatreelikethat,whatyoudoisyoujustlayitonthegroundsoitstayswetonthebottom,wateriteveryonceinawhile,anditwillsprout.Thenyouplantin,andinaboutsixyears,you'llbegettingsomecoconuts,maybeevensooner.

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Youwanttomakesurethatyouhaveacoconutthathastheentirehuskonit.Ifyouhavejusttheinterior,itmaynotgrow.It'snotprotected.Youcanseetherootscomethroughthebottom.Thisparthereisdamp,andit'sprobablygoingtogetrottenalotquickerthanthetop.Thehuskismadetofloat.Theyfloatuponshorelines,theylayinthesand,theygethalfburied.Hopefully,alittlewaysuptheshorewheretheydon'tgetwashedoutagain.Theyputtherootsdown,theyputashootup,andnextthingyouknow,youhaveatropicalpostcard.Takeyourcoconut,putithalfwayintheground,getitwet,boom,you'regoingtohaveacoconuttree.

Ournextamazingtreeiscoffee,andit'sprobablythemostamazingtreeofall,becausewithoutit,Iwouldn'thaveenoughenergytodothisvideo.Coffeeisveryeasytogrowfromseed,butlikecitrus,it'satropical,soyoudon'twanttodrythoseseedsoutforverylong,andletthemgetold.Ifyougotothestoreandyoubuyyourselfabagofcoffeebeans,they'realmostcertainlynotgoingtosprout.

Someofmyreadershavetriedgrowinggreencoffeebeans,they'vetriedgrowingroastedcoffeebeans,andtheydon'tsprout.Theyjustdon'tsprout.Youhavetogetsomeseedrightfromthefruitandplantthem.Ifit'scoolorcold,they'renotgoingtowanttogrow.

WhatIwoulddo,whenIhadmyplantnursery,wasIhadabigpottedcoffeeinmygreenhouse,thatwouldfruiteveryfallandwinter.Iwouldgoandpickthoselittlebeans,splitthemopen,washthemofalittlebit,wasthelittleseedsontheinsideout,there'sacherrythathasbeansinside.You'rebasicallyjustsplittingthecherrypartup,takingthelittlebeansoutofthemiddle,washthemoff,sticktheminalittlepottingsoil,andthenIhadalittleheatingmat.Iputtheheatingmatunderneath,andthatkepttheminthe80s.Iwouldjustsprouttheminmyoffice,andtheywouldgrow.Inaboutamonthtotwomonths,Iwouldhavelotsoflittlecoffeeseedlings.Youjustplanttheminpots,don'tletthemfreeze,andyoucangetcoffeeinaslittleasthreeyears.

OneofthecoolestthingsIevergrewfromseedwasdatepalms.Iwentonapicnicwithmyfamilyonce,andIboughtaboxofCalifornia

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dates.WeatethedatesandIsaid,"Kids,savetheseeds.Let'sseeifwecansproutthese."Wesavedtheseeds,wetookhomealittlenapkinfullofdateseeds.IwashedthemandIreadthattheydon'tlikeittoowet,andtheydon'tlikeitcoldatall.Theylikeithot.Remember,thisisanarid,warm,warmclimate,adeserttreemorethananythingelse.

WhatIdidwas,Igotalittlebitofsand.Isoakedthedateseeds,justtokindofwakethemup,andthenIplantedtheminsomeslightlymoistsand,andIputtheminalittlecontainerontopofthewaterheaterinmycloset.Outofapackageofdates,weprobablyhad20or30seedsthatwereintheplanter.Outofthose20to30seeds,Igotaboutsixlittlebabydatepalms.Couldn'tbelieveit,butitwasthecoolestthingever.

Thatishowyoudoit.Justputtheminsomething,justsoakthemonce,justtogetthemstarted.Puttheminalittlebitofslightlymoistmedium,stickthemontopofyourwaterheaterorsomeplacewarmandjustwait.Ithinkliterallytheytookliketwo,three,fourmonthsbeforetheyallsprouted,buttherestofthemthathadn'tsproutedatthatpoint,Isaid,"Okay,you'rejustdone."Theymaybewouldhavesprouted,butIwasdonewiththeexperiment.Itwasenough,Igotsomedates.IactuallyplantedtheminmyFloridayard.

Ournextamazingtreebearsthelargestfruitknowntoman,it'sthejackfruit.Fruitcanbeupto80pounds.It'sarelativeofmulberries,breadfruit,andfigs,whichmakesitkindofawesome.It'salsoveryeasytostartfromseed.Thejackfruitisabigoldfruitlikethis,andit'sgotafibrouswhiteinterior.Insideofthatarethesereallysweetbitsoffruit,andinsideeachofthoselittleerrols,isadeliciousseedthatyoucanboilandeat.However,ifyouwouldrathernotboilandeatit,butgrowyourselfanothertree,takeoneofthoseout.They'relikeabigbean,andplantthemrightaway.

They'rekindofsoft,they'renotahardshelledseed.Likealotoftropicalplants,youwanttoputitrightinthegroundrightaway.Youdon'twanttoletitsitanddryout.Afterafewweeks,thosethingsaregoingtodie.Youputitrightintoapot,andgiveyourselfapot

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thathasadeepbottomtoit,becausetheymakeabigtaproot.Theydon'tliketransplantingverymuch.

Ifyouactuallyhavetheclimateforit,whatIwouldrecommendistodigyourselfalittlespotinyouryard,putsomerocksorsomethingaroundittomarkit,plantahandfulofjackfruitseeds.Maybestickfourorfiveinaholewithalittlebitofcompost.Youdon'tevenhavetohavecompost,butIcomposteverything.Waterthemwellandjustwatch.Inaboutamonth,you'llhavemultiplesproutsshowupthere.

Whentheygetalittlebitbigger,maybeaboutthistall,picktheverybestoneofthatbatchandcuttherestofthemdown,andletthatonebecomeyourjackfruittree.Jackfruitactuallygrowvery,veryfast.Youcanbearfruitinaboutfourtosixyears.

Ournexttreeistheloquat.Ilovethisfruit,itgrowsinanabsolutelybeautifultree,andIlikeitsomuchthatitwaspartofthelogoformyoldplantnursery.Iloveloquats,andtheygrowinclimateswheresomemoretropicalfruitswon'tgo.It'skindofaninbetweentemperateandtropicalfruit.It'salsocalledtheJapaneseplum.It'ssweet,tart.Thereareimprovedvarietiesandthereareseedlingvarieties,butprettymucheveryloquattreeisgoingtobearsomethingthat'sprettygood.

Howdoyougrowloquats?It'sanotheroneofthoseoneswhereyouhavetogetthefreshseeds.Don'tdrythemout.They'realmostlike,kindoflikeanavocadopitorsomething.Youpeelitandthere'sthelittlegreenembryoinside,andalittlebrownskinoverit,butit'snotahardskin.It'sthelittlepit,there'susuallyacoupleofpitsineachseed.Youtakeit,youplantit,andinaboutamonth,it'sgoingtocomeup.

Now,ifyougetaloquatandyousay,"Oh,thisone'skindofsour,Idon'treallylikeitallthatmuch,"thatcanjustbearootstock.Becauseloquats,likeapples,graftvery,veryeasily.Fromseed,you'reprobablylookingataboutfourtosixyearsbeforeyougetfruit.It'swellworthit,andit'sabeautifultree.

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Ournexttreeismango,oneofmyveryfavoritefruits,alongwithalltheotherfavoritefruitsthatI'vementionedsofar.Mangoisreallyeasytostartfromseed.It'snotreallygreatatstayingtruetotype,butit'swellworthgrowinganyhow.I'vehadseedlingmangoesbefore,sometimesthey'realittlestringy,sometimesthey'realittleturpentiney,buttheyalsocanbegraftedveryeasily,andthey'resomuchfuntowatchgrowing,andIwouldtotallydoingit.

BackwhenIworkedamindnumbingofficejob,Iactuallystartedamangoseedlingonthewindowsillinmyoffice.IhadamangothatI'deatenforlunch,stuckitinoneoftheselittlepotsofdirt,andamonthlater,Icameinaftertheweekend,andboom,therewasthislittletreethere.Itgrowssofastthatit'llblowyourmind.There'satonofenergysavedinsideofthatbigmangopit.

Nowtheeasywaytogetthemtosproutistotrimthathardouterpartofthepitoff,andtakethelittlesoftembryopartoutoftheinside,andplantit.Now,someofthemaremonoembryonic,andsomeofthemarepolyembryonic.FromwhatI'veheard,ifthey'repolyembryonic,whichmeanstheyputupmultipleshootsfromonepit,thattypeusuallyismoretruetotype.Ifyouhadareallygoodfruitandyouplantedit,it'spolyembryonic,youhadabunchoflittleshoots,justselectoneofthemandletitgrow.It'sprobablygoingtobelikethemomma.Ifit'smonoembryonic,you'reonyourown,andyoubetterlearnhowtograft.Mangoeswillproduceinaboutfourtosixyears,andtheycanmakeamassivetree,60to80foottall,butyoucanalsopruneitwaydown,anditwillrespondquitewell,andyoucankeepitateighttotwelvefeet.

Righthere,Ihaveapodofmoringaoleifera,themiracletree,alsoknownasthedrumsticktree.Moringahastheselittlewingedseeds,andtheykeepforawhile,notsuperlong,maybeayearorso.Allyou'vegottodotogrowmoringaistoplanttheseseedsintheground.Theygerminateveryreadily,buttheyliketohavesomebottomheat.Ifyouliveinacoolarea,theywon'tcomeup,they'lljustrotintheground.

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Anotherthingistheseedlingsareverysubjecttorot.Youwanttomakesurethatwhenyouplantyourmoringaseeds,youdon'toverwaterthem,they'lldie.Theygrowvery,veryquickly,andtheycanactuallystartproducingflowersandpodsoftheirownwithinayearfromplanting.Ifyouliveinanorthernclimate,youcanbuyseeds,turnaroundandplantthem,andusethemasagreenvegetable.Theleavesareedibleandthey'reverynutritiousforyou.Supersimpletogrow,popitintheground,makesureit'swarmenough,don'toverwaterit,andyou'regoingtohavemoringatrees.

Ournexttree,ratherlikethebanana,isnotatreeatall.Thisisapapaya,sometimescalledapawpaw,butwe'regoingtocoverthetruepawpawnext.Papayahasthesebeautifulseedsontheinside.Isn'tthatagorgeousfruit?It'sverydelicious,andit'svery,veryeasytostartfromseed.

Now,whenIhavepapaya,allIdoisscooptheseseedsout,stickthemwhereIwantthemtogrow,andwaterthem.OrI'lltakethem,puttheminsomepottingsoil,I'lljustscoopthegutsoutandjustthrowthemrightin.Thenthey'llallsproutorabigchunkofthemwillsproutwithinamonthorso,andwhentheysprout,Iselectouttheverybestlookingonesandtrimtherestofthemdown.Usually,I'llgetfiveorsixperpot.Whentheygetaboutafoottall,ItransplantthemtowhereIwantthemtogo,intootherpotsortorightintheground,orI'lljustputahandfulrightinthegroundwhereIwantittogrow,andthey'llgrow.Youjustgottoremembernottoknockthemdownorsteponthem,soI'dmarkthemout.

Theywillproduceusuallyfruitwithinayear,andifyouhaveacoolerclimate,wheretheygokindofhalfwaydormant,itmighttakeayearanahalftotwoyears.They'reveryfastandthey'reveryproductive.

Ournexttreeisthetruepawpaw,notcaricapapaya,butasiminatriloba.Thisisanorthernclimateshadetoleranttree,thatmakesbeautifulfruitanditthinksit'satropicaltree,becausetherestofitsfamilylivesintheTropics.Somehow,itendedup,upnorth.

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Now,likealotoftropicaltrees,eventhoughit'snotatropical,itdoesn'tliketohavetheseedsdryout.Inordertogrowpawpaw,whatyouhavetodoisactuallygetfreshseeds,likescoopthemoutofapawpaw,orfindsomebodyoneBaythathasagoodrating,whoissellingfreshpawpawseeds.Takethosefreshseeds,washthemoff,puttheminalittlebaggieofsoil,sticktheminyourrefrigeratorforfourtofivemonths,andthenplantthemoutinthespring.

Pawpawiscomingintoripeningintheendofsummerandintofall,soyou'regoingtotakethemthen,andyou'regoingtojuststicktheminthefridge.Youcanleavetheminthefridgetheentirewinter,itdoesn'tmatter.Orifyouhaveacolderclimate,youcanpickaspotandplantthemrightintheground.Theimportantpartisdon'tletthemdryout,ortheywilldie.

Alotofpeoplehavewrittenandsaid,"Mypawpawdidn'tcomeup."Isaid,"Youneedthemfresh,andwhenyoutrythemfresh,theydocomeup."Ihadgreatsuccessinmynurserybusinessgrowingpawpawfromseed,andthenturningaroundandsellingthetrees.

Now,onceyouactuallyhavethemsproutedandgrowing,theyhavelongtaproots,alotlikethejackfruit.Makesureyouputthemindeeppots,andplantthemoutassoonasyoucan.Ifyoucangrowthemrightinthespacewhereyouwantthemtogrowlater,dothat.Puttheminalittlebitoflightshade,andrightwhereyouwantthemtogrow,stickthoseseedsinthegroundaftertheycomeoutofthefridge,andtheninspringthey'regoingtosproutaboutamonthlater.Inaboutthreetofiveyears,youshouldbegettingyourselvessomepawpawsofyourown.

Ournexttreeispeaches.Thisisoneofmyalltimesuccessstoriesingrowingfruittreesfromseed.Igrewdozensanddozensofpeachtreesfromseed,andIgaveatonofthemaway.Ikepttrackofsomeofthem.SomeofthemIgrewinmyyard,andtheyallmadegoodpeaches.EveryonethatIeversawagain,madegoodpeaches.They'reveryeasyandthey'reveryfast.

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18months,18monthsfromapit,Iactuallygotacoupleofpeaches,whichisridiculous,it'sanoutlier.Generally,you'relookingatabouttwo,three,fouryears.Prettymuchthreeyearsisprettycommon.

Inordertostartpeachesfromseed,takeyourpit,youcaneithercrackitopenandtakethelittlealmondlookingseedoutoftheinside,oryoucanplanttheentirething.IhadhighergerminationrateswhenIjustcrackedthepitsandtookthelittlekernelsoutoftheinside.Bothwayswillwork.

Takeit,soakitovernightinsomewater.Thentakeitandputitintosomeslightlymoistpottingsoil,likeinalittleZiplocbag,andstickitinyourrefrigerator.Inaboutthreemonths,they'llstartgrowingroots.It'samazing,youjusthaverootscomingoutoftheselittlepits.Youjusttakeitatthatpoint,plantitinapot,andputitoutonyourporch.

Now,ifyou'reafraidthatthewinter'sstillgoingtobetooharsh,don'tworryaboutit.Thesethingsweredesignedtogothroughthewinter.Stickitinapot,putitonyourporch.Whenitstartstowarmup,boom,alittlepeachtreewillcomeout.It'lljustpopupoutofthetop,andtheygrowvery,veryfast,likesixfeetayear,andtheyfruitveryquickly.You'reprobablylookingattwotofiveyears,andyou'regoingtohavepeaches,butalmostcertainlywithinthree.

Pecansandwalnuts,they'reactuallyrelated.Bothofthemgrowinaverysimilarfashion.Bothofthemtakeaboutadecadetoproducefromseed.Thisisalongtermplanforlongtermthinkers.Muchlikepeaches,allyou'vegottodoistakethenut,soakit.Actually,ifanyofthemfloat,throwthoseout.Thoseareprobablynogood.Taketheonesthatsink,takethemandsticktheminsomemoistpottingsoil.Puttheminthefridgefourtofivemonths,andthenplantthemoutinpotsorstickthemrightintheground.Theydomaketaproots.Theydon'tliketransplantingverymuch.Thebestthingtodoisjuststickthemrightinaspotwhereyouwantthemtogrow.Ifyou'reafraidthatthey'renotgoingtosproutandgrow,justplanttwo,three,four,orfive,andthencuttheonesyoudon'twantandlet

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themgrow.Givethemlotsofspaceinbetween,becausetheymaybetinynow,butthey'regoingtobehugelater.

Ournexttreeisplum.Thereareawholebunchofvarietiesofplums.ThereareJapaneseplums,therearewildplums,Chickasawplum,butbasicallytheyhavethesamekindofgerminationmethod.Justlikepeaches,takethelittlepit,soakitalittlebit,stickitinalittlebitofslightlymoistpottingsoil,orsand,orsomeothermedium.Stickitinyourfridgethreetofourorfivemonths,therootsstartgrowingout.Youplantthemandboom,theystarttogrow.

Youcanexpectplumsinaboutthreetofiveyears,fromseed.That'sprettygood.Ifyoudon'tlikewhatyouget,plumsareanotheronethat'ssupereasytograft.

Iremembergoingtoanexhibitionofpre-Raphaelitepaintings,andseeingoneofawomaneatingapomegranate,absolutelybeautiful.Boththewomanwasbeautifulandthepomegranatewasbeautiful.It'soneofthemostbeautifulfruitsintheworld,andit'sanancientfruit.It'salsoveryeasytostartfromseed.

Istartedadwarfpomegranate,andIhaditfruitinginliketwoyearsfromseed.Forthelargervarieties,ittakesaboutthreetofiveyears.Allyoudowithpomegranates,youdon'thavetoworryaboutchillperiod,oranyofthatstuff.TheygrowallthewayintotheTropics.Theyaretotallyfinebeingplantedrightaway.

Justscrubtheseedsclean,drythemoutonalittlepapertowel.Aftertheydryforacoupleofdays,planttheminapot,theycomeupinafewweeks.You'regoingtohavesomepomegranates,butyou'reonyourownwithfindingthebeautifulgirl.

Soursop,soursopisaremarkabletropicalfruit,whichhasbecomewellknownfortheabilityofitsleavestofightcancer.There'salotofpeoplethathavebeenstudyingcancerandsoursopleaves,havediscoveredthatthisapotentanti-cancerherb,aswellasbeinganexcellentfruit.

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Soursopisatropicaltree.It'sactuallyrelatedtothetruepawpawofNorthAmerica,asiminatriloba.Itgrowsanicebigspikyfruit,aboutlikethis.Inordertostartit,likewekeepcomingbackto,it'satropicalfruit.Youdon'tletthoseseedsdryoutandsitforverylong.Theycankeepformaybethreetosixmonths,butyou'rebestjusttakingthemfromtheplant,rightformthefruit.Getafruitinthemarket,cleansomeoftheseedsoff,planttheminpots.Aboutamonthlater,yougetlittlesoursopshoots.They'regoingtostartgrowing,andthenyoupotthemout.

Ifyouliveinacolderclimate,you'renotgoingtogetfruit,butyouwillbeabletogrowsomeofthemindoorswithpropercare,andatleastgettheleaves.

Ournexttreeisafunone,it'sthetropicalalmond.Ifyou'reabeachbum,youmayhavefoundsomeofthelittleseedswasheduponshore.It'saverycommondriftseed.TheyhavespreadallaroundtheEquatorandupintotheSubTropics,bydriftingtotheshoresandplantingthemselves.

It'sabeautiful,large,tropicaltree.Thefruithasalittlebitofaslightlyedibleexterior,butinsideofitisreallythebestpart.It'salittlenutthattasteslikeanalmond,butit'sactuallynotrelatedtoalmondsatall.

Now,thisisanothertropicaltree,butthisoneisactuallymadetostayinstasisforalongtime,asitfloatsonthesaltwater.Thisonecankeepforquiteawhile.Ihavefoundseedswashedupontheshore,andjustI'lltakeahandfulofthem,puttheminapot,putthemunderacoupleinchesofsoil,andthenjustkeepitmoist,andeventuallyatleastoneortwoofthemsprout,andItakethoseandplantthemout.

There'sabeautifuloneinmyparents'sideyard,thatIplantedafewyearsago.Itborelittlealmondsin18months.That'sareallyawesomeandfasttree.

Ournextandourlast,veryfinaltree,isareallyweirdonethatissocool.ThistreeistheWestIndianlocust,alsoknownasthestinking

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toe,whichisaterriblenameforit.Ithasalittlebitofaninterestingaroma,butthisisatraditionalbushfood,thoughCentralAmerica.TheWestIndianlocusthas,it'salmostaflowerontheinsideofit,whichishighinprotein,highinminerals,andhighinstarches.It'salsoquitedelicious.Ittastesalotlikeagrahamcracker,butit'sinthebeanandpeafamily.Ithasseedsinsideofthisflesh,whichwe'regoingtohavetocleanoutofhere.

Thewoodissuperhard,it'salmostindestructible.It'simpenetrabletoalotofinsects,anditisalsothesourceofamber.Remember,therewouldbenoJurassicParkwithouttheWestIndianlocust.

Howdoyougrowthesethingsfromseed?Well,I'lltellyouinaminute,becausefirstI'vegottogettheseedsoutofthisthing.

NowI'vegottwoseedscleanedoffhere.WhatI'mgoingtodoisputanickrightintothesideoftheseed,becausetheyhaveaveryhardcoat.Youmaybethinking,"DavidTheGood,whyintheworldareyoushowingussuchanobscureplant?There'snowayI'mevergoingtohavethoseseedsinmyentirelife,andIjustdon'tcare."

ThereasonI'musingthistree,otherthanthefactthatit'sawesomeandIjustlikethrowingyouguysforweirdloops,isthatmanybeanandpeatreeseeds,likeblacklocust,orleucaenaleucocephala,orothers,theyhavereallyhardseeds.Ifyouhaveanyseedsthataresuperhard,youcandothistricktogetthemtogrow.Thisisareallycommontrick.

Whatyoudoisyouputagoodnotchintheside,youcandothiswithapairofnailclippersonsomethings,butIfindthatjustusingthecorneredgeofafile,youputyourlittlefilemarksintoit,justdoatleastonedownintowhereyoustarttoseethewhiteinsidetheseed.

Thenyoutakethem,nowthatyou'vescoredthem,youputtheminalittlewater.Now,allwe'vegottodoissoakthemovernight.They'llstarttoswell,theseedcoatswillstarttobreak,andthenyouplantthem.Oncetheystarttoswellupalittlebit,youknowyoudidwell.Iftheydon'tswellup,goback,makeyournotchalittledeeper,andtry

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again,andseeiftheystarttoswellandthatseedcoatstartstocrackalittlebit.Thenallyou'vegottodoisplantitandwait.

InthecaseofWestIndianlocust,it'sgoingtotakejustacoupleofweeksafterdoingthis,forthemtocomeup.

IhopeI'vegottenyouexcitedaboutthepossibilities.Growingyourownfruitandnuttreesfromseedisoneofthemostexcitingandsatisfyingthingsyoucando.Yes,ittakesalittlebitoftime,butthatinvestmentinthefutureisfantastic.It'salotoffun,andthere'snothinglikepickingfruitfromatreethatyougrewyourselffromalittletinyseed.Thewholethingisamiracle.

Ihopeyou'regoingtostartseeingeveryfruitstandasaplacetogolootingandfindlittleseedsthatyoucantakehomeandplant.Theseedsareeverywhere.Howmanyseedshaveyouthrownawayoverthecourseofyourlife?Probablymillions.Ifyouplantedthemall,therewouldbenoplaceleftonplanetEarthtoliveforhumans.Justplantafewandgetstarted,andyou'regoingtohavealotoffun.

Ifyou'dliketolearnmoreaboutgrowingplantsandtreesformoney,checkoutmybook,it'sjustashortbookcalledTheEasyWayToStartAHomeBasedPlantNurseryAndMakeThousandsInYourSpareTime.IwroteitbackwhenIhadaplantnurseryintheUnitedStates,whichwassuccessful,foraverylittlebitofmoney.Iwasjustredneckpropagating,juststartingallkindsofthingsfromseeds,startingthingsfromcuttings,doingeverythingonashoestringbudget.Muchtomysurprise,withalittlebitofmarketing,Iwasquitesuccessful.Youcandothesamething,andallofit'sthereinthatbook.YoucanpickupthebookonAmazon,oryoucanfinditatmywebsitethesurvivalgardener.com.

Now,forsomethingabsolutelyfree,checkoutmycompostingguide,whichwe'regivingawaywiththeGrowNetwork.Thatisinthelink,you'llseethelittleadforit.Thatisfiveeasywaystostartcompostingrightaway.Stopthrowingstuffinlandfills,stopworryingaboutallthebazillionrulesthatyousee,andnitrogen,andcarbon,andcanyouthrowpaperin,andcanyouthrowmeatin,andlearntostart

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compostinglikenaturedoes.It'ssoeasy,thatanybodycandoit.Goandgetit.Imadeitforyouguystogetforfree,sogogetitforfreeandenjoyit.Ihopeitgetsyoucompostingandstoppingthrowingthegoodstuffinthelandfill.Imeanafterall,you'regoingtoneedittofeedyournewfruittrees,right?

Thanksforjoiningme.It'sgoodtoseeyouall,anduntilnexttime,mayyourthumbsalwaysbegreen.

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Imeanifyou'recreating,he'sreallycreativeandrealfunandsoknowledgeable.Soclickthatbuttonontheright.PickupthecompostguidewithDavid,andthendownbelowthatisthebuttontopickupthewholeseries.Youget30-somethingpresentationshere.They'reallawesomeandfunandunique.Justarepresentativeofthiswhole

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groundswellmovementthatyou'reapartof,ofpeoplewhoaregrowingfoodandmakingmedicine.Pickupacopyofthesummitpackage.YourpurchasereallydoeshelptosupporttheeffortsofTheGrowNetwork.Youseethere'snooutsideadvertisingonanyofourstuff.Thisishowwedoitispeoplebuyitandsupportus.Whenyoupushthatbuttonandpurchaseittoo,thankyou.Thankyousomuch.

Okay,thisisMarjory.Let'sgettogetheronanotherpresentation.