Growing Fruit Trees Without Spraying Watering or Overthinking

In this video, I’m back in Jupiter, Florida visiting my friend Jerry, who grows over 240 tropical fruit trees using a true “set it and forget it” philosophy. No spraying. No fertilizing schedules. No irrigation systems. Just planting trees in the ground and letting nature decide.

Jerry’s approach is completely different from commercial fruit production. He’s a collector, focused on variety over yield, growing mangoes, jackfruit, loquats, jaboticaba, bananas, sapodilla, white sapote, rare annonas, citrus, avocado, and many other exotic fruit trees.

We talk about:

The difference between fruit production vs fruit collecting
Why Jerry avoids spraying chemicals even organic ones
How trees can still fruit heavily with no watering
Mango tree spacing shade tolerance and pruning philosophy
Banana pup types sword suckers vs water suckers
Why trunk size matters more than tree age for fruiting
Which fruit trees thrive under neglect
Why overthinking stops people from planting trees
Rare and unusual fruit tree varieties growing in South Florida

This tour is perfect for anyone who wants to grow fruit trees without stress, chemicals, or constant maintenance. Whether you’re planting your first mango tree or building a backyard food forest, this video will challenge how you think about fruit tree care.

👉 Remember: The best time to plant a tree is today. Yesterday would have been better.

Let me know your questions in the comments and I’ll answer them.
0:00 Set it and forget it growing philosophy
1:08 Introduction at Jerry’s property in Jupiter Florida
2:23 Best time to plant fruit trees and goal setting
4:09 Jerry explains his collector mindset and variety focus
5:41 Mango trees water pruning and spacing philosophy
7:44 Why Jerry avoids spraying and chemicals
9:06 Mulberries pruning and fruiting habits
10:44 Mango varieties performance and disease tolerance
12:08 Jackfruit male vs female flowers explained
13:18 Loquats flowering pollination and fruiting
15:04 Managing shade sunlight and selective pruning
18:45 Production vs collection spacing strategy explained
20:10 Banana varieties growth habits and harvesting
21:28 Atemoya sugar apple comparison and recommendations
22:15 Harvest Moon mango and flavor preferences
23:52 Pickering mango reliability in heavy shade
25:27 Heavy producing mango varieties discussion
28:22 Selecting promising mango seedlings
30:10 Jaboticaba varieties growth and patience required
33:10 Rare and exotic fruit tree collection tour
35:28 Abiu flowering and fruit expectations
36:05 Caimito pollination and variety requirements
38:04 Finger lime fruiting and use
41:09 Disease resilience through neglect philosophy
43:02 Mango hedge and privacy planting
51:01 Banana pup types sword vs water suckers
57:21 Seedling jackfruit success story
59:05 Avocado seedlings risks and rewards
1:00:04 Canistel trunk size and first fruiting signs
1:02:43 Rabbit damage and tree recovery
1:03:12 Edible perennial greens katuk discussion
1:06:41 Avocado Marcus Pumpkin flavor review
1:09:04 Miracle fruit and taste modification
1:13:20 Garden water feature for bees birds and fish
1:16:02 Pomelo citrus greening observation
1:18:09 Sapodilla and fruiting maturity
1:20:01 Superior lemon drop mangosteen highlight
1:22:24 Citrus and mango new plantings
1:25:13 Surinam cherry growth behavior
1:26:14 Final thoughts on goals philosophy and learning
1:27:42 Closing remarks and viewer questions invitation

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