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1. Pawpaw
2. Korean Dogwood
3. Jujube
4. Figs
5. Cornelian Cherry

[Danielseven-irmq]

You are right. Figs are pretty rare here in Denver CO zone 6a. When I started my little collection of figs two years ago. Master gardeners, would say it's too dry here, cold winter etc. Don't do it. Now I have 11 varieties. Two inground. Will be planting more varieties inground. Don't understand why people are trying to discourage others from growing figs. You are doing a great job bringing awareness, and ideas ( mulching ) for growing in colder climate.

[maryavatar]

I live in Scotland, there is a public garden just down the road from me, and I was amazed the first time I realised figs grew there.

[spiritualspinster]

I have both fig trees and paw paws in my yard. Important notes when growing paw paws. #1-You must plant them when they are small (less than a foot tall). They don't transplant well once they get bigger. #2- You must provide them with a shade canopy of some sort until they get about 3 ft. tall. They are naturally an understory tree. Baby trees can't take all that hot sun. If You are willing to wait the time it takes for them to start producing (about 5 years) and willing to shade them for the first 2 or 3 years, they require very little care after that. Mine have just reached the production age and are about 5 ft. tall. I just prune the dead or weird branches out every couple of years and fertilize them every winter. I got my first few blooms last year. The blooms aren't showy and are pollinated by beetles, not bees. The trees are quite attractive on their own though as they have almost tropical looking large lobed leaves.

[gramabuttonsbuttons]

Thank you. I have a Chicago fig that started producing last summer. SE Idaho at 4600 feet can get pretty cold. Because of your video now I know I want to try the Paw Paw thanks

[MrBretseligman]

I reside in Zone 6b. By piling leaves around my figs, the figs begin growing, in the spring, from the protected depth that was surrounded by leaves. A great head start than from ground level. I pile leaves to 3 feet around each fig.

[clobberelladoesntreadcomme]

I found some Cornelian cherries growing in the park in NYC and knowing that they have to fall off the tree by themselves for the best flavor, I picked some off the ground, washed them at home and ate them. The flavor reminded me of cranberry-apple sauce with a texture like a soft apple. They were very pretty, about the size of olives but shiny and bright cherry red.

[Rattlerjake]

It is important to know the specifics when it comes to pawpaws! You only mentioned that you need 2 preferably 3 trees for cross pollination, but what you failed to mention is that they cannot be trees that have the same genetics. In other words if your trees all are cloned from the same tree, it won't work; you need two trees with different genetics.

[injunsun]

I love your content. My only negative critique is, while genus names are always capitalised, species names are always lower-case. Always.

[sarahflanagan]

Don't forget the native American Persimmon tree. I personally have a black mulberry tree (must have 2 for pollination) and not only are mulberries fantastic to eat or make wine with, but are an amazing attractive tree for birds who love the berries as much as humans do. Can't understand why more homeowners do not plant this wonderful tree.

[H_A_L_]

I am buying an Asian pear tree. Growing in pots…have fig, goji berries, blueberries, raspberries and a nectarine tree. This is my last fruit tree. No space, I gave away my 5yr old olive tree, to make space for the Asian pear variety niissikie (sp). Yay for home grown fruits….organic and so much sweeter.

[wordsofhis]

I planted two Cornelian Cherry trees about 10 years ago. It took a long time for them to produce fruit. Even then, I almost missed it, because the fruit forms on the interior of the tree, beneath the canopy. They've got to be almost burgundy-red-ripe to be enjoyable.

[ckahrl]

I dug up my paw paws from a friend's yard some time ago. They are hard to transplant. You need more than one variety which can be an issue because these things send up runners all over the place. The problem with native paw paws is that none of them are alike. There are now a lot of people out there cultivating various varieties and they have all sorts of different characteristics. If you want to get started on paw paws, order three different varieties from some of the various nurseries. They often sell them like that. The cool thing is that they tolerate a lot of shade. The bad thing is that like all fruit trees, the deer will eat them when they are young.

[Terri_Stauffer]

Paw paw supposed to be prolific in my area, but never heard of it and neither has anyone else I knew. It wasn’t until I went to a native nursery that I learned about it and they gave out samples. I have 4 trees planted, one actually one did not make it as the leaves came out but then died away and was told to leave as it might put up new shoots from roots and it did. I am always looking for rare things to plant, I just got sugarberry, serviceberry, and a huckleberry (free ugly plant now thriving). Never saw any in store and only learned about them from videos.

[cindygrothe]

I'm in a cold climate and wondered what kind of trees I could get edible fruit from them and grow here.Thank you for the nice information.very nice video

[Tsalagi]

Pawpaws are native here in West Georgia. Unfortunately I've never eaten one because the squirrels, raccoons and possums get them before they fully ripen. Muscadines are everywhere too.

[kavaler]

I've grown all of these except korean dogwood. For me, the only ones worth eating/keeping around are the pawpaws, and the figs. The flavor of the jujube and cornelian cherry was "meh" at best and I took them out (and yes, I let them get fully ripe before eating). Some other unique fruit I'm growing in zone 6b is a hardy asian persimmon (allow to ripen to softness before eating), dolgo crabapple (mouth puckeringly sour yet sweet), quince, and elderberries.

[gloriaadu]

Thank you i live in zone 5 and i am always looking for fruit trees for this area

[truthforall]

I’m in UK and I am always looking for something different to grow so more videos please 👍

[markhirstwood]

Great video and list. I read about the various fruits and berries, etc in Robert Hart's Forest Gardening book (and later, an old video posted on YouTube). Saskatoon berries, gooseberries, blackberries, hardy kiwis, pears, cherries, so much to choose from.