Garden Blog - Top Tropicals

Date: 23 Oct 2019

Best tasting white guava

Q: What's your best tasting white guava?

A: Our favorite white Guava is Viet Nam variety that is also very rare and hard to find. The fruit is very large, up to 6"in diameter, the pulp is very sweet and somewhat crunchy. The seeds are small which makes it more pleasurable to eat out of hand.
Another great feature of this variety, it stays compact and branches do not get leggy, unlike most guavas. It can be easily grown in a container, trimmed to the desired size and it will produce fruit under proper care.

Another cool variety is Indonesian, it also has a large round fruit and very few seeds to compare with others.

And last but not least, if you prefer soft fruit to crunchy, the Peruvian variety is a great choice. The fruit is pear-shaped.

Remember to provide plant food for good production, especially if grown in a container.

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Date: 10 Jun 2024

Shade Tree Discount Program
How to reduce an electric bill and energy costs?

Cassia fistula

Photo above: Cassia fistula - Golden Shower Tree - one of the most popular trees. This all time favorite is fast growing and elegant.

Q: How to reduce an electric bill and energy costs?

A: This summer is expected to be hot. And the next summer... and next... Want to reduce your electric bill and energy costs? There is an excellent solution: plant a shade tree! Once fully grown, these trees will help keep your house cooler and lower your energy expenses.

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Check out Fast Growing Shade Trees, as well as other flowering trees and fruit trees and use discount below:

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Tabebuia tree

Photo above: Tabebuia - spectacular winter bloomer.

Bauhinia blakeana - Hong Kong Orchid Tree

Photo above: Bauhinia blakeana - Hong Kong Orchid Tree. The most beautiful of all orchid trees.

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Mango trees with fruit

Photo above: Mango trees now. Many varieties are vigorous, large trees.

Cattley guava tree

Photo above: Cattley Guava Tree is an elegant solution for small spaces. Red Button French Kiss Ginger

Date: 25 Jun 2019

How soon will Guava tree fruit?

Q: Can you tell me how your Guava trees are propagated? Grown from seed vs. air grafted, etc.? I'm interested especially in the Barbie variety. In particular, I'd like to know how long it takes them to bear fruit - I live in Southern California zone 10b, with good sunlight.

A: Guavas can be propagated by seed, air layers, or grafting. Propagation method depends on the species.
Cattley guavas - Psidium littorale - are usually grown from seeds and start flowering and producing as early as in 2-3 years from seed. Tropical guavas, Psidium guajava - especially named varieties, are propagated usually by air layers, and the rarest varieties like Variegated Honey Moon are often grafted, although they will come true from seed (it's just takes them longer to fruit). Both air-layered and grafted plants start producing right away, usually on the same year of planting or next year, depending on growing conditions.
Barbie Pink is a superior variety, very popular among fruit lovers. It produces large aromatic fruit with a bright pink pulp and very few seeds. This variety is air-layered; in our nursery, these plants start flowering and setting fruit in 3 gal containers.
Plant this tree in full sun and provide regular watering, guavas don't like to dry out. Use fertile soil, with at least 50% of compost, and add some soil conditioning components for better drainage: bark, sand, perlite, etc. Mulch well, just make sure to keep mulch 2-3"away from the trunk. Follow our detailed planting instructions that come with every plant, and you are good to go!

Recommended fertilizers:

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Date: 20 Feb 2026

Top Ten Fruit Tree Winners of Florida 2026 Record Freeze

Avocado tree with fruit

Avocado tree with fruit

Eugenia

Eugenia

Feijoa - Pineapple Guava

Feijoa - Pineapple Guava

Jaboticaba tree

Jaboticaba tree

Loquat tree

Loquat tree

Macadamia Nut tree

Macadamia Nut tree

Prunus sp - Peach

Prunus sp - Peach

Persimmon tree

Persimmon tree

Pomegranate tree with fruit

Pomegranate tree with fruit

Psidium littorale - Cattley Guava tree with fruit

Psidium littorale - Cattley Guava tree with fruit

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Date: 26 Feb 2026

Stop Sugar Crashes: 5 Tropical Fruit Hacks for Healthy Dessert

Exotic Tropical Fruits for Blood Sugar Management

Exotic Tropical Fruits for Blood Sugar Management

🍨 Stop Sugar Crashes: 5 Tropical Fruit Hacks for Healthy Dessert



The smarter way to handle sugar cravings - no restriction required

Tired of the post-cookie slump? Sugar cravings are a physiological response to blood glucose fluctuations, not a lack of willpower. Refined sugars trigger an insulin spike followed by a hypoglycemic crash, trapping you in a cycle of fatigue and hunger.
The secret to metabolic health is managing glycemic load. By choosing nutrient-dense tropical fruits, you satisfy your sweet tooth while maintaining stable energy homeostasis.
The solution is not to give up dessert. It is to change what dessert means. Here is how to use tropical horticulture to hack your biology and regulate insulin:

    • 🍭 1. Choose fruit that comes with fiber


    Whole tropical fruits deliver sweetness wrapped in fiber, water, and nutrients. That slows sugar absorption and keeps energy steady.
    Try:

· Mango, chilled and sliced
  • · Sapodilla - naturally caramel-sweet
  • · Mulberries by the handful
  • · Loquat halves straight from the fridge
  • · Dragon Fruit for light, clean sweetness
Same pleasure. Less crash.

    • 🍭 2. Pair sweet with fat to blunt the glucose spike


    Healthy lipids are a biological hack for your metabolism. Fats slow gastric emptying, ensuring a steady glucose release rather than an inflammatory spike. Furthermore, lipids trigger cholecystokinin (CCK) - the hormone that signals satiety to the brain - effectively "turning off" cravings at the source.

· Avocado blended into a chocolate-style mousse: The monounsaturated fats create a creamy texture while blunting the sugar response.
  • · Banana with nut butter: Combining fast-acting fruit sugars with dense protein and fats.
  • · Pineapple with raw nuts: The bromelain in pineapple aids digestion, while the fats in nuts provide long-lasting satiety.
  • · Mango mixed into full-fat yogurt: The combination of probiotics, protein, and lipids turns a simple fruit into a complete, low-glycemic snack.
When fruit is balanced with fat, cravings calm down instead of escalating.

    • 🍭 3. Use naturally rich fruits in place of sugar


    Some tropical fruits taste like dessert already.

· Jackfruit has candy-like sweetness
  • · Sapote is creamy and custard-like
  • · Guava brings floral depth
  • · Cherries add brightness
  • · Mash Banana into baking instead of white sugar.
  • · Blend Mango into yogurt instead of syrup.
  • · Top oatmeal with Mulberry instead of brown sugar.
Dessert stays. The crash disappears.

    • 🍭 4. Balance sweet with tart


    Adding contrast reduces the urge to overeat sweetness.

· Carambola adds crisp tang.
  • · Pineapple brightens the palate.
  • · Loquat gives gentle acidity.
Balanced flavors satisfy faster.

    • 🍭 5. Start the day right


    Skipping breakfast increases late-day sugar cravings.
    A morning smoothie with Avocado, Banana, and Mango prevents the afternoon energy dip. Hydration also matters - thirst often disguises itself as a sweet craving.

    • 🍭 In essence


    Dessert is not the enemy. Refined sugar is.
    When sweetness comes from nature's bounty, it nourishes instead of draining energy.
    You do not need to quit dessert.
    You just need to let nature handle it.

    Consult with a healthcare professional before making significant dietary changes, especially if you have diabetes or metabolic conditions


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