Real observations from the MyTreeSweets garden.
Follow cold trials, fruiting updates, propagation notes, availability windows, and Grower App progress from the plants being grown and tested now.
What survived, what struggled, and what we learned.
Field Notes are shorter than guides and more current than the collection page. They are where real growing observations become useful context for other growers.
Cold Trials
Avocado Cold Trial: One Tree Survived 16°F While Another Failed in the 20s
A practical field note about why variety, tree age, location, wind, duration, and recovery all matter when judging cold tolerance.
More ways to grow with better context.
Short field notes help connect real garden decisions to the Collection, Guides, and Grower Tools.
Container Growing
Good Rare Fruit Trees for Containers in Zone 9B
Why containers help with cold protection, media control, and small-space rare fruit growing.
Collector Notes
Why Jaboticaba Often Stays in Containers
Moisture, acidity, and protection are easier to manage while a jaboticaba is young or valuable.
Availability
How MyTreeSweets Request-List Releases Work
How small-batch plants move from propagation to release, and what to include in a request.
Cold Trials
What to Track After a Cold Event
Temperature is only part of the story. Recovery notes are where the best decisions come from.
Fruit Reports
Pitangatuba Grower Notes
A compact Eugenia with bright fruit, patio potential, and strong request-list appeal.
What Field Notes will cover.
These categories keep quick updates organized without mixing them into evergreen growing guides.
Cold Trials
Freeze events, survival notes, damage reports, and recovery observations.
Fruit Reports
Flavor notes, fruiting windows, first harvests, and variety comparisons.
Propagation
Grafting, rooting, seedlings, grow-outs, and release preparation.
Availability
Small-batch releases, request-list updates, and seasonal timing.
Grower App
Progress notes for tracking, plant records, and collection planning tools.
Get the full story behind each garden update.
Field Notes keep observations searchable and easy to revisit, while social posts share quick highlights from the garden between longer updates.
Ask about a tree, a cold event, or a future release.
Field Notes are built around real grower questions and real garden observations.