CASTOR BEAN TREE IN ARIZONA- The best worst tree for your back yard. Explosive seed dispersal!!!!
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Castor beans are an amazing plant to support micro climate building in our hot summers. They can also serve as a frost warning in the winter.
We learned that the seeds have and explosive dispersal system that launched seeds at least 20 feet or more.
Awww to sad about the bunnies. Glad you are taking steps to remedy that for your neighbors. I just bought some castor seeds on Etsy cause I’m interested in the oil and they are beautiful. I will likely grow them in pots and put net bags over the seed pods as the form to catch the seeds. Will have to see how it goes. They definitely will not survive our winters.
This video answered a question I've had for a long time.
I have been growing purple castor trees for a few years. They never get very tall even after a season or two.
Now that I have learned that the green ones are faster growing, I plan to grow both kinds
Thanks!
:-)
Glad I can help
One just grew in my back yard.
Def beautiful but thought and careful planning if you want to grow them on your property. I had one on either side of my veg garden gate and got popped in head more than once, they really do explode.
Answered questions i hadn't even thought of yet. I yhink I'll let my volunteer green giant have a year then make a new hole. Great job
Thank you
Could you make a video on what your recommendations are for creating a micro climate, including what options are most likely to survive the hot Chandler full sun?
I just discovered your channel and I'm so excited that you live in the same area so you know first hand how to beat the battles of our planting zone.
Yeah I made one
Ty for your wide knowledge on this plant and its pros and cons
I bought the seeds from the nursery because I think it cool looking plant, the leaves look like maple and the color leaves are the dark red and green shade. I just realized the seeds are extremely toxic. I grew them by the A/C unit to provide some shade there and also in the backyard that I need some shade for my other plants. I have 2 kids and always told them about which plants are toxic. But to make sure it won’t be any problem to our family and also neighbors I observed them once they have blooms I will not let’s them have seed pods. I pinched all the flower even I think they looks interesting but I don’t want to take a risk. I think just keep the plants that have beautiful big leaves for shade the areas that good enough.
They don't seem that hazardous to me. Just scared with small animals
I like it thanks for the lessons great
Great info but I won’t be planting any because we have two dogs that will eat anything they find in the yard and thank you for sharing.
the purple one is very Gorgeous
in my opinion.
They are cool
No thank you, but I did enjoy watching! Love the editing! Learned about micro climate too!
What you don't want to eat some beans?
One of the aspects about Castors I truly LOVE is their delicate poisonous nature, mixing well with sweet tea and lemonade. Great for getting rid of pesty neighborhood children. Brewing the leaves of Oleander and some choice mushrooms will take out just about anyone getting on your nerves.
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Not all poisons kill all mammalian animals. What is poisonous to humans may not harm cats and dogs.
Thank you for the truthful video, too bad that the good is often connected so tightly to the bad. :(
Most animals know NOT to eat the seeds. I used to have lots of Castor Oil plants growing around, some years ago when I lived in rural Australia. I had chickens, ducks and other birds and they never ate the seeds. Even in Summer in near desert bare soil, they would scratch around looking for bugs or bits of edible plants but leave the castor oil seeds alone.
That said, because of their digestion system, chickens and ducks would need to eat between 30 and 100 seeds to have a fatal dose (and as stated earlier, they won't even eat one seed) .
A fatal dose for a small child is one seed and 2 or 3 seeds for an adult human (However other factors also come into play).
If folks want to grow Castor Oil plant safely, then they can keep the plants small enough that they cut off every immature flowering "spike" before it gets close to setting seeds. Or one can tie cloth mesh bags around the immature flower spikes and this allows you to harvest all the seeds later, after they have popped over a period of some time.
We dont have an issue with deer in AZ?
I'm going to try and cut off all the flowers pods before any seeds develop on mine.
That works I did it for long time
Old video but just wanted to pop in with some info since I've had castors for a few years and have studied them pretty deeply. Tortoises and other animals *can* eat ricinus plants, but should nto do so in large quantities. Ricin (the toxic portion of the plant) is present throughout all parts of the plant. That being said, if your dog happened to eat a single branch they may only get nauseous or have some diarrhea (if that), but could suffer more severe poisoning form eating several. Beans are out of the question, as it only takes a couple to kill an adult, let alone smaller animals. Do be careful where you plant them, and do consider whether they're right for you.
Also Castor oil is a good laxative for the very reasons its toxic! It causes diarrhea, which can get you unblocked, and many commercially processed Castor Oils have the ricin extracted to make them safe for consumption, but be sure to not buy homemade Castor Oil unless you know that brand has done their due dilligence, or you may end up ingesting ricin in the process. It is less dangerous when ingested via the gastrointestinal system (as opposed to inhaled which was how it was used as a weapon), but can still kill super easily.
They are absolutely beautiful, they're some of my favourite trees, and I love mine, but I'd rip mine out quick if my dog started seeing them as sticks.
Yeah my tortoise ate them often.
My neabors bunny on the other hand
I live in Yucca AZ my Casters are 4 months old and 1 1/2 feet tall the leaves are turning brown and look shredded they are watered every day
I don't know how to help the plants.
Whats your water look like. These things don't like it dry or over wet.
Its best to do a deep watering ( hose on trickle for 2 to 4 hrs.) Than to do every day watering
A bird or squirrel could also bring the seed over to the other yard. Maybe they grab it and take a tiny taste, decide it's poisonous and leave it wherever they brought it.
Always possible
I'm glad I found this video, I'm just about to plant some castors to create micro climates!
Also, do you have an ebay store? I think I bought from you before. 😂
No I don't have an ebay store
Just curious…could the plant be safely composted for the garden?
Absolutely
How can I identify land here in AZ that would grow these well?
Just look at it
This plant grows in anything. Just add water
Running a toxicology report on a bunny? sheeeesh. that's commitment
Yeah its hard-core. Not sure if it's true. My tortoise would eat them all the time no issues
Pretty cold toward a family pet.
Great info, tks. As the seeds drop and 'explode', it seems the will root all over the yard. Do you find you need to look for this and pull them all out? I have the purple rooted in a small pot and read to go, just hesitant because of possible invasive properties.
Yeah im finding them all over the place
I like to use ricin to rid my enemies
Hugs are free and don't put you in jail
It’s good for medicine if you know how to use it...
You really need to know how
Hello
Hey
Do deer eat from it and die etc.?
I really don't know
Most animals know NOT to eat the seeds. I used to have lots of Castor Oil plants growing around, some years ago when I lived in rural Australia. I had chickens, ducks and other birds and they never ate the seeds. Even in Summer in near desert bare soil, they would scratch around looking for bugs or bits of edible plants but leave the castor oil seeds alone.
That said, because of their digestion system, chickens and ducks would need to eat between 30 and 100 seeds to have a fatal dose (and as stated earlier, they won't even eat one seed) .
A fatal dose for a small child is one seed and 2 or 3 seeds for an adult human (However other factors also come into play).
If folks want to grow Castor Oil plant safely, then they can keep the plants small enough that they cut off every immature flowering "spike" before it gets close to setting seeds. Or one can tie cloth mesh bags around the immature flower spikes and this allows you to harvest all the seeds later, after they have popped over a period of some time.
One of the most toxic plant on earth.