Papaya Tree Nursery (Open by same-day appointment only please) - Granada Hills, California

Alex “Sunny” Soundrise

I went in looking for a semi-dwarf mulberry tree, and left with both the mulberry and semi dwarf black fig.

Alex was very exciting and excitable and educated me on the history of rare fruit and what's involved with bringing it to market.

In all, it was the best experience of buying a healthy and quality fruit tree, perfect for Los Angeles soil and weather, at a competitive price.

From one Alex to another, I would highly recommend this place and this man...it's California Gold.

Art Linnik

Alex has an amazing variety of rare fruit trees that may not be found anywhere else. When you buy a fruit tree from him, you also are getting expert advice on how to prune, fertilize, and otherwise maximize fruit production. He is currently helping me to nurse my guava back to health after I made some mistakes in the first year of growing it. I am learning a lot in the process. I highly recommend Alex and his nursery.

siddhu38

Alex is a good teacher, he learned the proper care techniques from his father and continuing the legacy as a master tropical fruit tree grower. I got at least 10 varieties of tropical fruit trees from Papaya Tree Nursery all of them are doing great. The good part is they are acclimatized to SoCal weather. I highly recommend getting an appointment from Alex and take a tour, you will learn from his wisdom and may cry after tasting some fruit.

Einav Ronen

Excellent service

I was looking to buy a cherimoya tree and I found Alex online. When I called, he was super nice, patient and professional. I scheduled a pick up time and date. When I met Alex, he shared a lot of planting tips that nobody else has given me before.

When you buy a tree, it's a long term investment and you want to buy a quality tree and varietal that is healthy and was taken care of properly even before buying it. That's what I found with my purchase with Alex.

His expertise and knowledge is unfounded anywhere else. He was also available to help via phone and email after I made a mistake with planting. He gave me excellent pointers and I was able to save it.

Highly recommend purchasing from him!

E Z

Referred to Alex at Papaya Nursery by two other large well known nurseries when looking to get some fruit trees when other places either didn't have the smaller (dwarf sized) versions of what we wanted, and what they had were over $250.00 for a 15 gal.
Alex was so informative and his small, but packed little nursery was filled with many species of trees, some of which I had never heard of.
We bought a 5 gal. baby banana tree(!!) and a small Sundowner apple tree both of which cost under 85.00 each. We brought them "home" in the back seat of our sedan.
Now it is 5 months later (and I haven't killed either of them) and my apple tree has 6-7 tiny apples and the banana tree gets one large new leaf every 3 weeks and by next year we will have some bananas!!
Alex is such a personable gentleman and he's very helpful. The to one attention to all my concerns gave me the confidence to start our tiny orchard.
Thank you again Alex?

Kevin Grell

This is truly a gem of a backyard nursery! I came in looking for inspiration... and found it... in full measure!

Alex takes one client at a time and only by appointment. While this may seem a bit strange at first, but there is a very good reason for it: YOU WILL GET HIS UNDIVIDED ATTENTION! -- combined with his wealth of knowledge and the amazing trees they have to show, this in itself is easily worth the visit!

I ended up with a Jamaican Allspice tree (2 feet tall). Super healthy and well nurtured plant... can't wait to see it grow to the size Alex has in the yard.

I/we will definitely be back soon!
-- Kevin

Camille C

Just visited this amazing nursery of fruit varieties I have never even heard of before. Alex and his father have 36 years of knowledge and experience with these exotic fruit trees. He has grown many other types in the past so he knows about pretty much everything. If it exists, he probably has grown it! In early August, not everything is in season, most have already been picked but I got to try the banana and the “panache” figs, both of which were delicious. I will take his word for it that the other types of fruit he sells are amazing as well!

Jenny & Mark LaBarge

We bought two trees from Alex last year (sugar apple and guava). He is so knowledgeable! And, we had the pleasure of meeting his dad, who is absolute delight to chat with. Last week, I emailed Alex about how to care for and fertilize the trees I planted last year to facilitate growth and fruiting. He got back to me right away via email with such helpful tips. Thank you!! We wish we had more space in our backyard so we can buy more fruit trees from PTN!