Yes now. Apple grow wella

Enudapan:
Nah eh! No qualms
This is so unsophisticated

I don't think so
Cos apples are the most
Expensive fruit here in Nigeria
One apple goes as high as 500 naira,
Most times I dey wonder how does apple juice sellers buy there apples and sell those juice at cheaper rate

Because Apples in some country is very common like the way oranges is common in Nigeria

Odidigboigbo:
If it grows very well in Jos as you said, why are they not farming it in large quantities, knowing fully well is a very lucrative fruits? I have been in Jos, I have never seen an Apple farm, if you have seen, post it hear. One or two trees surviving doesn't mean it grows very well.

There are many reasons why apples are not commercially planted in Jos:
it's complex to grow apple unlike other temperate fruits/veges (strawberries and black berries).

It's highly capital intensive too, hence the cost.

People that grow it in Jos are very wealthy people that just want to show off.... It also takes more time before the trees starts producing, so some of the local farmers don't have that patience to wait years before trees start germinating.
That's the reason why other temperate vegetables/ fruits like cabbage, carrot, berries and strawberries are priotized.

Demand is also a reason.

Apple grows in Jos And I have been working towards starting up a farm of Green peppers, strawberries,Apple in Jos which I have secured the land from a Miango chief but i lack investor due to the security situation in Jos nobody wants to hear me out

I am base in Abuja but would relocate when done with investors

They should explore the tops of mambila for apple planting..

Enudapan:
Nah eh! No qualms
This is so unsophisticated

I don't think so
Cos apples are the most
Expensive fruit here in Nigeria
One apple goes as high as 500 naira,
Most times I dey wonder how does apple juice sellers buy there apples and sell those juice at cheaper rate

Because the Apple juice you take isn't made from Apple, but from colouring that tastes like Apple.

We have other tropical fruits, why the interest in Apples?

Limassol:
You mean strawberries grows in Jos? Kai! I swear if this is true that place is blessed.

Strawberries grow very well in the plateau and some few parts of kaduna... It's easier to grow strawberries now in commercial farming unlike it's apple counterpart. Apple farming is very complicated, one wrong move and you loose the seeds...
They both (strawberries and apple) will thrive on temperate regions like Plateau and Mambilla,.. but who will have the patience to grow apple that might not yield well?

Enudapan:
Nah eh! No qualms
This is so unsophisticated

I don't think so
Cos apples are the most
Expensive fruit here in Nigeria
One apple goes as high as 500 naira,
Most times I dey wonder how does apple juice sellers buy there apples and sell those juice at cheaper rate

Apple concentrate. Basically water and apple flavor mixed

Obiorahpcfg:
I stay in Jos, apple grow in jos because of the cold region but not in a commercial quantity

Is it that it cannot be grown in commercial quantity there? Or people just don't bother?

How about Oranges? Oranges also thrive in cold weather. Does Jos grow oranges in Commercial quantities?

richmond500:
OP
We have tropical fruits, these are fruits that grow in Nigeria or Africa.

We also have temperate fruits which doesn't grow here like green apples

These are areas the govt should facilitate to get income in Billions but all,including those northern States are lazy going after'Crude Oil' that has been mismanaged since Independence! Even the Cotton business has gone with the wind.The govt is wasting Billions of Dollars searching for Oil in the Chad Basin,while the World has since moved to Electricity,yet Nigeria is stuck as we don't even have it.Jusk as Tesla Motors!
The reason why apple do grow in Jos is because of the weather like Europe,S/Africa,cold and cool.
Until Babangida regime turned the Jos people against one another and till date violence in Jos is unabated because those who don't own the land wanted to be leaders there and Jos never remain the same!

Cybertext:



There are many reasons why apples are not commercially planted in Jos:
it's complex to grow apple unlike other temperate fruits/veges (strawberries and black berries).

It's highly capital intensive too, hence the cost.

People that grow it in Jos are very wealthy people that just want to show off.... It also takes more time before the trees starts producing, so some of the local farmers don't have that patience to wait years before trees start germinating.
That's the reason why other temperate vegetables/ fruits like cabbage, carrot, berries and strawberries are priotized.

Demand is also a reason.

Your reasons are not attainable.
It's capital intensive, how?
It takes more time more time before the trees start yielding fruits? Is that an excuse? All commercial trees take a reasonable time to produce. Trees like palm, cocoa, Orange, rubber, kola nut, etc. These trees, take years before they start producing, yet we grow it here because they can be produce in commercial quantities in our climate. The truth remains that Apple cannot "survive well" in Jos.

It grows in other parts of the country apart from Jos, even in Lagos, it is what I saw in my cousin's compound, only that it won't produce fruit, cos the budding of the flowers takes place when their is fall in temperature...

Another plant you may not believe that it grows in Nigeria is wheat

Can Apples Really be Grown in the Tropics?

It is a shock to many people that yes, apples can be grown in a tropical climate, and have been grown by the millions for decades.

This goes against the conventional wisdom that apples need between 800-1,000 hours below 7° C. (45° F.) in order to break dormancy and set fruit. But experience has shown that using tropic apple culture methods can fool the tree into thinking that it's chilling-hour needs- whatever they may be- have been satisfied and it will then blossom and fruit. You still must be choosy about which varieties to plant, and the tree will act much different than in a cold climate, but the end result is crisp, juicy, tasty apples.

It was then assumed that apples could be grown only in the highland tropic areas that receive quite a bit of cold weather, but not down in the lowlands with the heat and humidity.

However a three-year study¹ in Nigeria and Southwest Cameroon proved that this was wrong. In that study 18 localities in Nigeria and 8 in Southwest Cameroon comprising both cool highlands and hot tropic lowlands were selected and planted with the apple variety Anna and a pollinator. Several different cultural methods such as planting density and irrigation were employed at each location and an evaluation of the fruit pack-out was done at the completion.

Researchers were surprised to find that some of the warmer lowland areas produced well, and the limiting factor was not temperature, but excessive rainfall. Heavy rains during blossoming prevented pollinating insects from flying, knocked the flower petals and young fruitlets off the tree, and led to problems with foliar disease such as powdery mildew and scab. Better results were obtained with areas with less rainfall but with the potential for irrigation.

http://www.kuffelcreekapplenursery.com/applestropics.htm

Chelsea350:
Apple grows in Jos. Very sweet red Apple. Though I have not seen the green one. The climate of Jos favours it's growth cos it's a high plateau climate. Outside Apple, Jos climate also favours the growth of other exotic crops like strawberry, Purple garden egg, Red Potatoes, lentils,and lots more...

You mean these? Been a while I saw them last. Like a long long while.

And oh, they are called eggplant or aubergines. Thought to mention

Go to Hill Crest School besides Federal Mortgage Bank, close to Plateau State secretariat. Apple tree is there in abundant.
It's a mini dwarf trees, you pluck the fruit without stretching or jumping.

shadrach77:

Don't mind them. They kept shouting "Jos" yet those who are saying Jos cannot mention the specific place where there apples are being grown or those who claim to know the place are unsure if it still exists.

Your answer sounds more like it

Some parts of Kaduna (Saminaka and Kagoro axis), Plateau (Mangu, Jos), Taraba (Gembu) and Cross River (Obudu) all have the right temperature and soil requirements to grow a variety of temperate fruits.

bejick:

yes my dad planted one ling time ago, but the apple it produces are funny looking something like guava shape.

Yes they have such apples in ogun state.

Cheapgadget:
Is only evil apple that grows in Nigeria,

very evil apples grow here, I have the farm

TOPCRUISE:
Yes now. Apple grow wella

This one no be apple o Na naija people de call am apple...It is another fruit entirely

@OP u re such a funny person. Why would you expect Apple to grow in a country being ruled by the highest hierarchy of wicked of the wicked leaders in the World?
Apple cannot grow in a nation being governed by Buhari the wicked general from Niger republic, the desert land where nothing good thrive.
Buhari has transferred the wickedness of Nigerien to Nigeria.
Had it been a righteous leader is governing Nigeria , by now Apple would have been growing in Southern Nigeria.
It cost God nothing to make Apple fruits to grow in Yoruba land.
He has given us varieties of Apple trees already.
We have agbalumo, cocoa, coconut, orange, guava, lime and lemon, grape, tangerine, etc
Apple can grow in abundant in our sea shores.
Apple � � grow in Lagos Ogun, Ondo, Osun and Oyo, coz we are children of God.

inoki247:
All of you shouting yes in Jos why dem no dey sell am in bulk nd carry am come oda part of the country...

At least Soursop nd Sweetsop no b wetin common for Nigeria buh people are still planting it nd e dey grow...


Why to come see apple tree nd the fruit in abundant come hard laik say u dey find crude oil...

RedEnergy:
Apple grows in Jos due to its unique cold environment. Seen it before. They have an apple farm at National institute of Agriculture something something, can't remember the full name, in Jos. But not in enough mass commercial quantity because I think that was part of the institute's research project of trying to find ways to make that possible.

We call that place roots crops it’s managed by the federal government. It’s in Jo’s south just after National institute for policy and strategy studies NIPSS before you get to National veterinary research institute kvom NVRI. That’s where you will see the farm. But I believe the federal government uses it for research

Enudapan:
Nah eh! No qualms
This is so unsophisticated

I don't think so
Cos apples are the most
Expensive fruit here in Nigeria
One apple goes as high as 500 naira,
Most times I dey wonder how does apple juice sellers buy there apples and sell those juice at cheaper rate

It is synthetic, not yet confirmed but a lecturer once told me they make it in Lab.

Enudapan:
Nah eh! No qualms
This is so unsophisticated

I don't think so
Cos apples are the most
Expensive fruit here in Nigeria
One apple goes as high as 500 naira,
Most times I dey wonder how does apple juice sellers buy there apples and sell those juice at cheaper rate

Because it’s not Apple juice you’re drinking it’s High fructose corn syrup and water mixed with apple flavours . Don’t be fooled if you think I’m lying do some research

@OP u re such a funny person. Why would you expect Apple to grow in a country being ruled by the highest hierarchy of wicked of the wicked leaders in the World?
Apple cannot grow in a nation being governed by Buhari the wicked general from Niger republic, the desert land where nothing good thrive.
Buhari has transferred the wickedness of Nigerien to Nigeria.
Had it been a righteous leader is governing Nigeria , by now Apple would have been growing in Southern Nigeria.
It cost God nothing to make Apple fruits to grow in Yoruba land.
He has given us varieties of Apple trees already.
We have agbalumo, cocoa, coconut, orange, guava, lime and lemon, grape, tangerine, etc
Apple can grow in abundant in our sea shores.
Apple � � grow in Lagos Ogun, Ondo, Osun and Oyo, coz we are children of God.
We are the Apple of God's eye.
The time is near, when Jehovah Almighty will set his people free from the wandering Fulani supporters of APC from Futajalon. Buhari is a direct descendants of Pharaoh. He will perish same way pharaoh perished. The Yoruba people shall be set free. Amen

Yes, it grows in Jos but I'd like to believe it can also be grown in Taraba because it's an extremely cold region.

Limassol:
You mean strawberries grows in Jos? Kai! I swear if this is true that place is blessed.

Yes but specially planted but for blue berries they grow in Jos randomly in the hills we call them LEMUN SUNSU. Meaning orange for birds. We go to the hills and get them for free

Yes, cold areas.
Jos, specifically.

I am a soil health specialist.

nnamdi640:
Those things are not real apple juice, they are chemicals flavors.

Even orange and pineapple juice na chemical flavor and sugar people dey gulp

All the juice sef