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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: looking for a sweet mango
« on: July 24, 2018, 09:16:51 AM »
When it comes to overrated mangos.. personally I think lemon zest is the absolutely most overrated mango (blasphemy right? )
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Dosent look like Haden to me either. I've been enjoying some random seedlings mangoes picked in the Coral Gables area that my co-worker has been giving me. Thought very fibrous, they have been very sweet with that classic mango flavor- and seemingly bullet proof to anthrac spots. Sad to say even killing some bland Pickerings I've been having from my pampered tree in Broward this season. I wish there was a way to have a Mango Seedling competition.
Yes seedling competition that would be great. My parents super old Haden tree’s season is almost over, besides the jelly seed when you pick fruit right they are amazing not only in looks but in taste.
So looking for other sources now since my parents tree is out, my trees are too young, and Lemon zest only tree with fruit is still not ripe. So I’ve been buying from neighbors, have my eye on one who sells Valencia prides from what has to be the biggest tree I’ve seen, but they aren’t ripe yet.
If these are your own trees, is there a reason why you harvested them so early?
Do these look ok to pick from the tree now and let them fully color up in the kitchen? We have a few squirrels around (and random gardeners) and I'd hate to lose one of the 3 mango's I have from my Pickering.
So lots of flowers and no fruit set...took advice and didnt hand pollinate.
As long as your tree is big enough to hold fruit I'd absolutely start hand pollinating. For me my Dream from Wayne on Dream seedling roots hasn't done great with natural fruit set. That could partially be because I've got it a little crowded with other trees nearby, but a Gefner I've got in similarly crowded conditions definitely sets a higher percentage on its own. Even with varieties that set well on their own, hand pollination is still recommended because you will tend to get more complete pollination which means larger fruit.
Yes. I think the fruit will start to sweeten up in the next couple of weeks.I think a lot of hot, sunny summer weather will eventually improve the quality of the fruit. Summer hasn't even begun yet so have faith! (But yes, an early Angie and an early Pickering were both not too sweet.)
Pretty excited to see my Alano Sapodilla starting to flower here in South Florida. Seems a bit late in the season for its first flowers. Hopefully in a couple weeks or months I’ll have some fruit.