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Tropical Fruit Discussion / What is your favorite tropical cherry?
« on: January 04, 2018, 04:56:07 PM »
I have three locations for cherry trees. I have a lolita surinam that I love.

Some that I have considered include cherry of the rio grande, barbados, pitomba, and grumichama.

Can anyone comment on the taste and production, and where you are growing them? I'm in San Diego (10a)

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I have a spot in my yard, on a slope, with 8+ hours of full sun.

I have narrowed my choice of fruit tree between the fig and the loquat.

The question is: which tree deserves the spot?

I am totally split, so I will let the compelling arguments of forum members determine which tree takes the spot.

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I have an el bumpo and chaffey cherimoya. I havent tried an atemoya, but I've heard they are quite delicious and would like to add one to the yard.

What is the best tasting variety? What is the best producing variety? Which tree should I ultimately be planting with these two considerations in mind?

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I have a spot in my San Diego yard that gets morning sun and afternoon shade.

What fruit tree should I grow in this spot?

I currently have a pineapple guava, pomegranate, guava, and surinam cherry in shade locations.

What should I add? Will Acerola fruit good fruit in partial shade for example?

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I currently have a bruce canistel and mamey sapote. I have one spot left in the yard for a sapote tree.

In San Diego, what variety of sapote would you suggest growing?

I was thinking of perhaps planting a suebelle white sapote because of how productive it is and its drought tolerance.

Do you have any other sapote trees, or particular varities which are especially productive and delicious?

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I planted an Alphonso and Ataulfo mango tree several months back. They have been doing very well, growing exceptionally (though no fruit considering I missed the season when planting).

I have one spot left in my yard for a mango tree.

What are some good tasting and productive varieties for the san diego climate?

I havent tasted any of the varieties, but I've been interested by Nam Dac Mai or coconut cream. Does anyone in southern california have experience growing a successful variety of tasty mango?

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Citrus General Discussion / Can you overmulch citrus in San Diego?
« on: December 15, 2017, 06:13:22 AM »
I have loads of woodchips ready to go, I just don't know if I can overdo the mulching.

How much is too much mulch?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Overmulching?
« on: December 15, 2017, 03:46:25 AM »
I am in San Diego, and I have planted peach, cherimoya, mamey sapote, canistel, mango, avocado, guava, citrus.

I have been looking for a big mulch drop for months. I walk outside today and see that all of the trees on my street are being uprooted and replaced.

They have the wood chipper on site, and are feeding whole trees into it, leaving behind those beautiful mulch nuggets.

I asked and was able to secure a large load of mulch and spent the day applying it to my trees. I now have at least 3 inches covering every speck of dirt in my yard.

Is it too much? The guy says theyre going to have another truckload ready tomorrow if i want it. I would add it, but is there any risk of 'overmulching' my trees?

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It has turned a dark, rich red and is quite large. How do I know when to pluck it?

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I have a 'Pace' Mamey I planted on a hillside in Carlsbad, California. Supposedly this variety is more cold hardy.

Does anyone have first hand experience, seeing or trying a mamey grown in california?

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Does anyone know about this tree?

I;ve only been able to find one variety, the nursery owner said other varieties are not allowed outside of Australia.

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I recently saw a green finger lime tree at home depot. I called up a local nursery to see what varieties they have (I noticed theres tons of crazy colors).

He told me that standard green variety of finger lime is the only variety legally allowed outside of Australia.

Does anyone know what the situation is? I would love to get pink, red, and other cool varieties if its possible!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Is cherimoya better than atemoya?
« on: October 25, 2017, 04:43:51 AM »
I've only had cherimoya. I can't find atemoya anywhere.

For those who have tried both cherimoya and atemoya, which is better? Which would you rather have planted in your backyard?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Are 'Black Medeira' fig trees overrated?
« on: October 24, 2017, 12:33:51 AM »
I hear of this legendary-tasting variety of fig called 'black medeira'

I live in coastal southern california and I believe I'm in the right place to grow these trees.

But are they productive? Are they finicky?

I have a black mission fig tree in a pot, and was likely going to add a brown turkey fig to my garden. Would black medeira be a better pick?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Are these trees too closely planted?
« on: October 23, 2017, 10:37:59 PM »



Are these trees too close together? They are each around 5-6 feet tall. I plan on yearly pruning to shape and train the canopy so I'm not overrun. Does this look like a long-term problem?

Closest to furthest from camera:

Mid-pride yellow peach,

Bruce canistel, Pace Mamey sapote

El Bumpo cherimoya, Chaffey Cherimoya

Ataulfo Mango, Alphonso Mango

Hass

Zutano

tropic white Guava

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I recently planted a Bruce canistel that has 5 fruits growing.

I've been reading that some describe the canistel as having a latex taste and stickiness. Is this the case with the bruce?

How does Bruce compare in taste and productivity to the Ross?

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Hi everyone!

I have a few questions for your collective expertise:

1) Can anyone verify that this is a red jaboticaba? (it was sold to me as such)

2) how worried should I be about the leaf burn on the the edges of the leaves? It had the leaf burn when I bought it two weeks ago. I have been watering with reverse osmosis water every few days.

3) I have two larger jaboticabas that I have already planted in ground with plenty of worm castings, compost, Mychorizae, and peat moss mixed with native (southern california) soil. My question is, should I plant this very small red jaboticaba, or would it be safer to keep it potted until it becomes larger and hardier? The location of the pot gets less sun exposure than the in-ground location I have prepared for its final destination.




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