The Tropical Fruit Forum

Any first hand knowledge on Ambrosia?  Being named after the "Food of the Gods" is a lot of hype to live up to.

That makes sense. Did you use a gritty mix to plant them in?

WGPHIL   

  What are you growing in winter garden? doesn't it get down right cold in your area ?

I was thinking that but, they guy had keitts and springfels for sell and said it was something he had never seen before. I put it in the ground and still have my fingers crossed.

Are those grafted or from seed?

Also out of curiosity, why pots and not in the ground? 

How would you guys rate/describe the fruit? This is one I am on the fence about.

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It might be worth it to ask of one of the more experienced forum members about sending you some scions to graft, plant some seeds for rootstock and see how it goes. If not you might be able to get someone to send you a bare rooted, grafted tree of an anthracnose resistant variety. I bought one off of eBay that way and it has actually come out of its shock and flushed. I planted it in the ground after nursing it back. I probably got a mediocre known variety passed off as something new and special but hey, I'll know in a few years.

2nd for cutting it down and getting something in the top tier. What do you have access to?

 Why do I feel like I'm standing up at an AA meeting for the first time? ( not that I've ever been to AA, I am of Irish decent so it would just be another awkward family reunion) All jokes aside I'm pretty sure I have a sickness and the only cure is more mango trees. It all started at my local tropical nursery, there I was with good intentions to pick out a mango tree for shade in my front yard like about half of south Merritt island, with there 50+ year old monster trees. At first it was the sweet taste of a Valencia pride and wow what a big mango. the next thing I knew I was back the next day with my wife, tasting and buying a Coconut cream, Carrie, Glenn, and a Kent.  From there it only got worse. looking for room in the yard and cutting down sterile non fruit trees to get my fix by planning out and researching the next tree. Alas, I am running out of yard space with my 15 trees, some not even in the ground yet and contemplating what I would give up if I found a new one I cant live without. I can only assume this echo's a similar scenario for most of us here. Thank you for your support.  "I AM JASON AND I HAVE MANGO FEVER"
 
All that being said, I am also a Firefighter for Orange county and If we can ever get a contract I will probably spend my raise on mango trees, fishing rods, boat parts, and Irish whiskey.  The other 10 percent I will probably waist.