That's very funny Harry. LOL
Great replies/recommendations people. Thank you.
I'm trying to play it safe and was down to 3 finalists to choose from: Mai1, Mai2 and J31.
After getting your input, I've deleted Mai2 (thanks for the heads up Rob). So, now I'm down to Mai1 and J-31.
The reasons why these 2 are the finalists are:
Mai1: Famous taste with almost/practically no latex and is productive from what I've gathered online.
J-31: Great taste and texture, productive, large, minimal latex? And, from one of the Tom Cruise movies (almost), "You Had Me At:" Will often produce off-season fruit during the fall and winter.
Seriously, is this true? Has anyone had this experience with J-31? That it will often produce off-season fruit during the fall and winter? Any input on this will be appreciated.
FloridaGreenMan,
Ex-Red, great nickname, I like that! LOL
But seriously speaking, as always, thank you so much for your valuable info.
I've been trying to get the grafted Excalibur-Red for the past 6 months. But, the people at Excalibur Nursery keep telling me to just wait 2 more months.
I love Excalibur, but I've decided to play it safe and exclude it from my list to choose from. Perhaps down the road I'll purchase it. But, I want to see and taste it first.
By the way, if I choose the J-31 (very tempted to), I hope it won't be affected too much by cold winters, since I'm further south from you. I'm in Miami, FL.
Hey guys, I had no idea there was so much fruit-tree/jackfruit activity going on up there in Boynton Beach, Coral Springs, Davie... You guys are awesome!
I only have 4 spots in my yard to plant:
(Spot1) A grafted winter ripening avocado cultivar (that I haven't really found/decided on yet)
(Spot2) A grafted Excalibur-Nursery Spanish-Lime fruit tree, with free-stone in the fruit and male/female flowers on the same tree.
Excalibur told me, in the middle of last year, that it would be available sometime this year.
(Spot3) A grafted Sweet Heart TM Lychee fruit tree.
(Spot4) A grafted Jackfruit cultivar (J-31 and/or Mai1).
I am considering to forget about finding a grafted winter ripenin avocado and replace it with Jackfruit!
If it's true that J-31 Jackfruit will produce off-season fruit during the winter and fall. Then, I'll just plant the J-31 and Mia1, and forget about the winter ripening avo (if it exists at all).
Before I make my final decision, I'm planning to find some time/$, and set up an appointment to visit Richard Campbell (in my last post I miswrote his name, sorry) at Fairchild's Williams Grove. And, if Mr. Campbell would be so kind, see what he thinks.
Thank you for all the help. I'll keep you guys posted.
Leooel