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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Wild Mangoes: Mangifera sp? (Mempalam), M. Pentandra, M Zeylonica, M Laurina...
« on: May 28, 2022, 04:02:43 PM »
Thought it was at least a day off, but was soft so tore into lone m. mangifera? (sp?)

Wow! Wonderful flavor. Sweet with some sour, complex and spicy. Juicy. Some fibers, but not a problem. This fruit is excellent. As good or better than m. laurina.



Just to be clear, this and m. laurina and mempalam were better in flavor than most available mango fruits in store.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: starting seeds without humidity dome - FL summer
« on: May 28, 2022, 03:21:51 PM »
Most annona seeds should sprout fine without covering in FL, depending on time of year and care.

Ilama and others may be exceptions.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Wild Mangoes: Mangifera sp? (Mempalam), M. Pentandra, M Zeylonica, M Laurina
« on: May 28, 2022, 01:02:10 PM »
So far, I would rate in order of favorite to least favorite:

1) m. laurina (little flavor bomb)

2) m. sp? mempalam (yummy juice)

3) m. pentandra (similar to mempalam, less intense)

4) m. zeylanica (similar to mempalam, less intense)

5) m. casturi (funky)

6) m. altissima (sweet and simple)

Limited sampling, and could vary considerably, this is my experience.

New one to try in a day or so, m. sp? mangifera?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Wild Mangoes: Mangifera sp? (Mempalam), M. Pentandra, M Zeylonica, M Laurina
« on: May 28, 2022, 11:22:59 AM »
I agree Future, potentially useful genetics in these little treats.

Tried m. altissima this morning. Small fruit with a little fiber, not bad. Sweet, not much complexity. Worth eating.





Not sure what the other one is.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: WHAT STEALS GREEN MANGOES???
« on: May 27, 2022, 02:47:08 PM »
Humans

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Wild Mangoes: Mangifera sp? (Mempalam), M. Pentandra, M Zeylonica, M Laurina
« on: May 26, 2022, 08:06:13 PM »
m. pentandra





Pentandra was similar to mempalam. Some fiber, juicy, sweet/sour mix with some spice and complexity. Not as powerful flavor, but good. Another good juice source.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Mangifera sp? (Mempalam)? VS M. Pentandra
« on: May 26, 2022, 07:38:29 PM »








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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Mangifera sp? (Mempalam)? VS M. Pentandra
« on: May 26, 2022, 01:41:55 PM »
Add 2 more.

M. zeylanica
Tried a few days ago and difficult to recall the taste in detail. Similar to mempalam and pentandra, sweet with some complexity. Need to try more. Perhaps tallest of mango relatives.

M. laurina
small to medium sized. Not much fiber, not a ton of flesh. Flavor is very good. Sweet, good acid balance, with some complexity, citrus and resin. Fairly juicy, noted to be very juicy when all the way ripe. Probably my favorite of the 4 discussed so far in this thread, sweetest. Tree reportedly gets very tall.

Wonder how vigorous these will be grafted onto indica. Growing all seeds out.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: My Yard 2022
« on: May 24, 2022, 11:48:12 PM »
Beautiful! Your home and garden look in harmony with the natural surroundings, and it will only get better. Would be fun wandering around trying to id everything.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Khans Edible Oasis Video Yard tour
« on: May 24, 2022, 01:37:00 PM »
Beautiful yard and nice collection! Lots of fun watching the video, looking forward to seeing more of your oasis.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Which mango variety do you recommend me for this case?
« on: May 23, 2022, 12:03:24 PM »
Pickering sounds like a good option, and Edward is a very good mango. Don't know as much about growth habit of Edward, but solid mango and seems to produce well.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Jackfruit tree : fruit turning black
« on: May 22, 2022, 07:22:30 PM »
Me too, we all are.

Jak flowers look like little fruits. Male flowers form first, and on branches, females later from the trunk.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Yangmei (Morella/Myrica rubra) thread
« on: May 22, 2022, 03:32:57 PM »
Question for Nate and others:

Is now a good time to graft from the last trees ordered?

Only have 1 WuSu alive from last order, and the green shoots are droopy and some have wilted and dried out. Seems the roots are not that healthy, and this plant continues to struggle. Wondering if it is a good idea to see if it will graft onto m. cerifeira now, or if I should wait.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Please critique my watering method
« on: May 22, 2022, 03:21:39 PM »
I agree, sounds pretty hi tech without the need. Cool that you are thinking about finding the best way, just not needed with many plants.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Mango Reviews
« on: May 22, 2022, 02:22:03 PM »
Happy Anniversary Joe!!

Waiting on all those to ripen as well. The Julie from yesterday was probably a day overripened. Still, was able to appreciate much of it.

Maybe its because I know there aren't as many mangoes around this year; seems like everything tastes better. Able to appreciate different flavor profiles more, and definitely less picky.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Jackfruit tree : fruit turning black
« on: May 22, 2022, 02:15:13 PM »
Hello

You are probably seeing male flowers develop, then dry and drop.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: *** Hyper rare Eugenia for sale! *** (reservation)
« on: May 19, 2022, 01:30:42 PM »
Hello

When you say taste is similar to e. uniflora, does that mean it tastes like a really good Surinam cherry, or like the common ones that have the harsh aftertaste?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Lemon Zest and Orange sherbert mango
« on: May 19, 2022, 09:43:59 AM »
A very fond memory I have, devouring OS's poolside at a resort in Key Largo. Everyone was eating their fried food and sandwiches, but staring at the smiling caveman dripping mango juice all about. Heavenly.

Having said that, I've had an LZ or 2 that were simply astounding and more complex than OS.

So, I have an OS tree, an NDM with a large part that is OS, and a seedling LZ. Will probably add LZ grafts this summer.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Lemon Zest and Orange sherbert mango
« on: May 19, 2022, 07:39:43 AM »
Fruitwise, a perfect LZ beats a perfect OS, but not by much. Most LZ's I've had were not "perfect."

OS has less problems with disease, and is easier to manage.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: WTB Triumph and Suruga Persimmon Trees
« on: May 10, 2022, 05:51:46 PM »
Suruga is out of stock for now, but might be worth getting on wait list.

https://justfruitsandexotics.com/product/suruga-persimmon-tree/

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Persimmons report. How's your fruit set this season
« on: May 10, 2022, 05:22:23 PM »
Suruga has awakened, but not seeing any flowers yet. Flowered last year, couldn't tell if it set or not, flower cores eventually dried up.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Yangmei (Morella/Myrica rubra) thread
« on: May 08, 2022, 12:42:40 PM »
Here are 2 of the 3 seedlings from Nate:



Just repotted them. They are tough as nails, not like the bareroot trees from China. The other seedling is planted in ground next to Biqi. Not as pretty as the 2 in pots, but doing well enough.

Seems yangmei can do better in pots than I thought.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Mangifera sp? (Mempalam)? VS M. Pentandra
« on: May 08, 2022, 12:17:19 PM »
Update:

The mangifera species I've been posting about (mempalam) is not mangifera pentadra. Just received fruits of m. pentandra, and was told that mempalam is a yet to be named species. Will post pics and give review on m. pentandra shortly.

Here is the fruit, not yet ready for consumption:



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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Yangmei (Morella/Myrica rubra) thread
« on: May 06, 2022, 12:50:31 PM »
WuSu has been wilty, and An Hai seems to have lost its buds and died off. Any idea what's going on here Simon?


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Where would be the best way to get rare theobroma and cacao varieties?
« on: May 04, 2022, 08:42:12 PM »
Order from Colombo with confidence. Same with TomekK.

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