The Tropical Fruit Forum

Good news to me!  Hope M-4 lives up to all the hype.

Me too, I did not think it would give me any doubt of it's worth, but it did. Now have to ride it out another year. If it sucks, the space will give me more room for another shaded structure for my figs, so I can't lose. lol

Thanks for info Rob. I sorta figured that may be the case but I was hoping there might be a chance. PC is a fast grower and HK seems so slow. Cotton Candy I had and dumped so am looking for something with a different flavor profile.  Phoenix has shown poor quality so far in evaluations out here. All have been sour and off tasting. My friend Steve from Fruitscapes has said every one of them has sucked no matter how long they have ripened on the tree so not a good sign. Then he went on to say Gary said the same thing, that he is disappointed in the tree so does not sound promising.  So that tree more then likely will be pulled!  So I want another variety for my Peach Cobbler for that flavor profile is a bit much for a whole tree!  What about Nancy?  this is upright I believe since it is related to Sweet Tart and that is upright!  Nancy I loved, a great mango!

If your evaluation is correct for all the fruit trees being grown, that would be a downer. I have an M-4 and if it tastes like pineapple, that tree will be gone the next day. 

Must be loads of E-4 'S being sold for I tasted it too. I thought I would hear more about the M-4 but I guess not.

Take that back. Recounted LSU B.  and I have 28 now.  I see 40 -50 for a first year plant.

Our warm temps and high humidity get figs to grow much faster here. Most of my first year cuttings are over 3 1/2 ft. tall and a few at 5 ft. now. My Cavaliere has 21 figs or more on it now and is a rare fig. My LSU Black has just under 20 but I expect about 30 figs minimum it's first year. I think you have to push more fertilizer in what I call snacks. I use a 20/20/20 with micro's and run it at 300-350 ppm which is roughly a half teaspoon per 1 gal of water. This light amount of food given at each watering pushed the growth and fruiting immensely. I also have a good amount of 13/13/13 in my potting mix that is very slow release over a 11 month period. Just remember the bigger the pot, the bigger the plant. All mine will be in 25 gal pots this year! I go from 1 gal to 5 gal, and then 5 gal to 15 gal, and then to 25 gal. for my final pot size. 25 to 30 gal is no difference, they are the same damn pot so a waste of time.

Thanks for that info Brandon! The one Phoenix I tasted at Fruitscapes was grown by Zills and was for a taste testing Steve had for a few of us. I did not taste sour with that one but it was definitely picked too early. I did notice it had potential however! I am impressed with how clean the tree is, much improved over my Dot and a more upright grower.

Nice to see Dot in so many peoples top 3. I find it timeless due to it's unique canned peaches flavor fresh off a tree!

Agree!  not Glenn to my eyes. I just ate a Glenn a few days ago. Still think they are barely above blah!

I am surprised!  my dad did not like mango really, until I introduced that one to him. Now my parents have one and a Dot in their yard. Sorry you didn't like it. Orange Sherbet will change your mind I bet! it is the sister to LZ but amps up the orange flavor.

Usually the only reason to pick early is to beat them damn squirrels which can be the biggest problem.