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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: mangosteen and lychee, growing in warm enclosure
« on: June 28, 2018, 01:14:03 AM »
wow! great job! looks like so much fun 
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / need help pruning/shaping tree after grafting
« on: June 28, 2018, 01:02:45 AM »
Hi All,
So my sir prize graft took it's been about 2weeks since it flushed from bottom right node of the scion. My question is should I prune the top part of the scion where i marked it? the growth came out pretty nice and straight so thinking about keeping that as the tree. I was concern that there is alot of energy stored at the tip of the scion and if I cut it. it might kill the graft? I'm i just over thinking this? not just this but for other grafts as well do you prune part of scion to shape your trees.....or should I wait awhile before doing that?
So my sir prize graft took
it's been about 2weeks since it flushed from bottom right node of the scion. My question is should I prune the top part of the scion where i marked it? the growth came out pretty nice and straight so thinking about keeping that as the tree. I was concern that there is alot of energy stored at the tip of the scion and if I cut it. it might kill the graft? I'm i just over thinking this? not just this but for other grafts as well do you prune part of scion to shape your trees.....or should I wait awhile before doing that?228
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: giving mangosteen a try in Southern California
« on: June 19, 2018, 02:18:37 PM »
might need to give it some shade
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: IS it easier to grow Lychee or Longan in Southern California?
« on: June 19, 2018, 12:22:21 AM »
in short Longan is easier.....isnt picky about fertilizer and takes less water
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: lychee experts how do you pick out a good young airlyared lychee tree?
« on: June 19, 2018, 12:20:53 AM »
Simon and Andrew which water filters do you guys recommend?
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: lychee experts how do you pick out a good young airlyared lychee tree?
« on: June 18, 2018, 04:07:36 PM »
thanks simon and that's an awesome looking tree Sir! short but already have full shade canopy!
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: lychee experts how do you pick out a good young airlyared lychee tree?
« on: June 18, 2018, 03:15:52 PM »Try to find one with a thick trunk and one that already has good branching. Many of the Lychee trees have scale on them so inspect the trees carefully. Lychees will naturally fill out into a dense rounded canopy, some varieties like Sweetheart can be a little more lanky.
Watch out for soil and water quality. If the pH of the soil is around 6.5, your Lychee will be pretty happy as long as it also gets good water. They love rain or RO water. If you can get good water, a garden water hose filter works wonders.
Mulch heavily and the Lychee will be happy. Lychees also love Iron.
Here’s a small Fei Zhi Siu air layer that I grew out in a pot for one year before planting at my mother in laws house a few months ago.
Simon
Simon if you had to chose one with thick trunk but bad branching vs thinner trunk with good branching which one would you pick? some of the ones that I saw that had thick trunk was just a a stick with only couple leaves on them. Also from your experience does most sweethearts want to weep? I have an older one and that's all it wants to do and I gave up and let it do its thing....
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: lychee experts how do you pick out a good young airlyared lychee tree?
« on: June 18, 2018, 02:02:10 PM »Prune it right. I have had issues growing lychee, lost over 4 plants and $500 total. finally figured out, its water and sulfur. need both these optimum at all times. now my plants are thriving and growing well. After I pruned it got excellent shape and forced vigorous growth. The plant is Hakip, it also has graft of Sweetheart and No Mai Tze that took.
glad to hear you figured it out behl....behl do you wait until the tree is a little older to prune or do you try to correct it early on?
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / lychee experts how do you pick out a good young airlyared lychee tree?
« on: June 18, 2018, 01:38:44 PM »
Assuming general health of the tree is good what else do you look at? For any other type of fruit tree I would look at trunk size over form of the tree. But it seems to me for lychee form of tree is a lot harder to correct. You cant prune too heavily in fear they might not bounce back and new growth seems to grow pretty erratic and unpredictable. So I find myself looking for a tree that is straight and looks like a tree vs. a branch that is heavy on one side. Am I doing this wrong? if so how do you correct the form of lychee trees?
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Industrial garden hoses
« on: June 15, 2018, 11:35:03 PM »
if you talking about regular garden hoses i like the craftsman black hoses. they 're going to be harder to replace warranty since tjey dont have that many sears around anymore but I had mine for 5 years now and they look brand new
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Will be in Anaheim next week, looking 4 nyseries
« on: June 13, 2018, 11:31:53 AM »
don't waste your time at mimosa in anahiem.....way over priced two must go is mimosa in L.A. and champa.....champa is smaller but trees are better taken care of in my opinion
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Are mature lychee trees less fincky?
« on: June 10, 2018, 07:34:54 PM »
they hold fruit better as the airlayered tree mature, 3year and on. I think it takes that long for them to grow a root system that can sustain fruit. some would fruit early but its at a high cost a young tree. They are sensitive to wind I think at any age of course damage is magnify when they are younger. in my experience they are pretty resistant to disease. I have mine for over 3 years and not once I have to treat it with anything. they are picky eaters. Mine likes oscomete, compost, worm casting and fish/seaweed emulsion. Anything else burns their leaves even the generic oscomete
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: mango or cherimoya...cherimoya fruit quality the same in container as in ground?
« on: June 08, 2018, 08:47:06 PM »
thanks frank wow that troop looks kool!
In the ground although I’ve had equally great tasting moyas in pots. Talking about cherimoyas my last of a long season
Helmet and Trompo
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: mango or cherimoya...cherimoya fruit quality the same in container as in ground?
« on: June 08, 2018, 05:00:33 PM »Best of both worlds - bottomless RootBuilder pots. Roots root into native soil and reap the nutrients and water you applied to this "raised bed" top down. You have more control, no root spin out or girdling, can expand the pot at any time creating a very fibrous efficient root system in a smaller "pot".
Mark the area I have available for containers is on a cement slab If not they would already be in ground
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: mango or cherimoya...cherimoya fruit quality the same in container as in ground?
« on: June 08, 2018, 11:27:06 AM »In my experience, my in ground Cherimoya and Mango have been better tasting than the potted fruit. I’m sure if you’re really on top of your fertilization schedule, you probably wouldn’t notice a difference. I’m just guessing but I believe this is caused by the washing away of minerals/fertilizers from the soil of potted plants due to frequent watering. My Cherimoya in a pot still tasted good but if I recall correctly, it was 1-2% Brix lower than what I get compared to my in ground tree. The variety was HoneyHart.
Potted Mangos I’ve tried are Sweet Tart and Mallika. Mallika is inconsistent anyways but the potted Sweet Tart was still good, from memory.
It’s a toss up, I’d go with the fruit you want to eat more.
Simon
Thank you simon...how big was the container for your sweet tart and mallika?
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / mango or cherimoya...cherimoya fruit quality the same in container as in ground?
« on: June 08, 2018, 11:03:43 AM »
so my lemon tree finally died....when we moved in it was already in bad shape. I tried to save it but it finally croaked. So mango or cherimoya? I already have two mango trees in ground but wouldn't mind another. No cherimoya in ground yet but I have lots of room for container trees and only one spot in ground. And I feel cherimoya fruits better in pot vs. mangos. Does being in a container effect the quality of fruit for cherimoya? I don't mind a couple fruit a tree but is the quality of the fruit is the same? What's your thought?
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Three Grafted Mango Trees for Sale $60 (Orange Essence, Cotton Candy, & M4)
« on: June 02, 2018, 01:43:01 AM »Anyone in SoCal have anything like this for sale? Ill buy them....
hehe you can't even get rootstock for that price :p
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Brewster lychee from Mexico 1.99lb at most Asian stores in Oc
« on: May 31, 2018, 11:40:02 PM »
moral of story don't let them chew on the seeds especially unripe ones....that being said me being an adult I ate 2lbs last night....survived and went back and bought another 3lbs this afternoon hahahhaha
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / vans nursery in Westminster .ca. review
« on: May 31, 2018, 11:22:57 PM »
great little nursery popped up I'm my neighborhood so had to drop by. The owner is super nice and pretty knowledgeable. good assortment of annonas lychee and Longan. I was able to pick up a nice 7gallon sweetheart for my uncle for 120.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Brewster lychee from Mexico 1.99lb at most Asian stores in Oc
« on: May 30, 2018, 09:47:36 PM »
heads up lychee lovers I even found a store was on sale for 1.39lb. 50%of it was mehhhh 10% was top notch fragrant and very yummy the other 40% was yummy....all in all for 1.99lb it's a steal. I'm pretty sure it's Brewster=big seed very juicy and has that rosy fragrance to it
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: avocado reed problem what is it?
« on: May 30, 2018, 12:32:52 AM »
thanks brad good thing I asked I thought it was spots at first....got some soap insecticide and it looks like it stopped spreading
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Where to buy mango? (Fresno ca)
« on: May 29, 2018, 12:10:04 AM »
ask for their nursery manager and they can special order it for you.....mine does it all the time
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: How should I package lychee fruit for mailing?
« on: May 28, 2018, 06:45:23 PM »
stofoam box and ice gel packs....which variety do you have pm me if you have extra I'm interested in buying some
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Where to buy mango? (Fresno ca)
« on: May 28, 2018, 06:42:14 PM »
you can get manilla seedling from lowes or home depot once settled you can graft any variety on....plenty of post on it especially a pretty in depth one by simon
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: lychee online.com
« on: May 28, 2018, 02:07:29 AM »
I haven't seen any market that sells sweetheart
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