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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Looking for UF Best and Tropic Snow Peach Trees
« Last post by 561MangoFanatic on Today at 09:55:42 PM »
Quote from: mangoba on April 15, 2024, 07:41:46 PM
Quote from: 561MangoFanatic on April 15, 2024, 11:36:37 AM
I bought one a few years ago but it was very hard to find/get.. I had to convince the seller to sell me/ let me trade one she was selling me for one of her personal trees of UF Best meant for her orchard. Right now during spring time she has peaches for sale and may be selling some trees again but not sure especially UF Best. I missed the opportunity to pick up some rootstocks for grafting some but maybe soon you can get scions? I also have tropic snow and several other varieties

I'm interested in some scions next winter.

Not a problem! I’ll also check with my peach sources and keep an eye out for any trees for sale. Most likely June time is possible but will try to stay in touch if anything.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: PGA (Psidium Growers Association) - thread all about psidiums!
« Last post by xesoteryc on Today at 09:40:56 PM »
My Tropical Pink Guava is flowering right now I think, for the first time. I’m 80% sure but its hard to tell. Is anyone else in the Valley of CA experiencing the same?
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: FL wind damage - please help me save my lychee
« Last post by spaugh on Today at 09:35:47 PM »
Have you chopped many trees down before?.  They just grow right back.  I was not sure if that was also the case for lychess but I had asked about top working them in the past and people here said yes they also grow right back.  That 80% will be back in 1-2 years because the root system is large the tree will grow back quickly. 
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: FL wind damage - please help me save my lychee
« Last post by irun5k on Today at 09:03:54 PM »
Quote from: spaugh on Today at 07:46:58 PM
Chop that part off and let it grow back?

Unfortunately, that inured trunk leads to 80% of the tree.  This is unfortunate for a couple reasons. one- most of the tree is depending on that weakened spot, and two, cutting it off won't leave much at all.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Guava Tree Bug? Development? New to All
« Last post by brian on Today at 07:58:39 PM »
I don't know anything about milk spore.  Japanese beetles are only a problem when they swarm.  I would not worry about a few, simply blast them off with a hose
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Do I need to clean jaboticaba seed before planting?
« Last post by trianglegardens on Today at 07:50:10 PM »
Quote from: shmojojojo on Today at 07:30:48 PM
Leaving a little flesh is fine, but the more you leave on, the more chance of mold. For small batches,
I'll scrape off as much flesh as I can with my front teeth, no washing machine necessary. Did the entire
taproot come off? If so, that one might be a goner. Some loquats are polyembryonic. I'm not sure if they
produce multiple taproots, but give it a shot

Yes, the entire taproot came off, but I planted it anyway. We’ll see what happens🤞

I tried to clean as much pulp off as I could while I was eating the red jabos.
Some had more than others.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: FL wind damage - please help me save my lychee
« Last post by spaugh on Today at 07:46:58 PM »
Chop that part off and let it grow back? 
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Do I need to clean jaboticaba seed before planting?
« Last post by shmojojojo on Today at 07:30:48 PM »
Leaving a little flesh is fine, but the more you leave on, the more chance of mold. For small batches,
I'll scrape off as much flesh as I can with my front teeth, no washing machine necessary. Did the entire
taproot come off? If so, that one might be a goner. Some loquats are polyembryonic. I'm not sure if they
produce multiple taproots, but give it a shot
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Do I need to clean jaboticaba seed before planting?
« Last post by Ognin525 on Today at 07:29:19 PM »
I always have better success cleaning them. Usually I get mold when i dont.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: FL wind damage - please help me save my lychee
« Last post by irun5k on Today at 07:20:32 PM »
Hi all, well it had been long enough I figured so I removed all the repair material.  I'd been letting the hose clamps out a little periodically since the trunk appeared to be growing in diameter.

However, the repair never "took".  The outer piece was a rather thin piece of bark and cambium and did not stay alive.  I suppose the best course of action now it to let it dry/air out a bit and then coat it with some tree sealant?

Overall I don't think this looks too good.  If I had just put the tree in the ground I'd probably replace it.  Yet it did set a few fruit this year so I'll let it ride.  It has been growing extremely fast- I've had to prune it pretty hard or else the extensive new growth is prone to additional breakage.

Additional comments/suggestions appreciated!





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