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I have the same problem of poor production. I bought 2 trees about 6 yrs ago from Excalibur- Grafted Indian jujube.They have flowered heavily for years, and have tons of pollinating insects on them. Last year was my most productive year -5 of them.Healthy looking trees

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tasted my first ripened choquette which for me in the past were not edible til December and tasted the best when eaten in Jan. Even the squirrels aren't eating them yet.I am inStuart Fl

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Beverly Mango and Qs
« on: August 16, 2014, 04:54:24 AM »
I am picking them now when they break away with a few easy tugs and the sap at the break is clear and ripening them indoors. They are green but ripen well and can be eaten after turning yellow. I do this otherwise the squirrels will get them all.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: White Sapote --anyone growing it?
« on: April 23, 2012, 05:38:20 AM »
I have suebelle 5yrs in ground,homestead 1 yr in ground,vernon 8 yrs in ground and 2 seedlings 8yrs in ground,-no fruit from any and the only blooms are from the suebelle,but no fruit yet. They are very slow growing except for the homestead. Very disappointed so far as I tasted one at excalibure 8 yrs ago and it  was delicious.I live in Stuart Fl and they should grow well here.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Introduce Yourself
« on: March 17, 2012, 06:00:08 AM »
Harry, I have not had a problem with salt water intrusion yet. I moved to Stuart 15 yrs ago and began planting mostly fruit trees. We have had 5 hurricanes pass over my house but Francis,Jean, and Wilma were most destructive. Just before Francis I topped most of my fruit trees in half which saved them but it has taken 7 yrs to return to normalcy. In the time I have been here the coldest temp was 29.2 last year so i am in a warm location about 4 miles from the ocean. Incidently this yr my macadamia is loaded with blooms  as are my mangoes,avacadoes, and longan. i also have barbados cherry,jakfruit,white sapote,bananas,pineapples, sweetsop and soursop,lychee,longan all of which are grafted or airlayered.I moved here with my wife from Plantation and am now retired. 

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I have a vernon from excalibur -grafted-6 yrs in the ground partially shaded that has never flowered and is about 12 feet tall. Also a suebell 4 yrs old with similar history that flowered last year- no fruit - which is flowering again this year-about 6 feet tall. Also have 3 seedlings about 4-5 yrs old that have never flowered and are about 8-10 feet tall.They are all well cared for .

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Introduce Yourself
« on: January 25, 2012, 05:19:54 PM »
My name is Dave and I live in Stuart Florida on 2/3 of an acre.My wife and I moved here 15 yrs ago from Plantation Florida . I read the post of the administrator from West Palm Beach who wanders thru his yard frequently and my wife said I have an identical twin. I am a retired state probation officer so have a lot of time to wander. In our area we live on the northern boundary of coconut palms, royal palms and poicianas. The coldest my yard has been in 15 years was last year at 29.4. At present I have 4 soursops , all seedlings about 3 yrs old, mangoes-NDM,Beverly,Glenn,Rosiegold and a big seedling,a couple Jackfruit- one a Bangkok Lemon 4 yrs old that fruited last year, 4 varieties of white sapote -3 grafted, one flowering and one grafted vernon 6 yrs old that has never flowered- no fruit from any so far, 3 grafted avacadoes,1 macadamia tree, 2 grafted starfruit 10 years old never cold damaged, barbadoes cherry, kohala longan,2 grafted indian jujube that are growing slowly,key limes-4 all seedlings and 2 fruiting about 8 yrs old , an alano sapadillo, many bananas and pineapples.I purchase many of my trees from Ex calibur.

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