The Tropical Fruit Forum

You can start adding a thick layer of mulch and organics around the tree to promote
good nematodes which will help keep the bad nematodes in check. This past year I have been
adding a layer of peat, cricket frass, and coffee grounds around all my mulberries and
I have noticed a huge difference in their growth. Also looks like a banner year for fruit
production. 

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Not sure I would want to do that much work for an unproven seedling?
I have not tried to air layer a mango but have heard they don't do well long term
Probably something to do with not having a tap root?
If your seedling proves to be something special why wouldn't you
grow a seedling and graft a scion from your old seedling?
There are so many exceptional mangos available. Whenever you
buy a mango from the nurseries you buy a grafted tree not an
air layer. Anyway if you are determined to air layer your tree, Usually
Spring is the best time. If you air layer a branch it may cause your
seedling to flower

GREAT!!!
How tall is the tree?
What did you do 2 years ago when we had back to back night freezes.

I finally got an escarlate to fruit this year and it's interesting.
I heard they had thicker skin but my fruit had thin skin like the red.
I would describe it as a very sweet red.
As far as the best tasting one it's the same as picking the best mango.
Everyone has their own opinion. For me though it's hard to beat the
red. Thin skin, great flavor and if you eat them early they have a little balance
of sweet and sour and they fruit constantly. I have 4 large trees and there is
fruit on at least one tree almost all the time. My restinga also has a unique
flavor. I also have a M gauciqua that has had a few fruit on it. They tasted like a
lemon drop candy. I wish I could get a handful of fruit. The damn tree flowers
heavy in the Winter and they fruit don't set with the cool dry air. I also have a couple
M strigipes that flower the same time but I have only had a couple fruit.

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I have Peluche, Big Jim, and Avri scions available now

Hello, sadly last year none of my Mulberry grafts or Surinam cherry cuttings were grafted on. Wanted to try again this year so wanted to purchase some.

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thanks

Yes I have seeds available see my ad in the buy and sell selection and pm me if interested

https://www.tropicalacresfarms.com/mangos

This is the best mango information out there including which
seeds are mono and which are poly

I have raised over 100 sugar apples from seeds and I have never
had a seedling grow up and be a different color or different flesh?
I have sold thousands of seeds and no one has told me that the type
of sugar apple I sold them grew up and was different .  YET

I traded for 10 Big Red seeds and I kept two and both produced red fruit
and as far as I know the other 8 trees I gave away were also true.
I never heard different
I have a red Thai I grew from seed and the fruit is red. I also have an
Isan Indigo that I grew from seed and it produces red easy peal fruit.
I raised a seedling from it's seeds and it produces red easy peal fruit.
I also currently have three green Na Dai and green Thai Lessard, Thai red,
Isan Indigo, in my yard and none of the trees have ever produced an
odd colored or odd fleshed fruit. I have never hand pollinated any of the
trees and every year they produce true fruit like their parent

I lost some trees in the freeze a couple years ago but I am currently raising
big eyes from two different sources and two select Thai varieties. I should
get fruit from them in a couple years. Sugar apples have grown true for me so far.
Maybe if I hand pollinated I could change the results?

SEEDS

escarlate                        1.50 limited
red jabo                         1.00 fresh seeds
sabara                           .50 fresh seeds
grimal jaboticaba            2.50  sold
white jaboticaba              2.00  fresh seeds
Restinga jabo                  2.00  fresh seeds 2024


ZDSC                               1.00  Zill's dark suriname cherry fresh seeds available now
Dasyblasta                        1.00 fresh seeds, unique fruit
Pitangatuba                      1.00   fresh seeds
starfruit                            .75 from my grafted mystery tree Very sweet fruit
Sapodilla                            1.00  Morena
Canistel                             1.00 fresh seeds
Ackee                                1.50 fresh seeds
Rainforest plum                  1.00 fruit from two trees available
American persimmon          1.00 ripening now, very sweet fruit
Blackberry Jam fruit            .50
Black Sapote                      1.50 Silas wood seedling self-pollinating
Loquat                               1.00 seeds from sweet white fleshed fruit also have seeds from orange fleshed fruit
Avri Loquat                        1.50 limited very sweet fruit

Na Dai sugar apple             1.00 Easy Peal  2023 seeds now avaqilable
Red Thai sugar apple          1.00  2023 seeds, very productive tree, excellent berry flavor
sugarlata                           2.00 my favorite  2023 seeds available
Thai lessard                       1.00
cherilata                             2.00 fresh seeds limited

Mulberry cuttings $4 each
Thai Dwarf
Shangri La
Tice
White Shatoot
Dwarf everbearing
Black Pakistan
contorted
maui

longan scions $4each
kohala


White sapote $4 each
Sue Belle
Super Sweet
youghan's gold

assorted cuttings/scions  $4 each
Zill's dark suriname cherry
Red hogg plum
dasyblasta
Che  "Norris"

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