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Better late than never.....found my first Lemon Zest on the ground yesterday. Yay! Will see what all the chatter is about. Will be enjoying LZ and Sweet Tart too.
My usual favorites were coco cream, sweet tart, ice cream, my mahas were just ok and lacking on characteristic table stench, great but no punch. Never was crazy for NDM but thought this year was on point for NDM and best I can remember. Picked up a NDM tree for my yard as it's a compact grower and a small space that, well just needed another mango lol. Had some brahm Kai meu that were like sugary carrots, have to like 🥕 🥕🥕🥕 to be down for that. -joep450
From about a dozen 'Po Pyu Kalay' trees scattered around various parts of the Truly Tropical property--- eastern slope and dry and sea-breezy, to hilltop dry and windy and most sunny, to western hillside adjoining regularly-watered shadehouse--- there were "Lemon Meringue" fruits, often in abundance, from mid April until late July.
Both tend to be top-tier-eating quality, but with some being mediocre, per the growing conditons of the moment.I believe 'Po Pyu Kalay' is probably the better tree--- especially having more floral resistance to fungus, and therefore way more fruit set in highly humid conditions.Note that this is based on very limited side-by-side observations--- one tree of each, in Jupiter Farms. I would like to be proven wrong, by fairer trials.'Lemon Zest' is the better fruit.As for skin infections of bacterial black spot... almost all mango varieties readily get that, in non-sprayed groves.
Quote from: Mark in Texas on August 24, 2017, 09:34:56 AMBetter late than never.....found my first Lemon Zest on the ground yesterday. Yay! Will see what all the chatter is about. Will be enjoying LZ and Sweet Tart too.Mark, the first few LZ from my trees were duds and tasted like water. It wasn't till the later fruits ripened that I got the full LZ experience and it is one of my favorite varieties now. I agree with Har that the LZ blooms are highly suceptable to Powdery Mildew where as my PPK had little or no issues with PM. On a side note, my LZ grafted onto Lavern Manilla rootstock had excellent fruit set and seems much more resistant to PM. Simon