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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Any Info on Cotton Candy Mango?
« on: October 15, 2022, 03:43:51 PM »I have not seen freckled dots on OS but CC has them.
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Is the cotton candy mango a winner or loser? It's been out a while, what's the verdict?
Bumping this up as mango season is starting up. I'd be very grateful if anyone has any Malika. I would buy or can trade mangos. I have Venus & Guava mango for trade.
I've never had a Guava mango, but planted a tree based on the wonderful reputation. I have my first fruit, and it looks like I should pick it. Except the stem doesn't look brown. Can anyone chime in and let me know if this one looks ready? What do you look for to make sure it's picked at the correct stage?
Really, Ugly Betty that bad in production??? Or are you being sarcastic?
It tastes delicious though!
If you got there late, it was slim pickings but still interesting.
If you got there at 9 am, I am told there was a long line waiting to get in, several hundred people long.
I also learned that they did a lot of buying and by one or two in the afternoon, the floor was relatively sparse.
In the US, Annona reticulata = custard-apple. Annona squamosa = sugar-apple.
In two months, the cuban beetles will be out chomping annona new leaves. The timing coincides with Annona reticulata re-foliation. The beetles can consume all the new leaves just as they emerge from the bud. If that happens more than once, a small to medium sized tree can die.
Have you tried bagging the fruits, when they are about the size of a quarter?
Old compost bin got knocked over, underneath rollinia tree. The side that it dumped on was the side that became covered in fruit. Have used various ferts in past.
When flowering, hand pollinate and leave some old fruit to rot under the tree. Will attract pollinators over time.
You will need to store pollen in fridge overnight+, separated from plant material (nothing but pollen dust). Sealed, with desiccant pack. Usually don't get male and female flowers on the same nights.
Good luck!
I got this little gem late last summer from truly tropicals. It was a 7 gallon to was about to transfer to a 15 gallon pot. It has not been in the ground for very long and I wasn't going to let it carry fruit but my mother-in-law took a liking to it so I let it carry a few.
Question what happens if you let it ripen on the tree until it is soft to the touch. Will it taste rancid like some of the others
No fruit should really be left on the tree till it gets soft if you can avoid it. Too many potential negative issues.