The Tropical Fruit Forum

Yes, same here. I had some Gold Nugget that was already ripe a week ago, now I have more that are yellow but not ripe yet. Seems the fruits get sweeter if you wait about a month after it turns yellow. For me that seems to be about mid-Jan to Feb. Gold Nugget taste good if you pick them at the right time.

On the other hand, my Ponkan has been ripening for the last month and you can pick any yellow(ripe) fruit off the tree and it will be sweet. It seems to hang on the tree ripe longer so its easier to get good tasting fruit if its yellow.

Hello, I am new to the forum.  I planted a Holiday avocado four years ago and I noticed fruit on the tree for the first time two months ago.  The tree was pretty much left alone with drip irrigation and ignored for the last few years.  I don’t know when the first fruit set on the tree.  I have about 5 avocados total on the tree and I would hate to pick any if it’s not ready.  Based on what I read, if it’s this year’s fruit then it’s not ready and I should wait but I truly do not know if these are from last year.  Can you look at the pictures and tell me if it’s ready to harvest?  Thanks!

Quote from: containerman on December 15, 2020, 10:05:12 AM

I read a few different articles so they are actually considered a mandarin and not an orange correct ?

Sugar Belle is a cross between Clementine and Minneola tangelo.
Yes, it would technically still be considered a mandarin, although due to both its parents, a very "orange"-like mandarin.

The exact delineation between mandarins, tangors, oranges, etc, is not always a completely clear one.

Quote from: Millet on December 14, 2020, 11:17:01 AM

most people would agree with you that Kishu is generally described as a good tasting fruit.   I think it is a good tasting fruit.  The main problem with
Kishu for many people is that it is just to small to mess, with especially small after peeling it.

The fruit size is not an issue for me at all, since they are effortless to peel, and the inside is virtually seedless (maybe only one or two seeds in every one out of four fruits).
With it being so easy to peel, taking no effort, it is as easy to peel four or five little Kishu fruits as it is to peel one regular mandarin, at least that is the way I feel.
It is certainly easier to peel and eat several Kishu fruits than it is to eat a mandarin that has several seeds in it.

Look, if these little fruits were harder to peel, like many mandarin varieties are, or had many seeds in them, I would not bother, but having such loose skin makes having to peel several fruits not feel like work.
I think Kishu is probably the easiest mandarin out of all the varieties to peel, since the skin is so loose. Even a little bit easier than Satsuma.

I got my first kishu fruits there year and they were good, sweet and flavorful.

Owari satsuma is still my favorite mandarin that I've grown so far, though.  It is similar to kishu but the fruits are larger.

Quote from: citrange on October 26, 2020, 07:00:41 AM

Limón mandarina is a hybrid between the mandarin orange and the lemon. It is preferred over other varieties of lemons or limes in Costa Rica because it is easier to peel, juicier (and therefore easier to squeeze), has beautiful orange pulp, and is slightly more sweet than the regular lemons or limes yet still very sour.
From:
http://ardentlight.com/ministry/lemon/

Yes!!  That’s it in the picture! How do I find seeds or plants?  I might need some help from our tico members so I get the right seeds.  Seems to be some debate over what this is.

And yes, it’s absolutely delicious.  Perfectly bridges the gap between sour and sweet.  Like a lime and a mandarin had a baby.