The Tropical Fruit Forum

Are there grafted cultivars that are a better quality, or are they true to seed?

Here if we're lucky we can get around 71-73 °F during the coldest nights. And it happens exctlly between the second half of december and the end of january.
Local farmers manage to get their mangoes flower even during the rainy hot season  spraying them with a solution of potassium nitrate.
But i want my mango to flower spontaneously, no need for chemicals!
I'll be patient another more season then i'll decide what to do!

What mango varieties do will in the Philippines with the humid and rainy weather?  I have had problems with anthracnose and want to try varieties that are anthracnose resistant.

Eugenia uniflora is native to Southern Brazil and I have several varieties.  My darker varieties are the sweeter ones and the taste is reminiscent of a cherry, though not quite as sweet.  They grow as small trees, but many people trim them as hedges to make them more compact and easier to harvest.  Given that you have many seedlings, you could do this as well.  Good luck with your pitangas (Suriname cherries name in Brazil).

If nobody has tried this, I will give it a shot and see if it works.  Does anyone know where I can get scions of good cultivars of persimmons?

Loquats don’t need full sun, and the fruit is very seedy.  I vote for the figs.  I have LSU purple and Texas Everbearing that do well in full sun.

What is the cultivar of "red sweet pomelo", and can it be obtained at CCPP?

I had 7 trees in Kilauea, and the Hass was the best producer for me also.  I will try that one with Sir Prize to cross pollinate.

Follow-up.  The one seedling that sprouted dampened off and died.  Still no other seeds have sprouted.  This is strange as I have planted many Annonas before and usually get high rates of germination.  I have many 1-2 year old seedlings ready to be grafted onto.  I hope I can get a scion from you Luke when they become available.

I understand completely.  It is for this reason I am looking to increase my chances of picking a cultivar that works in my environment.  I'd hate to plant some avocados that won't do well here, and waiting 5 years just to see if I made a good choice, doesn't seem prudent.  For this reason, I'm hoping someone can share some of their knowledge and point me in the right direction.

Thanks Frank.  What part of Kauai are you?  I lived in Kilauea for several years.  Any suggestion of which varieties do best in higher rainfall areas?

I got one of six to germinate.  Still waiting for others.  Soaked 24 hours then planted in Perlite/peat with bottom heat.  I still want to graft a scion to get true to type when they become available in the Spring.  (Please hold one for me Luke.)

Thanks Spaugh for your suggestion.  So, rootstock may not be my issue; and selective location and mulching is the best way to prevent root rot (from Phytophthora cinnamomi)?

So my 30 yo avocado lost all it's leaves this past winter in Brazil, and it never came back.  Not sure what caused its demise, but I want to plant some new ones.  I still have a small avocado about 8 feet tall that I want to top work as it was just a seedling.  Because of my heavy rainfall and humidity, I think the Florida avocados would do better in my climate.  Can anyone shed some light on this and maybe suggest which cultivars I should graft?  My temperatures rarely go below freezing, but it still is possible.