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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Low Chill Peaches for Orlando
« on: January 15, 2015, 07:28:37 PM »
i second the tropic beauty. i also have tropic snow, uf sun and uf one and they are all exceptional. i never noticed larvae, but i've never really looked. are they really noticeable? i let mine ripen on the tree completely, so i must have eaten them if they were there.

i do have the larvae problem with my papaya, but hopefully it's just them. i spray them with a product called azamax weekly, but it seems to have little effect.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Another COLD (2) mornings next week in parts of FL...
« on: November 18, 2014, 06:36:26 PM »
we're predicted to be in the upper 30s just north of the bay.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Florida Hass Avocado
« on: September 27, 2014, 12:35:21 PM »
^thanks for the taste report. i have one growing so i am interested to hear about your experience with them. what is your zone and about how old was it when it started fruiting

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Weird blooming out of season
« on: September 18, 2014, 09:38:59 PM »
same here on my uf sun

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / monoembryonic nam doc mai?
« on: September 15, 2014, 07:56:57 AM »
i have a ndm that appears to be monoembryonic. has anyone else experienced this? will it be true to seed?

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Wanted: Grafted Giant Red Sugar Apple
« on: September 13, 2014, 09:59:50 AM »
Please let me know if you have or plan to have in the future.

Thanks,
Georges

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Big Red Sugar Apple
« on: September 11, 2014, 08:05:51 PM »
Quote from: ASaffron on September 12, 2013, 10:53:47 AM
I gave my first big red sugar apple to my friend to taste (he's eaten many annonas, and is a very experienced fruit collector)

he said it was the best sugar apple he's tasted!

I've not eaten a whole fruit to myself...I've only tasted a portion of one at Noel's house...so I'm excited to see how this variety compares to the common types I've been eating.

the common types have a fluoride / toothpaste flavor, that I don't really appreciate.

I'm hoping the big red doesn't have this!

I'm about 10 days away from harvesting my 2nd of 3 fruits on my 10 gal big red tree.

I'll be sure to share my honest opinion about this cultivars' flavor!

it's been a long while since i've had a sugar apple but i also remember the toothpaste aftertaste...  i'm interested in this cultivar if there are any available.

edit: adam, do you have any grafted plants available? i'll be in brevard next week.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Big Red Sugar Apple
« on: September 11, 2014, 07:51:18 PM »
Quote from: ASaffron on September 12, 2013, 10:53:47 AM
I gave my first big red sugar apple to my friend to taste (he's eaten many annonas, and is a very experienced fruit collector)

he said it was the best sugar apple he's tasted!

I've not eaten a whole fruit to myself...I've only tasted a portion of one at Noel's house...so I'm excited to see how this variety compares to the common types I've been eating.

the common types have a fluoride / toothpaste flavor, that I don't really appreciate.

I'm hoping the big red doesn't have this!

I'm about 10 days away from harvesting my 2nd of 3 fruits on my 10 gal big red tree.

I'll be sure to share my honest opinion about this cultivars' flavor!

it's been a long while since i've had a sugar apple but i also remember the toothpaste aftertaste... nonetheless, i'm interested in this cultivar if there are any available.

edit: adam, do you have any grafted plants available? i'll be in brevard next week.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: dragon fruit cutting is growing roots at the top?
« on: September 09, 2014, 10:00:03 PM »
let it latch onto whatever it's reaching out for--preferably some natural wood. dragon fruit is an epiphyte (sp?) so the roots are a good sign.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Giant Snails
« on: September 09, 2014, 09:58:10 PM »
Quote from: cos on September 09, 2014, 09:16:44 PM
They are a big [no pun] problem for me on Maui. Sometimes they have such a heavy thick shell we can not stop them but have to throw against hard rock like surface. The problem become worse in pastures as the thicker shelled ones are not trampled.Tthus are naturally selected to inter bread  & produce a very hard shelled strain.
So keep stomping while you can.

gotta love natural selection... please keep them away from the bay area!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: My dragonfruit fought the law(n men) and the lawn men won
« on: September 07, 2014, 11:22:18 PM »
creole for do not cut this: ne coupe pas ca

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: White sapote from seed?
« on: September 07, 2014, 11:02:55 AM »
good to know. thanks for the quick response

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / White sapote from seed?
« on: September 07, 2014, 10:55:53 AM »
Does anyone know if they bear true? I have one growing that came from a nice dwarf.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dream Atemoya, a variety that fruits in FL ! Introduced by Wayne Clifton
« on: September 06, 2014, 09:22:04 PM »
picked my plant up a few hours ago. wayne's a stand up guy and the tree i got was very nicely grafted (saddled) with awesome structure. definitely going to plan a future trip.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dream Atemoya, a variety that fruits in FL ! Introduced by Wayne Clifton
« on: September 06, 2014, 01:38:12 PM »
any updates? i am heading down to bradenton in a bit so i'm already committed but it would be nice to have a taste report.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Tip prunning tips
« on: September 04, 2014, 07:34:01 PM »
i tip prune my soursop continuously to promote bushing and it responds really well. it's fruiting now and i'm still tip pruning the branches without blossoms. hopefully that won't affect anything. soursop seems to grow taller than wide without tipping. i also tip prune my mangoes on each branch, but they are still small (under 4').

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Odd seedling mango
« on: August 06, 2014, 08:43:07 PM »
it is common for some varieties including madame francis. it is referred to as a polyembryonic seed and the tree will be similar to the parent tree.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Ceriman
« on: August 04, 2014, 08:24:57 PM »
what did it taste like? looks like it wood be starchy.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Grafting time
« on: August 03, 2014, 03:45:00 PM »
is that saran wrap? i'm having a difficult time finding grafting tape near me. guess i could always order online.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragon Fruit thread.
« on: August 01, 2014, 11:05:52 PM »
thanks guys. i'm going to look into a refractometer now. would it work on other fruits?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragon Fruit thread.
« on: July 31, 2014, 09:39:08 PM »
taste was excellent! glad it was a red, but i have no idea what cultivar.


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragon Fruit thread.
« on: July 31, 2014, 01:30:59 PM »
can anyone tell me if this is ready to pick?

located in west central florida area and i'm not sure what cultivar it is (first df).

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: White liquid-gel on papaya ?
« on: July 30, 2014, 10:07:14 PM »
looks like something is nibbling/piercing it to me. is there any damage underneath the gel?

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Have Sharwil avocado scions
« on: July 29, 2014, 10:43:37 PM »
i am also interested for next time.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: TopTropicals genip
« on: July 29, 2014, 07:47:35 PM »
i was thinking of keeping it in a pot, but don't want to waste my money if it isn't going to produce fruit. any local experience with them?

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