The Tropical Fruit Forum

We have never had it produce a big crop,have about a dozen and a half nice size mangoes on the east side of the tree only for some weird reason, the smaller fruit are also on top of the tree but as I said they are dropping like flies.Great tasting mango,I cant wait to compare it to the Young,that tree has a bunch on it right now for only being 3 years old,we will see if it lives up to the hype test.

I sometimes "guesstimate" my concentrations of foliar spray.. At times I mix them a little on the "thick" side, literally.. I have even sprayed my "heavy" mix only days apart without any leaf damage at all... I think the granular is by far more dangerous if too concentrated!

My coconut cream mango has branches that are curling a little; is this normal?  My other mangos have branches appear to grow straight.

If it's not dying, then it sure look very very depressed or close to dying.  Just recently bought a carrie mango tree in a 5 gallon container with some bloom.  I repotted it in a 15 gallon not long after purchasing it in potting soil and mulch.  Then started noticing all the bloom became brown/died, so i spread some copper fungicide.  Well now the leaves are dropping and the blooms are history, and the leaves that are on the tree look like they're on their last leg... any idea??

Thanks jeff 
The limbs I trimmed back were about 20" long and straggly-It awfully nice to see the huge amount of growth in a tree which wasn't doing anything...hopefully it will fruit next year however ( the tree was from a 7 gallon container)

Quote from: Berto on April 09, 2012, 10:18:54 PM

Get a hawaiian avocado: Nishikawa; Fujikawa; Malama; Kahaluu. 
With all respect to Florida avocados, they are not as tasty as a hawaiian avocado.  As a matter of fact, I have one choquette that I really enjoy eating it towards the end of the season.  However, hawaiian avocados are the best, in my humble opinion. 

I believe that  nurseries in Fort Myers may carry hawaiian avocados.  Call the Treehouse nursery and also call Fruitscapes.  They should be able to locate one.

Hi Berto, you took the words right out of my mouth. I bought some Florida avocados to trial here and they pale in comparison to any of our cultivars. BTW, i think Wurtz is one of the worstz aovs i have planted here. Don't think very highly of ever present Hass either. You Florida folks are really missing out on the really good avocados!

Quote from: Cookie Monster on April 09, 2012, 09:19:09 PM

U yankin my chain cowboy. The lula has a distinct sweetness to it. To the native floridian who's used to west indies race avocadoes, it may be undectable. But to someone like me who's grown up eating mexican race avocadoes -- it's sweet.

Funnily, I did a quick google search of 'lula sweet' and the 2nd hit says "The fruit of the Lula avocado tree has a slightly sweet taste." Guess I"m not the only one :-)

I'm not knocking lula -- it's a good cado. But, the FL hass is nearly identical in flavor to the california hass (probably why they called it hass :-). At any rate, my opinion is strongly biased towards mexican x guatemalan race avocadoes having grown up surrounded by thousands of acres of hass/pinkerton avocado orchards.

Quote from: bsbullie on April 09, 2012, 09:05:56 PM

Sorry Jeff, I am going to have to disagree totally with your description of the Florida Haas.  Wurtz is way closer to the Cali Haas when the Cali Haas is at it best.

Me thinks you still have California on the brain 

Whats your thoughts on the Wurtz ?  need to get you in a blind taste test with a Wurtz, a Haas and a Florida Haas...would love to see how you do 

Quote from: ShowmeyourKeitts on April 09, 2012, 08:44:50 PM

The pine borers got my Choquette, in need of a new avo... 
What is the consensus on the "Florida Haas"?  I want to shy away from another Guatemalan type avocado, I have several neighbors with trees that produce huge crops.  According to internet wisdom, the FH was selected from a tree in Fort Myers.  Supposedly a decent Mexican type avocado.  Apparently self-fruitful...  Anybody out there with experience with the above?
Open to suggestions.  I'm located in Englewood, 10a
Thanks

Go with a Wurtz.  It is way better in quality than a FL Hass.  Next choice would be a Lula.  Both have a high oil content  and creamy with Wurtz being a little more rich with a fuller flavor.  Both are cold hearty with Lula able to take it down to 15 degrees and Wurtz at 15-20.

The main thing that was screwing me over when I started was leaving the plants out in the yard after I grafted them. Rain would get to them and they would die. Since I stated keeping all of my newly grafted plants under my covered porch I have had almost 100% takes.

Quote from: Cookie Monster on April 09, 2012, 03:20:20 PM

The most important variables in grafting are: time of year, type of graft, quality of cut, cleanliness of instruments, sharpness of blade, quality of rootstock and quality of scion. Once you've got those things down, then the type of securing tape and type of moisture barrier are insignificant. The main goal is to make sure you've secured the scion and roostock together in a way in which the cambium layers are touching and to ensure that the scion is not allowed to dehydrate nor receive outside during the healing process. Whether this is done with bands, green tape, plastic bag, etc is largely irrelevant.

Hi Jeff

I have been very successful grafting annoas this year. I've notice some of the grafts that pushed new growth real fast have turned black and died. Why is this happening and should I leave the graft alone to see if it pushes again?

JF
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