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Do folks have experience growing velvet tamarind outside of its native range? Has anyone made observations of their plant after experiencing a frost? I have a few seedlings that have been growing steadily in my passive greenhouse in Santa Cruz CA 9b. Our winter was so mild this year, they have had zero damage. Most sources list them as tropical. Thanks for any info!



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Mangos love sand
We’ve got plenty of that here in Florida💪
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Mangos love sand
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Hey y’all,
I just purchased my first mango tree!

I currently have a loquat, starfruit and dragon fruit as well.

I am located in northeast Florida in zone 9b

I chose a grafted Pickering mango in a 3 gallon container and I intend to continue to grow this tree in a container due to the occasional freeze that we have here.

How long can I leave the plant in this 3 gallon container before I should up pot it into a 5 gallon pot?

And what organic soil do you recommend?

I am currently using 80% organic forest mulch and 20% organic mushroom compost for my main soil mixture throughout the garden.

Would this mix work well for a mango tree?

Or should I mix in 50% native sand/soil with 50% of the above mixture?

Any advice is greatly appreciated!
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Hello mango experts of the world!

This is zone 10a on the west coast of Florida. Very mild, warm, and dry winters.

I have a client that has a large and very healthy seedling mango tree that will produce flowers, but doesn't set much fruit at all. Maybe a handful if they are lucky per season. The fruit it does set are small, hard, and never seem to ripen. This has been the story since it's been in the ground.

They told me that it was a volunteer seedling that they just threw out with their compost. The leaves are very green and vibrant with no signs at all of powdery mildew or anthracnose.

They have mulch around the tree and it gets sufficient water. They also apply compost regularly. It is a gorgeous tree, just no fruit to speak of.

I know seedlings are a gamble when it comes to fruit quality because they are sometimes not true to the parent tree. Does anyone else have a theory as to why this is behaving in this way? I really appreciate whatever knowledge you can share. Thank you!



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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Mango season 2023 versus 2024
« Last post by fliptop on Today at 02:54:39 PM »
The warmer, wet winter was better than frost and any threat of freeze, though it did cause a lot of Powdery Mildew. Fortunately, Pickering is barreling through with a lot of fruit, as is my Coconut Cream Seedling. Sugarloaf is also loaded, but a lot of fruit is marred by spots. We got 31 fruit off the tree last year, am curious to see what we get this year.

Most exciting for 2024 is that two seedlings are flowering for the first time, a Pickering seedling and this Baptiste seedling:


Not sure either will hold fruit, but it's encouraging to see seedlings flower.
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Leaf cuttings citrus propagation
« Last post by Till on Today at 02:50:39 PM »
Thank you for your pictures, Kulasa! They clearly show where the shot comes from.

Inspiring. I shall begin producing leave cuttings, also.
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Dr Bitters' book

Which book is that? I couldn't find it by searching :( Any idea where to buy it?
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speciality produce have them occasionally.
I don’t know they are any named varieties but they are from Florida and likely San Pablo.

Fruitfool

Thank you FruitFool, I will take a look.
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speciality produce have them occasionally.
I don’t know they are any named varieties but they are from Florida and likely San Pablo.

Fruitfool
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