The Tropical Fruit Forum

Quote from: bsbullie on July 20, 2021, 07:28:59 PM

Quote from: behlgarden on July 20, 2021, 05:43:02 PM

strongest orange flavored mango is peach cobbler, that name should be changed. let it ripe to medium firm and taste it, if it is soft its gone too far.

Yes!  Its a super tangerine flavor.  I like its original nickname, "Oh Too" which is a spin off its 0-2 number.

Do you agree with the ripening procedure? If so this is useful to me. I have had 3 and probably let them go over ripe. Tasted yuck

Not sure what you mean by the "ripening procedure."  Do you mean by knowing when to pick due to the almost complete lack of color change?  I wouldn't let them get soft on the tree.  You do have to figure out the best stage to pick and then let it ripen off the tree.  If done right, they are fabulous.

Quote from: FlyingFoxFruits on July 20, 2021, 06:43:20 PM

Sweet!

Etsy sellers would be asking 100's for that.

For the frog or the plant?

strongest orange flavored mango is peach cobbler, that name should be changed. let it ripe to medium firm and taste it, if it is soft its gone too far.

Yes!  Its a super tangerine flavor.  I like its original nickname, "Oh Too" which is a spin off its 0-2 number.

I think almost every mango seed has some minuscule amount of fiber, especially around the circumference edge (that wouldn't be noticable other than by scraping the seed with one's teeth or scraping clean with the edge of a knife) but not that runs through the edible flesh.  I wouldn't qualify that as fiber free vs having fiber.

VP and Pickering both have a minimal amount of unobjectionable fiber in the flesh.  I have eaten literally hundreds of LZs and never seen any comparable to these with respect to fiber in the actual flesh.

Quote from: hawkfish007 on July 19, 2021, 10:02:03 PM

Quote from: bsbullie on July 19, 2021, 09:18:33 PM

Quote from: hawkfish007 on July 19, 2021, 09:06:05 PM

Those are some nice looking LZs Simon, thanks for sharing. Here are some almost ready to pick LZs on my second tree. My third LZ is a graft on Manila and holding only 1 fruit this season.

Tbat sure doesn't look like its close to being ready.

At least share a picture or some tips about when to pick.

The shoulder needs to fill out and color change to yellow (similarly to PPK).

I dont think I have any pictures of them hanging in trees.  I have a number of pictures after picking.

Here is one where shoulders have started to fill out but still not ready to pick.

Quote from: bsbullie on July 19, 2021, 09:18:33 PM

Quote from: hawkfish007 on July 19, 2021, 09:06:05 PM

Those are some nice looking LZs Simon, thanks for sharing. Here are some almost ready to pick LZs on my second tree. My third LZ is a graft on Manila and holding only 1 fruit this season.

Tbat sure doesn't look like its close to being ready.

At least share a picture or some tips about when to pick.

The shoulder needs to fill out and color change to yellow (similarly to PPK).

I dont think I have any pictures of them hanging in trees.  I have a number of pictures after picking.

I know there are quite a few places in Redlands/homestead for mangos. Some of the best in the area. Not sure about the names as I've never visited but heard from a number of friends.

Redlands/Homestead are SE Florida, not SW Florida.

Yeah, no fiber at all in Coco Cream or Beverly.

Valencia Pride definitely has some unobjectionable fiver, as does Pickering.

Others with no fiber: Carrie, Cecilove, Venus, Harvest Moon, Edward, Seacrest, Lemon Zest, Val Carrie, Mallika, Juicy Peach, NDM...I could go on and on.

Any other varieties besides Kohala?

Well since you both jog my memory. I had one Son Pari  and I still have another one on the graft that I did last season.It is quite excellent. Also I finally had a phoenix at Peak now I understand why some folks like it so much. I now have much love for Karen Michelle and Venus and Cecilove. The Pina Coladas where quite excited this season. I still have K3 Kryptonite Dynamite Kathy and cotton candy in the hopper or finny box whichever term you prefer

A well ripened Phoenix is an excellent mango.

Let me know how your Cotton Candy is.

It’s been watered by the rain mostly, but if it doesn’t rain for a few days and the soil seems dry I’ll give it a drink. I gave it some slow release fertilizer ( organic fruit tree mix) in the spring.

The rocks are used as a mulch (I can’t handle or breathe actual mulch) and they actually keep underneath quite cool and help retain moisture. 

I’m not discounting what your saying, I’ll remove them and see if it helps and I appreciate the replies.

Rocks are typically not good "mylch" for fruit trees

I also winder if its getting too much water.  I know mist if Florida has been fairly wet in the last month plus.  I dont see the need for supplemental watering.   I also wonder if the organic fertilizer is giving it what it needs.  It may need to be hit with a decent fert with a good micro nutrient package (not sure what you have access to but when all else fails, a good palm fertilizer will usually work).

Quote from: puglvr1 on July 11, 2021, 10:29:04 AM

Last year, my Maha tree didn't have any fruits at all...had very few blooms and those fell off for some reason. This year seems much better.

That's look like my Maha tree. However, the fruit on my tree was red/pink on one side even not ripe, the fruits on your Maha are very green. I wonder if there are different Maha versions existed.

There is only one Maha.  Location and sun exposure will be the determinant of the pink/reddish blush.  I have seen many Mahas grown in interior Palm Beach County have no blush whatsoever.

Grew from seed bought on Ebay, 3 out of 6 seeds germinated and only this one survived.  About 4-5 years old.  Living in zone 7a it is an indoor plant (i used to put it outside in the summer under canopy of bigger trees but it loves the heat of an attic bathroom closed off from the rest of the house.   In the winter its in my living room with the heat at 68 degrees daytime 60 night (I am frugal with heating costs).  It stays green in winter but no new growth.  Spring/summer it shoots up about 6" a year.  I would like a more compact shorter tree - can I drastically prune it - like half way?  And I would assume any pruning would be in the spring?   I have a Hass Avocado plant grown from grocery store fruit that I drastically pruned that put out side branches and filled out - but prob. will never get fruit so there was no risk.

I know the pot looks too small but I have checked and the root ball is small. 

The tree will need more humidity or it will be a lifelong struggle.  I doubt you will ever get a rootball to develop in that pot.  It is too small for the roots to develop.  The tree may also struggle from this before too long.