The Tropical Fruit Forum

Bumping this old thread up!

I have fruited my seedling from Marcos this past year. It was delicious and I had the same impression as Marcos in that it was sweet and had an apricot-y flavor, less tannins and "tartness" that you might find with the classic E. involucrata. 

I have no idea what to think of it's classification but it does morphologically represent E. involucrata minus the fruit color itself, which as far as I know, isn't usually criteria for being a different species. 

Hey Nate
How old was your tree when it fruited and how big is it?
My tree is pushing 3' and looks exactly like a very clean E. involucrata

Small update

I have a Cac and it's not growing fast yet?
I would try to plant those two trees on opposite ends of the property.
I have seen some really big VP and would consider planting a different tree?

You said you were a fan of mallika
I have a mallika and it fruits every year without spraying
It does not taste like neelam and is a mid season like pickering.

Looks like typical color caused from cooler temps.
I notice all my jabos look ragged this time of the year and
usually push new leaves around March and look much better.

I fruited Supersweet and Youghan's gold last year. The Youghan's
only had around 5 for the first time. I liked the Youghan's better
but want to wait and see a couple more years. My youghan's snapped
a big branch and I cut it back to almost a stump. I assumed it would
skip a year but it's growing back fast now. I am still waiting on my
Suebelle to fruit
The first year the Supersweet fruited it tasted like white icing. Last year it was
different? Not as sweet? Hopefully this year they all three will fruit? But I would
say the Youghan's is the best and also the darkest green leaves and seems to
be the happiest in Florida sun

We are getting some cool/cold weather now and hopefully the rest of the
mangos will push in the next couple weeks?

No experience here... but I would be very interested in attempting to graft some.
Anyone have the large-seedles type cuttings for sale?

Kevin

I have a large grafted "Norris" che tree and plenty of scions available

Looks like cool weather next week.
I wouldn't give up yet.
My pickering hasn't pushed at all.
My NDM one half is pushing and nothing on the other side

SEEDS

red jabo                         1.00 bulk discounts available
sabara                           1.00 bulk discounts available
grimal jaboticaba            2.50
P. coronta var restinga     3.00  bulk discounts available
white jaboticaba              2.00

star apple                         2.00 purple no latex limited seeds
Black sapote                     1.00
ZDSC                               1.00  Zill's dark suriname cherry
dasyblasta                        1.00 very unique flavor
Pitangatuba                      1.00
Cherry of Rio Grande         1.50 large red tasty fruit limited
starfruit                            1.00 From my very sweet fruited tree       
American persimmon          1.00
Silas Wood sapodilla           1.00



Isan Indigo SA                        2.00
Big Red  SA                            1.00
Thai #1 Red SA                      1.00
Thai #2 Red  SA                     1.50 limited easy peal
Na Dai   SA                            1.00
Vietnamese Na Dai SA            1.00
Thai Lessard SA                     1.00



Sugarlata                              2.00
geffner                                 1.00
Lisa atemoya                        1.00
Tim atemoya                        1.00 I was recently told it is African Pride??




Mulberry cuttings $4 each
Thai Dwarf
Shangri La
Tice
White Shatoot
Dwarf everbearing
Black Pakistan
contorted

longan scions $4each
kohala
fortune eye
biew kiew
sri champoo

White sapote $4 each
Sue Belle
Super Sweet



assorted cuttings/scions  $4 each
barbados cherry  Fl Sweet
Zill's dark suriname cherry
Red hogg plum
dasyblasta
Che  "Norris"


All the sugar apple seeds are from seedlings and have grown true. All the atemoya seeds are
from grafted trees

figs can be grown in pots and I have a LSU purple that is in the ground and
doing OK for over 5 years with lots of mulch and other organics The problem
with figs is most of the fruit ripens in the rainy season and they split or are bloated
and not very good to eat. Figs Thrive in dry heat

Rollinia might be too cold in 9b. I tried to grow a tree but it really didn't like 40s and mid 30s
and I dug it up and gave it away

The Vietnamese pomegranate will fruit well in the subtropics but it's not very good
to eat

After over 5 years I have flowers on this one.

Congrats!
It looks like the tree is in full sun? How long have you had it in full sun?
thanks

Maybe the tangerines died and the rootstock which is likely
sour orange is what is bearing the fruit now?
You can graft a known variety on the trees and start over