The Tropical Fruit Forum

Great haul. What are the little yellow fruits? Lots of nice fat avocado for the colder temperatures which I hear has been unseasonably cold for SoCal this fall-winter

Thanks Zands



Yes it's been unseasonably cold  this winter!!! We have avocados year round. Last weeks arctic freeze was the coldest ever for me. It got down to 34F 2 mornings.

here is another update,

if all goes well, Wayne has invited me to taste the Dream cherimoya fruit later this year.

I've tasted about 5 sugar apple varieties, 5 atemoya varieties, and 2 cherimoya varieties...so I will be excited to compare this one to all of the rest.

I will be sure to photo document the experience, with pics of his largest tree fruiting, and fruits cut in half...showing seed count, and seed shape.

I've had side by side taste test with Atemoyas, Sugar Apple and Cherimoyas in the last month and Cherimoya wins easy. Although I must say my Lisa and African Pride are of the highest qualities this year. I've also had custard apple earlier in the year.

They look fine to me, did you taste them? If a prickly pear is rotted you can tell right away. It will have blotches of brown and black with a soggy flesh that breaks apart way to easily. It will also could have mold. What you showed me looks perfectly fine.

No, I didn't taste it look too gross.... didn't smell too good either. Your looks delicious.

Cool pic's of your Cherimoyas and other Annona's , what type of Avocado in pic?

The avocado is Sir Prize.

Blooms are looking good you guys!!

Harry, I hope this year will be a much better Lychee season than last year.

Nat, Cute dog...is that a maltese? My neighbor has one if it is...

Sweetheart lychee blooming after 6 days of Arctic Freeze

Quote from: JF on January 15, 2013, 10:02:47 PM

Mexico is part of North America. I'm going to the los angeles wholesale produce market next week. I'll look for that variety.

JF I know that Mexico is part of North America. Central America is also part of the continent of North America. I've seen Mexico considered part of Central America that's why I said "maybe I shouldn't have". If you would like to continue this geography discussion, please PM me. Otherwise, lets talk about fruit. If you do happen the find the Honey Golds, that were recently released in AU, at the wholesale produce market for .69 cents or less a fruit (since its wholesale and all) please let us know. Also, if you don't, please let us know as well.

I sure will, hope I can find it.....I just always consider Mexico as part of North America never heard anyone refer to it as Central America.

Zero loses but I burned the crap out of my 3 sapodillas and 2 rollinas by leaving the tarp on for 48 hours....live and learn .

Quote from: JF on January 15, 2013, 09:48:47 PM

We get mangos from all over the world during winter. In fact, Manilas and Ataulfos are trickling in from Colima and Michoacan Mexico.

I included Mexico when I was referring to Central America, maybe I shouldn't have. But that doesn't change the fact that it is VERY unlikely that Honey Gold mangos from AU are selling in CA, especially for $.69 a fruit. It is most likely a fruit from Mexico, Central America, or SA.

Mexico is part of North America. I'm going to the los angeles wholesale produce market next week. I'll look for that variety.

I've heard of that place before, now I must check out this place
I'd like to grow them from seeds do you know of any good sites?

I guess you could if you don't mind waiting 10-15 years before you see any fruits. Our friend Oscar from Hawaii sells all these seeds.

Thanks ,
Do you know if these trees are self fertile?

yes they are. you can find most of them, maybe all of them, in Mimosa Nursery in East LA.

Nullzy

here are some pics. It had 4 or 5 fruits I picked 2 nice one and when I cut them open they looked rotten. What happen are these over rippened?

Hope to meet you too JF, my CRFG-tag will read Robert Scott Central coast chapter.

Robert

something unexpected came up today and I won't be able to make the Grafting Seminar Thursday but I will see you at the OC Fairgrounds on Saturday the 19th.