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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Heat advisory for SoCal
« on: October 03, 2014, 06:55:25 PM »
Clay, my dad lives in Moreno Valley and has no problem growing mangoes. All of his trees do very well in the winter with no protection.He also grows papaya,cherimoya,sapote,and sugar apple that is fruiting.

9B or 10A?

9B

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Heat advisory for SoCal
« on: October 03, 2014, 03:28:52 PM »
Clay, my dad lives in Moreno Valley and has no problem growing mangoes. All of his trees do very well in the winter with no protection.He also grows papaya,cherimoya,sapote,and sugar apple that is fruiting.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: 2014 Guavas
« on: October 03, 2014, 12:44:38 AM »
Those are called  guapple in the Philippines.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: How fast does Moringa typically grow?
« on: August 24, 2014, 02:44:20 PM »
Moringa is a fast grower here in So.Cali they will stop growing during winter time. That is why you have to prune them during spring or else they will grow tall and flimsy. They do not like slot of water either.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: California ripe Glenn Mango
« on: July 26, 2014, 01:33:41 AM »
Simon, I actually do not have a schedule for watering my trees. I only water them when I think they need to be water. Most of the time I will just water the trees once a week and on hot week once a week or twice depending on how high the temps get. I heard a lot of good things about Lemon Zest and thinking of adding it to my collection.This is what I have so far planted in the ground.
Keitt
Alphonso
Ewais
Carrie
Glenn
Gold Nugget
Choc Anon
Pickering
Nam Doc Mai (only potted mango)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: California ripe Glenn Mango
« on: July 26, 2014, 12:13:01 AM »
Just like what socal said sweet and good. Glenn I think is one of the best mango variety that can be grown in Southern California.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / California ripe Glenn Mango
« on: July 25, 2014, 11:29:48 PM »
Harvested my 1st Glenn Mango for this season.


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Converting Lawn to Planting Areas
« on: July 23, 2014, 04:39:34 PM »
Jeff, I have no grass in my lawn and I just mulch it on summertime.No problem all plants are thriving.I also get my mulch for free through LA County Sanitation program.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Good fruit set for SoCal Mangos
« on: July 13, 2014, 12:48:06 PM »
Simon, let the tree hold some fruits so it does not re-bloom.I am not no mango expert but what works for me is the timing of fertilizing.I usually fertilize once a year with miracle grow avocado & Mango  fertilizer.I usually apply the fertilizer when fruit is as big as a marble in my area around May and June. The tree will dropped fruits but at the same time retain some and you will get growth throughout the summer.Here is some of my mango tree holding fruits and having good growth.(Pictures taken today)








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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: New Mango Tree for my yard..
« on: June 14, 2014, 09:52:05 PM »
Yes, these are 3gal. paid $50ea.+shipping.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / New Mango Tree for my yard..
« on: June 14, 2014, 03:39:03 PM »
Ordered a few trees from POT a choc anon and nam doc mai#4.I have only dealt with POT and he never disappoint.Choc anon is about 7.5ft tall and nam doc mai about 4.5ft tall with nice size trunk on both of them.No broken branches and great trees from POG.Here is a few pics:
Choc Anon Trunk:



Nam Doc Mai#4:



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Taken today.

once they get used to the ground and adjust they will take off.

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Don't prune.Here is my sapodilla 4 years ago.

Last year pics.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Cherimoya and Atemoya Update..
« on: May 28, 2014, 04:32:16 PM »
Honey heart is a good tasting cherimoya.Yes, I do hand pollinate.The tree gets enough sun about 10 hours a day and a little less during fall.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Cherimoya and Atemoya Update..
« on: May 28, 2014, 08:14:37 AM »
Here is a few pics of my African Atemoya still loaded with fruit, Newly pruned Honeyheart cherimoya,



Last years crop..honeyheart

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Update on So. Cal mangoes
« on: May 28, 2014, 07:51:57 AM »
Bestday, Glenn is the earliest to ripen and my best producing mango. Here is a few pics of California ripen Glenn from last year.



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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Update on So. Cal mangoes
« on: May 25, 2014, 07:01:50 PM »
Home Depot sell grafted mangoes around August for around $50.I am waiting to buy Name Doc Mae and Thompson.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Update on So. Cal mangoes
« on: May 25, 2014, 10:13:20 AM »
Simon, I did not graft it myself.I bought it at home depot from La Verne Nursery.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Update on So. Cal mangoes
« on: May 24, 2014, 07:56:34 PM »
Glenn Mango from last year.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Update on So. Cal mangoes
« on: May 24, 2014, 07:54:00 PM »
Mangofang, the 7th picture is Alphonso.socal, Keitt is my newest tree planted just last year on manila rootstock.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Update on So. Cal mangoes
« on: May 24, 2014, 01:12:15 PM »
Hello guys, haven't posted in awhile but here is some of my mangoes trees.With no winter at all, the mangoes is flushing and producing fruit.Here is my Glenn, Ewais, Alphonso, Pickering, Keitt, & Gold Nugget.













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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Mango starting to ripen in So.Cali
« on: August 21, 2013, 02:46:30 PM »
This morning when walking around the yard, I found 2 Glenn mango on the ground.1 is soft to touch and the other is still firm but has that ripe coloration.Here is a few pics...

Here is a pic of some of the fruit still on the tree.The other one coloration is almost ready.This tree has about 30+ fruit.This tree is also from Laverne Nursery.

Pics of the fruit, Very sweet with no fiber at all!!!!!


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Harvested African Pride Atemoya
« on: June 03, 2013, 02:16:15 AM »
I have been harvesting my african pride atemoya since last month and today I harvested my 4-5lb atemoya.My 2-3lb atemoya has been giving me an average of 4 seeds per fruit.Is this normal on Atemoya fruit.I will see how many seeds my 5lb fruit has once it's riped.


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Mine is Glenn and Ewais, what JF said Glenn puts out new growth every year even when fruitin.
JF is your Glenn from Florida or La Verne Nursery. Mine is from La Verne so
on Manila rootstock.

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Bill, I live in Carson not too far from lone beach. I have a few mango tree planted in the ground Alphonso, Carrie, Pickering, NDM, Ewais, & Glenn. Mango in So. Cali takes a long time to grow.I have a Carrie Mango in the ground for 5 years and it's only 4 feet tall and 5 foot wide, it gives us about 5-10 fruit a year but what I have been doing is letting it fruit every other year. Last year it did not grow much beacuse it was fruiting, this year my plan is to let it hold a couple of fruits so it will get a bit of height before the summer ends. What I am trying to explain is if you let your young tree hold fruit it will not grow much at all because by the time you harvest the tree it's almost winter again and mango tree in So. Cali does not push new growth during winter months, it pushes out flower panincles again unlike florida mangoes they harvest during the summer time and the tree has time to grow during summer months.

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