The Tropical Fruit Forum

Going around my yard and what do I find? A breadfruit on 1 of my trees. It's about the size of a softball now.
This past winter we had a couple of days down in the mid 40s. I used no protection. Spring came and boom a flush of new growth. After years of no luck, finally fruit. Its now about 15-18 ft tall and doing very well.
Same with my soursop. It lost a crapload of leave and now has blooms all over it.
I dropped my phone and the screen cracked so no pics until its fixed.
Who said you can't fruit one in Sw Florida?  Lol

Sad....I have many fruit trees I've bought off him. I was there about 8 months ago and talked to him for over 1 hour. One of the first trees I bought from him was a Brewster lychee 20 years ago. I showed him pics of that tree filled with fruit. I'd say I've bought about 15 trees from him over the years.
So sad to hear this.
I never met his wife. If anyone knows her, send my condolences. He made many people happy over the years. He would always spend time to explain how to care for the trees. Always happy to spread his knowledge of trees.

Mine is about the same size as Zands. This is the first time it has blooms. It has lost about 20% of it leaves from nights in the 40s, but when it starts warming up, it put out a flush of new growth. I have been feeding mine with miracle grow for flowers. It promotes blooms.

Well, looks like everything made it. I tarped everything and put quilts on top of that. It got down to 37 at my house and inside the tarp it was 57. The heaters did the job!!

From the sea..all I can say is wow. What growth since last year. I wish mine looked 1/2 as good. My breadfruit trees have totally stopped putting out growth. It's like they are just existing right now.
Hopefully they will be able to withstand some 39 degree weather this weekend.

Ft Myers fruit..
This weekend they are predicting 37 to 42 along the coast. My soursop lost some leaves, not too bad.
The few blooms I have on it still hanging in there. I didn't cover it. I bought a big tarp, but it was to windy to do by myself, so I put up a smaller one to protect it from the north wind with a 1500 watt heater.the breadfruit all look ok.

One time it got down to 49 in my location

They are only about 5 ft high

My in ground soursop and 2 in ground breadfruit have been going thru a lot of 49 degree mornings this winter. The soursop is 10 ft high and has blooms all over it.
My breadfruit have lost about 40% of the leaves. Both my breadfruit trees are tarped over and also have quilts added on the top of the tarps. Each has a 1500 watt heaters on them that I turn on as soon as it hits about 60. The soursop has lost about 20% of its leaves. We are suppose to have the coldest night of the year here on Friday night. The weather channel said a low Sat. morning of 40. My local said 43. I might have to tarp the soupsop this weekend. I'm in Cape Coral, Fl. (SW Fl)
Should I chance it?

I think I'll need to start building my protection structure soon. Winter is approaching fast.

I have 6 growing 2 are in 25 gallon pots. Last winter they took they lost most of thier leaves, but they all look good now. I am going to protect the ones in the ground this winter. 2 of them are planted very close to the house on the south side. I dread winter! I have heated humidifiers and heaters to help.
Let's hope it a warm winter.

We received 1/2 here in Cape Coral. We need more.  They said a little more tomarrow. It's been in the low 90s here all week. Blazing hot!

I've never ordered from them. I have personally gone to tops tropicals. I live about 30 minutes from them. It's hard not to go there and not leave with $500.00 worth of plants!  Lol I have to hide them from the wife.