The Tropical Fruit Forum

Brevard is in evacuation mode.. The bridges will be  shut down and the ship has no place to go but into a Hurricane

I would plan accordingly



 

I was just at Adams and his rio's are much bigger than mine.   Mine are quarter size so go from there.  Half again longer at least. 

From the same notes, we had the Dupius rated higher than the FH with the Sunset getting the same rating as the FH.   All pretty good mango, imo. 

We bought a couple at Fairchild in Homestead this past season. From our notes it was scored a 4 1/2 out of five stars for taste.  Then we started on the coconut creams which got 6 stars.  Glad we did the FH's first. 

Hard to get the tasters back on anything after the CC's came out.

Good tasting fruit, just on that second tier of taste imo behind the usual suspects. 

The Dupuis, Edgar and PPK were in our top ten last season for taste. 

You have a great list of fruit, enjoy.   

Cherry of Rio Grande is the one that has the best flavor of the ones I grow.

I like the Black Surinam over the Red.   The Grumachama is only a touch better and the Barbados just different but good in its own way.  The Rio tops them all in may yard.  Just more cherry like to me. 

My Fairchild has a better than average set.  I most likely could get a bigger set with spraying on this one. 

My Young is loaded without any spraying.  Had 11 fruit from it last season in its first season of fruit.   This year I have that many per panicle.  Clean as a whistle and loaded with marbles.

We bought Edward from Alex last year and hope to this year and they were great. 

Got Edgars from Walter Zills fruit stand later in the year and they are great also.   I like the firmer fleshed types best.   So this one rates higher for my tastes. 

We will be coming down to buy some of those when they are ready...   Edwards are a great way to start the season. 

I am mid state so my conditions are even hotter than the coast with wet and humid conditions all summer. 

Wet winter also this season. 

I am really glad I bought a Tebow mango.    I had just finished finding out how great the mango could be we grow ourselves and ran across a mango tree named Tebow.    I didn't buy and went back and found it at pine island and read abut it before  I went back and bought it.   

It was in the ground for a couple years when I found out what I really had was a Young.  Never sprayed, it is full of fruit that get big with a flavor as good if not better than most of the non elite types.   

I can see the tree from where I am typing and it is loaded this year.    I could have been mad at being fooled but I never would have bought the tree in the first place if the name had been the same.  It would have faded into its past while now it is downright popular. 

Brevard County Fruit club is having its tree sale next weekend.  A year ago they had thirty "Tebow's" for sale.  Most of any type.  So while they may be selling them with a new name still, it is good the people are getting a pretty good mango in the Young.

I put it on the easy to care for list for sure in my conditions. 

Close but going with the Edgar.   But I ate the Edgars last and its getting close to Edward season. 

Nokomis just south of Sarasota has a lot of plusses.   You can find some higher ground not far from the beach.  Small town, has its own public beach with lifeguard. Casey Key is the island at Nokomis.   

Between Venice and Sarasota in Sarasota county, Nokomis is what you are looking at when you look across the pass from Venice.    Lots of places to eat you can go to by boat.   

You have the culture of Sarasota if that is needed and closer to Tampa if you have to commute.

Trade off is cooler temps than the further south location of Naples.    Worth a look if you are through the area. 

It looks like it will hold fruit this year so I hope to try another soon. 

  I gave Malika more than a fair chance as I had one planted and wanted to taste it as much as possible.   Still prefer other types way more but I plan to grow some fruit on it now that it has size.   It is still in bloom and is doing well.      I am in no hurry to take it out with possible fruit on the way.   

Rather have an edgar, honey kiss or a half dozen others, however.