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Want to buy: Coconut Cream Mango Tree in SoCal
« on: July 31, 2018, 11:04:47 PM »
Anyone have one for sale somewhere in SoCal?  Or know of any place locally since I can’t find places willing to ship to California?

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Re: Want to buy: Coconut Cream Mango Tree in SoCal
« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2018, 12:16:56 AM »
Call up Champa Nursery in El Monte, (714) 213-7747. Thats where i got my Coconut Cream mango from.

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Re: Want to buy: Coconut Cream Mango Tree in SoCal
« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2018, 12:25:37 AM »
You need to make sure its on Manilla rootstock.
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Re: Want to buy: Coconut Cream Mango Tree in SoCal
« Reply #3 on: August 01, 2018, 01:21:54 AM »
Call up Champa Nursery in El Monte, (714) 213-7747. Thats where i got my Coconut Cream mango from.

how long ago was this?

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Re: Want to buy: Coconut Cream Mango Tree in SoCal
« Reply #4 on: August 01, 2018, 01:35:44 AM »
You need to make sure its on Manilla rootstock.

Adding to Rob's statement...Unfortunately, Coconut Cream on Manila rootstock will be quite difficult to find in a CA retail nursery since Coconut Cream is still legally under patent, and to my knowledge, only commercially grafted in Florida on turpentine rootstock.  So you would likely have to graft CC yourself onto a LaVerne Nursery Manila rootstock.

There are at least 3 Florida businesses that sell and are certified to ship grafted Cocount Cream mango trees to CA:
Treasure of the Tropics, Plantogram, and Top Tropicals.  Treasure of the Tropics is my preferred choice.
« Last Edit: August 01, 2018, 01:55:01 AM by wslau »
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Re: Want to buy: Coconut Cream Mango Tree in SoCal
« Reply #5 on: August 01, 2018, 10:00:39 AM »
Call up Champa Nursery in El Monte, (714) 213-7747. Thats where i got my Coconut Cream mango from.

Was it grafted to a turpentine rootstock?  How's the tree coming along?

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Re: Want to buy: Coconut Cream Mango Tree in SoCal
« Reply #6 on: August 01, 2018, 10:03:18 AM »
You need to make sure its on Manilla rootstock.

Adding to Rob's statement...Unfortunately, Coconut Cream on Manila rootstock will be quite difficult to find in a CA retail nursery since Coconut Cream is still legally under patent, and to my knowledge, only commercially grafted in Florida on turpentine rootstock.  So you would likely have to graft CC yourself onto a LaVerne Nursery Manila rootstock.

There are at least 3 Florida businesses that sell and are certified to ship grafted Cocount Cream mango trees to CA:
Treasure of the Tropics, Plantogram, and Top Tropicals.  Treasure of the Tropics is my preferred choice.

Very helpful, thank you.  You're right.  I can't find any CC grafted to anything but turpentine thus far and none in the CA area.

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Re: Want to buy: Coconut Cream Mango Tree in SoCal
« Reply #7 on: September 22, 2018, 04:38:46 AM »
You need to make sure its on Manilla rootstock.
Why only grafted on Manila rootstock?

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Re: Want to buy: Coconut Cream Mango Tree in SoCal
« Reply #8 on: September 22, 2018, 03:58:07 PM »
There are two rootstocks that seem to do well in Southern California, Manila and Ataulfo.
Upright growth (less leggy growth) and higher resistance to certain fungal diseases have been observed with these 2 rootstocks in SoCal.
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