The Tropical Fruit Forum

Most of my avacado trees are too young to produce. Only my Lula  and Nishikawa are old enough to produce. I am afraid I may have the same gap to fill. Many of them just went into the ground in the last few months.

All I know is what I've read from Oscar and others on this forum and from Carlos on his website. I have never tasted one and never seen a tree.   Jack

Received my budwood Friday. Quicker than I expected. They look great. Thanks you so much.

My Carrie in Palm Beach Gardens and my sister's Edward in south WPB are blooming

No I am talking about Mr Clean.  Thats his name on this forum.

Sounds fantastic. Where abouts in Delray

That's a fine looking tree. Love the color and size of the newer leaves at the top of the tree.

Thanks again guys.

Zands- I don't remember how old the tree was when I realized after some heavy rain there was some flooding near the tree. I discovered a neighbor was throwing away horse manure mixed with hay and I used       some to shed some of the water further from the tree. Luckily the ground near the trunk was high enough to do this. That was the only fertilizer used. I also did this to some other nearby trees but the Keitt was the only one to experience the phenominal growth. I grafted another nearby seedling, at the same time as the Keitt,  with an Edward and while it looks healthy it is not as full and the trunk is not as big as the Keitt. It only produced two mangos and they both fell off quite early.

Harry- Thanks for verbalizing what I should have already thought of and acted on. I will have my son read your reply (He actually did the graft on the Keitt and I did the Edward) . I think we will agree it is a good idea, but it won't be easy.

Nullzero- Thanks for answering Behl's question. I wasn't quite sure how to answer it.

Seedling planted 4-24-09


Graft takes 9-26-09


One year post graft 10-08-10


Two years and one mo post graft 10-30-11


Two years and five mo post graft first bloom 2-22-12


Two years and eight mo post graft results of first bloom 49 mangos 5-23-12

From my limited number of varieties tasted

! Edward
2 Carrie
3 Duncan
4 Keitt
5 Graham

Hi my name is Jack. I have been reading this forum and gardenweb before it for a year or so(not very good with time). Finally decided to join. I am retired and split my time between babysitting my grandchildren and taking care of my fruit trees and plants and a tiny garden. Life is good. I am growing :

Mango: Edward, Carrie, Graham, Ice Cream, Keitt, Young, Bombay, Nam Doc Mai(don't know if it is #4), Alphonso, Glenn, Maha Chanok, Dot, Duncan, Choc Anon. Only Edward, Carrie and Graham are old
             enough to be producing.

Avacado: Lula, Mexicola, Wurtz only Lula producing.

Lychee: Brewster, Mauritius, Sweet Cliff, Emporer only Emperor 6 fruit last year none this year

Grapes: Blue concord wine grapes. Just got cuttings in January from a friend. Would like to get Caloosa as natives are another interest of mine. Hence the name Fiddlewood.

Also grow unknown  varieties of pineapple, Papaya and mulberry (everbearing, red and giant)