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Quote from: mangokothiyan on December 24, 2016, 08:59:57 AMI have had both Cotton Candy and Seacrest. They are both excellent. Definitely top tier, for my taste buds at least.Please describe Seacrest--flavor, appearance, when it ripens, tree characteristics. Thank you. (You're in Coral Springs. Nearby. Good to know, or should I say, "Good to know you"?!!) You must have a lot of mango trees.
I have had both Cotton Candy and Seacrest. They are both excellent. Definitely top tier, for my taste buds at least.
Quote from: johnb51 on December 24, 2016, 09:26:27 AMQuote from: mangokothiyan on December 24, 2016, 08:59:57 AMI have had both Cotton Candy and Seacrest. They are both excellent. Definitely top tier, for my taste buds at least.Please describe Seacrest--flavor, appearance, when it ripens, tree characteristics. Thank you. (You're in Coral Springs. Nearby. Good to know, or should I say, "Good to know you"?!!) You must have a lot of mango trees.I don't have a tried but after tasting Seacrest from Walter in 2015, I was so impressed that I had Har top-work it on to my Glenn. From what I have seen, it is a vigorous grower; Seacrest and Edgar are the two that have grown the most of the varieties that were top-worked. From what I recall, it is a mid to late season mango. I do not know how to describe the taste, but it was the best mango that I had that year. Sizable fruit. The taste and texture reminded me of Coconut Cream and Ugly Betty, for some reason.Glad to meet you, John. I thought I would be happy with just a couple of trees, but these Zill varieties were just too tempting. I have about 15 mango trees now, with a few other varieties topworked.
I stand corrected. Yes, the mango was definitely smaller than a Keitt. Awesome mango, but have heard that it is not the most productive variety.
'Nancy' and 'Deloris' are late season, very-good-to-heavy producers, with better fruit-skin resistance to anthracnose (on original trees in 2015) than 'Kent' and 'Keitt'. Their flavors: just good enough maybe to compete with traditional late-season varieties, such as 'Keitt', and such as 'Kent' as it is often grown.
K-3, "Kathy" is one of my favorites. Creamy texture, top-tier excellent flavor, skin covered with resin sparkles that show proper maturity for picking. In 2015, I picked from over a dozen 'Kathy' trees at different Zill-owned locations, from most of early season, all through mid-season, and partly into late season. (This length of season did not occur on an individual tree--- so differences of soil and sun exposure and irrigation systems apparently contributed.)
How is the disease resistance on these variables, and are they productive?
Hmm, this sounds enticing. Is either as late as keitt?Quote from: Guanabanus on December 24, 2016, 07:44:32 PM'Nancy' and 'Deloris' are late season, very-good-to-heavy producers, with better fruit-skin resistance to anthracnose (on original trees in 2015) than 'Kent' and 'Keitt'. Their flavors: just good enough maybe to compete with traditional late-season varieties, such as 'Keitt', and such as 'Kent' as it is often grown.
'Kathy' is not particularly disease resistant on the fruit skin, as it tends to have many mini cracks in the skin. I hear it has been grossely atacked with anthracnose and other such fungi in very wet times. I didn't see any of that in 2015.I believe we can safely recommend 'Kathy' for lower-humidity areas, such as the sandy intra-coastal ridges, within the influence of the sea breeze, here in southern Florida.(I would like to see someone with a grove in the acreage, who sprays quite a bit, to try it--- as a challenge.)
Quote from: Cookie Monster on December 25, 2016, 03:21:10 PMHmm, this sounds enticing. Is either as late as keitt?Quote from: Guanabanus on December 24, 2016, 07:44:32 PM'Nancy' and 'Deloris' are late season, very-good-to-heavy producers, with better fruit-skin resistance to anthracnose (on original trees in 2015) than 'Kent' and 'Keitt'. Their flavors: just good enough maybe to compete with traditional late-season varieties, such as 'Keitt', and such as 'Kent' as it is often grown.Delores is late like Keitt (not sure I would say into October/November but definitely well into September. The problem with Delores is that it is not top tier quality.
That's fine. Keitt isn't a top tier mango either :-). Quote from: bsbullie on December 25, 2016, 03:23:42 PMQuote from: Cookie Monster on December 25, 2016, 03:21:10 PMHmm, this sounds enticing. Is either as late as keitt?Quote from: Guanabanus on December 24, 2016, 07:44:32 PM'Nancy' and 'Deloris' are late season, very-good-to-heavy producers, with better fruit-skin resistance to anthracnose (on original trees in 2015) than 'Kent' and 'Keitt'. Their flavors: just good enough maybe to compete with traditional late-season varieties, such as 'Keitt', and such as 'Kent' as it is often grown.Delores is late like Keitt (not sure I would say into October/November but definitely well into September. The problem with Delores is that it is not top tier quality.