The Tropical Fruit Forum

Wow! Congrats. Pretty fruits. How are they tasting this year?? I may graft my Maha to my Nan Doc Mai but only if I decide to ground plant my Nam Doc Mai which is currently in a pot.

WOW! Rob those are some large banana. Do you mind sharing a picture of the tallest plant you have. I am curious to see if it is prettier than the blue java because I really like how the blue javas look when they are large I just don't like how long it takes to fruit. I hear the sweethearts don't take as long to blooming also are quicker to ripen from the counter but stay green on tree allowing to preserve the fruit much longer. Seems like a true champ. Can you tell me more about it please? Did I get a true sweetheart judging from the photo I posted?

close enough to wedge field more like Avalon Park. I get my trees from all over Florida. From Central Florida to Miami.

Hanging are a half rack of blue javas. Bottom was the description on the sweet hearts.

Thanks. My Kathy seems like it does not want to grow at all but my Coconut Cream is doing great and the Pina Colada. I pugged my Peach Cobbler but deers kept eating it and eventually it died of stress. Question should I get rid of my Kathy that is ground planted and put my LZ in it’s place. My LZ is in a 35 Gal container.

Facebook @Mangotreegrowersofamerica so others can be informed of the new mango varieties out. Anyone reporting on the Kathy Mango this year I feel like it has dissapeared fro  the radar...

Can the Goldfingers be eaten cooked? I have cooked my Blue Java aka Ice Cream Bananas and they taste fantastic. I also took a few from the current bunch that is hanging and counter ripened them and they took a little over a week to ripen but once they did they also were sweet and delicious. Such a great reward from the plant. The only thing I consider a thumbs down is that it took me almost 2 years to get that bunch.

***Banana Plants*** What are your Top 1, 2 and 3 backyard banana plant varieties?

I have tried Dwarf Cavendish and Blue Java varieties and continue to grow these. Also have some Dwarf Plantains but curious to see what is the community think is the top 3 choices. Thanks in advance!

Greetings, I have many trees in ground that are young and need tree trunk protection from the weed whacker. Anyone of you have cost effective methods that are practical and functional? Thanks in advance!

Always a battle for these 2 the ST and the LZ.... Has anyone attempted to cross the two? May be that can be called the Sweet and Sour Mango..

What was this years 2017 King of Mangos in your opinion?

Mango Season almost over... Can anyone of you experts tell me how have any of the following mango varieties...Seacrest, Marlys, Jakarta, Sunrise, Okrung Tong, Rosigold, Venus, have behaved for you?... any descriptions would be great. Also if you can put any of these against each other which one would you prefer. Actual tasters please...Thank you!