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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Lula vs. Nishikawa Avocado
« on: November 12, 2019, 10:43:07 PM »
I have a large Nishikawa growing on Marco island near Naples, and a large segment of a brogdon top worked into Nishikawa.  I cannot overstate how well this tree has done and how incredibly delicious the fruit are.  It bears heavily - 3x my brogdon.  The taste is almost as creamy as hass but with more nutty flavor.  My two daughters love them so much that they ask for them for breakfast by name.  I cannot believe this variety is not getting more hype in south Florida.  It’s exceptional.  I have Monroe, Day, Simmons, Brogdon, and Nishikawa.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Nishikawa Avocado in Florida
« on: March 24, 2019, 08:44:53 PM »
I’m growing it.  Fruit set and production has been 5x my brogdon tree.  Really great tree that does extremely well in Marco Island (SW Fl, sandy soil).  This pic is from yesterday - 3/23


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Lemon Zest issue - any suggestions?
« on: December 05, 2017, 06:48:44 PM »
Hey Everyone - I live in SW Fl near the gulf in very sandy soil.  I’ve been fortunate to have very few issues with my mango trees thus far (Pickering, Glenn, Valencia Pride, lemon zest, PPK, Maha Chanok, Nam Doc Mai, Angie, Sweet Tart, Lancatilla).  Strangely - my relatively young Lemon Zest has started looking sickly.  Any ideas what might be wrong and how to improve t based on the pictures below? Any help would be hugely appreciated!








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Tropical Fruit Discussion / 6 yr old Avocado wont fruit
« on: December 23, 2016, 08:43:02 PM »
Hi All - We have a huge brogdon avocado tree planted 6-7 years ago.  It has never fruited despite being big enough to carry 50-100 fruit.  Last year it flowered, there were bugs on it, lots of little berries but they all dropped.  I planted a Day avocado near it to try and get cross-polination, but the Brogdon has already shaded it out! Any suggestions or approaches on what I can do this year to ensure I get fruit?  I live in SW florida near the gulf with heavily sandy soil.

As always, this forum and your advice is so greatly appreciated! 

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Thats a great idea Guanabanus.  Without thinking about it, that's essentially what I did with the Lancitilla.  The Glenn was grafted right in the middle and thus had the best opportunity to thrive.  Lemon Zest is my smallest/newest tree, and also my favorite so maybe Ill graft that into the best position, a few PPK scions onto the second best positions, and leave the lower branches for VP as you've described.  Thanks for the tip.


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Hi All - So I've finally done it.  I have (almost) all of the mango varieties I want - and they're all growing and fruiting fairly well.  That said, I have way too many trees planted for the size of my lot. (11 in total - Lemon Zest, Maha Chanok, Angie, PPK x2, NDM, Glenn, Velencia Pride, Lancetilla, Pickering, an unknown 25 yr old tree with large, almost entirely purple mangos).

After reading the bad reviews on Lancetilla 2 years ago I started top working portions of that tree with other varieties.  This season it fruited ~5 Lancetilla, 30 Glenn, and 5 NDM.  It's incredible to see different varieties that are totally different shapes, sizes, and colors hanging from the same tree.

This summer I completely top worked one of my 2 PPK trees with Maha, Angie, and Pickering... hoping that I could manage the growth habits to keep them in relative balance.  The grafts took and have had 1 flush of growth thus far.

I'd like to start combining other trees to keep the diversity but reduce the footprint (or increase the number of varieties I can have).  I'm at the point where I have more mangoes than I can eat in a summer, so diversity is a big part of the equation for me. 

My latest thought is to combine VP, PPK, and LZ.  My VP tree is about 6 years old and would be the best rootstock to top work.  I've aggressively pruned it to limit the size, and, probably for that reason, it hasnt fruited very well (maybe 12 fruit this year).  Do you all think that would work or would the VP dominate given its extreme vigor? 

More broadly - what are the best variety combinations others have found? 

Thanks!

Brett

Thanks!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Annual fundraiser to support the forum
« on: November 17, 2015, 07:23:17 AM »
Contributed $10 as well.  We all really appreciate all you guys do to make this forum function!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Best pair for Brogdon
« on: April 22, 2015, 01:58:08 AM »
Thank you very much for the ideas!  I havent found much information on Day Avo yet, but Wurtz looks great.  The fact that it is dwarf is an added bonus.  Any sense for how they compare in flavor and production?

Thanks again!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Best pair for Brogdon
« on: April 20, 2015, 09:21:31 PM »
Anyone know if the simmonds might be a good match?  Based on what I've read it looks like it may be a great one.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Best pair for Brogdon
« on: April 20, 2015, 08:53:47 PM »
Hi Frank -Thanks for the thoughts.  You should be good on Nishikawa since you're in Hawaii.  Carlos has a section on his website (http://www.myavocadotrees.com/nishikawa-avocado.html) where it looks like he has seen some issues with it in South Florida.  Im on the other side of the state so not giving up, but not as hopeful as I originally was.  Nishikawa is a "B" type flower also, so it doesnt really solve my pollination issue anyway!

TreesNMore - Ill check out the Lula.  Thanks!!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Best pair for Brogdon
« on: April 20, 2015, 07:47:45 PM »
Hi All -

I have a 6 year old in-ground Brogdon that still hasnt fruited.  This year it had a huge bloom, but alas, not a single fruit.  I'd like to get an "A" flower type avocado to pair with it in hopes of getting some fruiting action.  I'm wondering what forum members feel are the best "A" flower type avocados to pair with a Brogdon???

I bought a Nishikawa on the original hype but am disappointed to see the most recent reports from Carlos.  Ideally I would like to get something top notch but dependable (like a Glenn Mango). 

Also - if any kind soul is willing to share budwood please PM me!  I'd be happy to trade or pay for shipping!

THANKS! 

Brett
SW Florida

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Can I graft citrus now in south florida
« on: December 19, 2013, 09:01:48 AM »
Wow I had no idea.  Thx for the info! 

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Can I graft citrus now in south florida
« on: December 18, 2013, 07:08:50 PM »
Hi everyone - I have a Nagami kumquat that died back last year and only has a few small shoots.  I recently got a centennial kumquat tree.  Id really like to graft the Nagami onto the centennial so that I have both varieties.  I've grafted mangos and avos with success in the past.  I'm wondering if I can t-bud (or any other graft technique) for citrus at this time of year?  If so, any particular tips to make it take?  Thanks in advance for any advice!

Brett

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Check out the size of this Cogshall..
« on: August 08, 2013, 04:48:33 PM »
Sunworshiper - Give trapping a shot.  I would set the trap every night with food that the racoons liked better than my mangos.  We're also on an island so that probably helped a lot with keeping the population down once we got it under control.  I would take them off the island and let them go about 10 miles away.  It got to the point where the trap would come up empty or I'd only catch palm rats.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Check out the size of this Cogshall..
« on: August 05, 2013, 10:07:09 PM »
You name it...its eating/attacking it  ::)...but my best guess are racoons, squirrels and possums!!

The other day I found 4 mangoes on the ground nibbled, chewed up and ravished! These were ones that I had wrapped in mesh bags or the clam shell that they knock off the tree opens when the container hits the ground  :o
These guys are are horrible! :'(

We had the same problem so i finally bought a live trap and started setting it 1 month before mangos ripened.  I thought there were one or two animals.  Boy was i wrong.  We caught 15 raccoons and one possom in 21 days and have had no problems all season.  It will really help and is kind of fun.  Peanut butter and honey nut Cheerios are their favorite.  Apples too.

http://www.amazon.com/patio-lawn-garden/dp/B00004RAMT

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: First Mango Bloom for Upcoming 2013 Season
« on: February 19, 2013, 08:48:26 AM »
On the West Coast of Florida things are pretty similar.  Really limited and patchy bloom. 

My NDM, Pickering, Glenn, and VP havent bloomed at all but have swelling buds.  My 2-3 year old lancetilla has just one panicle with just one mango.  The very large 25+ year old tree of unknown variety in the back has about 1/3 of the tree in full heavy bloom.  Other parts are starting to swell.   

Ironically, I have a Brogdon Avocado and Florida Haas Avocado that both just bloomed like crazy.  I didnt think this was the right time of year for them but could be wrong. 

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Great pommelo variety
« on: December 02, 2012, 08:55:53 PM »
I purchased a pomelo from the asian market the other day and was shocked at what I found inside.  It was sweet, flavorful, and incredibly delicious.  If I could have pomelo like that I'd be in heaven.  Anyone know of pomelo varieties that taste this way (as opposed to the standard acidic sourish flavor)?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Help Identifying My Mango Tree!
« on: July 29, 2012, 04:51:29 PM »
This comes from a 20+ year old mango tree in my neighbors yard.  I cant figure out the cultivar.  It is definitely poly embryonic.  One seed produced 5 sprouts.  The fruit can get pretty large with broad shoulders and stays green and purple for the most part.  Any ideas what it might be?

It's the mango onthe left... to the right is a Glenn for comparison. 







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I just recently ate the first of 2 Pickering on my young tree.  The coconut flavor was out in spades.  Fantastic.  Didn't detect pineapple but looking forward to another one.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Angie Mango
« on: June 21, 2012, 07:36:33 PM »
Dying to plant an Angie.  Wish someone was grafting them.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Grafting without parafilm
« on: May 28, 2012, 06:37:09 AM »
Thanks everyone.  I'll give it a shot and post some pics later.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Grafting without parafilm
« on: May 27, 2012, 10:22:24 PM »
Im attempting my first mango grafts this week but have no parafilm.  Any household items work?  My graft kit came with long rubber bands but not sure that will allow enough moisture.  Going to try side veneer grafts.  Any tips on what to use in lieu of parafilm would be great. 

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Awesome video Carlos!  What's your favorite avocado variety?  Have you tried the oro negro yet? 

I had a Monroe die and am looking for a new variety to compliment my brogdon.

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Apologies to all - I was just using PIN prices as a comparison.  Didn't mean to suggest they had those trees - in fact I haven't heard of anyone that has an Angie for sale.  It sounds best to stick wih smaller trees or buy the larger one only if it looks very healthy, and has a thick caliper to suggest older age rather than premature re-potting.  Patience is not a strong suit of mine.

Does Patrick's nursery have a website?  Sounds like a quality establishment and great prices.

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Wow - that's beautiful.  Thanks for the heads up.  That looks large and healthy enough to be worth the extra money.  It's as large as my trees that I bought in 7 gallons and have been in the ground for a year.  Obviously growing times differ, but another 30 bucks is probably worth a year of growing time for me.

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