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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Is this a polyembryonic seed?
« on: May 25, 2019, 12:38:01 AM »
That sounds great Simon. Do you know where to find those varieties of the fruits in the SD or Riverside area? Farmers markets, Whole Foods, or local mom and pop fruit stands that carry them perhaps?

Lemon zest also right?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Is this a polyembryonic seed?
« on: May 24, 2019, 08:28:43 PM »
Thanks for the reply Simon. It is good to hear that it appears to be a poly. That was my concern. I have planted 8 of these seeds so I am hopeful to have at least a couple seedlings to work with.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Is this a polyembryonic seed?
« on: May 24, 2019, 07:45:25 PM »
This is a pic of a mango seed that I incubated in a ziplock for about 9 days and I just potted it. The parent mango was a Manila mango - I think. It was a slightly larger than palm size yellow mango and according to my wife who is an expert mango eater, it was just like the ones she grew up eating in the Philippines. From what I致e read Manila mangos should be polyembryotic, but I知 not sure that this seed fits the description.

Thanks in advance for the feedback




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Citrus General Discussion / Re: UCR, City & State Saving Parent Washington Tree
« on: May 16, 2019, 12:30:37 AM »
Thanks for posting that link. I知 in Riverside and didn稚 even know about these little bugs. I値l definitely be keeping a close eye on my citrus.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Introduce Yourself
« on: May 11, 2019, 09:02:04 PM »
Quote from: tve on May 11, 2019, 08:43:40 PM

Welcome here! In case you're not aware: you can get the persian mulberry in tree and bush form. Stay away from the weeping kind if you're looking for fruit production.

Thanks for the advice. I知 definitely looking for fruit.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Introduce Yourself
« on: May 11, 2019, 08:31:49 PM »
Hi everyone. I began planting fruit trees several years ago after moving to our current house. Our previous home had a wonderful Wurtz Avocado tree that my wife and I missed greatly after moving. So we decided to plant some fruit trees at our new house after we moved in. We moved from zone 10a to 9b. A couple of degrees makes a big difference.

We have 4 orange, 2 apple, 2 avocado, 2 lemon, 3 persimmon, 2 Asian pear, 2 bananas, a tangelo, mandarin, fig, nectarine, mango and plum trees.

I would like to plant a black Persian mulberry and more mangoes in the future. I知 going to try to grow some Manila mangoes from seed.

I enjoy the challenge of growing the tropical fruit trees at home. Unfortunately I still have much to learn and have a long list dead mangoes and avocados to prove it.

I look forward to learning from the vast pool of experience here and hopefully will be able to contribute with my own experiences as well.

Happy fruiting!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Growing subtropical apples -- Tropic Sweet, Anna, etc
« on: May 11, 2019, 10:04:51 AM »
Hi. I live in Temecula, CA (9b) and have had success with Fuji and Eisensheimer. We get about 500 -700 chill hours here per year.

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