The Tropical Fruit Forum

I've had a meyer lemon for years and I love them.  The tree is more compact than say a grapefruit and produces quite heavily.  The fruit are sweeter than other varieties since it is really a hybrid, but still not sweet enough for fresh eating.  Though I think your south enough it wouldnt effect your tree's, they are quite cold hardy.  Mine experienced 18f for several hours with very minimal damage.

In Tampa I can get Florida lychees in a 50lb box for $50.  Otherwise I have to pay like $8 for a small clamshell.

I have one too!!  This pic is from last year, its a bit bigger now.  I have mine in a heaviley watered area with thick mulch.  Mine flowered for the first time last year but did not set fruit.  Its just waking from dormancy now.  For flowering contrast, my CORG and surinam cherry has many flowers but the pitomba and grumichama are still dormant.

I just received Myrcianthes pungens seeds from a friend in Argentina, most were sprouted upon arrival.  I am excited about the fact that it can handle cold weather.

Anyone growing either of these, or have any information on them?  I have a friend in Argentina that just sent me seeds of these plus some I know a little more about, like Myrcianthes pungens, Eugenia pyriformis, Eugenia speciosa.  Comments on any are welcome, thanks.

No matter how healthy, I find it difficult to keep the asian leaf minor off my citrus.  I have heard that the effect is only cosmetic, but I don't belive that to be the case.  I wonder how long Imidacloprid stays within the plant, and more importantly, the percentage that is absorbed into the fruit itself.

Foliar feeding was brought up on the Organic Gardening post.  I was curious the various products people have had used with good results.  I have always used the Southern Ag Citrus Spray for foliar feeding.

What products, organic or not, are you using?

Lychee

Mulberry
Canistel
Mango
Pomegranate

I have had an in-ground Makok in Central Fla for 3 years now.  It does not have much vertical growth, only 3' tall, but is about 5'x5' wide.  It flowers profusely but I have had poor fruit set.  Only one fruit in 3 years.  I agree the taste is very good.  I plan on adding a Hasya.

Marcus
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Jsvand5, I meant to reply to your post too.  You live closer to Ocala or Brooksville right?  If so, I think you should have very good sucess with these tree's as you get more chill than I do.

Hi Murahilin-

I saw your question posted to my introduction reference the Minnie Royal and Royal Lee cherries.  For those that are not aware, I am in Central Fla about 30 minutes north of Tampa, Fl.  I get on average 200-300 chill hours. 

The cherries were planted in January of last year on Colt rootstock.  In one years growth they grew from 3' with no lateral branching to over 9' that I had pruned twice to encourage more lateral branching rather than just upright growth.  I did recently prune them back down to 6' as I want to train them to stay in the 10' well branched range.

I was amazed at how care free they were this year.  No disease/fungus issues that I moderately expected.  This winter was very warm, only going below freezing twice.  That said, the buds are all beginning to swell, so I think they are taking the hot winter quite well.  It should be noted that in mid-December I exfoliated all remaining leaves by hand, as is common with apples in warm climates.

I am hoping for flowers/fruit this year, but have never grown a northern sweet cherry so I am not sure how early flowering is expected.  Once they push out either a flush or flowers I will update with some photo's.

Marcus