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roblack:
Guanabana tree (Homestead), in ground almost 1.5 years


2nd fruit of our tree. Very tasty


Kesar mango, in ground a couple of months


Coconut Cream mango, in ground a couple of months


Nam Doc Mai #4, in ground 1.5 years


Purple Caimito, in ground 1.5 years



Seashore Mangosteen, in ground a month



Silas Woods Sapodilla, in ground 1.5 years

I was thinking of chopping the top off on this one. Any suggestions on pruning are welcome.

Yellow Dragon Fruit flower, growing on pine

achetadomestica:
Your silas looks way better then two of mine that I have been meaning to prune.
You probably should cut the top off and all the longest branches cut around 12"
off. It will bush out and the long branches would snap anyway if fruit developed
out there? I pruned one of my three and it is starting to really look better. The
best looking sapodillas I have are two I grew from seed and I topped them early and now
they have nice round canopies.  I am always afraid to prune and in the end
I am glad I did. By the way your trees look great!

roblack:
thanks! i'm going to follow your advice and do some pruning. For some reason, I am afraid to prune trees/branches that look healthy. Silly, I know.

the SW has a few fruit on it now. so going to wait until they are done to cut. Or does it matter?

sildanani:
Nice collection! How many seashore mangosteen do you have? Wouldn't you need separate trees?

roblack:
thanks Anisha! Seashore mangosteen is dioecious from what I can tell, and I have some smaller ones in pots. So hopefully it will work out. Will even squeeze another in the ground nearby it if turns out to be good. Its an experiment in foliage and flavors.

Could g. hombriana be cross pollinated with other flowering garcinias?

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