The Tropical Fruit Forum

Agreed with everyone above. I am in zone 7a and for over 10 years, I have a list of the possible trees to try planting here and mango was not even on that list. I have killed many, many trees along the way. Some even made it 4- 5 years but it only took that one bad winter and you 'll have to start all over again,I even had 12 foot trees died after 4-5 years of planting.  so my list got smaller and smaller each year. I ended up building frames over my subtropical trees including mango and cover them from December to April every year. I remove the cover from April to December.I planted a maha chinok, a glenn and a coconut cream mango tree 5 years ago and I do get fruits every year after two years of planting, just not a lot of fruits. Maybe the trees are still not mature enough.Please loot at the link and also see my other videos as well.
Thank you.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccrgOPkE9MA

How did you plant it in the sunroom? Yours should fruit in 1-3 years depending on conditions. As for water, they can tolerate flooding, but don't know how good it is for long periods of time. if it sheds bark and there are new leaves coming, then it is a healthy tree. As for the leaves drying out, it could be beacuse of humidty? just a guess.

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Hello everyone, I searched and found no information on this at all. I am in Northern Virginia zone 7a. I planted a jaboticaba (Sabara), a jackfruit (Var Small), and a mango tree (Pickering) 18 months ago directly into the ground inside my sunroom. The sunroom is 16ft. x 30ft. with 13 ft. at the tallest point facing southeastern with lots of windows and 4 skylights on the top so lights is not a problem. With some direct sunlight from the 4 big skylights. Cutting off ac to the room in the summer so temp.will be in the 90's all summer. Lowest winter temp. is 65F.
These planting holes were prepared prior building the sunroom and each hole is 2ft. x 2 ft.

Jaboticaba is now 7 feet tall was planted in-ground in the greenhouse for 4 years before transplanted to the sunroom. Bought as a three gl. back in 2013.

Jackfruit bought as a three gl. 18 months a go and is now doubled in size at 4feet. Doing great, continue growing in the winter as well.

Mango bought as a seven gl. 18 months ago, put out two branches and just sitting there like a plastic tree.
I just got a seven gl. dwaft avocado tree (Wurtz) plan to replace the mango tree.

I noticed there are almost always moisture two feet down under the floor, so I raised the mango tree spot up 1 ft.with one more ft. of concrete and gravels. so the three is two feet above actual ground.

My questions are;
Will they ever fruits?
Will they ever out grown the sunroom?with regular pruning in checked.
should I go ahead and replace the mango with the avocado tree since mango trees do required full, direct sunlight?

Sorry for the long writing.any input would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you

 

"There is no need to graft wampee, wampee seedling can start flowering around 4-5 years.  Grafted one will take up 3 - 4 years to set flower.  Just give the seedling a lot of sun, water, and nutrition".

Al, are you positive seedling will fruit 4-5 years? I have a 4+ year old seedling at 7 feet now but no flowers yet .If this is the case I might have fruit soon?

I am in zone 7 too, Northern Virginia and I also have a Jackfruit in my sunroom. I planted it 20 months ago directly into the ground.On the lower right of the picture,you can see it's very healthy and only  at 4 ft. tall now.The variety is Var-small from Top T. and you can keep it at 7- 8 ft tall. The height of my sunroom is also 13ft.

Sorry, I forgot to mention my Ruby Red Grapefruit tree as well.

The trunk is short,only 4 ft. And also purplest.It flowered in Oct.so I dug it and pot it in the greenhouse.

Gary,I am way up  North of Virginia,15 minute drive to DC.You have a nice collection! I have 6 bushes growing along the side walk in front of my house,Awesome. When you do the pruning,stick the branch in the ground next to the mother tree,they will root nicely.
If you cut the fruit you will get red all over, just split the fruit with your palms. Eat the seeds and all.

Thanks everyone for posting and all the encouragements!
I read and picked up lots of great info. from all of you good people and put these efforts into my yard. Seems like we all get the point here. Some people look at these pictures and will only see snow and feel the cold,but we I really have in these pictures are: randomly as I can remember them. Please let me know if anything else you think may work in my yard.

Thanks again for looking.

 Windmill palm
Pindo palm
Bananas (3 varieties)
Citrumelo hardy grapefruit
Citrange
Flying Dragon
Hardy kiwi (4 varieties)
Pomegranates (4 varieties)10 plants around the yard.
Prickly pears ( 2 varieties)
Jujubes (2 varieties)
Paw paws ( 2 varieties)
Pineapple guava (2 varieties)
Quince fruit
Muscadine  (2 varieties)
Che fruit
Fig (2 varieties)
Persimmon (4 varieties)
Asian pears (3 varieites)
Chinese apricots
Nectarine
Peaches (2 varieites)
Plums (3 varieties)
Apple ( cocktail tree with 5 varieties)

Thanks Puglvr1
We are trying hard up here in the zones. With lots of encouragements and great information sharing.It's doable.

Thanks for responding guys. Mine is from Edible landscape as well. Ed,have your tree fruited yet? How long in the ground before it fruited?And do you just have one tree?