Show Posts

This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.


Topics - fliptop

Pages: [1] 2 3 ... 6
1
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Fried Egg Tree, Oncoba spinosa
« on: April 10, 2024, 04:17:55 PM »
Anyone else growing this? I grabbed a couple from Top Tropicals when they were on super sale. The Sri Lankan Weevils love them, and the spines on the tree make the weevils difficult to remove. Still, this little tree was looking particularly good this morning:

Not expecting much in terms of fruit taste.

2
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Saw New-to-Me Pests on Mangos
« on: April 08, 2024, 10:39:37 AM »
Came across these two pests in my yard last night. First time seeing either here.

Citrus Root Weevil


Leaf-footed Bug


3
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Planted My Olosapo
« on: February 15, 2024, 08:02:34 PM »
Love this plant, hoping it thrives in the ground here. It has grown quite a bit since receiving it at the end of July 2023. Plant is from abimael777 (thanks, abimael777!)



4
Temperate Fruit Discussion / Thornless Blackberries
« on: February 10, 2024, 08:27:18 AM »
Bought a couple plants from Walmart last year and forgot about them, to the point where I ran over one with the lawnmower. The other survived in some overgrown weeds and rewarded me thus:



5
Temperate Fruit Discussion / Advice on Red Mulberry pruning
« on: December 30, 2023, 04:25:48 PM »
My Red Mulberry has shed its leaves, giving a clearer picture of its structure. How should I prune this (if at all)? I'd like a smaller tree ultimately. The thickest part is 1 1/2". Thanks!



6
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Plant ID
« on: December 24, 2023, 10:50:53 AM »
This is not my fault. I bought a Katuk from Top Tropicals during one of their recent sales, and this little guy was in the container, so I potted it up. Is it anything worth keeping? Thanks!


7
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Fruit ID?
« on: December 24, 2023, 10:18:22 AM »
Found in Ft Lauderdale, will try to get a pic of tree and leaves later.

Fruit are about 1" tall by 1/2" wide and contain a single brown seed with white at the top of the seed.

Any idea?



8
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Seedling Sapodilla took a downturn. Any idea why?
« on: December 10, 2023, 06:51:19 PM »
Not sure what happened, but all the leaves look like they're dying and are starting to fall off. We had a dip into the upper 40s recently, and ongoing drought, but everything around it is still green and happy (there's a Cattley Guava and NDM#4 in the background). Would the sudden weather change cause this? Any idea what's going on? It's a tiny 4-year old seedling (in ground maybe 2 1/2 years) that was doing well till now . . .



9
Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Noni seeds
« on: October 28, 2023, 12:49:24 PM »
Seeds will be shipped dry.

Just had the fruit this morning. So delicious, like intense broccoli cheddar soup, yum.

Have 2 batches of like five seeds each.

Free to first two people in the lower 48 (can I legally ship to CA? If not, then no CA) who want them and respond to this thread (in case pm isn't working), first come first served.

10
Temperate Fruit Discussion / Should I trim my Native Mulberry and Suruga Persimmon?
« on: October 21, 2023, 08:29:04 PM »
My native mulberry has a sizable side branch(?)/waterspout(?)/sucker(?). Should I trim it off or let it be? See photo (it's the "trunk" on the left):


Second question: my Suruga Persimmon has a sucker from below the graft. It looks healthier than the grafted part. Should I take it off or leave it and graft a stick of Suruga onto it? (If so, is cleft graft okay?)? It's the shoot on the right.


Thanks!

11
Tropical Fruit Discussion / SW Florida Fall Colors
« on: October 16, 2023, 06:09:54 PM »
Neelam


Sweet Tart seedling


Kathy


PPK


PPK seedling


Kathy seedling


Haden


12
Tropical Fruit Discussion / NDM flowering
« on: October 08, 2023, 08:11:38 AM »
Noticed this this morning:



13
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Rabbit damage on seedling loquat?
« on: October 01, 2023, 09:18:53 AM »
What to do, if anything?



14
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Well, that took a while -- 3-month mango graft
« on: September 25, 2023, 08:31:40 PM »
It took three months for this mango graft to push. It's a Lemon Meringue Seedling scion (from a 6-year-old tree that has never fruited) grafted onto a one-year-old Lemon Meringue seedling.



15
Tropical Fruit Discussion / New mulberry graft fruiting -- remove fruit?
« on: September 05, 2023, 08:00:00 PM »
Was fortunate enough to score mulberry scions from Kaz (sc4001992). Some of the grafts are already beginning to push, including Red Himalayan and this Black Pakistan:



As this is a new graft, I'm guessing I shouldn't let it hold these fruit? When should the fruit be removed? And when is it safe to let it hold fruit? Thanks!

16
Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Seedlings Bael and Wampeeeee
« on: September 05, 2023, 06:11:18 PM »
Have a couple 1gal pots with multiple Bael seedlings in each.

Also have some Wampi seedlings.

$5 for a pot o' Bael
$2 a Wampi

Local pickup in Punta Gorda or Bonita Springs. I don't ship plants






17
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Need to move established 4' Suriname Cherry--help!
« on: August 17, 2023, 06:49:27 PM »
I have a 4' Suriname Cherry in the ground that needs to be moved. It's been in the ground a couple years already, and of course has to have the best Suriname Cherries in my yard. Anyone have experience moving established Suriname Cherries? Any advice on making this successful? It doesn't have to be moved right away, so if it's better to wait till winter or next spring, I can do that. Thanks!

18
Temperate Fruit Discussion / Plum in New Jersey park?
« on: August 11, 2023, 03:14:53 PM »
A friend in northern New Jersey sent pics of a small plum he found in a park. Said the inside was bright green, had the texture and juiciness of a ripe plum, but no sweetness. Any thoughts as to what kind it is?





19
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Ficus triangularis edible?
« on: August 08, 2023, 09:02:57 PM »
Noticed my Ficus triangularis had little figs on it. Of course, when searching on the interwebs about edibility, some sites say it's not edible, some say it is edible. Anyone here know for sure? Thanks!



20
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Best Mango/s 2023
« on: June 24, 2023, 07:57:55 PM »
We've had Pickering, Guava, Lemon Meringue, Dwarf Hawaiian, a Haden seedling, and Sugarloaf thus far.

Some Pickerings were bland, but others were at the top of their game with creamy texture and coconut undertones.

Lemon Meringues were amazing.

Guavas were good, but last year they were amazing.

Dwarf Hawaiian had a little Carrie undertone and were otherwise not memorable.

The Haden seedling was bland.

Sugarloaf was picked a little later than ideal, but we're really impressed with the pineapple and pina colada flavor.

Sugarloaf wins 2023 for us.



Second place goes to Lemon Meringue.

21
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Help! Experienced mango grafters, I need advice!
« on: June 17, 2023, 09:22:28 PM »
A friend of mine had a couple mango trees get destroyed in Hurricane Ian. Both began sending out multiple new shoots from the rootstock. One is very aggressive and one is not so much.

I would like to graft some different types on these, but would like input on the best method/s.

This is the vigorous "tree"--I'm now thinking it's actually multiple trees:





What would experienced grafters recommend? Thinning out the multiple trunks to, say, three? Or leaving all trunks? Or . . . ???

I've only done cleft grafting, but am thinking I'll need to do veneer with this.

Any recommendations regarding making this a successful project would be most welcome. Thanks!

22
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Introducing mangos to babies?
« on: June 09, 2023, 03:30:51 PM »
Considering some people's severe allergic reaction to mangos, is there a recommended way to introduce mangos to babies? Thanks for any advice!

23
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Wow, that's a big Jaboticaba tree!
« on: May 28, 2023, 08:45:37 PM »
This is not my pic, it's David Fairchild's, but dang, I didn't realize they get *that* big!



24
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Injured bark -- what to do?
« on: May 16, 2023, 05:36:29 PM »
Finally getting my post-Ian roof installed. A piece of metal tossed off during the install injured the trunk of a seedling Baptiste Mango tree. I Buddy Taped it back in place, but am now wondering if that was the right thing to do? Here's a pic:



25
Tropical Fruit Discussion / First ever Cherimoya
« on: May 07, 2023, 08:48:06 PM »
Went to a grocery store in Naples, FL, called Sprouts today and they had Cherimoya in, and we got one. We never had one. Till now.





Maybe not the best example, but it wasn't funky from being overripe. Was on the firm side of soft. It was good, with undertones of pineapple and peach and pear. With nothing else to compare it to, we thought it was okay, but like Sugar Apple and Soursop more. Definitely disagree with Mark Twain, who thought it the most delicious fruit known to men.

Pages: [1] 2 3 ... 6
SMF spam blocked by CleanTalk