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. . .but that's mother theresa level to package it up and take it to usps and pay to share it with you.
  ;D ;D ;D

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Achacha issue: pale new growth
« on: March 21, 2024, 11:18:45 AM »
My achachairu is planted in full sun and gets a good amount of wind, so if my gnarly leaves are caused by that then I'll just deal with it.  Have not had aphids in a long time, but I'll check again.

Thanks for your responses

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Achacha issue: pale new growth
« on: March 20, 2024, 01:18:22 PM »
My leaves are always a twisted, gnarly mess, not like the clean, green, straight leaves I've seen others have.
Any ideas?

Thanks




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What is my bar for adequate fruit production?  Good question.
I suppose I would initially be happy with 5-10 fruit, but I will probably want more later on.

I'm glad to hear your experiences about a 5ft tree in a pot giving 4, and a 4x5 in ground giving much more.
That gives me lots of leeway in deciding.

I thank you both for this information!

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Hello,

Before planting in Southeast Florida, I'm trying to determine how small I could keep a Cherilata and a Geffner Atemoya and still get adequate fruit production for personal use.

In 2020, achetadomestica suggested that I could keep the Geffner at 10x10 ft:
https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=42102.msg414305

Can anyone else share their own experience regarding minimum productive tree size for Geffner and Cherilata?


Thank you

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Just make a big U around FL.
I'll generally hit Orlando for jabos, head down to WPB and get more trees, mangos, and see friends, then go down to Homestead and hit more fruits, nurseries, F and S park, cut across the Everglades, Naples for more trees (can hit Pine Island also) then Tampa for food!
By the time I'm done it's a success.
There's Grimal Grove down in the Keys.

Where in Orlando do you get Jabos?

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DM and Hipasfolk,
Spray with a micronutrient mix.  Be sure it contains at least 0.25% Zinc.
If that mix doesn't contain Copper, spray a Copper fungicide.  Follow label requirements.

Thank you much!

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Hello,

Anyone know what is happening with my Pram Kai Mea (PKM) and Coconut Cream (CC)?
PKM has had blackened leaves for a while, but it did not seem to bother it, but now new growth is dying on it and also the CC.
I have not been fertilizing for over a year, so it is nothing I'm actively doing to it.  Other varieties close by do not have this problem.

Also, the CC has a split trunk.  Is it doomed or can it recover and heal strong as it grows?
I don't think the split has anything to do with the new growth dying since it is also happening to the PKM.

Thanks






















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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: How many people eat mango skin?
« on: August 09, 2023, 03:23:00 PM »
Some varieties have bitter skin, but for others, I used to eat all the skin if it was clean.
I would cut the mango into chunks so that each piece with skin had a large amount of flesh, so you are not eating just skin.
I liked the extra crunch.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Question on Miracle Fruit Tree
« on: July 25, 2023, 05:39:51 PM »
My plant is very healthy looking, very busy, but only about 15" tall in a 3 gallon pot. At least it came with one ripe fruit on the tree so I get to taste my first fruit.

I will get my sour things in an row and try them all after eating the one berry, I hear the miracle taste only last about 30 minutes after eating the fruit.

Too bad I don't have any ripe macrophylla fruits now, only lemons and limes. Any other suggestions for fruits to try with this?

Try EVERYTHING you have, not just fruits.
Works on acids in food/drinks, the more acid, the greater the affect.
But plenty of food/drinks that you would not consider to be sour will have acids, and the flavor will change, for better or for worse.

Examples: goat cheese, beer, etc.

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Hi,

I'm hoping someone can help me confirm where the graft is on this Neelam tree.

These two pics show several sprouts coming out below the midpoint, below where I think the graft is.





These three pics show where I think the graft is (mid-tree, above the sprouts).







These two pics near the bottom show an angle in the trunk where I fantasize that the graft is.  ;D








Thanks







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Freeze this thread!!!!!

Not until we all read this National Science Foundation funded paper that is of utmost importance to all of us!

https://reason.com/2016/03/07/this-university-of-oregon-study-on-femin/


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@puglvr1: Have you seen ants on your persimmon trees? If you do, check to see if your tree has scale - they looked brownish on my tree and I found them accidentally by running my fingers on the branches.These pests must have sucked the life out of my tree.

Use something like TangleFoot and reapply when it gets dry or dirty.  Especially on small trees. Keeps the ants off.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Is Cypress mulch ok for Citrus?
« on: March 28, 2023, 02:32:48 PM »
I really like the nofloat cypress mulch from home depot, its the only mulch I've tried out of 3-4 that really will stay in place after a storm and is great at hosting mycelium.

My lemon tree seemed to like it a lot before winter storms turned it into a trifoliate orange tree, wish I had a report to give on fruiting RIP

I got no float Home Depot Cypress mulch 1-2 years ago and got a small outbreak of Chinese Crown Orchid (Eulophia graminea) at 3 trees I applied it to.
Others had no problem so maybe not widespread but be on the lookout.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: One time use Chelated Iron EDDHA
« on: March 24, 2023, 01:25:30 PM »
I also do not know what the application rate would be for young (3-15 gal size) trees, mango and others.
What are you EDDHA users doing?

Thanks

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: White sapote with citrus/lemon taste
« on: February 22, 2023, 04:35:01 PM »
I have only tasted 2 types, both at the Fruit & Spice Park, and I personally could not tell them apart:
Redlands
Bonita Springs

Both had a slight lemony flavor to me.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Delicious Papaya varieties
« on: February 10, 2023, 12:05:50 PM »
What's a reliable source for the Hawaiian sunset papaya? I like them, but didn't bother growing because store bought was fine and easier. However this year the papaya in stores were terrible, so I want to grow some.

University of Hawaii will send you Home Garden Packets (HGP) for several varieties at very affordable prices.

https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/seed/

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Temperate Fruit Discussion / Re: How to NOT advertise fruit
« on: February 03, 2023, 04:04:48 PM »
My post is a little late but. . .

I bought several bags of these Honeys from Publix over a few weeks during the season, some bags were hard and some were softer.
None were astringent, so whatever they did to them worked.

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Not a tropical or an exotic, but you have to grow one of the best fruits of all--persimmon!  Grow several varieties--astringent and non-astringent.


You are growing astringent and non-astringent persimmons in Deerfield Beach?
Which ones?  Are they fruiting?
I thought Triumph or South Florida (Hudson?) were the only ones we could fruit down here.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Butterscotch sapodilla
« on: October 19, 2022, 12:05:19 AM »
Anybody taste one and can explain what all the hype is about?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: White sapote varieties
« on: September 13, 2022, 08:21:47 PM »
I've been to Fruit & Spice Park many times. The Redlands variety (tree is unmarked) is right is next to the asphalt path, near the "SES2" variety, also near path, which produces small fruit (have not tasted).
I've eaten a few of the Redlands, and it is sweet and mild with a hint citrus.  Maybe a tad bitter near the peel, but not offputting.
Off the path a bit but still near the Redlands is the Smathers variety (marked) which makes large, bumpy fruit (did not taste).
The Smathers sounds more like what you described (softball sized), since I have not noticed Redlands variety to be as big as softball sized.
Another part of the park has the Bonita Springs variety. To me, they taste the same as the Redlands.  I've read that Bonita Springs is self-fertile.

Julie:
Membership is definitely worth it.  I think White Sapote season at the park start around May and goes into June-July.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: June FL Trip
« on: May 16, 2022, 02:35:01 PM »
Montgomery was really impressive, and my Palm knowledge is minimal.
Had a great tour with a Palm explorer that had been all over looking for rare palms.
The mango station in Coral Gables should open up during mango season for tours as well.
Help with funding or something.


What is the mango station in Coral Gables?
I'm not far from Coral Gables and never heard of it, and search comes up empty.
You talking about the USDA research center?  I don't think just anybody can get a tour, but I could be wrong.

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Just got some healthy Rainforest Plum seedlings from FLnative, nicely packed and quickly shipped.
I recommend

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Did you add potting soil or compost to the planting hole?

No, I did not add anything in the hole when planting. I dug a hole, put the plant inside and filled the spaces with the native soil I dug out. Then I spread 1 bag of Home Depot "compost with manure" (not Black Cow) on top and 3 bags of cypress mulch (both away from the trunk).
Thank you

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