The Tropical Fruit Forum

How much longer do you think these Glenns can be picked and ripened on the counter? Starting to get a little blush on them...

I noticed today that I have quite a few yellow leaves on the interior part of my Lychee tree...these are mature leaves. The tree is 5 years planted and has baby fruits. Is it normal to have these yellow mature leaves fall off this time of year or am I not watering enough...its been quite hot and dry here lately.

Thanks for any help 

Sooo...because I was too impatient to taste fruits from my own Maha I let it fruit sooner than I should have causing my tree to stop growing after the first few fruits were picked...really halted the new growths  . When I saw some swelling the last few weeks I assumed they were blooms since all my other trees were putting out mixed blooms/leaves right now. I thought I would try something new. I decided to start fertilizing my Maha. I started several weeks ago when I first saw the first signs of swelling hoping to halt the flowers and let it put out new growths instead. Coincidence or not they are now bursting with  new growths, no blooms that I can find. Almost every branch has 1-4 new shoots growing. Very good news since I really need this tree to grow this year so I can let it fruit next season.

I wanted to get new growths instead of blooms right away instead of letting it fruit...wait till they are pea size then remove them and wait several more weeks before they start growing again. Thought I would share my method in case anyone out there might want to try it on their small/young mango trees? Not saying it will work for you but it did for me 

This lychee is finally growing up...its 4 years old. I hope it can better handle the frost/freeze this year. Its the biggest/largest Lychee tree I've ever owned. Hoping for another nice harvest next summer 



And my Mango tree next to the lychee...


Thanks for looking!

The tree is appx. 5-6 years old...very small. Had been "pugged" a few times...its in a 22" pot I believe.
I live in Sebring...if anyone is interested email me...thanks!...I'm asking $45

Couple of pictures so you can see how short the tree is (2nd picture) compared to my Glenn in a 45 gallon pot

Lancetilla

Tried the search feature but came up empty...Does anyone know where I can purchase one of these for mango and lychee picking?

thanks!!

Just a heads up for those of us living in North and Central FL...so far they are calling for 34 degrees for me. Inverness and Ocala saying 30 and 31 degrees (weather.com) for the morning lows on Saturday, Sunday morning slightly warmer...

There goes all my Lychee and Mango blooms 

Good luck All!! Fingers crossed it won't be too bad...

Is now the time to add 0-0-50 fertilizer to my blooming and almost blooming mango trees? Or should I wait till Feb.?

Also I called a local nursery and they carry High Yield 0-0-60...Can I sue this instead or is that completely different?

Thanks in advance...appreciate any tips and advise on how much to apply as well.

My Lychee tree will be 4 years old (planted in the ground Feb. 2011)...its starting to bloom now...I watered it today for
the first time since our last rainfall back in Sept. I do have irrigation which comes on once or twice a week. But this the first time I've hand watered with a hose...

Just wondering what you guys do with your 4+ year old Lychee trees...are they on their own...or do you still give them supplemental watering this time of year when its very dry especially during bloom time?

Thanks!

 

Just a heads up for people that might be affected...

This is for Brooksville, FL...my forecast is calling for slightly warmer...but I'm sure I'm getting FROST those couple of days...


Tuesday
11/18
56 | 35 °F
Tuesday 60% Precip.
Showers early becoming less numerous later in the day. High 56F. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60%.
Tuesday Night 0% Precip.
Partly cloudy skies. Low near 35F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday
11/19
61 | 33 °F
Wednesday 0% Precip.
Sunny skies. High 61F. Winds N at 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night 0% Precip.
A mostly clear sky. Low 33F. Winds light and variable.

 Purchased it Jan. 2013 from Excalibur...fruited for the first time this year has about 3 mangoes...stalled about 4 weeks ago, it doesn't look like its grown much since. I figured I'd go ahead and plant it inground now its already Aug. and I wanted to give it at least 4 months to settle in its new home before our cooler/weather gets here in early Dec.

Not sure if I got a little over zealous today...I found this one with a very nice blush and decided to pick it. Then wondered if maybe I should have waited lol...Too late!!

Think it will ripen on the counter?

Last year my Keitt didn't bloom because I gave it a semi pugging very late in the season because it was getting pretty scraggly/lanky looking. I made sure I didn't prune it at all last summer. This year it has the most fruits I've ever seen on this tree. The lanky/scraggly growth habit is something I'm just going to have to accept and live with since its one of my favorite mangoes...

Considering this tree is 7 years old its not very large due to freeze damage a few winters and is planted in not the best location... it doesn't get that much direct sun (Large Oak trees behind it keep it shaded 60-70% of the year...)

Hopefully, I won't have a lot of fruit drop and at least one third or more make it to maturity...











And just for the heck of it I thought I would post a couple of pictures of this tree when it was severely damaged by freeze back in Dec. 2010...here's the poor tree after