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Nick's Edibles brings things in from the Orlando area. You could join his FB group and ask about where he's sourcing from. I just checked his list and he's got dwarf nam wa. Also, there is someone up on Merritt Island who posts on CL a lot - he's a fruit tree seller and is located right on the island. I have a friend who's bought from him several times and has always gotten good plants.  Are you in the Brevard Fruit Club - they had one for raffle at last week's meeting  ::)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / How do I figure out if my mango is grafted?
« on: August 01, 2017, 04:11:56 PM »
I have a Haden mango that is perhaps around 3 years old? We moved to our house about a year and a half ago and it was maybe 6' tall and has doubled since then. I know it's a Haden because I found the tag on the ground shortly after moving in.

I was looking at it the other day so I can plan out pruning but I'm not sure if it's grafted or not. I can't find any good photos of a Haden that size to help me out. It grows up to about 6' and then there is a flat spot in the middle of the main trunk where it stop and  then the branches grow out from that. Can someone help me figure this out? I can post pics if needed.
Thanks

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Introduce Yourself
« on: August 01, 2017, 03:58:09 PM »
Hello, I'm Laura, currently living in Palm Bay Florida right along the Indian River - hence the 9b/10a designation since we are on the cusp and can grow some things they can't just a few miles inland. I'm originally from Connecticut and moved down to Miami about 20 years ago and since then have bounced around to a lot of places including southern Florida, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Asheville NC, Little Rock Arkansas and finally back to Florida to an area that feels so weird after living in sub-tropical Florida. This region I live in can be as dry as the south of France or as wet as South Florida and makes it really challenging.

We've got about 1/3 of an acre. When we moved here there was a Haden mango, Myer lemon, guava, some miscellanous bananas, loquat, sugar cane, papayas, and a Spondias purpurea - hog plum. Since then I've added an Everbearing mulberry, a mango that someone gave us and I have no clue what it is, elderberry, ice cream banana, dragon fruit, moringa, and a passion fruit plant that came from Brazil, and a kaffir / makrut lime. I've always loved plants but not been so interested in growing them, but that has recently changed so while I recognize a lot of tropical fruits and vegetables from around the world and even their plants, I'm not very knowledgeable about growing them and am eager to learn.

I've also got a great neighbor from Cambodia who has such a cool variety of fruit trees and vegetables, many unique to Asia, but he's not tech savvy so occasionally I will ask questions for him as well :).


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