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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Need help with fruit identification
« on: January 16, 2019, 10:01:33 AM »
wow that's some serious mislabeling 
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How does one order? I see a few items I would like.
Where did you get the shatoot from?
Send me a pm
The shatoot came from Just Fruits close to Tallahassee.
I was coming back from Georgia where my wife's family lives. With my wife and two kids
in a SUV I managed 4 trees. I thought my oldest kid could have found a ride and I could get
one more tree but my wife said no? Two of the trees were 5'-6' feet in 7 gallons. Nothing like
driving 250+ miles with a car full of trees with the family.
The tree was grown from a cutting along with a jujube I bought. I can't get shatoot or jujube
to grow from a cutting. Really nice nursery and nice owner!
He said one 3 gal. so the pot could have had 3-4 suckers peeping and then 3-4 suckers each in the rattoon so it's possible.
Can someone help me with this:
Front of leaves
Back of leaves
A Valencia Pride planted 15ft away looks fine.
Both receive 8-3-9 w/ micros during growing season (although, not as much as they should)
i was wondering if soursop is like cherimoya, where it needs the leaves to drop in order for the flowering buds to come out.
Do I need to wait until March to feed them 8-2-12? Is it OK to fertilize now?
Maybe it just wants a particular nutrient profile to be productive? I blast my saps with a lot of nitrogen, which seems to have a big impact on production. I've heard a lot of folks complain about lack of production from haysa, but mine produces a boatload of fruit... actually snapped a branch a couple of months ago.Does prolific actually live up to its name or is it just a marketing stunt?
I know people here (AUS) aren’t happy with prolifics production. Mike is one of them (I think he cut his down), I’m sure he will chime in if he sees this thread.
Edit: here you gohttp://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=16922.msg214735#msg214735
I was about to cut down my Hasya as it had produced just one fruit in 4-5 years since it was planted, but a couple of weeks ago, i found four little fruits on the tree. I have since decided to keep the tree. Jeff, do you use 8-3-9 or 8-2-12 for sapodillas? Do you give it foliar sprays as well?
Does prolific actually live up to its name or is it just a marketing stunt?
I know people here (AUS) aren’t happy with prolifics production. Mike is one of them (I think he cut his down), I’m sure he will chime in if he sees this thread.
Edit: here you go
. Thanks for the tip.Looks like ZHPP has an active facebook presence finally.
Funny thing is -- I actually prefer the gritty saps to the creamy ones. But no one propagates the gritty ones, so they only come from seedlings.
Excalibur has done some I think. Like Brown Sugar and Prolific
Damn! I just noticed this!
I wish you had posted earlier. I missed the boat.
What's the furthest north on Florida's gulf coast where sapodillas can be successfully grown?
I'm in South Sarasota County and my attempt failed years ago and I've been afraid to try again. I know these trees do well on Pine Island, but that's its own microclimate.
We were 30F last year and my sapodillas didn't blink. Another forum member from Lakeland was
colder and commented on their resilience. I planted a Morena on the South side of a huge oak and
it barely grew. I dug it up and put it in full sun and it is finally flushing.
Lack of firmness is generally an indication of lack of ca. Compost can make ca deficiency worse, which is what I assume may have happened in your case. Try laying down gypsum. You can get it at Helena Chemical for about $12 / 50 pounds. I've been adding 100 - 150 pounds a year to each carambola tree.
100-150 pounds per tree??
Gonna have to agree with Mark in Texas.
To get higher brix, ensure proper level of calcium.
Yes thankfully calcium is one thing Florida has plenty of, at least at my farm.
