My lychee did not bloom either ........ you tube squirrel launcher and then please post video's of your squirrels as they fly into your least favorite neighbors yard. 

What makes me mad is they just eat 20% of a mango and then go get another one ...... if they ate the whole thing I might not mind that much

You guys got me thinking ..... I know my trees were planted after the hurricanes because I lost all my trees in the storms ....... the Glenn might actually be 10 years old and started as a 15 gallon.  I cut it back hard though.

After the fruit sets I delimb everything except the branches that have fruit ( it shows off the fruit and gets a lot of comments ) and then after the fruit is picked I cut those limbs and shape the tree..

All of the varieties I mentioned respond well with that same hard pruning/cut back as did lancetiila and Maliika when I had them.

All that being said a tree that is happy staying small and doesn't need to be pruned as much would be easier for sure ...... just try the fruit first to make sure you like it! ....... this forrumm proves one mans trash mango can be another's favorite ......

Also as others have mentioned if you get two try and get varieties that ripen and different times to extend your harvest ........ those small trees will produce way more fruit than you may think and when they all come in at once it can be a project

Well .......... I just sliced up 3 of them and I stand corrected I see what you all are talking about now so mine are not exempt! Or you jinxed me but down at the tip of the bottom of the fruit they were a little darker and softer ......

Oh well ...... Delicious though

I am in Merritt island Florida btw

How do you know that it is actually greening?  Many ailments look similar ( at least to me ) how do you confirm a tree has the disease and will it spread to the other citrus trees in the yard? I.E. Should an infected tree be removed to protect the others?  Thanks

I have the same situation .... My Neelam looks like the  neelan

I did have some of the same problems ripening the fruit in previous years ...... but this year I had perfect fruit!  I posted on this topic a few weeks ago.

I really like mine ....... I bought 2 bronze, 2 black, and 2 red from Willis orchards online about 5 years ago. I think male and femaie of each. They produce 100's of grapes each year maintenance free other than a spring pruning each year. Over ripe is when to pick them ........ Extremely sweet

I wanted to share with you all that I have been growing a florida hass for I think 4 years now planted as a 7 or 15 gallon ...... I can't remember. Ist year nada 2nd year nada 3rd year got some fruit but they didn't ripen properly and I was bummed. I almost got mad at it a couple of months ago and cut it down but it had about 30 fruit on it so I decided to hold off. I was told to pick them in August but they just didn't look ready so I waited until this Saturday and picked a bunch of them and put them on the kitchen counter. One of the was ready today and I cut it open and was rewarded with a perfect colored and textured hass ...... Added a little drizzle of lime and a dusting of Tony Sacheries Cajun seasoning and gave it a try. It was not very different than a California ....... It had excellent hass like oil and taste and although I like florida avocados I definitely like the hass more which is why I planted this tree in the first place. I am very glad I gave this tree a third chance and now it could be one of my favorites!

I have not been active on the forum for a while. I did a search to try and get up to speed but didn't see any new suppliers. Have you all found a source for grafted maprang yet? I killed the one murrlin got for me and would like to try again. Thanks

Ok the red fruit is going to drive me crazy!.........what's it's name and how do we get one? Amazing!

my merritt island trees seem to be about a month behind this year......

ive been squishing them for months now.....it says as far north as boca but im in merritt island. i am almost positive mine are the sri lankan. i will pick a few in the morning to make sure but mine are mottled like the picture and if true they are obviously way further north!

i am down to very limited realestate so i am deciding what i want to put in the few remaining spots left that i have. i really like reading the posts about sapodilla and am considering the makok or alano. leaning towards the makok because it apparently stays small. one thing i have learned is that taste is to each his own. i have never eaten a sapodilla and would not want to waste my time growing one if i did not like it. soooooooooo do any of you have a perfect one that you would like to show of and send to me or can anyone tell me how to get one without driving 5 hours south from merritt island....and yes i would gladly pay for shipping if someone was willing to help me get my hands on one. thanks