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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Giant Loquats
« on: April 23, 2016, 12:00:31 PM »
Here's a cluster of large Big Jims.

Simon

Do you thin your Big Jims?

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Looking for Ilama tree
« on: April 23, 2016, 11:24:42 AM »
I am looking for ilama tree. I live in FL. Does Anyone have any for sale? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.

I would bet that Excalibur has them.  I know it's not close to you, but maybe another nursery closer to you could bring one back.  I know Green's nursery is always bringing stuff back to the Orlando area.  Just a thought.

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If I can get my hands on rootstocks then I may, did you ever get my pm? Sent it on Wed.
yes, sorry I forgot to reply.  I will let you know if I place the order.  Anyone else?

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Raul, will you be able to go back later in the year?

Jeff, I will go one time every time on the next two weeks cause I'm getting request of Scions of special trees and also because now is fruit season and I comeback with fruit, after that unless I receive a big order, I won't go back again  this year, is an hour driving and hours walking picking fruit  and scions, last time I left home at 7.30 and comeback at 5.30 and I usually going in my day off, so wife is not happy!





Thanks, Raul.  If anyone is interested in splitting an order to cut down on shipping, PM me as I may place an order next Thursday.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Selling Ice Cream Bean
« on: April 22, 2016, 09:58:32 AM »
Thanks for my Ice Cream beans, I sat down and ate about 10 of them in one sitting. :) Delicious!
I also got a box of cherimoya from LocalHarvest, but I need to let those get ripe, so I was thrilled to be able to have something to eat right way.  ;D







How many boxes did you get?  That looks like a boatload of Ingas

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Giant Loquats
« on: April 22, 2016, 09:55:39 AM »
even with thinning my christmas fruits are small and most are tasteless, imo not worth the space in the yard
Glad I didn't plant christmas.  Yehudah and bradenton have been worthwhile thus far.  Yehudah is smaller than Bradenton but the flavor is excellent.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Best cherry for south Florida
« on: April 22, 2016, 09:49:27 AM »
Imo, capulin  is much better than all those

Dont know how it would do here.  I have my doubts it would do well but I could be proven wrong.  I think it may need to be grown at some elevation to thrive and produce well.  We also may be too much on the sub tropical /tropical side here in South Florida.

I am mulling over the idea of planting one at work just to see what happens.  I suspect it won't be a fan of our humidity, but maybe I will be wrong.

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I have 4 Ice Cream bean (Inga sp.) seedlings that were planted last April from Treesnmore.  $18 each.  PM me if interested.

No international shipping--(not sure they'd make it alive)--Sorry

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Best cherry for south Florida
« on: April 21, 2016, 10:53:50 PM »
Of all these "cherries," I find barbados cherry/acerola to be the blandest, though Rob has said that they can be quite good so maybe I just need to try more.  I have gone from surinam hater to surinam craver in less than 2 years--lol.


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Best cherry for south Florida
« on: April 21, 2016, 09:56:16 PM »
So is the Pitangatuba the "Starcherry" ? And is that as good taste wise as the Barbados cherry? I love the Barbados it has a real cherry like component to it...
And rob where do I get a Pitangatuba of good quality?

Here in the States, Adam is your man.  He will have specific varieties available in teh future.  I have a small plant that is less than 2 ft tall that has 2 fruits on it atm.

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Raul, will you be able to go back later in the year? 

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Kryptonite Mango
« on: April 21, 2016, 09:22:07 PM »
I don't see what's so remarkable about this. Other growers bring fruit for the festival sometimes. I know David Burd does this every year, and that's probably who it came from.

Squam, do you have contact info for Mr. Byrd?

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: FOR SALE: red jaboticaba seeds
« on: April 21, 2016, 04:27:18 PM »
Hi gunnar, i sent you a PM 2 days ago just to know if you shipped and if available a trackinf number, but no answer from you so far. Any news?
PM sent

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Kryptonite Mango
« on: April 21, 2016, 11:10:01 AM »
I just searched my old emails and it appears I was wrong--Dr. C never responded, but Noris said they were donated from "friends from Naples."  I emailed her back to find out more, but maybe some people from Naples can ask around.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Kryptonite Mango
« on: April 21, 2016, 11:05:07 AM »
Unfortunately, no.  It was far and away the best mango I tasted last year!  I emailed Richard Campbell at Fairchild and was told that another grower brought them some mangoes which were sold at the mango festival (Kryptonite, Bolt, Marley, etc).  That was where the trail went cold...

Sounds like someone reads too much High Times. 

Also sounds a bit fishy on Dr. Campbell's part, "someone" dropped off a bunch of "unknown" mangoes of "unknown origin" that he put out to be shared, actually worse, sold, at the mango festival with thousands of people from all over the world.  Seems like the good doctor  is not being totally forthcoming...

I suspect you are right regarding his forthcomingness.  As for the High Times, they were tasted by those who were not high and ALL agreed they were supreme. 

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Kryptonite Mango
« on: April 21, 2016, 06:59:06 AM »
Unfortunately, no.  It was far and away the best mango I tasted last year!  I emailed Richard Campbell at Fairchild and was told that another grower brought them some mangoes which were sold at the mango festival (Kryptonite, Bolt, Marley, etc).  That was where the trail went cold...

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Selling Ice Cream Bean
« on: April 20, 2016, 01:32:43 PM »
Going to start shipping Inga Ice cream bean. $20.00 for a flat rate small box. I need your name and address . Payment thru Paypal  mluciano@bellsouth.net USA only no over seas
                                                                                 Thank You Mike

Mike, do you still have ice cream bean? 

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I want back on the list whenever you are ready!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Soursop - Single or split trunk?
« on: April 20, 2016, 12:28:45 PM »
Thanks for the replies, everyone.  BTW, I forgot to ask a crucial question in my OP.  This is my first time growing soursop, so which one is normal and which one abnormal?  From the above replies, it would seem the split stem is abnormal, right?  Out of the many soursop seedlings, I have quite a few split ones.   

I don't know if tipping is recommended for soursop but i did anyways.
I got a small angle between the two branches and the both basically remained vertical. (same thing happened with my Malay apple)

Also, what is tipping?

Tipping is the practice of cutting off the terminal buds of all the branches.  One only cuts off the very tip to encourage branching.

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I have some xanthochymus and acuminata if you need them.  PM me if interested.  Not sure how compatible they are though.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Black Sapote Review (VIDEO)
« on: April 19, 2016, 08:51:16 PM »
U got a dud!

some trees taste about as good as the pulp looks...caca!

I will try to send you some fruit from a tree that's known to make excellent fruits.

they have a floral flavor...reminds me of eating mousse that is flavored with the essence of delicious smelling flowers....it doesn't taste like chocolate...but if you whip it up with a little cocoa powder...it's God's gift to those who want a truly vegan chocolate mousse.

I hope you revisit this fruit again...

after a decade of tasting rare fruit, I've come to realize, in some instances...although you may have tasted a fruit...you have not truly tasted a fruit, until you've tasted a sample of the spectrum of flavors that a species can offer...the diversity in flavor/texture/quality can be astounding!

I want some budwood from that tree if possible, amigo.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Wanted :chupa chupa and abiu
« on: April 19, 2016, 02:18:11 PM »
I have huge Chupa Chupa and maibe I can find Abiu for u. How mani u are interested in?

Were you affected by the earthquake?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Compact Mango Suggestions
« on: April 18, 2016, 10:32:21 AM »
Gave my carrie tree away.   Dug it up and planted it in a buddies yard and put in a fruit punch instead. 

Lost a year but the too soft Carrie had to go and I needed the room for better tasting fruit imo.

well-done!  8)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: 2016 Fairchild Curator's Choice Mangos
« on: April 17, 2016, 09:07:56 AM »
Yeah, let's propose that theme for next year: Mangos of Zill.

If they ever did a Zill Mangos year, the Curators Choice would probably be:

Carrie
Dot
Gary

And

Angie
Fairchild
Mallika
Nam Doc Mai
Rosigold
Cogshall
Manilita

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ::)

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Easy get a mask and spray or spread sevin.
How toxic is it?

Wikipedia says it kills honeybees, is banned in several countries that I trust more than the US (in terms of what is "safe" for people, environment, etc.), and is a likely carcinogen in humans.

What else would work?

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