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Tropical Fruit Discussion / This is a Florigon?
« on: May 26, 2014, 07:40:45 PM »
I know where I bought this tree a few years ago and I bought a Florigon. It has had some problems but has nice mangoes hanging this year. From what I see on the internet it is a green mango that turns yellow at ripeness. Mine don't look like this. 



Wood is propping up a branch. Fig leaves also seen


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / New methods to boost mango production
« on: May 24, 2014, 09:42:34 PM »
New methods to boost mango production
Himansshu Bhatt, TNN | Feb 2, 2014, 02.55PM IST
SURAT: Scientific methods of farming and suitable climatic condition this season will hopefully result in fruits on all the trees of farmers like Rajesh Shah, who owns an orchard of Alphanso (Valsadi Hafoos) mangoes at Fansa village in Valsad district.

Pruning and girdling have resulted in optimum flowering and fructification in mango trees. The fruits would be ready to be plucked a month early and they could be in the market by April. This will give farmers like Rajesh Shah good price for their yield. There are at least 100 farmers in Valsad district, who now prune and girdle their mango trees in the hope of a good yield. A few farmers in Navsari district, too, have adopted this scientific method, sources said, adding that south Gujarat is set for a bumper mango crop this season.

"Girdling helps keep the processed food (carbohydrates) through photosynthesis in the upper level of the tree. This ensures better flowering and fructification in the tree. This certainly improves production a great deal," said SH Gavit, joint director, horticulture, Gandhinagar. He had visited the farm in January.

Rajesh Shah started girdling and pruning of the trees in July 2013 for the first time. "Girdling should not be more than one inch deep even if a tree's trunk is of 10 inch width. Only half the branches should be girdled and that too when the humidity is at 70 degree and under an expert's guidance. This reduces the need for fertilizer by half and ensures maximum fruits on a tree," Rajesh Shah said.

NI Shah, in-charge of Pariya farm of Navsari Agriculture University (NAU) said, "Girdling needs to be done very carefully. However, we don't know about its effect on a tree in the long run."

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/New-methods-to-boost-mango-production/articleshow/29768614.cms

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Persian lime tree wanted
« on: May 24, 2014, 06:46:09 AM »
Will pay or make a trade. I can trade an in ground Philippine mango (about 3.5" diameter trunk) or something else such as..... I have red Jamaican bananas and other bananas. Maybe a strawberry guava

Persian lime in pot one gallon on up would be good. Also can dig one out. Other limes might be good but not key lime....I have one

Thanks!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Carambola growing espalier style --on a trellis
« on: May 09, 2014, 09:56:48 AM »
I just planted a lara carambola that due to space limitations I am going to grow on a trellis-espalier . Anyone else doing this?

Here is one guy Australia who is http://rfcarchives.org.au/Next/Fruits/Mixed/BackyardFruit3-92.htm



*****larger trellis photo at the above link

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / 8-3-9 fruit tree fertilizer available in Broward County
« on: May 07, 2014, 07:53:03 PM »
Universal Supply on Blount Rd. You can find them on the internet. Off of Copans
$18.50 per 50lbs bag. I bought 2 bags
The man at the desk said it was made by Diamond D in Homestead

This well known formulation has

  • good NPK ratio for this purpose (fruit trees) especially ones not fruiting a lot yet
  • slow release nitrogen so difficult to burn plants and trees
  • has minor elements such as iron and manganese and more

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Avocado Tree More Production with Girdling
« on: May 07, 2014, 07:47:59 AM »
Would this work with mangoes and others? He girdles 1/3 of his branches each year


Published on May 29, 2012
This video shows how to get more avocados from your avocado tree. The key to more avocados is not larger trees. The key is more fruiting wood and girdling. For more information go to www.trainatree.com or www.rakkindustries.com or like us at Facebook.com/trainatree

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UH-qU8vRm0&noredirect=1

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Does this look like a Carrie?
« on: May 01, 2014, 06:42:06 PM »


Tiny one inch mango. Does this look like a Carrie?

A potted grafted mango somehow got two tags. A Carrie tag and tag X for a local mango that was grafted onto rootstock. Does this look like a baby Carrie? Either way this potted tree was planted today in a marginal space on my property.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Strawberry guava likes sun or shade? Or sun part of the day?
« on: April 20, 2014, 01:47:21 PM »
Quote
http://www.cloudforest.com/cafe/gardening/hard-propogate-strawberry-guava-plant-t1507.html
I have found here in Central Valley CA, they actually prefer conditions, more of a Camila plant, on the north side of the house. They can often take the hot sun all day here but suffer. The plants here, that do the best, get morning sun, to about 12 noon, or located where they only get direct sun say from around 10 a.m. to around 2 p.m.

I have had 1 gallon plants, that are around 2 feet tall and spindly, bloom and set and hold fruit, once they barely begin to root out the bottom of the pots. If shaded and watered enough, some even do that without rooting out the bottom some. Plants in 5 gallon pots easily bloom and hold fruit, if they don't dry out too much.


I am thinking about where to plant some new strawberry guava. I have shaded spots, sunny spots, and place that gets sun half the day. Which is best for the strawberry guava to produce most fruit? Thanks!


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Citrus General Discussion / Container growing citrus in 100% wood chips
« on: April 17, 2014, 09:32:37 PM »
Hi all in this new forum.

My sandy soil is high ph (coquina coral rock plus sand) and has ruined citrus I have planted
So more recently I have been growing it in containers in 100% wood chips that have rotted 9-12 months. Some $10 Meyer Lemon and a lime have been doing well. I saw this 6 gallon Dancy tangerine with a thick trunk so I bought and repotted into wood chips that come from a tree trimming service.
I had some pottery clay around so added some to the pots

Here are the photos

rotted wood chips mulch in the philidendron patch. I dragged them out to use on the new Dancy repotting
You also see an in ground tangerine planted 4 years ago





Here is the repotting
The roots were not bound up to my surprise! So not too much cutting with the knife
Filling the pot with wood chips
Comparison of pot sizes ...before and after up-potting into wood chips






The end result




I am pissed some branches were broken at the store I bought it at...but thick trunk over ruled this. This store also had nice Satsuma/ PM me if interested.

This will never be planted in ground! In a few years it will go into a larger pot with rotted wood chips. If I acquire some verified neutral ph sand I will add some too. But not my own sand-sandy soil which I have plenty of



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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Anyone growing black mission fig? Florida and elsewhere.
« on: April 09, 2014, 07:34:55 AM »
Many moons ago there was a black mission fig tree near me in  California. I got to eat them fresh and  these are the best figs I ever ate. Is anyone successfully growing these in South Florida or is it too humid?

I have Ischia and Magnolia figs now and they are inferior to black mission plus they have insect problems.  I might buy a black mission plant

Anyone growing black mission or any figs anywhere........ How are they going for you

ebay source-- http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ficus-Black-Mission-Fig-Tree-plant-cold-hardy-/271445061675?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f3362f02b

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Lychee vs Longan
« on: April 06, 2014, 05:08:52 PM »
Is Longan a more reliable fruiter? Producing each year instead of the lychees I see which are on a once in every two or three years schedule. Thanks!

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Just got 4 little yellow mangoes for $1
« on: April 05, 2014, 02:10:21 PM »
Bravo Supermarkets in Coral Springs, FL / 10301 Royal Palm Blvd/--
Just got 4 little yellow mangoes for $1. Label says Guatemala/ I grabbed the most ripe looking in the bin. Have not tasted yet.
For you okra aficionados--- 99¢/lb

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Selling $30___ Van Dyke mango tree 8ft high
« on: April 01, 2014, 08:18:54 AM »
Van Dyke info>>> http://www.tropicalfruitnursery.com/mango/van-dyke-mango.shtml

In the ground but will come out easy. I have done this before
Nicely shaped tree. Start big and get  mangoes sooner

Trunk is 4" diameter. Tree is about 6ft wide and 8 ft high
$30


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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Strawberry guava wanted (Psidium cattleianum)
« on: March 31, 2014, 08:09:09 AM »
Hi
Looking for one near Broward County. In a pot or I will dig it out. Thanks.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Tropical fruit cultivation videos
« on: March 25, 2014, 12:02:12 PM »
From ag extension station in Miami I believe. Mangoes, carambola, avocados, lychee etc Pruning fertilization

http://www.youtube.com/user/uftropicalfruit/videos

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / I put a gash in mango tree trunk .....will it kill it?
« on: March 22, 2014, 10:08:45 AM »
In the process of moving a mango tree with 4 inch diameter.........  I put a gash in the trunk going one third around it. Is there any hope for the tree to survive???   The gash is 1/4 inch deep/ I see white flesh/   The gash is one  foot up from the soil level

Can bark come back? Heal back?

Thanks guys!!!  I put wet moldable clay on the wound. I will keep it wet to provide moisture. Clay will help heal it

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Removing the tiny leaves from mango panicles
« on: February 14, 2014, 01:13:53 PM »
This year I see confused mango panicles. They can't decide to become new growth or to become panicles. So they do both.

Yesterday I removed the leaves from some of these panicles that have little buds and little leaves. I will do more on the weekend especially trees I have not had fruit from yet.

Any thoughts on this?

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Large seedling canistel tree. U dig for free in Tamarac Florida
« on: February 10, 2014, 06:41:15 PM »
Leafy 12 ft high. Trunk 4" diameter. It is the seedling of the grafted canistel next to it. A common variety which has good yields. The seedling has not fruited yet. Must be 4 years old

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Bacon avocado trees in South Florida
« on: January 27, 2014, 11:22:19 PM »
Here is one Bacon avocado thread http://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=3364.msg62808#msg62808

Anyone have anything to say on the Bacon avocado grown in South Florida? How well do the trees produce and in what month?

Pine Island describes it this way:
'BACON' is a Mexican type avocado like Haas. The fruit is slightly larger however with a dark green almost black skin. The fruit eats very well having a rich creamy flavor and a skin that peels quite easily. It is a minor commercial variety in California, and it does have some history here in Florida as well. Having exceptional cold resistance it would be a good selection for connoisseurs in USDA hardiness zones 9 and 10.
http://www.tropicalfruitnursery.com/avocado-viewer/pages/bacon.htm

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Langara Varanasi mango misspelled? A few spellings.
« on: December 11, 2013, 06:42:08 PM »
Varanasi is famous for the Langara variety of mango. (ANI)

Read more at: http://news.oneindia.in/2010/04/03/orchardowners-growers-expect-bumper-mango-harvest-invaran.html

images of this mango "Langra Varanasi mango"--- https://www.google.com/search?q=Langra+Varanasi+mango&es_sm=93&espv=210&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=yPioUtjfNY_PkQfP44DwBQ&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1920&bih=992

This North India mango has been misspelled by Fairchild Gardens and others

LANGRA BENARASI --- http://www.flickr.com/photos/3point141/5281671450/#

https://www.google.com/search?q=LANGRA+BENARASI&oq=LANGRA+BENARASI&aqs=chrome..69i57&sourceid=chrome&espv=210&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8

https://www.google.com/search?q=Langara+Varanasi&oq=Langara+Varanasi&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i59&sourceid=chrome&espv=210&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8#es_sm=93&espv=210&q=Langara+Varanasi++mango

***** I have one growing so I am curious

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Leaf browning problem on avocado tree
« on: November 26, 2013, 11:02:14 AM »
This avocado was planted a few months ago and is three ft high
Can anyone tell me what this leaf damage is due to?
This happening only on the lowest leaves. Top leaves are doing just fine.
It has not been over fertilized.







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Tropical Fruit Discussion / How do you freeze your excess mangoes? Other fruits too?
« on: November 12, 2013, 06:01:04 PM »
My mango freeze technique is to cut and fillet the halves off like a fish as skillfully as you can to maximize. Freeze the halves and eat the flesh around the seeds. I don't skin the halves. No mango peeling.

Any other fruits you like to put in the freezer for a few months? Until next season's eating?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Winter watermelon volunteer
« on: November 11, 2013, 08:53:05 AM »
This is 9 inches so far. It grew from a seed that was spit out in the mulch of mango tree





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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Mycorrhizal fungi shelf life ??
« on: November 01, 2013, 09:57:41 AM »
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mycorrhizae-Root-Fungi-Endo-Mycorrhiza-Mycorrhizal-2-lb-134-Spores-Mycos-Myko-/200668892252?_trksid=p2054897.l4276

This ebay seller has varying amounts for sale. How long does this stuff last if kept in the refrigerator and usage.....roughly one tablespoon per planting hole near the roots??

Mycorrhizal fungi conquers clay guru in New Mexico____


Soil4: On Humus


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Beautifully pruned natsumikan tree
« on: October 19, 2013, 06:14:16 PM »



If my mango trees could eventually look similar, similar size also similar fruit yield I would be very happy. Look how thick the trunk. A very capable person has been at work here.I came across this photo by chance

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