Ok so I couldn't resist cutting it open tonight.

Texture similar to white fleshed pineapple like Kona Sugarloaf.  Somewhat bland, watered down flavor.  Some sweetness, some acidity. 

Basically like a watered down version of Sugarloaf.  This pineapple was grown in an area near where I successfully fruited a white Jade which turned out much sweeter. 

Not sure if this is typical or perhaps the irrigation system gave this plant too much water

Overall, this ones looks were more impressive than it's taste.











Update: my wife just tasted it and she spit it out and said "yuck.  It's tart."

This morning I discovered that one of the fruits on my Red Morning Jackfruit tree had begun to soften.  And it had a deeper sound when I tapped gently with my fingers on the fruit in comparison to the unripe fruits.  At the time, the ripe or was only noticable when I put my nose right up to the fruit.
 
The fruit was 20 pounds.  The tree was purchased on Rob's recommendation (bsbullie) from Excalibur as a 3 gallon tree approximately 3 years ago.  The tree has been very vigorous, reaching 15 feet tall after 2 or 2.5 years in the ground. 

At dinnertime the aroma filled the house.  The fruit was much softer. 

The bulbs were large.  The flesh was crunchy for a Jackfruit.  Low latex.  The flesh was very sweet and a good amount of acidity...more acidity and sweetness than I had tasted in a Jackfruit previously.  It reminded me of a sweet tart jackfruit candy. 

Delicious fruit.  Highly recommended.

Brad

Hi beefyboy.

Its interesting how they've got those months wrong at least for my area .  Mine is definitely Alano.  It's a great choice.  Rich maple syrup type sweet taste.

Brad

I wish I had planted a tikal.  Jeff says it has two fruiting seasons per year.

Brad

We have been using a rabbit sized have a heart trap baited with a scoop of peanut butter.  Once a squirrel is caught, it is relocated. 

What about a motion activated water sprayer?
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Brad

Was this year a good one for FZS production for you?  You live near the Painters? 

Do you do anything special for your Lychees such as fertilizer, withholding water, etc?

Brad

How does the fruit taste?  Similar to red jabo?

Brad

A friend has asked if anyone can help identify these two mango varieties.  He bought the trees a few years ago from a local guy in the area who sells fruit trees on the side. 

The trees are grafted but my friend never got the variety names.

Thanks

Brad

Thanks for the update.  Too bad no fruit.  Hopefully soon.

Any recent pics?

Brad

We had the best luck with several pieces of reflective tape tied to the tree as well as a rabbit sized have a heart trap. If you go this route be careful not to buy the squirrel sized one because it turns out not to be large enough and the squirrels Escape.

Pug:. We had decent results on a lychee tree by tieing holographic tape pieces onto the branches to deter the birds, and a rabbit sized have a heart trap under the tree for squirrels.

Brad

Curious if anyone has had lychee fruit set this season. 

I have (4 years in ground) sweetheart, emperor, ohia, and kaimana trees. 

Sweetheart flowered profusely but almost all of the pinhead-sized fruit has fallen off.

A Brewster lychee tree in town had very light fruit set and the fruits are maybe thumb sized.

I didn't follow any practices such as pruning new growth flushes from October through early December, or withholding irrigation beginning in September. 

Anyone had luck this year?

Brad