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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Red jaboticaba seeds for sale

« on: February 25, 2017, 08:03:33 PM »

25 seeds for $30 including USPS priority shipping.

Or, all 75 seeds for $60 shipped.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Where Can I Find Edible Palms in South Florida?

« on: February 20, 2017, 03:37:00 PM »

Dwarf coconut would be Romney Farms in Homestead

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: M. coronata restinga

« on: February 03, 2017, 01:49:36 PM »

What size are the fruit of restinga?

Thanks for the report!

Brad

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: M. Coronata 'Restinga' Fruit

« on: December 22, 2016, 07:29:50 PM »

Anxious to hear how they taste and how much flesh vs seed . I have three of these trees in my yard but they're only 2 or 3 years old (2 or 3 feet tall)

Brad

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Giant FuYu persimmon taste

« on: October 13, 2016, 07:23:10 PM »

Hi Lisa,

Welcome to the forum. How productive is the tree for you?
Are you growing any other varieties of persimmons, and if so, how productive have they been?

Thanks!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Starting a new pineapple from the top of a supermarket pineapple

« on: September 16, 2016, 12:57:18 PM »

I have a few hundred pineapple plants growing in my yard from store tops. Here is how I have done it, with just about 100 percent success rate.

Twist top off pineapple (no need to cut). Place top in ground with thick layer of mulch around it. Water for 5 seconds with the hose, every other day for 1 to 2 weeks.

That's it. I don't even fertilize. This has produced many delicious pineapples over the past couple of years.

Brad

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: all gone

« on: September 14, 2016, 08:26:11 AM »

I would not say that the sugar loafs are a lot better but just different than the store pineapples. They are both very nice.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Kona Sugarloaf Pineapple Slips $1

« on: September 13, 2016, 06:32:21 PM »

sorry all gone

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / all gone

« on: August 14, 2016, 11:52:58 AM »

Picking Kona Sugarloaf Pineapple slips today. White fleshed pineapple. Slips are mostly between 6 and 12 inches long.

$1 each, plus shipping. Shipped USPS priority mail. Minimum order 20.

Brad

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Red Jaboticaba seeds - fresh

« on: August 09, 2016, 12:50:49 AM »

Thanks for the responses

Seeds have been claimed.

May have more in a couple of months.

Brad

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Red Jaboticaba seeds - fresh

« on: August 08, 2016, 05:35:16 PM »

100 seeds, $40.

Just harvested them today.

Brad

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: maha, kesar, sweet tart, pickering...

« on: July 24, 2016, 10:18:47 AM »

Fairchild sounds good. But Honey kiss sounds even better since it would extend the season.

Thanks Rob!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: maha, kesar, sweet tart, pickering...

« on: July 24, 2016, 09:58:51 AM »

Thanks Rob. Looks like we won't be able to extend the season. So maybe its better to focus on having three trees wth similar growth habits. Would Cogshall have similar growth habit? Any other choices?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: maha, kesar, sweet tart, pickering...

« on: July 24, 2016, 09:12:23 AM »

My dad now has Maha Chanok and Pickering. He has one more spot in the yard for a third mango tree. Can anyone suggest another tree with similar growth habit? Possibly something earlier or later (aren't these two varieties both mid season? )

Brad

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: growing sugar apple (annona squamosa) in varying climates

« on: June 13, 2016, 06:00:00 PM »

Does a red sugar apple start out green or red?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Jackfruit latex cleaning tip

« on: June 03, 2016, 06:54:09 PM »

As I was cleaning a Mai 3 jackfruit today, I found out a quick way to remove latex from knives and hands: Dawn dishwashing liquid.

I'm sure a lot of you already know this but I thought I would share that it in case it helps people who are new 2 cleaning jackfruit.

Brad

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Free 4ft 'Amber' jackfruit seedling trees!

« on: February 06, 2016, 01:22:08 PM »

Sorry just noticed you wanted replies on the forum instead of a message. I would love to get an amber seedling. I am near Sarasota about half a mile from the gulf, in an area where coconut palms grow fine. I have jackfruit trees in the ground already, and they have taken the past two winters fine.

I could pick up Monday if still available. Thanks!!

Brad

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Cold tolerance study of 14 lychee cultivars - Anyone have access to ISHS?

« on: January 29, 2016, 07:05:32 AM »

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Annual fundraiser to support the forum

« on: November 17, 2015, 07:11:38 AM »

Sent $10.

Thanks for the work you put into the forum!

Brad

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Giant yellow megalanthus seeds for sale

« on: November 09, 2015, 10:05:46 PM »

Hi Carlos

I just sent you a paypal payment of $10.50 for 12 seeds.

Thanks!
Brad

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Wanted: White Sapote Seeds

« on: September 25, 2015, 11:15:32 PM »

Looking for white sapote seeds, to be used for rootstock.

Thanks

Brad

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Pineapple plant fruiting - what are these?

« on: March 12, 2015, 09:58:21 PM »

Sheehan

I'm not a newbie here. I was just hoping someone with more experience could definitively tell me if these were new Slips / suckers or fruit.

Sorry if I jumped to react to your posting. Its just that responses like that make me want to continue to just lurk here vs post

Brad

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Pineapple plant fruiting - what are these?

« on: March 12, 2015, 09:43:22 PM »

If you read the posting you will notice that i am asking if these are new plants or new fruit.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: My 2015 Lychee Bloom Report

« on: March 12, 2015, 08:25:28 PM »

Bloom report from my young trees (2 years in the ground) i took these pictures today. I did not withhold water this winter

Of my 3 emperors, 3 sweethearts, 3 kaimana, and 1 ohia, I was pleased to find one emperor tree loaded with blooms today.

one kaimana tree has a solitary bloom. Those are the last 2 pics.