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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Sapodilla Trees in Downtown Boynton Beach
« on: January 14, 2014, 02:14:20 PM »
Me and cwojo from the forum are always on the lookout in the city for older tropical fruit trees. I came across these Sapodilla trees a couple days ago. Me and Cody(cwojo), and another guy we work with decided to get a closer look. One tree was trimmed so high that you can only get fruits dropped to the grown. They were excellent in flavor, silky smooth texture, and a bit grainy close to skin. There were some that were smaller due to poor pollination apparently as they had no seeds. The larger ones were still in the trees mocking us. I'll try to frequent this area more and look for some of the larger ones..stop by after a windy day maybe..The second tree was easy to climb but because of shading from some nearby mango trees most of the fruits were sparse and out of reach…We came across a sausage tree too..

















 

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Wanted: 15 gallon Oro Negro Avocado
« on: January 14, 2014, 10:14:06 AM »
My buddy is looking for this. Excalibur only had 3 gal and 50 gal..

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Witches broom on Valenica Pride?
« on: January 08, 2014, 07:41:00 AM »
This looks a lot like that dreaded virus…could it be?


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Low % on Jackfruit grafts
« on: January 02, 2014, 04:21:44 PM »
So far I've had only 2 out of 10 Jackfruit grafts survive. maybe its the time of year. wasn't really sure what the standard was for grafting these. I tried wedge and veneer..The wedge is the only ones that took. I didn't bag them but I left 1/2 leaf on and put them in with my passionfruit cuttings with high humidity..I got 1 Excalibur Red and 1 Cristella to take…I'll be planting these at the fire station..here is a pic of Exc Red..



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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Rooting passiflora...
« on: January 02, 2014, 04:06:53 PM »
I've had pretty good success rooting my Panama Red passionfruit cuttings…I'm sitting around 70% every time now….I use moisture control potting mix from miracle grow on these. I make wedge cuts in the cuttings to try to expose more surface area. Then, dip them in rooting hormone..I tap the cutting to get off all the excess rooting hormone..I keep 1/2 leaf per cutting…I place in fish tank/terrarium to keep up humidity. The bottom is lined with 1" thick of hydroton. Then I fill with water to just below level of hydroton. These work really great as they are expanded clay pellets which speed up evaporation and raise the humidity in the tank. I keep tank partially covered and within 2-2.5 weeks I have roots coming out of the bottoms of these pots..some of them will naturally drop the leaf while others retain it..The ones that fail seem to suffer from rot…I was thinking of trying three small cuttings per pot and just cut out the weakest growers..

I've also noted the bigger the cutting I use the more rapidly it will grow and survival rate is higher..

also I'm up for trades if anyone interested..would like to try other passifloras...



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Tropical Fruit Discussion / What have you grafted on Canistel (Pouteria campechiana)?
« on: January 01, 2014, 10:35:00 AM »
Running out of room in my yard and wondering if Canistel 'Trompo' will keep its spot. What other Pouterias have you grafted on Canistel? Ross Sapote or Lucuma? Caimito or Sapodilla? I know there are some threads that talk about it but can't find anything concrete.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Mango and Lychee growth flush now..am I out on fruits this season?
« on: December 28, 2013, 07:36:42 AM »
My Coconut Cream and Sweet Tarts put out huge  growth flushes recently as did my Emperor Lychee. Although I didn't expect much from the ST because of size I was hoping for a CC at least…so, any chance of getting flowers/fruits on these?








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Tropical Fruit Discussion / 'Custer's Red' Avocado
« on: December 16, 2013, 04:52:50 PM »
I got to try a 'Lula' avocado and the Custer's Red side by side the other day…The Custer's Red really blew me away…I haven't tried a bunch of different avos but I'm pretty impressed with some that I have tried recently..Though the Lula is a bit sweet and weak in depth of flavor me..I really appreciate 3 out of the last 4 I've tried including 'Nishikawa', 'Mollina', and 'Custer's Red'…also my neighbors seedling tree that tastes liked it was passed through a hickory smoker for a little bit…here are some pics from the Custer's Red..the bottom pic shows the two 'Mollina' avos before they were ripened up…also some Excalibur Gold passionfruit..
sorry forgot to take pic of inside…i think we just ate it to quick..




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Tropical Fruit Discussion / 'Molina' Avocado
« on: December 16, 2013, 04:42:23 PM »
Molina was helping me the other day Excalibur and she took me and my buddy behind the grafting house to an avocado tree planted along the canal on the back of the property. I got to try it today and found it to be excellent in taste and texture..almost reminded me of the 'Nishikawa' avocado Rob gave me last year..it almost had a buttered popcorn flavor to it, nice and creamy not watery at all with a bit of sweetness…She said Richard was thinking of grafting it and selling it…I'll definitely pick one up if they do release it… named after the infamous 'Molina'…








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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Single leaf variegation on Lychee tree
« on: December 15, 2013, 06:54:31 AM »
I noticed one leaf on my 'Emperor' Lychee came out variegated...the rest of the tree is normal...what would cause this...I gave minors about 8 weeks ago but suspended all watering and fert since late September...




I think this guy and his buddies are keeping the sri slanka weevils of my lychees..I thank them dearly..




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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Update of my yard 11/2013
« on: November 18, 2013, 06:55:45 PM »
Here is a a little update.
Frances Hargrave Mango..finally flushed after about 6 months in the ground..

Providence Mango.graft I did..budwood from Walter Zill

Providence Mango

Mamey Sapote Pantin

Baileys Marvel Mango..pugged

Pina Colada Mango

Lemon Zest Mango multi graft with another Zill variety..

Easy Peel Sugar Apple from Mike Bender...

Coconut Cream Mango

I planted pineapples throughout the yard since plants are still young..

These are Orange Sherbert Mango poly seedlings...I'll probably just end up grafting these onto some mature rootstock...I just didnt want leave them in pots..Im pretty neglectful with those..

Maha Chanok Mango

Pajapita Ilama

Nuathong Atemoya

Phet Pak Chong Atemoya

Cristella Jackfruit

Red Morning Jackfruit

Bangkok  Lemon Jackfruit

Genova Red Ilama

Kary Starfruit...finally started fruiting

here is a pic down the side of my house where my chicken coop is...also keep my seedlings and grafts over here

Nishikawa Avocado

Jujube I neglected in a pot till it almost died...my plants do much better in the ground...

Bananas,Papayas,

Red Gold Papaya..this is a climber...

Raja Puri Banana

Dwarf Cavendish Banana

Jamaican Red Banana


I'll post some more in a bit...

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / My neighbor still has mangoes on his tree
« on: November 08, 2013, 01:23:37 PM »
Anyone else have mangoes hanging around? My neighbor at the end of the street has some large mangoe trees in his backyard and I saw there were still some hanging on it. I think I'm gonna have to go knock on his door...

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Frances Hargrave mango
« on: November 02, 2013, 09:00:31 PM »
anyone growing this? It's about as exciting to watch grow as my Mahachanok...Its been in the ground for about 6 months and hasnt flushed yet...

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Decline of Sri Lanka weevil
« on: November 02, 2013, 08:57:55 PM »
I haven't noticed one weevil in my yard in a while. All my lychee trees look healthy again. Do these critters have a season of destruction...maybe they are just dormant now? anyone else notice this? I've used no chemicals to treat them either.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Coconut Palm collapse post transplanting
« on: October 12, 2013, 04:13:21 PM »
My friend planted some coconut palms yesterday and he woke up and found one with the top collapsed over...I haven't been over to check it out but here are some pics...let me know if you think it will survive...should the large palm branches be trimmed?





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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Hogplum in Boynton Beach scrubs
« on: September 25, 2013, 03:43:41 PM »
Found some hog plum while scouting another local scrubland preserve...the flavor was extremely variable dependent on ripeness from excellent to insipid and chalky...also was able to id some opuntia species and some asimina reticulata..






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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Wanted: Abiu, Achahcairu trees
« on: September 25, 2013, 06:58:32 AM »
Looking for a couple trees to finish up my yard..anyone have any large trees they wanna part with?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Chrysobalanus icaco (Coco plum) Inland vs. Coastal
« on: September 23, 2013, 08:54:08 PM »
On recent outings with my kids I've come across various forms of cocoplum..noticing the difference in leaves immediately it was apparent..So, I've learned there is a coastal (small leafed variety) and an inland variety  (noted by its new growth being red)...on a trek in the everglades I came across the regular dark purple variety and then I saw for the first time a red/white variety growing right next to it...then on another outing in a scrub area we came across a very large fruited variety, very sweet too...really enjoyed this one...also we came across something so similar looking to cocoplum I had to try it...I later found out it was gopher apple..my daughter really enjoyed this one...we also had quite a few different sea grapes..variable in taste some sweet some tart...and I found one prickly pair..and I finally identfied (I think) asimina reticulata...

First five picks are from the everglades...












the rest of these pics are from various coastal scrub areas..

gopher apple..plant only grows 3"-12"..pretty cool little plant
















Gopher apple (Licani michauxii)-grows very well in coastal sandy areas..favorite of the gopher tortoise...tastes somewhat like bublegum from a pack of baseball cards with texture of cocoplum..maybe a little creamier...

large fruited cocoplum from coastal variety in scrub area...

small fruited purple variety--everglades



smaller red and purple were from everglades..all of these are coastal varieities  and the gopher apple is on far right for comparison



Asimina reticulata?








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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Dragon fruit pollinator?
« on: September 14, 2013, 11:57:44 AM »
my dragon fruit flowers were loaded with these little brown insect...anyone ever see them before? first time here..I didnt want to disturb them maybe I will try to get some close ups later..


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Need Id
« on: August 16, 2013, 04:01:54 PM »
I saw this growing in an empty lot next to some other fruit trees...not sure what it is..





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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Need ID
« on: August 07, 2013, 08:32:07 PM »
I found this fruit growing next to one of the fire stations...It was in a lot that had some mango trees...of course I tried it without knowing what it was and it tasted like a plum.




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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Coco plum seeds available for trade
« on: August 07, 2013, 06:38:51 PM »
I have seeds available if anyone is interested...


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Need ID
« on: August 06, 2013, 07:53:31 AM »
Found this growing in the lot next to my friends house...I know I shouldn't have tried it without ID'ing it but...there were other fruit trees on the property so I assumed it was good..tasted like a small Caimito with an astringent/latex quality to it..I didn't get a pic of tree but will go back and get one if necessary...the tree was very large, with large leaves if I remember correctly, also it fruited mostly at the tips of the branches...











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Tropical Fruit Discussion / I got two different seedlings sprouting in 1 pot
« on: July 27, 2013, 09:21:23 PM »
I noticed in a couple 1gal pots that i have there are some annona neosalicifolia seedlings growing with  some Mexican garcinia sp. (luc's)..I thought the seeds rotted but now see I was wrong and have 4 pots that have done this...the garcinia is coming up now...when would be the best time to seperate...I don't want to damage the garcinia before it fully sprouts..

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Mahachanok finally flushed!
« on: July 21, 2013, 09:11:22 AM »
I've had in a pot about a year...and about two weeks after planting it out it started flushing..go figure...maybe I will try to shock it more often!






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