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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: So who can guess what these cultivars are
« on: March 31, 2012, 10:20:43 PM »
Going thru my granddad's notes, this evening, he mentions a 'Wester' and a 'Mekong', both varieties are polyembryonic and came from and 'Edward' x 'Pico'.  Does Richard know of the parentage for the 'Wait' and 'OTM'?

Jack

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Help with ID
« on: March 30, 2012, 08:38:37 PM »
Thanks all!  I will keep an eye on these fruit as they ripen.  Will post more photos.

Jack

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Duncan mango
« on: March 28, 2012, 09:38:51 PM »
Yes, my granddad patented both the 'young' and 'duncan'. 

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Help with ID
« on: March 26, 2012, 08:43:01 PM »
Looks exactly like the fruit in the link that BMc provided!  Turns yellowish when ripe.  Propagate by seed, cuttings, air-layering?  Old tree, tall and storm damaged.  Mixed in with the tamarinds, java plums, carambola and martin sapodilla.  Thanks for the ID on this tree.  Would like to salvage this one, very interesting to see how the fruit just grows out of the trunk on pedicles.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Need Help Identifying Tree
« on: March 26, 2012, 08:33:46 PM »
Thanks all for your responses.  I missed the name of the tree was I was a young'n, probably wasn't paying attention.  A fairly tall and scraggly tree now, should i propagate it by seed, air-layering, cuttings? 

Jack

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Duncan mango
« on: March 26, 2012, 08:09:21 PM »
LOL,  I wasn't named after two mango cultivars, I chose that forum name after PIN dissed my granddad's work and came up with their tall tale. 

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Duncan mango
« on: March 25, 2012, 10:04:28 PM »
One of the original 'Duncan" trees.  Hasn't been pruned except by a few storms.  45 plus years old.  Excellent fruit, I would rank it right up there with an 'Edward'.  Very resistant to anthracnose, good producer.


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Help with ID
« on: March 25, 2012, 09:28:43 PM »
Another neglected tree in corner of grove, don't know it's ID.








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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Need Help Identifying Tree
« on: March 25, 2012, 09:22:30 PM »
Found this today growing in the corner of the grove, any suggestions on it's ID?





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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dear Sapodilla Wizards
« on: March 21, 2012, 01:02:34 PM »
Thanks, Rob--Will go with Brown Sugar.  A 60 year old tree just doing it's thing in the corner of the yard, playing second fiddle to the mangos.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dear Sapodilla Wizards
« on: March 21, 2012, 09:47:03 AM »
Texture is brown sugary and slightly granular.  6 black seeds.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dear Sapodilla Wizards
« on: March 20, 2012, 09:36:33 PM »






Trying to identify this sapodilla variety, planted in the 1950's.  Could this be a "Martin".  Brown sugar inside and tasty.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Price of Longan in Hawaii Probably will come down
« on: March 14, 2012, 01:13:38 PM »
What a shame.  Been fighting the two-legged varmints in South Florida for years, cutting through our # 9 chain link fencing and helping themselves.  Does Havahart company makes traps big enough for these rustlers?  Hope they catch 'em.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Best type of tree sprayer ?
« on: March 09, 2012, 08:29:13 PM »
Berto, I have the same tank and sprayer from NH.  Do you use a 12 volt, RV/Deep Cycle type battery?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Which cultivars are renamed, or just the same? Label swappers for profit?
« on: February 21, 2012, 08:33:30 PM »
The folks that run Pine Island Nursery still have me steamed over the name change of the patented 'Young' mango.  Now that they have the facts, they refuse to call it by the correct name.  Talking about a marketing ploy!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Extreme Mango Bloom
« on: February 09, 2012, 08:43:23 PM »
Very determined and impressive!  Looks like a low down cleft, nice work!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: DIY foliar iron spray and possibly copper and others (homemade)
« on: February 08, 2012, 09:31:49 PM »
I second what Kevin said on the dangers of DMSO. 

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Best Tropical Fruit Books
« on: January 28, 2012, 09:52:15 PM »
I really don't remember the 'Young' being very sweet.  I hope to sample again this summer, haven't had one in a while.  Liked the 'Duncan' and 'Edwards' much better, but will compare again.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Best Tropical Fruit Books
« on: January 28, 2012, 08:33:31 AM »
zands, thanks for the link!  I had forgotten about that article. 

Jack

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: can anyone tell approx what size (gallons) container this is
« on: January 28, 2012, 07:34:10 AM »
Hey, a good way to roughly figure how big your pot is by using the formula for gallons in a cylinder:

Volume = Pi x radius squared x length   

Say we have a container that has a diameter of 22 inches and a height of 33 inches,  how many gallons in this pot?

Gallons = 3.14 x 11 inches squared x 33 inches tall
            = 12538.02 cubic inches      (There are 231 cubic inches per gallon, so divided by 231 to get gallons.)

            = 54.27 gallons

Hope this helps--
Jack

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Top 5 favorite fruits (including non tropicals)
« on: January 27, 2012, 10:00:01 PM »
Top Five;

Mango
Avocado
Guava
Banana
Pineapple

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Best Tropical Fruit Books
« on: January 27, 2012, 09:56:47 PM »
Yes, I do have copies.  Have had to search on Abesbooks to find extra copies.  Very interesting reading.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Some of my potted fruit trees.
« on: January 27, 2012, 09:54:01 PM »
Looks like you have the scion covered with poly bag and then foil 1/2 covering the bag, or is the foil peeled back for photo purposes and usually completely covering the bag?  Good looking plants!  Hope they take.

Jack

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Best Tropical Fruit Books
« on: January 27, 2012, 09:27:21 PM »
Some of my favorite books to add to list are:

1) Mango Studies--A Compilation of Papers Presented at the Florida Mango Forum from 1941 thru 1951

2) Tropical Fruits For Southern Florida and Cuba and Their Uses--by David Sturrock

3) Fruits For Southern Florida, A Handbook for the Homeowner--by David Sturrock

4) Notes on The Mango--by David Sturrock

5) Fifty Tropical Fruits of Nassau--by Julia Morton

6) Florida State Horticultural Proceedings--Any Year



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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Aftermath of Hurricane Wilma 10/24/05
« on: January 25, 2012, 08:24:50 PM »
Wow Harry!

What incredible footage!  How very heartbreaking!  You have done an incredible job in your rebuilding efforts.  Best wishes down the road.  Thanks for sharing.

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