really surprised to see mangosteen only appearing a couple of time- maybe many of you have not gotten to try it
seems like lychee and mango feature most heavily in top 5- good call peeps.

my top 5 in order are
mauritius lychee
mangosteen
Maha Chanok mango
a very specific red muscat grape only grown in chile
5th would be tied between top notch nectarines, plums, apples, watermelon, jaboticaba and marang

i know taste is subjective but really surprised to see sapodila feature heavily in peoples top 5.
and prickly pear? i really dont get that- ive tried quite a few and while they are ok, they wouldnt make my top 50 list and then add to that,  that ive never managed out of about 20 attempts, to eat a pp without getting spines in my hands and tongue

You mean nobody told you NOT to eat the skin 

I'm having a hard time limiting it to 5. I will try and narrow it down to a top 5 eventually. Give me a few days. These are in no particular order.
Watermelon (Most favorite)
Indian Jujube
Purple Mombin
Pineapple
Barbados Cherry
Grapes (Not the green ones, they're good but not favorite fruit list good)
Pluots
Pixie Tangerines
This one container of strawberries I had once. Haven't had another set that good since.

Please tell me you have eaten pluots fresh picked and not referring to store bought.

You know you can grow your own strawberries here.  With proper variety selection and care they will be the best you have had.

I bought a 3 gal. Hasya during the summer.  I had the choice between that & an Alano.  I opted for the Hasya because they are supposed to be large w/ little to no fiber.  Alanos are supposed to have an excellent taste, but on the small side.

Saps don't have fiber, they have varying degrees of stone cell content.  Ironically, the varieties with higher stone cells tend to be sweeter.

Rob

Quote from: bsbullie on January 26, 2012, 02:43:33 PM

Quote from: pj1881 on January 26, 2012, 01:44:12 PM

Chop it back about a foot above the graft in spring...

I wouldn't go that close to the graft...18" - 24" is a better distance from the graft.

Rob

I don't think a foot is pushing it.

My thoughts are for two reasons:

1 - it give a little more space for buds to form as to not have the new branches to close to the graft; and

2 - in case there are any issues with damage or disease, you are not that close to the graft as to cause possible harm to the tree.

Again, there is no right or wrong here, its all opinions.

Rob

Chop it back about a foot above the graft in spring...

I wouldn't go that close to the graft...18" - 24" is a better distance from the graft.

Rob

Quote from: samuelforest on January 25, 2012, 08:23:21 PM

Trinidad?

The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Quite possibly the greatest island(s) of the entire Caribbean!

hmmmm...now why would that be 

I do not have an updated pic of the entire tree but I do have a pic of the day I planted it. It was over 6ft tall when I planted it and has pushed 1 or maybe 2 flushes since then.

Here it is on August 27th, 2011:

I will have to take a look at mine but the look at those leaves looks totally different than mine.  Mine seem wider, smoother/flat (no rippling, and seem to drape down as opposed to being held more horizontal.

Rob

lycheeluva - its not just the air temp but the soil temp that would do you in.

For quality and cold hardiness, Lula is your best choice.

Rob

Harry (and murahilin)

When I say "fiber", I don't mean that of like a mango has fiber.  What I am trying to describe, and it is difficult without being able to show you in person, is that the ones I got from Har's tree were almost solid jet black inside and 100% creamy pudding-like when you broke into them (not to say yours aren't soft and creamy as other I have had look/appear just like yours, Har's are the exception).  Like I said, you would not be able to make a clean cut in his like your in the picture.  Hars were also shaped different, they were flatter as opposed to round, much like the shape of a huge Fuyu Persimmon (this may be the key to being different).  They were also much larger than most others I have seen and what appears in your picture.  If I can get any more I will try and get one to one or both of you.

Rob

Harry - I hope the in laws do not don the speedos and flip flops when they visit 

Rob

From those pics, I can see the "fiber" I was referring to that are seen in some blacl sapote.  I have had a bunch from Har's tree (for those who know him) and they are nothing like that.  They are extremely creamy and pudding-like and much more consistently darker in color.  There is no way you could cut them with a knife and get that clean of a cut.

I know of some trees with Lula, Choquette, Monroe, as well as some other straggler varieties and I picked the last two Wurtz off a tree in a friend's yard (trees are all located in Lake Worth).

Harry - while Monroe is a very decent avocado, I find Lula to be not only one of the best late season Avocados, but I find it to be one of the best grown here in SFla.

Rob