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Yeh, some jackfruit have those types of leaves. Learned that from here pretty recently.

Custard apples drop there leaves once a year for me.

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First one looks like a jackfruit

The second one looks like an annona.
I can't really get a clear picture of its leaves.
It seems to be a little glossy, so I'd say A. reticulata base on the pics, maybe even soursop

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Why does this ebay seller only have ONE (1) negative feedback in the last 12 months?  Leaving negative feedback will also help others avoid the same debacle.




I think it would be hard for the average buyer to know the minute differences between the varieties.
I definitely wouldn't.
One probably won't get a fruit for a few years after and he may re-open his business under a different name by then.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Annona grafting recommendations
« on: January 24, 2018, 09:00:20 AM »
Har, (Guanabanas) is the annona expert here so hopefully, he can give a few suggestion.

Sugar apple seems to grow more compact than the rest of the annonas I'm growing.
Most of the more widely grown ones don't become monsters (at least from what I've seen in Florida) so I don't think you can go wrong with any.

Try to get some of the new firm sugar apples making there way around.
Atemoyas are always good but I don't know what will produce in your greenhouse, seem like we in Florida don't always have the best of luck with atemoyas that do well in SoCal.
Cherimoya are excellent but you make need to wait and see what the SoCal members suggest.
I personally am fond of A. reticulata as they are nice and creamy but I have yet to eat an Ilama which I hear is better.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: My first Red Custard Apple !!
« on: January 24, 2018, 08:46:14 AM »
Nice, I love these fruits.
I don't think mine will be ready until May

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"Atemoya" is a coined word--- a made-up word.  This word was made by "hybridizing" two words to make a new name for a new type of hybrid plant, which was produced by cross-pollination between "Ate" Annona squamosa and "Cherimoya Annona cherimola, regardless of which species was seed parent or pollen parent.
So even if double-cross resulting in 75% squamosa/25% cherimola or 75% cherimola/25% squamosa, it's still called atemoya?
I think we refer to that as annona hybrids

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: 2018 Mango Festival
« on: January 18, 2018, 08:51:01 AM »
We always have a good time at Mango Fest, have been going for years. An interesting mix of people, something good to eat, and lots of beautiful plants. Any excuse to goto Fairchild is good for me. Plan on volunteering there when I am an old man.

The hybrids mentioned are likely the casturi and kuini grafted plants they started selling last year. Not sure if any of the newer hybrids Dr. Ledesma is working on would be available or not, but that would be a nice bonus.

In some of the videos posted from last years festival, Dr. Ledesma stated that they'll be releasing 5 new hybrids in 2018.
I think there are some previous posts on this too.
https://youtu.be/PJLlj_An48g

Haden X Casturi and other...

Although they seemed to be bred from disease resistance.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: 2018 Mango Festival
« on: January 17, 2018, 09:19:59 AM »
The only reason I'm considering going is to get some of these new hybrids.
I don't know how long it will take for other nurseries to start carrying them.

I have a canal bank that needs some extremely disease resistant mango, I wouldn't mind trying the hybrids there

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Zill's Ambrosia Mango
« on: January 17, 2018, 08:37:32 AM »
I think this is a relatively new release, so there is probably not much information about grafted ones yet.
We'll probably start hearing more in the coming years.

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I'd stay away from lychee.
Those little red fruits are so inviting to thieves.

I agree with loquat and Kwai Muk

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A little late to the game but finally getting some blooms.
Cogshall
NDM
Pickering

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I assume they are selling their new release exclusively at the mango festival.
I wonder how long it's going to take before the show up at the normal nurseries?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Taiwan Gold - A big time mango
« on: January 12, 2018, 09:03:33 AM »
It looks like a Golden Queen mango to me as well

Here is a picture for reference (Sweet Tart on top, Jin Huang aka Golden Queen on bottom)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Oro Negro Vigor and cold hardiness
« on: January 10, 2018, 04:20:38 PM »
I can't comment about cold tolerance but it seems pretty vigorous to me.

Here it is 2016 a little after I planted it.
Maybe around 1.5ft


A year after:
Maybe 3-3.5ft


I'm going to update my yard post later this month but now its more than double this size.
I'd expect next year if it doesn't hold fruit it would be around 15ft

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Mulching for New Orchard - Good or Bad?
« on: January 10, 2018, 02:18:07 PM »
Curious, are your trees up on mounds or do you really have that much mulch piled up against the trunks?

It's that much mulch, but the rest of the week will be devoted to spreading it and pulling away from the trunks.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Mulching for New Orchard - Good or Bad?
« on: January 10, 2018, 02:16:31 PM »
You likely won't see any deficiency symptoms for some years. You may be fine on Ca. In my case, I have about 9 inches of compost muck throughout the entire orchard, and the feeder roots live exclusively in this zone, since it's moist and fertile. Once you have spread a few hundred cubic yards (a couple dozen truck loads), then you will have to start worrying about deficiencies :-). For now, you will likely see some improvement in tree healthy due to reduced competition, greater moisture retention, etc.

So I finally got around to mulching my yard. (3 truckloads)
I'm using it primarily for the ease of mowing in addition to the normal thing like building soil.
I still have to spread it and push it away from the trucks, I'll do that soon.

Concerning fertilizer, what I gather from other members is it may be prudent to add Gypsum along with the normal fertilizer routine, as I plan to do this once a year.
If I read the threads correctly, its to balance the Ca to other nutrients ratio.

Is there anything else I should do?





Thanks, Jeff,
I think I'll have to do one truckload a year to maintain the grass free area.
Alteast until the trees cast enough shade.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Mulching for New Orchard - Good or Bad?
« on: January 10, 2018, 01:27:32 PM »
So I finally got around to mulching my yard. (3 truckloads)
I'm using it primarily for the ease of mowing in addition to the normal thing like building soil.
I still have to spread it and push it away from the trucks, I'll do that soon.

Concerning fertilizer, what I gather from other members is it may be prudent to add Gypsum along with the normal fertilizer routine, as I plan to do this once a year.
If I read the threads correctly, its to balance the Ca to other nutrients ratio.

Is there anything else I should do?





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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Sugar Apple variety big red ?
« on: January 10, 2018, 09:19:28 AM »
I haven't fruited a sugar apple yet...they don't seem to grow well for me.
I would assume as the purple ones grow larger, the will turn red.
As for the green ones, I guess that's a product of sexual reproduction.
The red color may be a recessive trait.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: starch mango
« on: January 10, 2018, 09:12:53 AM »
Forgot to mention, if you love the "chaulky" mouthfeel character that some ripe mangoes have, Starch mango has it while being juicy and sweet without being dry. Delicious. Produces in clusters. I'd estimate brix to be around 24-26%

Roberto,

Thanks for the write-up, it's great having some info on these more regional mangos.
I always here this mango mentioned by my Trini friends.
I figured the chalky texture would be the reason they call it starch mango, so its great that you verified my assumption

I personally like the chalky texture when a mango is sweet. It gives the juice a nice viscosity.

Do you have this variety growing at your place?
Also in your top five mangos that hail from Trinidad?

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Looks like lobate scale - depending on the level of infestation I've seen them do serious damage to the nutrition of a tree, going so far as to kill off branches that are heavily infested. There's really no 'organic' cure to them other than hitting the tree with soapy water and then scratching them off with your fingers (if the tree is small enough). I guess you could use a systemic pesticide but I try to avoid that as they only seem to attack fruiting trees in my yard.

I agree

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: What else is good?
« on: January 05, 2018, 02:55:15 PM »
People may be able to better assist if a specific location is given

I'll assume your in South Florida though.

I see you don't have any Annonas!!!...Sugar apple, Atemoya, Rollinia...
Garcinias - Luc, Achacha ...
Eugenias - Suriname, Pitangatuba
Pouteria - Mamey, Canistel, Abiu...
Citrus (if your feeling lucky)
Jaboticabas
Cacao
Star Apple
Persimmon
Fig
Mammea Americana
Tamarind
Black Sapote (Is suppose)
White Sapote
Mulberry
Malay Apple
Kwai Muk
Longan
Coconuts (I sort of group it in with fruits)
More Bananas

and as always...More MANGOs
 8)


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Chilly Florida AM
« on: January 04, 2018, 09:24:53 AM »
38F in the early morning hours here.
No blooms yet so I guess thats good

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Orange Essence Mango AKA 40-33
« on: January 02, 2018, 09:01:19 AM »
I don't think there is much information on it as yet.
I've seen the fruit reviews mentioned in the past though.
Since the tree was officially release in 2017 I don't think many people can speak to the characteristics of a grafted tree.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Overmulching?
« on: December 15, 2017, 11:49:30 AM »
We have been mulching heavily for over a year straight everyday.  Short answer, yes, you can over-mulch.  As Zands mentioned, excessive compaction can deplete O2.  It can also cause too much moisture in the soil or prevent adequate moisture from penetrating.  The other caution with heavy mulching involves heat.  Thick composting piles can generate staggering temperature spikes which I believe can cook tender foliage.  Mulch will breakdown quickly depending on material type and precipitation so you can go much thicker than 3" for the initial layer.  I would however leave a couple feet around each tree, that way you can apply the appropriate amount of mulch around the trunk/rootzone.  At least this is what we are doing for younger mangos.

I wonder if throwing a few bags of perlite around before adding a new layer will help with compaction?

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