I live in Central FL and there are a lot of people who are successfully growing mangos. There are trees all over winter park, several around downtown Orlando, many in the Conway area, and even some more north in the Casselberry/Longwood area. I think Sanford might be pushing it, but I'm not sure. I think the key is finding the right varieties to grow. Specifically ones that don't need a constant costal breeze, and can deal with a little more humidity. Probably have success with Beverly, Pickering, Angie, sweet Tart varieties. I have a cotton candy and phoenix in the ground and I think they will recover from the recent freeze, but they have not fruited or flowered yet so I can't report on how they will do in this area.

Good luck!

I realize it's not a "Cherry" but jaboticaba is probably one of the best fruits that would be comparable with a cherry. I prefer them to barbados,surinam etc. They are sweeter, and do not have the resinous flavors that accompany eugenias.   The one exception I might make is pitangatuba. It's an awesome fruit.

Full disclosure I keep surinam, barbados, jamaica, etc, but I think jaboticaba is head and shoulders above them all. Good luck!

Oscar,
Thanks for the report. Is there a source for the z4 seeds in the US?

Recently top worked this 15gal Sabara with a handful or rare plinia. The majority are a smaller leafed aureana from Puerto Rico and Otto Andersen with a sprinkling or red variants, and scarlet. I hoping for a nice tree in a few years!

Might want to try going to the big fruit tree sales. I know manatee county rare fruit council has brings out a lot of interesting stuff. http://www.mrfc.org/p/fruit-tree-sale.html

There are a few people in FL growing atemoya but usually don't graft/ sell scions until Feb/march. I have a couple of grafted dream trees. I got seedlings and budwood from Flying fox fruits. I know he has a few other varieties of annona and might be selling scions in the spring. There are a hand full of other growers in south FL who are growing interesting Atemoya. Best of luck, if you really get hard up you can have scions shipped from CA.

About two years since grafting, no fruit yet, but I'm waiting patiently. Has anyone fruited one of these recently?

I could probably help you out with a couple cotton candy scions. I don't have the others, let me know.
John

Quote from: buddy roo on September 19, 2017, 01:44:12 PM

Hi all, i have heard / read a lot on this however how do you know if what you buy is even alive i bought a bag of  "Mykos pure Mycorrhizal inoculant "in the spring and used it in my raised beds and some potted plants i also used it in my potting mix for my seedlings,the thing is when i dig in to these i see no signs of any growth , so 3 weeks ago i took 2 cups of very moist Alfalfa pellets along with 2 heaping tablespoons of inoculant  and i put it in a coffee can with a lid and a couple holes in it, i see NO GROWTH YET.so my question is how do you test this stuff when you buy it to know if it is alive or not ??         Regards       Patrick

Endomycorrhizal fungi are not visible to the naked eye, you need a microscope. Also the spores germinate in the presence of root exudates, no just one there own. They need to be in contact with living roots of a host species

Great answer!

If you want to "test" the beneficial fungi, plant parallel plants in pots, add Mycorrhizal to some and leave the rest alone. I have found Mycorrhizal top be  a big help in promoting root health. I would recommend looking at the counts on the back of the packaging to find out, how many species on fungi are in the product and at what ratio/ saturation/density. Some products cost less, but put more filler into their Mycorrhizal mix.

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specialtyproduce seller,  not a grower but has interesting content.
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and of course the others mentioned.

I enjoyed some delicious red sugar apples off of my tree this year. $1 per seed, 10 seed min. $3 shipping. US only.

I have sabara trees growing in different conditions, and have seen them grown in different light situations. I would choose a spot based on your conditions and preferences. If you plant in full sun you will likely need to water a lot more often and skipping watering might become problematic in full sun vs. in more shade. You might also want to consider the size you want the tree to be, and how fast you want it to grow. I bought another sabara today from a friend I trust who told me it was about fifteen years old. It was busting out of a seven gallon pot and there was nothing but roots in the pot. It's a smallish tree about six feet tall and a trunk diameter of about 2 inches. It was grown in mostly shade and fed sparingly.

I have another sabara that is about 8 or 9 years old that is massive, was grown in almost full sun, fed regularly and potted up to allow for more growth.It's about 10 feet tall in a 25 gal.

long story short, keep it in a pot until you figure own how and where you want to grow it. when you decide on a place, put the pot there for a while, and plant in the spring. If the space turns out to be a bad fit, maybe rethink the placement.

Thanks for making these available and spreading the goodness around! I'm looking forward to growing these!