I believe Peach Cobbler is a dull green when it ripens.

I agree with John regarding sapodilla and loquat. Both are handsome trees.

Unlike lychee, neither is likely to stripped of its fruit while you're at Publix.

In a break from tradition I've planted a tree that will never bear mangos.




I'm told that Angelino Loqu is a small but especially tasty mamey sapote.

I have a volunteer seedling tree that I have experimented on now and again.

It has looked terrible for a year or so, but my question is specifically about what appear to be scratch marks on the trunk, about 3 feet from the ground.
I would assume that it's some kind of physical damage, but don't know what would cause this.




The foliage looks bad in more ways than I can count.




Can insects or disease cause the scratch marks?  Or should I assume that the neighborhood cats have settled on this tree as their scratching post?

Where I live the cyclists use the bike trails, but badly.

They go the wrong way on one-way streets, and ignore all traffic signs and signals.
They never look both ways at an intersection or entrance. I guess they keep their eyes forward,
and hope for the best.

Actually, those cyclists who use the sidewalks also do it badly.   

But that said, I don't think you really need to replace your Peach Cobbler, Zands. Sure it's great, but how many wonderful mango trees does one family really need?

What issues did you have with Kent?

Flavor-wise I think it is at least as good as some of the proposed alternatives.

My Kent, grown in eastern Tamarac, was very productive. (Granted, that was twenty years ago.)

I'm surprised to see Alex recommend Marlys. The few I have had were bad tasting.

Mark, you have chosen a pretty awesome variety of mango cultivars.

I don't necessarily think that you will regret adding Peach Cobbler. As far as I know it is doing well in Florida (at least mine is). I don't know whether your growing conditions are more like Florida or California.

JF, could you elaborate on PCs poor performance?

(Seanny, were you teasing us?  If not you should definitely look into Tommy Atkins mangoes from well, it doesn't really matter...........)

According to some old Roman dude, there is no disputing taste. So, yes, I would say that you may well find a mango to be too rich.

That hasn't happened to me yet with mangos, but I do find mamey sapote to be too rich for me to eat much of.

Thanks for the tip on Excalibur.

And you're right, of course. If they follow you home you can keep them.
I predict many fine mangoes for you and yours.

I found a table full of Keitt at Excalibur today. 8/21 I also had a Pineapple Pleasure, Maha. Gary, Phoenix and a Cotton Candy tree follow me home.

I have not had a chance to taste Cotton Candy and M-4 yet.
And I would have loved to taste Phoenix and  Kathy again.

Recent visits to my usual haunts were, alas, fruitless.

Did these have a good season?
Or ?

I had mixed results. The early LZ, all 4 of them, were outstanding. The later crop was adequate and pretty darn good too, but a few suffered from some internal damage (bad spot that was not edible).

Dupuis Saigon bloomed profusely, but only carried two fruit to maturity. One was stolen by critters, the other was okay, not great.

Spirit of 76 produced more fruit than in past years. They were beautiful and taste ranged from very good to excellent.

Edgar (a large tree) produced very poorly. The fruit has been very good but not excellent.

PPK (a small tree) produced well for its size, from the first bloom, and did not bloom again. They fruit were excellent.  As happened last year, the tree now looks rather tired; perhaps I should have thinned it more than I did.

Sweet Tart produced and retained lots of fruit, for its modest size. They have been good to very good. I am definitely not yet an expert on when to pick and eat them, but the very mature ones did not have any off flavors.

Peach Cobbler, a small tree, produced well for its size. The fruit were very good. Most of the mangoes were fairly small, perhaps because they were clustered on only a couple branches. Again I may have eaten some of them too mature, but even those were tasty with no off flavors.

Dot, a mature tree, had an adequate crop, which were very good to excellent.

Very nice, Mark.

You'll be knee-deep in deliciousness before you know it.   

God willing and the ocean don't rise........

Dan