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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Coconuts without Female Inflorescence
« on: April 04, 2018, 08:38:40 AM »
They do produce female flowers (otherwise there would be no coconuts), but the inflorescence is spicate. We have some spicate varieties in Florida, with the most popular being "red spicata". Here's an image of one growing in Miami.


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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Wanted: Fiji Dwarf (Niu Leka)
« on: March 21, 2018, 08:12:15 PM »
Unfortunately, Dave Romney passed away not long ago, and his daughter sold the farm. The only reliable source that I know of right now in Florida is the USDA germplasm repository in Miami, but they only have unsprouted coconuts at the moment.

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Thanks for the replies! My brother bought a tree yesterday based on one of these suggestions, so I'm gonna share some scionwood with him for the Cotton Candy.

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Can anyone help me out with this? I'd like to try this variety but don't know of anyone who carries it this far north. Thanks!

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Dr. Campbell talks about growing trees on a "super-dwarfing rootstock". I wonder when that'll be released to the public?

Also, I've talked to Mike Winterstein at the Miami germplasm about a dwarfing rootstock they're experimenting with called "creeper". I wonder if that's the one Dr. Campbell is using.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Rain = Washed Out Mango Flavor?
« on: July 08, 2017, 06:24:26 AM »
Would using one of the Mangifera species naturally found in swamps such as M. casturi as a rootstock help prevent washing out of flavor for trees planted in swampy/waterlogged soils?

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wow, that is good to know that it may not be superior to LZ.

I'd still like to buy seeds even if that is the case.

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I would like to buy the Fruit , Who is selling the OS Fruit ?

Thanks Ed

I'd also like to buy the fruit or seeds if anyone has them.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Wanted: Orange Sherbert seed
« on: June 29, 2017, 06:58:51 PM »
Since we're well into mango season and some people may be eating these fruit from the very few locations that do have fruit, does anyone have OS seed for sale?

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