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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Fairchild #2 canistel seeds for sale
« on: February 01, 2018, 09:54:21 AM »
5 fresh seeds for $15 plus shipping.
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10-14 nights below 60F would be more ideal, but for most areas this should be enough to ignite some significant bloom. Some cultivars might still need more of a nudge though.
Wonder if the hasya just needs to put on some size? My tikal was a stingy producer until it had been in the ground for 6 or 7 years. Now it pupes out boatloads of fruit.
I happen to be talking to Gary Zill about this recently within a conversation about the Gigantea variety. He feels both will never have the production of an Alano or a Silas Woods. He could in general make one factor due to the large size of the fruits of both.
agree,beautiful tree,very good producers available,processing the nuts is a chore.I am thinking of getting a macadamia nut tree. I am wondering what the opinions are of others growing them. Are they that much trouble to process to get to eat the nuts? I read about one with a paper thin shell, but the name eludes me at the moment. What are the better tasting ones? Any info would be greatly appreciated.
TIA
They are easy to grow and a beautiful tree...however as far as harvesting the nuts, despite what some may say, I feel it may be easier and more economical to purchase them. I have found it is a royal pain in the Arkin
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From ECHO:
"Macadamia is a moderately hardy tree for south Florida and produces a very high quality nut in one to five years. ECHO sells air-layered trees that are capable of producing nuts one year after propagation. The tree does not require high soil fertility, but will probably need granular or foliar micronutrient sprays of zinc, iron, and manganese (take care not to over fertilize). Good soil drainage is also required. Mature trees can withstand 25-26ºF for short periods with minor damage to the foliage. Young trees and foliage are very tender and are killed very near freezing. Temperatures of 27º F and lower damages flowers and young fruit, reducing production. Nuts can be cracked open using a PVC cutter or after roasting. To roast, simply place nuts, shells included, on a cookie sheet in the oven at 300º F for 15 minutes. Turn oven off and let nuts cool inside on tray. Kernels will shrink some and shell will become brittle and easy to crack. A few mature macadamia trees are located in the arboretum.
'Dana White' is the most prolific bearer in Florida. It was developed in Homestead. When blooming, the tree is nearly white with blossoms. It may be one of the more cold hardy varieties for Florida use. The nut tastes the same as the Arkin variety but is contained in a very hard shell.
'Beaumont', a well-known recommended dooryard variety, has spiny leaves, attractive red young growth, and pink blossoms. The tree produces favorably and holds nuts on the tree well. Although Beaumont trees may bear alternately, the harvest period can last over 6 months.
'Arkin Papershell' bears almost as well as 'Dana White', but its claim to fame is that each nut has a blemish or small crack somewhere on the shell, and if properly struck with a hammer, the shell will crack open readily."
from Julia Morton
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Macadamia.html
From the University of Florida
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/mg052
Jeff,
Broadleaf has a firmer flesh, and is as sweet as a red lady! I would say that overall they are a close tie! Broadleaf is prettier as a landscape item.
Hey Berto, is your tree still pumping out fruit? Any chance for seed?
This may be an inherent defect of CC that stems from rootstock incompatibility? What did the graft union look like? Was the rootstock much larger than the trunk? Thanks for sharing.
The Dwarf Red Lady that I have is sweet considering I don't get the heat that you guys do, and there is no musky taste.
Hey Mark,
I am really thinking about a Red Lady papaya. However I am finding some conflicting information. Some places say it is damaged at freezing like other papayas, and some say it is ultra-tropical, damaged at 50 F.
What is your experience? Do you protect it in your zone 10b winters, do you observe damage?
I will be protecting whatever papaya I grow, and with frost cloth + heating I can take a 26 F night outside to about 34-38 F under a frost cloth. But I don't think I could get up to 50 F.
I'm in a different climate than you but I've not noticed red lady to be any different than other papayas in cold tolerance. The several plants that I had were definitely not ultra tropical. It was also the best tasting variety that I've had so far.
No way getting around the fact that it is a lot of work! We never did 50 lbs. at a time, but what worked for us is slicing the mangos above and below the seeds, scooping out the flesh, freezing it on a tray, and then putting the frozen pieces in zip-lock bags. Simple and fairly quick. Very compact freezer storage.1.)a vacuum sealer works very well for this and the packages take up little room
2.) dried mango is great too- invest in another dehydrator?
3.) Give some to the neighbors - they really appreciate it
4.) A church food bank would also be happy to take some
5.) Mango preserves and mango butters are wonderful - canning isn't too hard and sweet canned items last for 2 years or more, and they make great holiday gifts
Congrats on all of the mangos!
HAHAHA As much as I like excalibur, I think you pretty much have a 75% chance of the label matching any given tree, It's kind of a pot luck.
My excalibur gold is not long either.
