Thanks for all the kind words everyone, I will pass them on to Leo,s family once things calm down a bit. Leo did create the Leo Hybrid #1 and #3 and they both taste great. Leo also has excellent tasting mango selections like his Keitt Seedling, Apricot (mango), Best West, Leo #2, Leo Z among others.we will probably try to spread out these scions once things settle down.
Leo was an awesome person and had many of the same hobbies as myself. In his younger years, Leo was an Abalone diver and he still has tons of huge Ablalone shells scattered around his yard. Leo also raised quail for a bit and was a school teacher for some time.
Thanks to Harvey for the reminder about Leo’s love of Dragonfruit. Leo has a bunch of varieties in 5 gallon pots and he was the source of many of the varieties I was growing. I got my Frankies Red cuttings from Leo many years ago and many of the cuttings floating around out there are originally from Leo.
Simon