The Tropical Fruit Forum

I have enough fruit to start selling now. Stand hours are Monday through Friday from 3 pm to 6 pm and Saturdays 9am to 12pm. Sundays and off hours by appointment. We are now shipping as well.

Picked and drop fruit available, prices start at $1 per pound for drops and are $2 to $3 per pound for picks depending on the cultivar. Budwood is also available for those who are grafting inclined.

Information on shipping:
- a regular box is $40, and generally contains what we have in quantity at the moment ( Edward, Duncan, Zill, Carabao, couple others)
- a "customized" box is $45, where specific varieties are requested.

Phone: 561-358-8566
Email: Tropicalacresfarms@gmail.com

Address:
1010 Camellia Road
West Palm Beach, FL 33405

Check us out and like us on Facebook if you haven't already! Facebook.com/TropicalAcresFarms

More to come!

We anticipate having the following varieties available at different points this season, in differing quantities:

Large quantities of:
Edward
Carabao
Duncan
Simmonds
Wester
Young
Zill

Limited quantities of:

Angie
Ataulfo
Florigon
Glenn
Haden
Maha Chanok
Mulgoba
Pickering
Rosigold
Springfels
Sturrock
Valencia Pride


Very limited quantities of (less than 10 up to a couple dozen on the tree):
Ah Ping
Alphonso
Bailey's Marvel
Baptiste
Beverly
Bombay
Cac
Carrie
Chokanon
Coconut Cream
Cogshall
Davis Haden
Diplomatico
Dot
Dupuis Saigon
Emerald
Fairchild
Fairchild Ruby/J-12
Falan
Fernandin
Frances Hargrave
Gao Lim Krong
Gold Nugget
Graham
Harvest Moon
Hatcher
Heidi
Jacqueline
Julie
Juliette
Jumbo Kesar
Keitt
Kent
Keow Savoy
Kiew Yai
Langra Benarasi
Lily
Mallika
Manilita
Manzanillo
Mario
Mekong
Mesk
Nam Doc Mai
Palmer
Pina Colada
Ruby
San Felipe
Sia Tong
Spirit of 76
Stringless Peach
ST Maui
Sweet Tart
Toledo
Tommy Atkins
Tong Dam
Torbert
Totapuri
Ugly Betty
Val-Carrie
Van Dyke
Venus
White Piri
Zebda
Zillate

Some of the Edward trees started this week.

Edward trees in west palm beach:

Lots of Saba, Jamaican Lacatan, some Manzano. $1/pound

Black sapote/chocolate persimmon. $1/pound

Sapodilla, unknown cultivars. $2/pound

Available for local pickup in PB county in Loxahatchee or possibly West Palm.

Can ship too, only bananas to CA though.

We have mangoes for sale again! Tropical Acres Farms is once again partnering with Sturrock Groves to offer you fresh picked Florida mangoes! We have lychees now too.

Now picking Edward mangoes, regarded as one of the finest mangoes in Florida and a 2013 Fairchild curator's choice list mango. $2/pound. Fruit can be purchased at location or shipped if you live out of the area. Philippine, Simmonds, and Duncan mangoes also available. Lychees are now available for $3/pound. We have various types including Sweet Cliff, Mauritius, and Brewster. We also have home made mango preserves and jam for sale as well.

Short video description on Edward mango by TREC:
'Edward' mango description

We're currently going to be open in West Palm Mondays through Fridays from 4pm to 6pm. Weekends and off hours also by appointment. Fruit will also be available for pick up in the Loxahatchee area.

Call anytime for more information: 561-358-8566, or email Tropicalacresfarms@gmail.com

Our address is 1010 Camellia Road, West Palm Beach, FL.

Directions:

Take I-95 to Southern Blvd and exit East.
Turn RIGHT on Parker Ave.
Turn RIGHT on Camellia Rd.
Drive to the end of Camellia road through open gate to mango farm and follow driveway to house.







Happy mango season.

In celebration of Independence Day, I shall consume this Spirit of '76 mango, in all its glory and deliciousness:




(yes, another excuse to post an unnecessary mango picture)

Happy b day America.

Some new mango additions I have made from the Palm Beach RFC's plant sale. These all came from excalibur: 'Wait', 'OTK', 'Wise', 'Quidnau', 'Kiew yai', and 'Tong Bi Con'.

I am familiar with Tong bi Con and Wise....but the others I haven't heard of.

I'm thinking Kiew yai, based on Richard describing it as a 'large fruited' SE asian mango, may be "Keow Savoy"; but perhaps someone here knows what it really is.

'Quidnau (spelled 'quidnow' by TT) only has a little snippet describing it as being like Keitt but without Keitt's problems. This is the first time I can remember reading about it though.

'Wait' and 'OTM' I have no clue on. Have never seen or heard of them and can't think of anything that they might be mangled names of.

Rob or other mango-ites, any info on any of these at all?

Got an 'Excalibur' mango the other day and wanted to know whether it is early, middle or late season.  That will determine where it gets planted. Couldn't find any season of maturity info for it on google.

thanks

murahilin, here's the old article on the Merritt Island mangoes:

http://centralfloridapalms.com/archived/sep2003/mimango.htm

For those who are unfamiliar, Merritt Island is the northernmost part of Florida where mangoes are grown on any kind of commercial scale. They are specifically aided on the southern part of the island by being sandwiched between the Indian and Banana rivers, which has helped protect them some from the periodic freezes we get in Florida.

The grove profiled in the article is the Ensey family grove; there are a number of other growers on the island but the Enseys were the source for most of the cultivars that originated on the island.

link to the cultivar descriptions:

http://centralfloridapalms.com/fruit/mango/mimangovar.htm

This list doesn't include all of their varieties but it has most; they also have plenty of the established old varieties as well that we're all familiar with.


Of those, most are largely unknown outside of Merritt Island, save for Osteen, which became something of a commercial success. The 'Sunset' that originated from the Enseys is not the 'Sunset' that was promoted by Fairchild at the 2010 Mango Festival; its a larger mango with pretty good flavor. The Fruit and Spice Park's 'Sunset' tree is an Ensey Sunset (sometimes described as 'Indian Sunset').

Ed Ensey (man profiled in the article) died in 2008. Fortunately the family seemed committed to keeping the grove in operation and they were still selling in 2009. Haven't been there since that summer though, so perhaps some of the board members from the area can confirm if they are still selling.

Most if not all of the cultivars they have are worth preserving for future generations, and I'd certainly be interesting in growing some of them, so maybe the family would be willing to allow some budwood distributed.

Hello everyone, glad and thankful to be here.

A lot of you know me from gardenweb but may not know that I'm also the owner of a small tropical fruit tree farm and nursery. Its called Tropical Acres Farms, Inc. and is located in Loxahatchee Groves, FL in Palm Beach County.

I established the business in 2011. Most of my trees are still young but I anticipate my fruit availability growing as the trees mature. I mostly grow mangoes and avocados, but also have many other varieties of fruit planted. I grow with organic methods and do not apply synthetic pesticides or fertilizers.

I will be offering mangoes for sale beginning this season (May or June depending on availability) and should have avocados as well this fall. I will have shipping available also for people who would like to buy fruit but don't live in the area.

For a comprehensive list of the trees we grow, visit us on facebook and do please click "like"  :
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tropical-Acres-Farms-Inc/127563597328685?sk=info

Trees I currently have for sale include:
Mango (3 gal):
'Beverly'
'Carrie'
'Coconut Cream'
'Cogshall'
'Dot'
'Duncan'
'East Indian'
'Edward'
'Fairchild'
'Florigon'
'Glenn'
'Gold Nugget'
'Keitt'
'Kent'
'Lemon Zest'
'Nam Doc Mai #4'
'Neelam'
'Pickering'
'Rosigold'
'Southern Blush'
'Spirit of 76'

Avocado
 (3 gal):
'Choquette'
'Lula'
'Russel'
'Simmonds'

(1 gal)
'Bacon'
'Choquette'
'Day'
'Donni'
'Fantastic'
'Fuerte'
'Lila'
'Lula'
'Marcus Pumpkin'
'Mexicola'
'Miguel'
'Monroe'
'Simmonds'
'Winter Mexican'


Sapodilla (3 gal)
'Alano'
'Hasya'

Atemoya (1 gal)
'Geffner'

Lychee (3 gal)
'Ha Kip'
'Mauritius'

Jackfruit (1 gal)
'Borneo Red'

Mamey Sapote (3 gal)
'Pantin'
'Pace'

Banana (3 gal):
'Dwarf Brazilian'
'Manzano'

low-chill Peach (3 gal)
'UF Sun'

Carambola (3 gal)
'Arkin'
'Kari'

Jaboticaba (3 gal)

Ross Sapote (3 gal)

Black Sapote (3 gal)

Grumichama (3 gal)

Barbados Cherry (3 gal)

I do offer shipping for trees up to 3 gallon in size. Unfortunately at this time I do not ship trees to California or Arizona.

I will try to keep this list updated as frequently as possible. In many instances I may be able to obtain something you are looking for even if I don't currently have it in stock.

We're currently open by appointment. Message me or send me an email at tropicalacresfarms@gmail.com if you are interested in purchasing a tree or fruit.