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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Banana variety tastes
« on: March 27, 2024, 11:51:48 AM »
Best taste and small tree is dwarf brazilian and dwarf namwah. 

Definitely stick with dwarf banana trees.  Banana mats quickly get big and invasive and hard to manage. 

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Wtb avocado scion zone 9b
« on: March 24, 2024, 01:20:10 PM »
How many pieces did you want?  I dont have the green gold for sale but i have the others.  The sharwils are already blooming so it may be hard to get good pieces.  I can try though if you just want 1 or 2. 

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Hello, its not too late.  For my trees like that I dont leave anything from the rootstock.  No branches or leaves.  And when it tries to push new buds, remove those too and only let the grafted parts grow.  The trees absolutely do not need any kind of nurse branch.  It takes away from the grafts. 

You can still get grafts to work out but I have MUCH higher success rates removing everything on the rootstock and forcing only the grafted part to grow. 

Here's a picture of a recent grafted tree.  Any leaves belonging to the rootstock are removed as they come in.  Once the grafts get some vigor, the tree will stop trying to push from the rootstock.side.




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I don't think white sapote would ship all that well.  Maybe if you overnight it.  It goes to mush pretty fast.  Like shipping peqches or somwthing is not going to work out that well. 

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: The Reed avocado thread
« on: March 19, 2024, 01:24:56 PM »
I got rid of fuerte because it was a huge tree and would  ake no fruit for years in a row.  I think fuerte is very dependent on perfect weather to set fruit or something.  It was maube the least dependable avocado tree i grew. 

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: The Reed avocado thread
« on: March 18, 2024, 04:26:21 PM »
This year I have one tree with last years fruits that is about to break a really large branch full of fruit.  That is a bad thing about reed.  The branches weep and break if thry get too full of fruit.  Even after heavy thinning, it is still too much.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Parafilm?
« on: March 16, 2024, 11:17:38 PM »
Is true  Buddy tape only from Japan?

Yes, here is their website

https://buddytape.com/

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Parafilm?
« on: March 15, 2024, 11:22:42 PM »
Dont buy 1/2" parafilm, it is too small.  You want the 1" nursery tape.

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White sapote also doesn't need sun protection. 

Unless there's some insane heat wave you don't need sun protection for those trees.  I literally never even when they are little babies use any kind of sun protection on avocados and I am sure it's way hotter and more dry here. 

As far as why your tree is looking sad, it will probably grow again and look better when the weather warms up. 

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Sugar Cane Juicer
« on: March 15, 2024, 05:28:30 PM »
Its smart to get the 800w one Simon.  The unit I got is heavy too but it has wheels to move it around.  Can't tell if yours has wheels. 

I swapped out the phillips screws with stainless thumb screws that don't require a tool to remove.  So you can remove the cover and clean it out without a screw driver. 

Ill hook you up with some of those if yours can also use them.


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The tree doesnt need any kind of shade for your location. 

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Grafting Tape
« on: March 11, 2024, 05:22:32 PM »
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Buddy tape needs to be removed after the union heals.

Brad, what happens if you don't remove the buddy tape?

If you dont remove it, it can girdle the scion and especially the graft union if there is multipke layers of buddy tape. The stuff is very strong and does not degrade and fall off on it's own.  Some plants may be able to grow out of it and bust out but i have had lots of pieces get girdled and choked even from just not removing it soon enough.

Here is a picture of a graft done in early December.  It made its first flush and now I have removed the buddy tape last week.  And loosened the flagging tape.  The flagging tape comes off clean and will go back on easily.  It won't stick to itself like electrical tape or grafting tapes.  And it won't dry up and Crack like a rubber band.  I keep re adjusting the tightness on the flagging tape for up to 6 months to keep the graft from failing before the union is strong.  Top working trees makes scions grow really fast and if the tape is not on the union long enough, the grafts can break in the wind at the union.

The timing is really important too.  All my avocados get done in December.  I have not started doing cherimoya yet.  I will wait until end of March to do them. 



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Honestly I would lop the whole thing off at like 18" above soil.  I am sure you will not like that idea but it is what I do for all my trees that are too tall like that. 

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What does it look like?  Post a pic?

If it looks really healthy go for it.  If you think it needs recovery time then just wait a few weeks. 

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Grafting Tape
« on: March 08, 2024, 10:48:59 PM »
Whats the bag for? 

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Grafting Tape
« on: March 08, 2024, 12:16:15 AM »
Kaz, I am going to send you some of the flagging tape I have.  I want you to try putting it on the union and not use any parafilm on some grafts unions.  And when you tie it off, you put it in a slip knot so it can be pulled off super easy.  It's so much easier to deal with and the tape has the perfect amount of stretch in it.  If you over tighten it breaks at just the right tightness.  It will get quite tight but not over tight. 

I know you are probably fairly set in your methods but at least give it a shot on a few pieces. 

I bought a 12 pack of it years ago and still have a lot of it sitting around. 

I also bought some of it in neon pink and started using that instead of green so it is easier to see.  I was missing some grafts and forgetting to remove tape because the green is not as obvious. 

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I bought a box of those ones I posted and got em in an Aglis Box. I prefer non-perforated honestly, especially when its almost 50% more for perforated. Dang!

Im also not a fan of perforated. 

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Brad, I would suggest Fino de Jete. It is between A and B pattern.  Could send you cuttings.

I have one of those but it has small bumps.  It was a la verne tree so maybe it is not the real variety.  They seem to sell a lot of mislabeled trees.  My fino de jete has a very slight bit of grain like a pear texture.  Does that sound right?  Also brix is not quite as high as others. 

I noticed the trees I have in the A shape are the sweetest.  I have various trees with all of the shapes except the pure finger print impressa type. 

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Grafting Tape
« on: March 07, 2024, 04:46:46 PM »
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I get near perfect take rates using just the flagging tape on the unions.

Brad, what is flagging tape? Is that the green tape sold in garden centers for tying plants?

No that is tree tape and is too thick and stiff.  It is Presco brand Texas flagging tape 1 - 3/16"

It needs to be the Texas logo one.  Presco makes a cheaper one without the Texas logo and it is not as good.

I do use buddy tape on the scion and then just the flagging tape on the unions. I have done hundreds of grafts this way on cherimoya and avocado and stone fruit and literally get nearly 100% takes since doing it this way.  My result was not as good with parafilm because of the cracking issue.  The dry weather here may make the parafilm Crack easier than other more humid areas.  Buddy tape never cracks.  The only issue is it is a pain to remove later.  They claim it self degrades but that's a lie.  Buddy tape needs to be removed after the union heals.  And the reason to use flagging tape instead of buddy tape on the union is because it is very strong and holds tighter than buddy tape or parafilm.  And it can be easily removed to check the graft union and reapplied and loosened etc. 

Hope that helps. 


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Brad, did you want to graft my unknown variety, it has the finger print pattern and fruis are large (over 1 lb). I will trade you some cuttings for the guava cuttings.



Yes please.  Thanks

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Ok thanks Mark.  I got those ones from you already.  The trees are still small and have not produced yet.  I have a row of new trees that are 3-4 years old now and may hold fruit this year.  A lot of them were grafted with stuff from you 2 years ago.


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Hi Mark, I am looking for pure impressa type cherimoya.  Are any of the ones you are selling fingerprint type with no seed protrusions?

Like the one in this photo type B.



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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Grafting Tape
« on: March 07, 2024, 01:24:59 PM »
I quit using parafilm because it cracks before the grafts are healed.  I get near perfect take rates using just the flagging tape on the unions.  It doesnt crack and it comes off super easy.

As far as permeability specs etc of different tapes, those probably go out the window when you wrap your union in multiple layers. 

I don't think the issue you are seeing is water getting into the graft.  If you pulled the tape tight over it it isnt leaking.  I think maybe you just are not getting a tight bond on the unions.  You need to use something stronger to hold the unions together tight. 


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I agree 100%. I was going to join in on the buy, just wanted to make sure that I knew what I was buying before I made the purchase. I have not seen 60mm or 60 M available anywhere,asked for clarification, and someone got super salty and butthurt that they do not knew their units of measurement. It was not a typo as 60mm was mentioned more than once. I'd rather not have any dealings with super emotional people that get triggered when they realize that they do not know the difference between M and mm. Most adults have enough common sense to know this..... ah well, I'll just place my own order. Cheers

Lol.  Yes

Most of the rolls are 25milimeters x 30 meters long but they do make a 60meters roll also and that is what has been sold here in other group buys. 

I thought it was salty too. 

Thats why I just buy the 25$ 30M long roll on ebay direct from japan and avoid the hastle. 

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That was the shortest pre order window ever. 

I don't need any tape, I just was surprised how this thread ended.


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