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2001
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: VOTING for CONTEST (head to head, Ashok vs BelleIsleSteve)
« on: March 25, 2016, 11:43:36 AM »
Great initiative to get more people contributing Adam.

Maybe we can do some more contest like fruit hunting in their own locality. Finding more delicious annona specimens.  ;D

Last year i had a few different seedling avocados that were great and big, this year i'm going to be fact checking these growers and see the tree. I'll post to that thread when i find out some more info

2002
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Container Growing, pot sizes, etc.
« on: March 24, 2016, 01:30:30 PM »
Quote from: Caesar on March 24, 2016, 12:53:07 PM
I keep acquiring plants and I'm running out of space. I haven't actually put most of my trees in the ground yet, but I've already crunched numbers on which ones go where (though I'm flexible, that's what this post is for), and I definitely have more trees than space right now. So, I'm basically asking for advice and info on which ones I should or could keep in containers (the more the better), and the minimum pot size required for each species (the smallest I can go while still having a productive and fruitful tree). Those are my primary questions, and while I'm at it, I'd like to ask about re-potting (but not up-potting) and root-pruning regimens for each species (to keep it healthy), and fertilizer regimens (which ones, how much per session, how to apply it, and how often). That's it! Now for the lineup of species (that I currently have) that I'm considering for container culture:

1 - Lansium domesticum (żnow parasiticum?)
2 - Luc's Garcinia (G. vleerackerii)
3 - Garcinia intermedia
4 - Artocarpus hypargyreus
5 - Myrciaria vexator
6 - M. glazioviana
7 - M. "Red Hybrid"
8 - M. aureana
9 - M. coronata restinga
10 - M. cuspidata
11 - M. sp. "Grimal"
12 - Eugenia florida
13 - E. calycina
14 - E. selloi
15 - E. involucrata16 -
E. luthschnathiana
17 - Psidium cattleianum
18 - Sterculia quadrifida
19 - Ficus opposita
20 - Muntingia calabura

So, can anyone out there help me with my predicament?

Bold should be pretty good in large pots.
I'm sure others can too, but i'm not too certain

Adam would know a lot about most of theses

2003
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: First mango blooms of the 2016 season
« on: March 24, 2016, 09:15:47 AM »
Nam Doc Mai is finally pushing out flowers.
Rosigold seems to have giving up on flowering after only 1/4 of the tree bloomed (half the tree flushed(leaves) in December). All the new grow is leaves, hopefully its mixed.
Neelam is pushing out new flowers, most of the tree is covered.
Lancetilla has two flower panicles on it so far. (SMH, I shouldn't have mention top working in front of it)
VP is just sitting

At least my gefner is flowering

I guess i shouldn't expect full crops until the tree become more mature.

2004
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Seedling Custard Apple (A. Reticulata)
« on: March 23, 2016, 11:25:05 AM »
Quote from: michsu on March 23, 2016, 10:21:32 AM
I have a Sarteneja custard apple growing..got from Ethan around June 2014 I believe.. last year was about half the size and it doubled and had some flowers too but I took them off.. this was the only one that didn't drop all (or most) of it's leaves.. maybe I will get some fruit this year? I can't wait to try that raspberry flavor  ;D That would be nice. 1 or 2 year wait isn't that bad.. Is there a difference between this and the San Pablo and Fernandez? Thanks.

June 2014


Last Month's Picture


I don't think i've tried a Fernandez yet. But it seems like its well liked. Haven't had a custard apple i didn't like yet.
If any has Sarteneja available i would like to try it too.

2005
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Seedling Custard Apple (A. Reticulata)
« on: March 23, 2016, 08:55:25 AM »
Quote from: Mark in Texas on March 23, 2016, 08:29:54 AM
Am thinking about buying a San Pablo from PlantOGram.  Do you guys pollinate your trees and if so I assume you have to use a ladder?

Mine would be in a greenhouse which is open during the day and has hundreds of pollinators coming and going this time of the year.

I don't think any of the fruits i bought were hand pollinated. From what i understand San Pablo is pretty self fertile

2006
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Seedling Custard Apple (A. Reticulata)
« on: March 23, 2016, 08:53:54 AM »
Quote from: Raulglezruiz on March 22, 2016, 09:41:31 PM
Beautiful Reticulata you have, great deep purple outside combined with a bright sharp pink mix with white color! a piece of art with nice flavor! Is it my imagination or in two of the pics looks like is hollow in the center? Or maybe you take away the inside with a knife?

Your right,
Thats where the stem goes into the fruit. Once you pull it out you'll have a hollow-ish center.

2007
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Seedling Custard Apple (A. Reticulata)
« on: March 22, 2016, 08:53:26 PM »
So i figured this is probably best place to post another seedling A. reticulata.

I got it on Saturday from Chris at Truly Tropical.  8)




Taste:
Very similar profile to the previous two although only 80% of the taste, still enjoyable. It was ripened on the tree so i assume it is the most flavor it has to offer.

Texture:
This is the main difference. It had the least grit out of the three i had this year. I even was able to eat the skin on occasion without compromising the experience.
Two things i notice about this one is it has sort of a mild chalk-i-ness (which i enjoy in mangos too), I assume thats where the grit went. Also the seeds cling more tight too the seeds.

While i still enjoyed it, out of the three i had so far this is in last.


On another not, I'm going to harvest the scions from my family's custard apple tree this week so last call if anyone is interested.

2008
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Olasapo tree
« on: March 20, 2016, 03:56:47 PM »
The most I've seen on this is Jared's review of the fruit in F&S park.
Looks interesting

2009
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: CONTEST: Who can properly identify the most plants?
« on: March 16, 2016, 11:40:16 AM »
I'll give it a go too

2010
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: New to Custard Apples - help with a market fruit please
« on: March 16, 2016, 11:39:37 AM »
Wait until it gets soft. Like an avocado.
IT should be ripening anytime now.

2011
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dream Atemoya, a variety that fruits in FL ! Introduced by Wayne Clifton
« on: March 15, 2016, 09:39:35 PM »
When I was there a few months back. The only dream be had left was one on a pond apple stock. He refused to sell it  citing questions on delay incompatibly (if you insist... I'm sure you can get it) . Seems like now he just grafts them onto dream seedlings.

2012
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Fruiting tree for close proximity to a house
« on: March 15, 2016, 03:33:27 PM »
Soursop.
Also the wall will absorb the sun's heat during the day and release it when it cools off at night. Increasing the temperature ever so slightly.
Wish I would have taking advantage of this in my yard and put my more cold sensitive plants there.

2013
Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Have some seedlings, grafts, cuttings for trade
« on: March 15, 2016, 08:40:01 AM »
I got and ice cream (currently flowering). When summer comes along you can take a few pieces.

2014
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Found one more spot in my yard, But what mango/tree?
« on: March 14, 2016, 08:40:27 AM »
I just took whatever bud wood was available as a early season. I bud grafted the brodgon so i don't have much hope for that taking.
Hopefully one of them takes though.

2015
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Found one more spot in my yard, But what mango/tree?
« on: March 13, 2016, 10:04:05 PM »
Update:
So i went to the Avocado grafting class at the RFVC of Broward and i grafted a Day/Brodgon tree. So if it takes then it has a spot in the yard.
Does anyone have info in "Red Russel", "VW Red" and "Big Red (Avocado)"?

2016
Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Wanted: Malay Apple (Pommerac) plants
« on: March 12, 2016, 12:16:15 AM »
At least you get fruits. I planted one by my parents house we trim it back to 16 ft in summer. No flowers yet. It's been 6 years.
There is one less than a mile away that is fruiting now. No beetles just squirrels eating all the ripe ones.

2017
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Found one more spot in my yard, But what mango/tree?
« on: March 10, 2016, 04:58:38 PM »
Thanks for all the info Rob
I'll be sure to contact you in summer for a taste of Day avocado (also got to taste ross and green sapote, next time its available at Excalibur i'll drive up just for that ;D).
I had Monroe for the  first time this year and while its seems well liked, it just didn't do it for me. I found Lula better, but all the fruit i ate had horrible issues with disease only half of each fruit was edible.
Brodgon is great but like was mentioned before its just to annoying and messy with the thin skin.

Would Juliette or Fairchild Ruby (J-12) go with Venus?

Concerning peaches, fruit flies might make it a no go for me. I can't picture myself bagging every peach...and loquat ...and annonas.

It seems like trying to diversify my selection and getting fruits throughout the year is failing :'(. I wouldn't be surprised if i just end up with a mango.  :-[

2018
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Found one more spot in my yard, But what mango/tree?
« on: March 10, 2016, 03:28:18 PM »
So i'm still thinking about what to put. I know shouldn't go mango.
But in order to satisfy my desire for more variety i'll top work my VP with ST and peach cobbler. And my Lancetilla to Venus and something else(maha, honey kiss, julie, taralay).

As for the vacant spot. I guess i'll just wait until something comes up (not a mango i hope).
An early extended avocado would be nice but i'll wait until tasting them. Day seems like it fits the bill. When someone sees them for sale (fruit) down here let me know.

I don't see much info on UF Best peach. Looks nice because its earlier than other varieties.

2019
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Will grafting a vigorous variety onto a Nam Doc Mai work?
« on: March 10, 2016, 12:05:52 PM »
Since mine is in the front yard, I'm going to harvest them green and eat hard or half ripe.
Completely agree with you on being to intensely sweet when fully ripe.

2020
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Just in, a woody (lignified) Lemon Zest - am anxious about SEVERE topping
« on: March 10, 2016, 12:02:44 PM »
Quote from: Cookie Monster on March 09, 2016, 07:15:00 PM
Real men don't use a spoon. Cut it into 3 slices (2 end pieces and the seed), then scoop out flesh from the sides with teeth followed by a scraping of the seed with one's teeth. Also, the firmer / fibrous mangoes aren't easily "scoopable."

The cube method takes way too long to eat. True mango fanatics cannot wait that long.

I normally put in 5 to 10 pounds during mango season...
+ 1, this is the way i grew up eating them. My preferred method.
I only peel for taste testing, at others request and stringy mangoes.

2021
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Day avocado.
« on: March 09, 2016, 11:05:45 PM »
Thanks Rob. I'll look into wurtz too. I think 13 trees are enough for this yard. BTW I plan on top working my VP to peach cobbler and my lanc to Venus. So I'll have some tastier selections.

2022
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Day avocado.
« on: March 09, 2016, 10:29:16 PM »
I few members mention this variety in a recent post. I looked around the forum I couldn't really find much info. It seems well liked. July-September season.
How big is the tree, vigor, disease resistance?

Thanks

2023
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Found one more spot in my yard, But what mango/tree?
« on: March 09, 2016, 04:05:59 PM »
Thanks for the suggestions. The Day avocado seems well liked. Anyone have scions (if now is a good grafting time)

As for a mango instead. I think ST will be a little bit to vigorous for me. I trying the keep the tress in the backyard in check so they don't crowd out each other. So i'll just wait and see if there is a newer variety that grows slower, red blush (for the wife), and compact. Fruit Punch, Fairchild Ruby (J-12)?

2024
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Found one more spot in my yard, But what mango/tree?
« on: March 09, 2016, 11:49:22 AM »
The spot is will have trees on all other sides so i wanted something that i can keep 12 wide. I can let it grow a few feet higher if need be.
As for the Holiday Avocado, i saw it was a smaller tree so that's the main reason why i was considering it.

I would rather get another type of fruit then mango, but if a new variety comes out that i really enjoy i wouldn't mind giving it the spot.
I have annonas, jacks, jabos and garcinias pretty much covered. I just can't seem to get into canistel or to a lesser extent mamey.
I prefer eating the fruits fresh
I do like abius, I've heard that some varieties fruits twice a year. If i find one then i think i'll plant it. Or if the ever-bearing caimito relative Oscar was talking about would be great too.
Citrus could be an option but it seems to require a lot of work.
I saw you mention a King Mandarin, is it easy to grow?

2025
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Found one more spot in my yard, But what tree?
« on: March 09, 2016, 09:58:36 AM »
I managed to move some trees around and now have i nice spot, good for 12x12ft.
Mostly sunny. Might get some shade in the early mornings.

My thoughts are:
Holiday avocado? I already have an Oro Negro, i don't think the seasons conflict
I don't have any eugenias (except for two potted pitagatubas) so i would like to diversify if possibly. Any worth getting for this spot? Or should i plant both Pitangatubas here?
Painter's Red wax jambu? (If wax jambus are in mango season then nope)
A Biew Kiew longan would be nice but i dont think this is enough space.
I don't mine waiting for a few months, is there any new mangos in the the pipe line that can be kept around this size?

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