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yoski, where did you find that info for your area? There used to be a site where I could see a list of record highs and lows for my area, but that site (which I don't remember now) got rid of that feature. AccuWeather will show the record high and low when I go to their daily forecast here. Thanks!I should have saved the link. I downloaded it about 2 years ago but can't remember from where. Recent Google searches didn't turn up anything useful.
My zipcode/ zone is still 9B. *shakes clenched fists angrily to the sky*. (Lake Placid, FL).South or East of the lakes you're definitely in 10a. On US-27 you have 2 very large Mango trees with a single trunk, one where the pineapple is and another on the northbound side between lake McCoy and Highway Park. Both of them are at minimum 50 years old, probably 70-80. A single trunk means that they never froze back to the ground.
Yoski—where did you get your Angie tree? Have been looking for a decent sized one but can’t find them. Im in central florida.I got it at Excalibur, 5200 Fearnley Rd, Lake Worth, FL 33467
Hipasfolk,Keitt and Lemon Zest are disease magnets (MBBS), the complete opposite of Rosigold. I have/had all 3 in my yard. Angie does not have any disease problems, good quality fruit and great producer. At least that's my personal experience here in Sebring, FL.
That is a nice list of mangoes that you already have planted. Many of those are what I have planted out. I personally would not plant Coco cream or Rosigold on the interior due to disease issues. I might consider Maha Chanok in place of Ivory. Peach Cobbler and Venus are both super delicious and are worth growing IMO. The other ones I might suggest are Angie as an early mango that is productive and disease resistant, Lemon zest for flavor and firm texture, and Carrie for flavor but it does have a pretty soft texture which I love. (Maybe you don't) The last suggestion might be a Keitt or Neelam mango as your late late variety. Both of those can give mangoes into November. Good luck!
Jujube? In winter? Its a deciduous tree or it is in 9b. Loses its leaves in fall and is fairly unattractive, the fruit is kind of meh anyway. Irish Strawberry isnt specifically winter ripening and ripens throughout the year. Citrus of course but has its own issues and if you dont have oaks, dont bother.I was at a talk from the University of Florida. They have a huge research farm west of Ft. Pierce. They said that "Sugar Belle" Mandarin, "Sun Dragon" Orange and "Star Ruby" Grapefruit are very greening disease tolerant. They say a lot, so I planted a Sugar Belle and a Star Ruby in my yard. Too early to give any evaluation, but so far, so good.
I really enjoyed Peach Cobbler this year. I would add a Geffner Atemoya grafted on Cherimoya rootstock to your list (it has a better texture than sugar apple and makes a tougher tree). Pineapple and passionfruit are two of my other favorite tropical flavos that aren't on your list. Passionfruit makes great juice, so I assume that texture would not be an issue.Geffner was a disappointment in my yard. Disease problems, a failure to thrive and low production of a so-so fruit. As far as Passionfruit goes I had good success with Possum Purple but the opposite with Sweet Sunrise, didn't try any other varieties.
