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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Does salt spray deter Erinose Mite?
« on: February 27, 2025, 12:04:01 PM »
Probably just a spurious correlation, but I've noticed none of the Lychee trees within ~100' of the intercoastal have signs of infestation. I can go ~1/4 mile inland and find multiple trees with heavy infestation. One tree, in particular, is just over the North bridge on Siesta Key and is very old & very big (I've only seen it fruit once, first year of Covid IIRC).


Anybody notice this, is it possibly a deterrent? I'm maybe 300' from the intercoastal, as the crow flies; really would like to have a Lychee, but that mite has put me off getting a tree.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / MOVED: Fresh Florida Avocados (Tasting Monroe)
« on: January 03, 2025, 11:40:08 AM »
This topic has been moved to Tropical Fruit Discussion.

https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=49812.0

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / MOVED: Help with avocado ID
« on: December 04, 2024, 12:00:30 PM »
This topic has been moved to Tropical Fruit Discussion.

https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=57238.0

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Jackfruit recommendations to cover season in FL
« on: June 08, 2024, 12:30:33 PM »
I've caught the jackfruit bug and have some space, hoping to get some feedback on a plan for ~3 trees. UF/IFAS says they get 30-40' tall and need 20-25' spacing, but then their variety descriptions listed in the table at the end of the article claim some can be kept at 8'. If I choose a few manageable varieties, what's the long-term height/width realities for a tree when it's actively maintained?


I've only had a few samplings of the fruit, all have been fairly crunchy with bubblegum, banana and tropical notes. I'm not too concerned with dialing in exactly on the 3 best fruits for my palate; popular, reliable varieties are what I want to start with. Hoping to cover as much of the fruiting season as possible. Going by the UF website, these trees sound like they would do that and stay fairly small:


Gold Nugget (May-June)
Cheena (July-August)
Black Gold (Sept-Oct)


If it matters, I'm right next to the Intercoastal Waterway, maybe 1/2 a mile from the Gulf.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / MOVED: I’m not too crazy about my Pakistani Mulberry
« on: June 03, 2024, 06:33:33 AM »
This topic has been moved to Tropical Fruit Discussion.

https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=55137.0

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Cold Hardy Citrus / MOVED: grow from seed almond, pistacho trees
« on: May 01, 2024, 08:56:33 AM »
This topic has been moved to Temperate Fruit Discussion.

https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=54696.0

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / MOVED: Best CBD Products
« on: March 21, 2024, 09:28:27 PM »
This topic has been moved to Spammers.

https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=54183.0

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / WTB - SARASOTA CO. - need a ~16"Dia Avocado or Mango Tree (in-ground okay)
« on: November 07, 2023, 11:39:42 AM »
I have a friend who has to meet city requirements by replacing the trees they removed with 5" caliper trees (~16" diameter circumference). They want to do a mango and avocado; they are open to whatever varieties might be available. Pots would be great, but they'd also cover the cost of digging whatever up, too. Even some random seedling will be fine, just can't be scraggly-looking (should have a main trunk, no bifurcation for the first 1-3 above ground). Please PM or post pics if you have something that fits the need. Thanks!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / What Pest is attacking my Longan Tree?
« on: November 03, 2023, 11:13:27 AM »
Finally got my little tree looking healthy, but in the last two months I’ve been noticing very tiny white flecks under the leaves and in the branches. Mostly random individual flecks, but they definitely colonize in patches (like in the pics below). Leaves started turning yellow & dropping. Tried poking/prodding the flecks, nothing is moving (don't think it's a fly), looks like a scale. Really hoping it’s not the dreaded mite…


I drenched it completely with Monterey Horticultural Oil yesterday. It’s a tiny tree, so I’ll brush whatever it is off in a few days (if it’s still there). Just want to have a plan ready for the next time I notice it.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / MOVED: Euterpe Edulis
« on: September 08, 2023, 08:34:11 AM »
This topic has been moved to Tropical Fruit Discussion.

https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=52289.0

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / MOVED: Move please: Good Florida atemoyas
« on: September 05, 2023, 02:29:06 PM »
This topic has been moved to Tropical Fruit Discussion.

https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=52145.0

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / MOVED: Hurricane Idalia
« on: August 30, 2023, 08:23:25 AM »
This topic has been moved to Tropical Fruit Discussion.

https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=52192.0

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Citrus General Discussion / How to soil drench potted citrus to combat Asian Citrus Psyllids?
« on: August 28, 2023, 12:48:08 PM »
Just realized I have ACPs on my potted citrus trees, must have introduced them via citrus trees I bought from Home Depot a few months ago. I drenched all my citrus with Spinosad ~2 weeks ago, just now did another drench with horticultural oil today and think I need to do a soil drench soon to combat them over the winter. I see there's a Monterey Soil Drench and a Bayer Advanced Fruit, Citrus & Vegetable product that both claim to be effective against ACP, but both give instructions for in-ground trees. Has anybody used either of these products with potted citrus? I'm trying to figure out which one would work best and how I should apply it with potted citrus.

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Citrus General Discussion / Controlling Thrips, what to expect spraying Spinosad (I still see the flies)
« on: August 24, 2023, 10:46:31 AM »
All my citrus showed the beginning signs of a flush and I noticed the little buggers on it. Took me a few days, but I mixed up a bottle of Monterey Garden Insect Spray (with Spinosad) and doused them two days ago. Just examined them this morning and I still noticed a few of them still perched on the new growth. It's my first time trying to control for these, so I'm wondering:


  • Should the spray have killed the bugs or warded them off? Or, is it like CLM, it's the larvae it kills?
  • If I'm still seeing the flies, should I spray again (since I still see them)?
  • Will the new growth be curled and stunted, even though I caught them at an early stage? It's looking a little off, but the growth is ~1/4" long, under a week into pushing.


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / What's your favorite extremally vigorous mango tree?
« on: August 14, 2023, 11:15:28 AM »

There are threads for days on here asking for people's favorite dwarf/compact/condo variety, but I can't recall anyone asking for opinions on the opposite end of the growth spectrum. I'm taking down a big laurel/water oak that provides good shade, but is too close to things that matter to me (Hurricane Ian snapped some big limbs on it, and we didn't get hit that hard). I'm looking for options on trees that go more or less straight up, rather than spreading, to replace it. Thick/dense canopy would also be great, but I'm guessing that doesn't jibe with my primary desire.




Anybody have some suggestions they could share?

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Anyone selling mangoes now on the Gulf Coast (south of Tampa, north of Naples)?
« on: June 10, 2023, 11:02:11 AM »
Interested in picking up a box this next week (I'd rather drive than pay for shipping).
Don't all have to be ripe/ready to eat now, I'd prefer a sampling that ripen up between pickup and a week or two (so I'm not gorging the entire box all at once).

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / TAF Mango Scions Now Available! (not an April Fool's joke)
« on: April 01, 2023, 08:50:05 AM »
Just now ordered way more than I need; figure at least a few of you have been waiting for them to become available.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / MOVED: Passiflora for trade
« on: March 11, 2023, 07:39:44 AM »
This topic has been moved to Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade.

https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=50464.0

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Citrus General Discussion / Lime leaves curling
« on: March 07, 2023, 12:34:19 PM »
I have a few Persian limes along with Meyer lemons in pots right next to each other. Two weeks ago gave all of them a top dressing of compost along with some well-aged cow manure. Lemons are putting out healthy new leaves, but the limes are curling (see pics). It’s not CLM (it's an issue, but I know what CLM looks like), I can’t see any pests or damage to the new leaves, so I’m thinking it’s something in the top dressing. I also moved them to a slightly sunnier spot a week or two prior to the top dressing; they are getting maybe 3 hours of (early morning) extra sun, but are shaded from 11AM-3PM.


Any guesses on the issue (and solutions) are appreciated!







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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Prettier mango in a pot? Ice Cream vs Dwarf Hawaiian mango
« on: February 11, 2023, 11:40:11 AM »
I have a fairly big glazed pot in a conspicuous space that I'm thinking to put a mango in. I currently have similar-sized IC and DH trees (~3' tall), wondering which will be more visually pleasing (once it gets larger), anybody have an opinion? Anything looking sparse, lanky, droopy, etc., will lead to me catching constant flack from my wife.


I also have Amrapali (which seems super sloooow-growing), Pickering & Rosiegold, but they are each a year or two's growth behind my IC/DH.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / MOVED: Noble Juicy Crunch Tangerine
« on: January 19, 2023, 12:40:10 PM »
This topic has been moved to Citrus General Discussion.

https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=49944.0

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / WTB/ISO Dupuis avocado scions
« on: January 09, 2023, 11:02:44 AM »
Hoping to buy half a dozen or so of Dupuis, feel free to PM me.


Thanks!

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / MOVED: WTB Organic Turmeric Rhizomes
« on: November 28, 2022, 11:40:32 AM »
This topic has been moved to Tropical Vegetables and Other Edibles - Buy, Sell, & Trade.

https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=49506.0

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / MOVED: Salak first flowers, palm city FL
« on: November 11, 2022, 07:26:34 AM »
This topic has been moved to Tropical Fruit Discussion.

https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=49346.0

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / MOVED: Are seedlings always more hardy than grafted plants?
« on: October 31, 2022, 08:51:46 AM »
This topic has been moved to Tropical Fruit Discussion.

https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=49261.0

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