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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Overrated and underrated fruits...
« on: March 02, 2026, 02:01:57 PM »Overrated - pomelo
Underrated - ackee, dabai , marang.
I love pomelo....
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I love pomelo....
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: New rare seeds on Raindanceseeds. Annonas. Lucuma. Stenocereus fricii
« on: February 16, 2026, 07:38:51 AM »
I had the same issue: paid for shipping, seeds came in the letter envelope with a couple of stamps and i was required by the post office to paid more on the delivery.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Hardy Replacements for Frozen Mango Trees Central Florida
« on: February 13, 2026, 09:31:25 AM »
My 4 yo Redlands ws is alive. Lost all leaves but does not look harmed. It was not covered and took 3 long nights of freezing down to 24f. It was not in active growing stage as i did not water it much.
Green sapote, covered in 30f looked so bad so i brought it inside. It would die in 24f.
Green sapote, covered in 30f looked so bad so i brought it inside. It would die in 24f.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: 2026 Cold Weather [Megathread]
« on: February 12, 2026, 04:35:00 PM »
Yards look so sad around here.
I think i lost all atemoyas, mountain soursop, sugar apples, jacks, Barbados cherry, guavas, kwai muk.
Even lemon, orange, calamansi, pitomba look severely damaged but alive.
Cherry of the rio grande was no covered and leaves are still green.
I think i lost all atemoyas, mountain soursop, sugar apples, jacks, Barbados cherry, guavas, kwai muk.
Even lemon, orange, calamansi, pitomba look severely damaged but alive.
Cherry of the rio grande was no covered and leaves are still green.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: White sapote cold-hardness?
« on: February 04, 2026, 10:31:39 AM »
Some from xains nursery, some from everglades nursery, some i grafted scions received from Marta,
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: White sapote cold-hardness?
« on: February 03, 2026, 08:12:35 PM »
Well... I got here as low as 24f.and nights 26 and 30
Uncovered larger redlands definitely has all leaves destroyed. Grafted golden globe on that tree looks like leaves are damaged but way less than redlands
Covered MacDill and yanghands look ok, just list new growth
Covered Campbell, the same size as above, looks totally fried...
Covered hunter is totally fine
Uncovered larger redlands definitely has all leaves destroyed. Grafted golden globe on that tree looks like leaves are damaged but way less than redlands
Covered MacDill and yanghands look ok, just list new growth
Covered Campbell, the same size as above, looks totally fried...
Covered hunter is totally fine
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Diesel versus propane heaters
« on: February 01, 2026, 10:59:44 AM »
Propane tank top 1 head can last 24 hours. 2 nights for 12 hours. Creates a lot of heat 8ft away. The problem was the wind.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: 2026 Cold Weather [Megathread]
« on: February 01, 2026, 10:55:00 AM »
I had below 32f since 11pm. The lowest was 24f.
Brutal...
Brutal...
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Sweet Limes and Lemons
« on: February 01, 2026, 09:36:44 AM »
Red lime (rangpur) is fo delicious.
My sambokan lemon is also very slightly sweet and very nice.
My sambokan lemon is also very slightly sweet and very nice.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: 2026 Cold Weather [Megathread]
« on: February 01, 2026, 09:33:59 AM »Still holding at 24 here.
I feel as though my efforts with propane was probably futile with the speed of the wind from the north. At this point I'm hoping for one success on the south side of the house. Dwarf Hawaiian had a propane heater and a electric heater in the winds or not so raging. Probably lost Juliet but I did dig up Carrie and bought that insurance mango Super Julie. Time will tell how the big trees did with the trunk wrap. I have a pretty good collection inside the house to start over. Because of the long duration I may run out of propane before morning break. At least I know I put forth Thegallant effort. I'm exhausted🙂
I am exhausted as well... Tank top heater worked on the screened patio and lowest was 38f while there was 24f in the yard. The same heater outside was shutdown by wind many times. After dealing with it till 1am, i had to bring it on the patio too but face it to the part of yard where pots were closer.
Jackfruit is dead, papayas and ross sapote look dead too. Mango probably too.....
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: 2026 Cold Weather [Megathread]
« on: January 31, 2026, 06:36:54 PM »
Planning to place that heater near my half dead jackfruit and damaged mango tree.
The only problem is it is pretty windy....
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: White sapote cold-hardness?
« on: January 30, 2026, 06:52:12 PM »
We had 31f and white sapotes small in pots or in ground did not lose a leaf. I did not cover them.
Only younghans lost newly pushed growth, but mature leaves look green.
Tomorrow night will be 24f.
Only younghans lost newly pushed growth, but mature leaves look green.
Tomorrow night will be 24f.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: White Sapote flower & fruit season in Central FL
« on: December 27, 2025, 11:11:25 AM »
Golden globe, California suebell and Campbell are blooming now too.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Can someone help to Identify Younghan's Gold's White Sapote Leaf?
« on: December 14, 2025, 04:58:26 PM »
Both of mine have slightly fuzzy leaves. One from Mike, another one is from Everglades.
In comparison, Golden globe, California Sue Bell and Hunters are way more fuzzier.
In comparison, Golden globe, California Sue Bell and Hunters are way more fuzzier.
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: 2025 Spring Yangmei (Myrica rubra) Group Buy
« on: November 01, 2025, 06:50:43 PM »
2 yangmei trees i got were ok, not vigorous but grew 5-6 inches since then.
A week ago i noticed leaf browning and drop.
Both are pretty dead looking now. Sudden death syndrome....
A week ago i noticed leaf browning and drop.
Both are pretty dead looking now. Sudden death syndrome....
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Temperate Fruit Discussion / Re: Central Florida - Jan's Best mulberry
« on: October 21, 2025, 08:31:02 PM »
Tice is not the same as Shangri la. Tice leaves are gigantic, it grows like weed and no nematode damage.
I bought mine from Ft Mayers nursery. Shangri la has so much nematode damage in pot or ground so nods are so enlarged and visible from the surface.
Austurkey is worth growing. Large thick berries. Does get nematode damage.
I bought mine from Ft Mayers nursery. Shangri la has so much nematode damage in pot or ground so nods are so enlarged and visible from the surface.
Austurkey is worth growing. Large thick berries. Does get nematode damage.
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Temperate Fruit Discussion / Re: Central Florida - Jan's Best mulberry
« on: October 10, 2025, 06:17:21 PM »
I did. Nothing different from everbearing mulberry.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Surinam Cherry Air Layering or Root Cuttings
« on: September 14, 2025, 06:46:53 PM »
I was not successful in both.
Not sure why they are so hard even to airlayer.
Grafting seems to work with thicker cuttings. Thinner ones are all failed.
Not sure why they are so hard even to airlayer.
Grafting seems to work with thicker cuttings. Thinner ones are all failed.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: fruit taste difference between different jaboticabas?
« on: September 12, 2025, 08:36:06 PM »I could not yell the difference in taste of red and scarlet. Plants look different but fruit are very similar size, color and taste.
If i could grow muscadine grapes, i would prefer them since jabos seeds are larger and hard to separate from pulp.
Do Muscadines not do well in Florida? I’ve seen a few varieties on some online nurseries and have been tempted to get some, but I haven’t yet... my yard’s not well set up to handle vines.The only jaboticaba I was really taken back with in flavor was the mozies. Iv tried quite a few different varieties and they do all have a somewhat common flavor, but the mozies tastes like a sweeter passionfruit easily my favorite jaboticaba!
That sounds intriguing! Which are the mozies?
For some reason they don't grow. Maybe too dry sand soil. Is not for them
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: fruit taste difference between different jaboticabas?
« on: September 12, 2025, 01:42:35 PM »
I could not yell the difference in taste of red and scarlet. Plants look different but fruit are very similar size, color and taste.
If i could grow muscadine grapes, i would prefer them since jabos seeds are larger and hard to separate from pulp.
If i could grow muscadine grapes, i would prefer them since jabos seeds are larger and hard to separate from pulp.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Is it legal to grow Del Monte PinkGlow Pineapple?
« on: September 09, 2025, 05:36:46 PM »I bought one and I'll never buy another. Flavor from my home grown pineapple that are ripened on the plant beats the pinkglow, gads even store bought are as good or better.
Much hype over nothing.
I didn't like the taste either. Plus, it is apparently GMO.
Yeah, it's got rna silencing to suppress the normal pigmentation, genes inserted from tangerine for the color, and genes inserted from transgenic tobacco inserted to confer herbicide resistance.
Now do Hawaiian Papaya, haha. I may have year old seeds finally sprouting up everywhere out of nowhere. I read they are GMO.
Only Rainbow variety of Hawaiian papaya is gmo. Others are good.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Is it legal to grow Del Monte PinkGlow Pineapple?
« on: September 09, 2025, 11:45:42 AM »I bought one and I'll never buy another. Flavor from my home grown pineapple that are ripened on the plant beats the pinkglow, gads even store bought are as good or better.
Much hype over nothing.
I didn't like the taste either. Plus, it is apparently GMO.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Fuyu persimmons are they close to being ready to be picked?
« on: September 01, 2025, 06:43:53 PM »
In central Florida they are already ripening. A little earlier than usual.
My fuyu never get bright color. As soon as they have yellow or orange spots, they are sweet and can be eaten
My fuyu never get bright color. As soon as they have yellow or orange spots, they are sweet and can be eaten
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: tree whitening paint recipe
« on: August 18, 2025, 09:26:52 AM »
I just bought burnt lime for trees. I saw in other countries videos, they use it every spring to protect trees from pests plus sun protection.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Mulberry Fruit Comparison
« on: August 15, 2025, 10:27:35 PM »Hello, does anyone have any updates on Siam Jumbo, how productive, how do you like it? I'm especially interested in how it does in Florida.
Thank you!
Very productive, growing fast. I love the fruit size and taste. Seems to be sensitive to nematodes. I will try to graft it on some resistant variety.