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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Fruit trees I gave up on
« on: December 31, 2022, 08:07:32 AM »
Quote from: Orkine on December 30, 2022, 10:11:49 PM
Quote from: Flgarden on December 30, 2022, 07:28:37 PM
Soursop will be gone. Any temps below 40f , it drops leaves and fruits. Trying mountain soursop instead.
Everbearing mulberry is gone. Too tiny and messy. Will keep thai and
austirkey.
Many unproductive figs are gone.
Kaffir lime tree will be gone. No use for it in my house.
Ana
In case you really like Soursop, I have one that did not loose leaves each of the time I get 36 degree or less, while the others all turn brown and drop leaves.  I will be able to share scions in the future.  For now, I am waiting to see how the fruit tastes.
Interesting soursop you have!  Hopefully it taste good!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Fruit trees I gave up on
« on: December 30, 2022, 07:28:37 PM »
Soursop will be gone. Any temps below 40f , it drops leaves and fruits. Trying mountain soursop instead.
Everbearing mulberry is gone. Too tiny and messy. Will keep thai and
austirkey.
Many unproductive figs are gone.
Kaffir lime tree will be gone. No use for it in my house.
Ana

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Hunt for the best Surinam Cherry
« on: December 26, 2022, 01:56:15 PM »
I have a dark one from zills and it's very good. I could eat a plate of those.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Central Florida Food Forest planning ideas
« on: November 23, 2022, 09:39:53 AM »
I live in your area.
Persimmons, pineapples, sweet potatoes, mulberries, star fruit grow pest free without much care.
Guavas are tough too.
Ana

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Makrut lime
« on: November 23, 2022, 09:33:30 AM »
I added a little of kaffir lime juice to salmon dish  without tasting it first. Big mistake... Its not like any other limes. Its strong and bitter. I am not sure how people like it but i am ready to cull my tree since i have no use of fruits.
Ana

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Does anis like scent in avocado leaves indicate cold hardiness?
« on: October 24, 2022, 07:50:05 PM »
I have read the same about anise smell. Mexican or mexican hybrid avocados should have that smell and usually they are cold hardy. I tested Poncho leaves, very strong anise  smell.
Ana

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Kumquat yield
« on: October 20, 2022, 09:55:00 AM »
Quote from: Rispa on October 20, 2022, 01:56:45 AM
Which one is bigger than most others, really round, and really sweet? I got a meiwa and it's oblong and not as sweet, but I'm not sure if it's because of a first year issue or plant mix up

You probably have nagami. They are not sweet. My meiwa was a pencil thick and already produced sweet fruit.
Ana

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Kumquat yield
« on: October 19, 2022, 08:55:43 PM »
I grow only meiwa  but tried nagami too. Meiwa is sweeter and can be picked up green as well, still sweet. My 7 gal is producing non stop. I like it!
Ana

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Best tasting feijoa ( pineapple guava)variety?
« on: October 09, 2022, 03:57:10 PM »
Some of them need a second tree. I had one and it was mature, had beautiful flowers every spring and not a single fruit set. Friend of mine purchased unknown variety in a small pot and it produced fruits on the second year.
I feel like trying growing them again but afraid i will end up with non fruiting one.
Ana

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Best tasting feijoa ( pineapple guava)variety?
« on: October 09, 2022, 02:19:12 PM »
Which feijoa is self pollinating?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Hurricane Ian Prep
« on: October 02, 2022, 10:15:21 AM »
This storm was very slow moving and kept dumping tons of water for hours before it left any area. Ever in Orlando we see streets flooded that never happened before with any other storms.
Ana

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Red Ruby guava
« on: September 25, 2022, 04:30:58 PM »
I recently planted taiwanese pink guava that looks like on your picture. Plant those seeds! My white asian guava fruited on the second year from seed.
Ana

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Jaboticaba45 ACT rare plant giveaway 2.0 could win plinia rara!
« on: September 12, 2022, 12:25:56 AM »
English 32
Math 35
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Science 34

Good luck!!

Ana

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: GuavaKing on ebay - Scam?
« on: August 07, 2022, 02:08:42 PM »
I will be able to report on my purchase from him maybe next year, but i would not ever buy anything else from him due to so many mismatched varieties.
It looks like he lists all hard to find varieties knowing people will pay big money for them....
Ana

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Mandarins and oranges grafted onto lemon tree, good idea?
« on: August 04, 2022, 02:26:28 PM »
I am not a citrus expert, but many years ago an orange seed was planted in my yard and after 10 years it produced perfect sweet oranges.
Ana

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Yellow fruit annona(sugar apple)
« on: August 03, 2022, 11:17:53 AM »
If grown from seed, purple sugar apples are not always give purple fruit. Pictures on etsy look like seedlings, not airlayered or grafted.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Mandarin melon berry aka che
« on: July 19, 2022, 09:56:53 AM »
There are might be different types. I have two varieties and they don't have thorns at all. I still grafted it on osage.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Mandarin melon berry aka che
« on: July 18, 2022, 03:46:59 PM »
I have male and female that i grafted on osage orange hoping i will like them. This year it fruited and it's a keeper for me. Consistency of a chewy fig with easy to chew seeds taste of a very sweet watermelon.
My scions came from fruitwood nursery



Ana

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Mango tree for central florida
« on: July 17, 2022, 02:32:59 PM »
Adam from FFF  is a little north from me and he likes his cogshall ... So hard to pick...looking into little gem.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Mango tree for central florida
« on: July 16, 2022, 12:53:42 PM »
Hi all,
Please help me to pick a mango variety that:
Small to medium size tree,
Great bacterial/fungal resistance
Taste great when firm
Fiberless
Taste wise classic is fine
Have greater chance to survive in winters (will protect it to some point)

So far looks like i narrowed it fown to:
Pickering
Cogshall
Edgar
Glenn

I appreciate your professional opinion!!

Ana

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: GuavaKing on ebay - Scam?
« on: June 28, 2022, 12:39:27 AM »
I bought a tree from him that will be able to confirm maybe next year. We might not like his prices or size of trees but he is not a scam. He is using the same name for at least 10 years, sells on ebay, etsy, his own website, has youtube channel and Instagram.
Ana

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: New mulberry variety and red fleshed tamarind trees
« on: June 25, 2022, 01:53:09 PM »
When i bought cuttings from Amanda, she still called them australian turkey. Later she renamed them to siam.
Ana

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: GuavaKing on ebay - Scam?
« on: June 25, 2022, 11:55:16 AM »
I bought an airlayered tree from his etsy shop this year. Tree is smaller than on the picture, needed some careful care for a while, very expensive for that kind of value, but not a scam..
Ana

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: New mulberry variety and red fleshed tamarind trees
« on: June 24, 2022, 04:29:41 PM »
I got those mulberries from her. They are largest i have seen. Taste is sweet and tart.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: MULBERRY. Thai dwarf vs worlds best?
« on: June 06, 2022, 11:29:20 PM »
Jan's best is an everbearing type that is slightly bigger fruit than other everbearing mulberries. I purchased it from her. It is definitely not similar to thai dwarf i got from fruitscapes.
Ana

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