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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Zill Mango advice for wet tropics Qld
« on: May 28, 2025, 02:45:13 AM »
Just for the record, not all U.S.A. cultivars in Australia were imported as seed. In the 1980s a lot of cultivars were imported as scionwood or grafted trees. The newer Zill cultivars were iimported as seed, as I mentioned in a post on page 1 of this thread, and in another comment on another thread . A lot of Indian cultivars were imported as seed by Mike Rule as well. It's all bloody hopeless, between nursery operators who either are
horticulturally incompetent, ignorant or fraudulent. Even if the correctly named cultivars were imported now as scionwood or grafted trees, that would add another layer of confusion. They would have to have extra labelling, something like "Genuine Pickering " or whatever . 98+% of people wouldn't have a clue about it all, and the evidence is right in front of us that a lot of nurseries couldn't care less, if they can charge top dollar for an in-demand named tree. It would be better to have the correctly named cultivars imported, of course.
Anyway, some cultivars in Australia which were imported as scionwood or grafted trees : Haden, Irwin, Carrie, Fairchild, Mallika, Keitt, Kent, Nam Dok Mai #4, Florigon, Manalagi, Early Gold, Graham,Alphonso, Heidi, Van Dyke, Zill, Zillate, Palmer, Osteen, Parvin, Brooks (syn. Brooks Late), Valencia Pride, Elephant Tusk (syn. Nga Chan ), Saigon, Neelam . Some Vietnamese poly cultivars
were imported by the D.P.I. as seed : Cat Chu, Cat Hoa Loc, Cat Thom, Xoai Buoi, Cat Tuong.
I've replied to Steely above in a P.M.
horticulturally incompetent, ignorant or fraudulent. Even if the correctly named cultivars were imported now as scionwood or grafted trees, that would add another layer of confusion. They would have to have extra labelling, something like "Genuine Pickering " or whatever . 98+% of people wouldn't have a clue about it all, and the evidence is right in front of us that a lot of nurseries couldn't care less, if they can charge top dollar for an in-demand named tree. It would be better to have the correctly named cultivars imported, of course.
Anyway, some cultivars in Australia which were imported as scionwood or grafted trees : Haden, Irwin, Carrie, Fairchild, Mallika, Keitt, Kent, Nam Dok Mai #4, Florigon, Manalagi, Early Gold, Graham,Alphonso, Heidi, Van Dyke, Zill, Zillate, Palmer, Osteen, Parvin, Brooks (syn. Brooks Late), Valencia Pride, Elephant Tusk (syn. Nga Chan ), Saigon, Neelam . Some Vietnamese poly cultivars
were imported by the D.P.I. as seed : Cat Chu, Cat Hoa Loc, Cat Thom, Xoai Buoi, Cat Tuong.
I've replied to Steely above in a P.M.