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Rico_Kryptic:
I just bought a Garcinia mangostana and I'm wondering who else has one in south Florida and if there's any tips and tricks I should know. I'm currently planning on treating it like my Cacaos or Rambutans.

cbss_daviefl:
I have a few in pots and 2 in the ground.  They are challenging.  This year was tough on them because the rainy season started in the middle of August when it normally starts middle of May.  The hot temps with low humidity could not be compensated by irrigation.  I should have increased the shade.  The trees only grow new leaves a couple times a year so it is hard to gage their nutrient needs. This year growth happened in February,  May, both during low humidity causing wilting and small leaf size, and November just before being hit with the artic blast down to 47F causing wind burns on the immature growth, some new leaves dropped.  The trees shrank this year.

Shade, protect from wind, water daily before the start of the rainy season, keep humidity up around 70%, mulch and fertilize light but often.

Expect it to take a decade or two to fruit from seed. One of my potted trees flowered but the flowered dropped without setting fruit. A grafted tree may fruit quicker but tend to grow slower.

Rico_Kryptic:
It came in yesterday. I'm excited to grow this plant!

cbss_daviefl:
Here are my trees that are in the ground. 

This one has been in the ground for two years. It was bigger when I planted it. It got sun burned and under-watered and suffered while I learned. Hopefully I will be able to manage it better this spring.


This one I planted this year. It is grafted.

Rico_Kryptic:

--- Quote from: cbss_daviefl on December 06, 2025, 09:35:19 PM ---Here are my trees that are in the ground. 

This one has been in the ground for two years. It was bigger when I planted it. It got sun burned and under-watered and suffered while I learned. Hopefully I will be able to manage it better this spring.


This one I planted this year. It is grafted.



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looking good! I gotta figure out if I'm going to put it in the ground or keep it in a pot. I'm planning on setting up a greenhouse for my redfoots as it is and can keep it in there.

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