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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: It's about to get fun :)
« on: January 21, 2012, 08:44:54 PM »
Took a walk around the yard today, and a bunch of my mango trees are starting to push flower buds   ;D

I can't wait.  Khun See, Pim Saen Mun, and Nam Doc Mai are pushing big time, and those 3 have never fruited in my yard as of yet. 

I also see some push on Alphonso, Cogshall, Rosigold, Fairchild, Carrie, Heidi, and Pickering.

I expect to see Heidi fruit this year, but as of now, no activity ..

Also no push yet on Glenn, Valencia Pride, Haden, Mallika, or Choc Anon.

My Alanpur Baneshan is very small, It was pugged to a 6 inch stump last winter, and is now in full bloom at 2 ft tall.

Too young and still dormant are PPK, Lemon Zest, Coconut Cream, Harvest Moon, Pina Colada, Langra Benarsi, Neelam, Cushman, and Hindi Bessenara.

Sleep,
Which of the new mangos are you most excited about?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: New greenhouse photos
« on: January 20, 2012, 10:41:57 PM »
Nice. How are the grafts from the FL budwood doing?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: map where people are
« on: January 20, 2012, 10:28:15 PM »
If you just click randomly on the map a pin will show up. You can click as many times as you like and every time you click somewhere else on the map, the pin moves. I took the liberty to place a pin for you in Palm Springs to see if it was working. You can go into your profile and click anywhere else on the map to move it. If you type a city into the box it will automatically place a pin there.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Jan21-22 Redland Heritage Festival
« on: January 20, 2012, 10:22:09 PM »
Are you going to be at Fairchilds this weekend Warren?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Atemoya vs Cherimoya
« on: January 20, 2012, 10:20:29 PM »

Here is a pic of a Yucatan Red Custard Apple it was sicking sweet I could only stand two bits



The best fruits in the entire picture are those mombins. Delicious. I could eat those every day.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: New mangos to my collection
« on: January 20, 2012, 08:26:15 PM »
Nice trees. I hope you will have a Lemon Zest to plant out soon.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Mongo sized Atemoya
« on: January 20, 2012, 08:25:34 PM »
That's definitely the biggest i've ever seen.

Noel,
Remember when were at TREC and Dr. Crane told us about spraying the sugar apples with GA3 to get larger fruit? I wonder if that would work with the atemoyas to get larger fruit too.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Hello !
« on: January 19, 2012, 11:20:00 PM »
Hello from Robert, aka Stressbaby.
I feel like the last person at the party!  Nice to see my GW/PR friends here and look forward to a tropical fruit forum with a modern format.  Very nice. 

You were one of the first I emailed last week. Did you get it?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Introduce Yourself
« on: January 19, 2012, 09:37:31 PM »
I've been for the most part a quiet reader on Gardenweb and Yahoo Rare Fruit.  I am a police officer by profession and live 30mins north of Tampa with average winter lows of 20-25f.  I have a growing collection of tropcial and subtropical fruits and my favorite fruit is lychee.  I have been fairly sucessful fruiting in-ground tropical fruit trees in a not-so tropical location.  My hopes are set of fruiting an in-ground jackfruit.

Marcus

Welcome to the forum. A few months ago I was looking into buying the Minnie Royal and Royal Lee low chill cherry trees from CA and I saw an old GW post that you said you had them growing. I assume you are probably one of the first people growing it in Florida. How are they doing? Have they blossomed or given you cherries yet?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Jak & Coconuts
« on: January 19, 2012, 07:13:28 PM »
Noel,
In Northeast Brazil, we make ice cubes with coconut water and then, we add some scotch. Yummy!

That's a good idea. Will have to try one day.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Top 5 mangoes
« on: January 19, 2012, 06:05:48 PM »
 :(

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: map where people are
« on: January 19, 2012, 12:02:17 PM »
I pinned mine on my block, but not on my exact home location.  :)

You live pretty close to my grandmothers house. She's right south of Sheridan on Palm. I think her neighborhood's name is Victoria Lakes.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: map where people are
« on: January 19, 2012, 11:54:38 AM »
I noticed that it wouldn't let me put the pin in with Mozilla Firefox, only IE.

 I only use firefox and I didn't have that problem. I wonder if others are experiencing the same thing.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Jak & Coconuts
« on: January 19, 2012, 09:17:54 AM »
That is one big-arse jak. It doesn't seem to be weighing you down, though. Are you especially strong?  Or is the jak hollow????   ;)

It's actually neither of those. He is just a really tiny man. About 3 1/2 ft tall. That's why all his fruit always look so big.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: map where people are
« on: January 19, 2012, 12:07:28 AM »
I must be an idiot = I just can't figure out how to pin myself on the map.....

MangoDummy

Don't call yourself a lycheeluva. It's easy, just click on the member map button next to calendar and once in that page you will see some text at the bottom of the page that says to click here to add a pin. You will then be taken to you member page where you can put your pin. If you are still having trouble, message me.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Jak & Coconuts
« on: January 19, 2012, 12:05:12 AM »
The flavor of coconut water varies tree to tree, bunch to bunch, even within the same coconut depending when you pick it. There has never really been on color that I preferred over the others, instead there is an age of the coconut I prefer. It is when there is some jelly and is soft enough to be eaten with a spoon and still being somewhat translucent.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Introduce Yourself
« on: January 18, 2012, 11:46:34 PM »
I was Mango Dog at the "other" forum and had to change to MangoFang as "god" was taken.  (Yeah, Murahlin - not a "dog" had been used here but a "god" apparently was....somebody's got a spelling problem  ::) yes?  Just kidding....)

 ;D
I had to block any usernames with word "god" just to avoid any unpleasant situations. I want to avoid any yahoo group situations.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Introduce Yourself
« on: January 18, 2012, 11:42:20 PM »
Hey everyone!  My name is Kyle and Im in central Ohio.  I am interested in growing tropical fruits, wrist watches and I am obsessed with fishing.  I have always had a passion for plants  but about a year ago I came across an article on miracle fruit and I had to have one.  I then met OhioJay and ended up with many more plants than just miracle fruit.   I have recently thinned out what I have as we have bought a new house and I've been busy with it and our old home.  right now I have a Grumichama tree, 5 miracle fruit bushes, tazmanian poppy, a couple dragon fruits, 2 Butch T trinidad scorpions, bhut jalokia, fatali, white habs.
I look forward to being a member of the forum.
Kyle

Jay is not a good influence. Beware. He encourages the addiction.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Introduce Yourself
« on: January 18, 2012, 11:41:17 PM »
Hello and thanks for the welcome.

I suspect very few pawpaw trees have been tried in the Denver area (what's locally called the "Front Range", right along the base of the Rocky Mountains) because their ideal growing environment- acidic, well-drained soil with protection from wind, moderate to high humidity-- is not what we have here.  We get 70-100 MPH winds blowing down off the mountains several times a year, very low humidity, and we have alkaline, non-draining bentonite clay soil.  A pickaxe is usually required if it gets dry and you need to dig a hole.  A pawpaw tree haphazardly placed in the ground here has little chance of survival.  With proper siting, on top of a hill for drainage, protected from wind by buildings and other trees, it appears it is possible to grow them in this area.

I planted two pawpaw trees (seedlings) about 12 years ago, about 6 feet apart.  One died after 3 years, the other has now been blooming for the past 3 years but has yet to bear a fruit.  Last year I did a search through local plant societies and found what was widely believed (among the social plant enthusiasts, anyhow) to be the only blooming pawpaw tree along the front range.  It was also planted about 12 years ago as one of two grafted plants; according to the owner, both grafts died and re-sprouted from the rootstock, then one of his trees died entirely.  He has had fruit form on his remaining tree, so it must be self-fertile.  Mine certainly doesn't seem to be, and even after exchanging pollen with his tree last year, I still didn't get fruit.

Last summer I planted 6 more grafted pawpaws, but it will likely be a few years before they bloom.  I'm planning on harvesting some budwood from some of my grafted pawpaws to attempt grafts onto my mature tree this spring; if I get lucky I'll be able to try the selected varieties in 2013!  I'm still hoping I can successfully cross-pollinate it with the other tree 70 miles away this spring to see if my seedling's fruit is even worth eating.

   Kevin

Interesting. I hope the new grafted pawpaws work out. I was looking at the map where you put your location and it is amazing to see your location actually at the base of the rockies. I did not think it was going to be so apparent. That must be an amazing view though. The flat land in Florida is boring to look at but nice to drive on.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Jak & Coconuts
« on: January 18, 2012, 11:33:08 PM »
Your nuts look amazing.  ;)

I will don't understand how Harry does not like coconut water.

Do you think those jackfruit will survive the rest of the winter?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Mysore "raspberry"
« on: January 18, 2012, 11:23:30 PM »
At least its a tree that seems to take care of itself. I enjoy the fruit from it too. I've heard of another tropical raspberry that is supposed to grow good in FL but I have yet to find it.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Fitzpatrick Canistel & Black Avocado
« on: January 18, 2012, 11:20:03 PM »
That picture and your description makes me want to try that canistel and I don't like them at all. Well, you did make me a fan of mamey so anything is possible.

How many fruit does that avocado tree bear in a season usually? The shape and color is very nice. I would be interested in propagating it just for fun.


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Giant Papaya Tree ( Video test )
« on: January 18, 2012, 11:08:30 PM »
That's a huge papaya. I wonder how old it is. It appears to not have any fruit so I wonder if it was male or if it has just stopped producing after all those years. Did you take this video?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Mango spray regimen
« on: January 18, 2012, 11:05:42 PM »
I spray copper every week or two weeks during bloom if I want to ensure a good fruit set on my Mom's julie mango. My in laws mallika requires no spraying and still gets a ton of fruit. It really depends on the variety. Dot is one that i've seen usually benefit from copper. I know there are other fungicides that can be used for anthracnose but I am not sure if there are any as safe as copper. Some of the copper sprays are OMRI listed for organic gardening.

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