The Tropical Fruit Forum

Everything arrived in great condition. Thanks

Not much help but besides Vihn Long, Karlong, and Panchadara Kalassa, I believe Zill also grafted Cat Chu and Xoai Tuong mango trees this year that I saw.

It’s probably a mid vigor tree with an upright growth habit. Nowhere near Valencia Pride or Bombay but not a dwarf either. Mine is 5 years from a 3g and is probably 9’ tall.

Taste is that classic mango flavor in a large sized fruit. I wouldnt say it’s the best “classic” tasting mango if your only considering taste but when you factor in its size, taste, appearance, productivity, and hassle free/spray free natural it’s value goes up.

I have one that was planted 5 years ago. Large good looking red fruit. Mine gets minor anthracnose but I dont spray and am really close to the coast, so maybe consider spraying if your inland. I can’t speak to how long they will hang on the tree but I’ve been picking them for 3 weeks or so.

Yes you could find land for that price but not sure of any zone 10A/B areas. A lot of the places with the cheapest land are in the middle of nowhere Florida zones 8 & 9. Not sure if you would drive or fly down but probably not within 90 minutes of any major airports.

Your best bet for subtropical area in Florida is Pine Island, that just got crushed by Hurricane Ian. It may be 50k or so an acre so maybe you could work something out.

Everybody is moving to Florida with cash. Not sure if you were planning to pay cash or not but land loans are very hard to get from banks. Interest rates would probably by over 10 percent now. 1/4 acre is too small to get a farming loan too.

If you paid the full invoice on time  not just the deposit, they normally ship out Monday or Tuesday with email confirmation.

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The road/bridge to the island is gone. Only access is by boat. No way for emergency vehicles to gain access as of today. Absolutely terrible. The few people I know that stayed and had large mango trees said they are no more. 150+ mph winds. Unsure about any forum members

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Amazing it’s taken this long! Cool contest idea. Based off the clue and prior guess there should only be six numbers left to pick from if my math is correct.


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