The Tropical Fruit Forum

You might also want to check out Shalama's Roti Shop. Its near 441 and Copans.
If your further south near Pembroke pines you can check out "Sheiks Bakery and Roti Cafe"

Getting jealous here. Lol. Nice looking fruits. All i have to wait for is 3 lisa atemoyas.
Anyone shipping cherimoyas to south Florida?

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Went to Zill's Mangos this weekend. Picked up a nice selection and me and three others ate four last night.

Taralay
This mangos aroma was identical to my fathers Guyana "black spice" mango that i had a few weeks earlier.When it came time to break fast Taralay was the first one we tried and it did not disappoint.  Really thin skin, peeling it revealed the same wonderful aroma. The flesh was sweet and near the seed was slightly tart, could've been slightly over ripe. Also the flesh near the skin had a sort of custard/grit texture similar to what i noticed in PPK.

Orange Sherbet
The only bad thing about the Taralay was being in the same taste test as Orange Sherbet. This mango started off on par with Taralay but by the third piece it was clearly superior. Sweet on the outside a bit tart on the inside, not as tart as Taralay, but just exploding with flavor in every bite. Amazing. Does anyone know when this mango will be released?

Honey Kiss
The mango was sort of mushy, it might have been slightly over ripe. Mildly sweat, no tart. Everyone else tasted a slight honey dew melon taste, I didn't. To me this was a decent mango. I have one more thats firmer so i'll give it another shot.

E-Z
We were warned that this mango was stringy. Not once, but twice, and when I went to buy it i was given a "are your sure" look. I still bought some anyway. The mango looks nice, round, yellow with a red blush covering about half. The taste however was turpentine-y and bland. Actually a "turpentine" mango that i ate earlier this season was sweeter with just as much string. Flavor was that of a store bought mango picked way to early. Not a fan. Should have listened to the warnings.

Later this week I'll taste Sweat Tart, Coc, Seacrest, and BM.
Sorry for the lack of pictures. I'll upload them for the next round.

Rob, Zands
Thanks for the suggestions.
My father has a big sapodilla tree and Barbados cherry tree so I have more than i know what to do with.
As for canistel, the ones I've eaten taste nice but i can't see myself eaten it out of hand. Definitely would work in smoothie. Are all varieties usually as dry as a cooked egg yolk?
Haven't heard of red lime ,i'll check that out when i go to Excalibur.

Out of the bunch i got only two were smashed. I'd say thats pretty good.
Taste great but sad to see them go.

The single best Lychee for your needs will depend on your personal taste preferences and whether you put quality over production.

Simon, Thanks for the info.
I don't really mind the acid content of Mauritius but the small seeds of sweetheart makes it hard to pass. Does it fruit reliably in Florida?
If I had to prioritize I would say; (1) Reliability, (2) Production, (3) Flavor.

I asked on a previous post where was good place to get a big lychee tree from, I was pointed to Excalibur. (Thanks Again)
I was originally set on sweetheart but the more I look into it seems that people are saying it's overrated.
So this leads to my question, If you could only fit one lychee tree in your yard would variety would it be?

Excalibur has them for sure.

Awesome thanks,
I'll probably head up there sometime in July. Do remember the price range?

Co-workers have similar reactions when I bring fruit like anon, sapodilla, and even starfruit to work.

Same thing here, however one of my coworkers is now in love with sapodilla. Every time I bring some in i make sure to give him a piece. He describes it as a brown sugar pear, sounds like a pretty accurate description to me.