The Tropical Fruit Forum

Jealous roblack!

Pretty sure mine are kaput after that last storm

I know that fruit jealousy feeling well, lmao! Fret not, you shall partake as well. =)

Baby the trees in an area where they won't pass RKN, and use them for graft stock.

After getting them healthy, treat for RKN.   

It looks like it's going to be a good year.  I've got confirmed bloom on Banganpalli, Jehangir, Kesar, Jumbo Kesar, Julie, Dot, East Indian, Janardhan Pasand, USDA Himsagar, Neelam, Mahmood Vikarabad, #11, and Alumpur Baneshan.   I'm spraying the heck out of them this year cuz I'm tired of losing fruit to powdery mildew attacks.  Waiting for bloom on Borsha, Malda, Sindhri, Manohar, Sonpari, Panchadarakalasa, Dashiri and Royal Special.

Please send address! =)

Those are some really interesting varieties; wonderful mix. Exciting thinking of what's to come

Interesting read on other uses for maprang seeds:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844019357123

Looking flowery to me Tom! Good luck with the Maha!!

Add Sweet Tart to the blooming trees in our yard, along with Glenn, Sugar Loaf, Ceci Love, and Sein Ta Lone (Guava). Hard to say bc buds are tiny, but Mmmmmm4 may be joining the fruiting crew as well. 

Here’s an example


Simon

Like the person in the gym who only works upper body

Grew this maprang from seed. Do not recall where it came from. Does anyone have an idea if this could be the sweet or the sweet and sour variety, or other? The leaves put off a citrus mango smell when crushed, similar to LZ and OS.

No new or improved varieties have arisen within my sites or reach, as of yet

Not yet. They will turn light yellow, almost white when ripe. If they start to turn yellowi-orangish, they've gone too far (although some may like funky overripe jujubes).

I agree with seeing how your trees do naturally without spray. A lot of trouble to goto for something you may not need or want. Depends a lot on weather too, so can see how spraying might be a good insurance policy.  ....shit, I don't know what to do either.

You may also want to think about what your goal is; do you want as much fruit as possible, or do you want moderate amounts of the tastiest fruit possible? Not sure about this, but seems some of the best mangoes I've had were from trees that produced moderate to light crops that year.

At least ya'll got trees and have a chance. USPS seems to have lost my trees. Came and went yesterday and today, no package. Tracking no help.

Yet to try abiu, but saps are much more enjoyable to me than a latexy and mild caimito.