The Tropical Fruit Forum

Does it depend on the variety?  How best to go about such a "dwarfing" program?  If there are no other white sapotes in the neighborhood, would you need to plant two trees, different varieties?

(What grows easily in SoFlo for us!  SoCal may differ.)

My list....
First Tier: Mango, Avocado, Banana, Papaya, Soursop, Atemoya, Jaboticaba, Pineapple.
Second Tier: White Sapote, Sapodilla, Persimmon, Lychee, Jackfruit, Sugar Apple (annona), Mamey Sapote.
Third Tier: Carambola, Caimito, Loquat, Guava, Lime.

If I were in SoCal, I'd probably assign persimmon to the top tier and lemon, tangerine, and loquat to the second tier.  In Central and South America (and Asia), other fruit would be added to this list.

What are yours?

Last year the fruit on this tree ripened in May/June. This year it didn't start until midsummer and continued through fall. It's excellent quality--low fiber--and should probably be propagated.

The Old Farmers Almanac says colder than average, with the chilliest periods in mid- to late December and most of January, and wet.
The Farmers Almanac says average temperatures, but also wet.
So only time will tell.

Does anyone in this neck of the woods--M/D, Broward, PBC--have this tree?  ( And how much do you love it? )

From your experience or to your knowledge, which avocado varieties are the most tolerant of heat and sun in Florida?  I would definitely put Monroe on this list, but would leave Day off.

Is anyone growing this one?  One commenter on YT (Fruitful Trees) says there's a tree at Fruit and Spice Park, and it's the best Florida avocado he's ever tasted.

This Simmonds avocado tree was looking fine and healthy 4 months ago.  Then little burn spots started to appear in the middle of some leaves.  Now it has progressed to this stage.  What do you think could be happening?  This doesn't look like laurel wilt, and my Monroe tree hasn't been affected, nor have a dozen other avocado trees in the neighbhorhood.  I have been using city water regularly, but not overwatering.  Could it be something in the water?  But my other tree looks fine.  Any ideas, insights, or suggestions would be helpful.  I'd hate to lose the tree and have to start over with another.

Current track shows Sarasota landfall, exiting Florida through Brevard County.  I've read that almost every building on Anna Maria Island has already been destroyed by Helene.  Clean-up will have to start all over again from scratch.  It seems surreal.

The lychee tree in my neighborhood had an erinose mite infestation earlier this year, but in the past few months it has had plenty of healthy new growth.  It seems to have recovered.  Is this uncommon?  What about future infestations?  Unfortunately it hasn't had fruit in the last few years due to the warm winters.

Other than what have become the standards, such as Simmonds, Pollock, Lula, Choquette, Miguel, Catalina, Brogdon, Day, Marcus, Donnie, and Oro Negro.  Anything that has really wowed you and that you endorse?  Julian Lara and Alex Salazar both offer a lot of varieties.

I'm in north Broward County very near Boca.  I could give you Raja Puri pups.  I also have Goldfinger, but no pups yet.

I'm finding that my Monroe and Simmonds trees have leaves that are particularly striking.
Monroe

Simmonds