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SureCan you give us a taste report in the future? I’ve heard the taste is variable, sometimes it is bland and sometimes is tastes like a mix of persimmon and guavaIs it Eugenia observa?I think you might be right. I do have a smaller one that is not fruiting, maybe I got one earlier. Thanks
Is it Eugenia observa?I think you might be right. I do have a smaller one that is not fruiting, maybe I got one earlier. Thanks
Thanks for all the replies everyone! When I mentioned that I was looking for something that tastes similar or even better than a Kent, I was trying to give everyone reading this post some idea of what I like in a mango. I have only tried a few varieties of mangoes and Kent's taste really good to my untrained palate. They are very sweet and aromatic and perhaps I just like the more simple tasting mangoes but I won't know until I am able to try more varieties.
Joe, I was thinking about a Haden but I already have a Glenn and Glenn's are supposed to be a descendant of Haden. Would Glenn be close enough in terms of flavor profile to a Haden that it would be wise for me to grow something else instead?
We do get a lot of Keitt's here late in the mango season and they are great mangoes. I personally feel that Keitt's have a tad more citrusy flavor than a Kent and a Kent has a tad more tropical mangoey flavor when compared to a Keitt. Keitt is already on my "to get" list. I will be doing some more research on Southern Blush and Spirit of 76. Please keep the suggestions coming in!
Simon
K,
Yes mine is pretty much ch in full sun. Last year it was in a 5gal pot,crowded in with some bananas and Eugenias and other stuff. It grew so much I put it into a 10 gallon and had to move it to the other side of my yard. Same amount of sun but a drier nanoclimate. That is when it started to look worse. I am trying to figure out what to do to keep up the humidity around it.
Joe,
Right now I have two Campomansesia that are fruiting, the guazumifolia and an adamantium. At one point in time I had 7 different species, but when I put them in the ground six of them died, with only the adamantium surviving. Fortunately I had a backup of the guazumifolia in a pot. I have since started over and have small plants of xanthocarpa, phaea, malifolia and guaviroba. I think this is a cool genus and am always on the hunt for more.
Cheers,
Richard
I thought the lone flower dropped, but just noticed it held a fruit, good news it fruited with no male flowers.
Not Lucs
Looks like intermedia ?
I don't remember growing Intermedia, I have planted Aristata, Rheedia, Achachiaru, and some others. I was thinking the leaves don't look big enough for Luc's, so you may be right.
Thanks
Awesome Mark, is that from the scions we picked up a while back? Let us know how it tastes if it ripens!Simon, this is a seedling tree, the grafted ones are about 10 feet tall, and another one I gave to Richard Reid, and I still have one in a tree pot.
Simon
Hey Mark, if you have any ripe miracle fruit, please bring a few, I’m sure some people will really enjoy it. Don’t go out of your way or make a drive to pick any up though. Thanks!Simon, my tree is loaded with fruit, I've been eating several at a time so I can use the seeds and not waste the fruit. I may have some Inca plums and Supreme dapple dandy fruit to bring also.
Simon
Everything's good Justin, mine grew to over 12 feet and I cut it back and then eventually took it out. I still have a few seedlings of it. I had the tag, but can't remember the exact name. I thought it started with an "L"I think it is the same variety I got from Exotica 15 years ago. The fruit should be yellow. Once it's in the ground it takes off.
That's where I acquired it, yes. Hope you're well mark!
Its a girl. Here they take from 3 to 9 years to flower with most around 5. I spread around quite a few in 2014 locally and all of that lot seems to be flowering now.I suspect it is no coincidence that those I gave away are females and what I kept are male and bisex. I must have retained the most vigorous ones for myself.
