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Tice grows well for me and I definitely have RKN (can't grow figs). Also have a couple rooted Tice cuttings from pruning last year, they seem to root fine.Do you have a link to that bulletin? I somehow have never heard that growth factoid but it makes a lot of sense from what I’ve seen.
I was reading an old FL Dept of Agriculture bulletin from the 50's about figs, and it mentioned that you have to keep the roots constantly growing/renewing to fight off RKN. Unsure if more regular fertilizer might help with your RKN sensitive mulberry.
As for our growing figs, you could try ficus sycomorus rootstock. It’s the new fad for RKN resistance. :-)
I have some INTA jaboticabas from imported seeds that are about 3-4 years old
Both are worth growing. Black sapote for its aesthetics alone is worth a spot in the yard. Year round bright green, glossy leaves and withstands mild frosts make it a winner for SoCA. The fruit have a rich creaminess with a molasses flavor unique in the fruit world. Not the sweetest fruit of course, but not every fruit needs to spike my blood sugar.
White sapote is a top tier fruit. I've tasted flavors from different selections that vary from vanilla custard, to caramel, and even a creamy citrus flavor. It won't win a head-to-head taste test with a good mango or durian, but still better than most of the other fruits regularly discussed on this forum. And, it's easy as hell to grow and produces tons of fruit when mature. The best white sapote easily goes head-to-head with the best cherimoya by my humble, subjective opinion.
You could purchase a 55gal plastic barrel for $5, a battery powered timer, some hose or plastic tubing, and a few fittings for $50 and for $55 per tree you could set up a gravity feed watering system that could water a tree for you for weeks even when you weren't there.
mcoambassador do you mind sharing what nematode rootstock you're using for figs? I recently picked up ficus sycomorus to try grafting.I’m trialing Zidi as per this research article https://www.researchgate.net/publication/251009945_Screening_of_Fig_Varieties_for_Rootstocks_Resistant_to_Soil_Sickness
Tamarind, white sapote, and starfruit might be other options for a neglected sand berm.
And LSU Gold, which LSU reported to be nematode resistant (maybe moreso than LSU Purple). I like gold too because I believe it may send up less suckers than purple.
Florida fruit geek’s experiments didn’t end up working great. He hasn’t updated his blog to current status, but I recall he and I corresponded via email and some of the attempts ended up being nematode susceptible, and others eventually succumbed to delayed graft incompatibility. There is a nematode resistant ficus they use in the Middle East I recall vaguely but it’s not frost tolerant so doesn’t do great in central FL.
Hi, did you ever find medlar? I just ordered a box of the fruit to try, and may grow the seeds.
There's little information about whether medlar grows well in FL, but it seems to be related to loquats which do very well here.
How awesome, where did you order medlar fruit from? Please update after you get to try them!
My pitangatubas will also flower prolifically but don't always set fruit, unsure if it's because they're still young or why this happens.
It took mine awhile to get over that, and certainly didn't get much fruit till I had two of them.
