The Tropical Fruit Forum

Just solved the mystery of the Poolside Pooper. Had to move a camera and manually search because the motion sensor wasn't triggered. Most bets were on raccoon or a opossum; turns out it is a nice sized iguana that's been frequenting the side of my pool on almost a daily basis. Think it has been doggin my passionflowers and who knows what else. Plenty of moringa, papaya, bugs, and lizards for it to live on.

Try hand pollination. You can pollinate guanabana with just one flower, pollinating itself. Ants are just there milking scale.

Quote from: Jungle Yard on September 07, 2019, 09:31:54 AM

Quote from: gnappi on September 07, 2019, 09:08:41 AM

My two sugar apples are in a shady spot not getting max by any stretch sun and fruit very well without any hand pollination.

OTOH, my soursop (bought as a 7' tree and in ground since 2014) gets lots more sun, has MANY ants in the flowers to pollinate them and as yet has produced zero fruit.

Soursop is not pollinated by ants. Beetles do the job.

I guess they're on extended vacation for a while in so. Flo. :-)

Wow, you grew that in Atl? Fantastic!

Success! Feels so good just to see a little green popping.

it's good, but not great. probably should've thinned the fruit some. several fruit are on each branch that is fruiting, so probably depleted the tree a bit, resulting in blander fruits.

Looking scary for the eastern central coast of FL. Best of luck to everyone in the cone of chaos. 

Think we will just get doused down here.

When Irma hit almost 2 years ago, was amazed how some tree crowns were bent over to the ground, some partially uprooted, yet potted plants were still standing and unharmed. Couldn't believe they were not at least knocked over. The strong winds tend to start about 10-15 feet above ground, like a flying hacksaw. So, small/short trees should be okay.

Thanks for the packed box of pf! Love em!!

I doubt that little spider ate all that leaf.

Whether mangoes "need" chill hours or not, sudden cool temps are associated with flowering. Certainly appears to be true here in FL. In areas that stay warm year round, dry spells and other triggers are involved in flowering.

Hello.

I have a 6 foot + Alano sapodilla, and a 6 foot + Beaumont macadamia tree that need to be dug up to make room for more mangoes. Both have produced fruits/nuts. Partially dug up already, might need some digging help. If you are interested and have something to trade let me know. Otherwise, free if I don't have to finish digging them up.

South Miami area. Local pickup only. 

That is promising!

35 or so rollinia's ripening here.

Some guanabana here and there.

First flowers on Geffner. Still no fruit.

Also, waiting on San Pablo custard apple that has been flowering well, but no fruit. Mother-in-law is growing this in the rich soil of Hialeah, hopeful.

My main producer, a 16 foot or so Glenn, produced 81 mangoes this year. Last year it produced 99 (give or take on both years). The tree is a little bigger this year than last, so it seems more than a 20% decrease in production from last year to this year.

Hey everyone.

Who can point me in the right direction? Looking for nice cultivate of sugar apple/sweetsop. 3 gal tree or whatever.

PIN currently only has Thai lessard. Does anyone know how that compares to others?

Local or shipped is fine.

Thanks!