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Flacourtia indica.
for me the one that gets me excited is maprang.
I agree, i would love to grow Maprang and mayong chid. From what i heard it's hard to grow in fl? I still want to try it tho lol
Quote from: Amy K on November 13, 2022, 08:19:08 PMI agree, i would love to grow Maprang and mayong chid. From what i heard it's hard to grow in fl? I still want to try it tho lolSlower growers, and weaker root systems. I've seen a decent sized one, but still way off from fruiting. I wish I bought some.
My second maprang seedling died like the first, and because the third one is looking haggard also I tried planting it into pure peat moss as a hail-mary in case it is wanting acid soil or something.
...best bet is to buy grafted trees from PR imo
don’t think Maprang is underrated tho, the folks who have tryed it rate it highly…
I have had some really good Hog Plum (Spondias purpurea). But you don't hear much about it.Are the urushiol levels or the risk of contact dermatitis/allergy a problem? The descriptions suggest the contents are higher/less localized than in mangoes.Given that it's a semi-arid species (hence the urushiol, which acts as a waterproofing/anti-desiccant agent), I'm surprised the agricultural uses have focused on Florida and not California or Arizona. Too much risk of frost in the desert?
I have had some really good Hog Plum (Spondias purpurea). But you don't hear much about it. It had an awesome fruit punch type flavor. Cercropia was pretty good, too. Not mango good, but as good as mulberry which gets a lot more press on the forum. I also enjoy natal plum--fruits are hard to come by in Florida because of the sterile plants used for landscape, but the soft-ripe fruits remind me of cranberry/apple sauce.
What does this have to do with Mango? :-)
I would like to add Caimito. Obviously I'm biased as I'm not living in the tropics but I still think the fruit is underrated.
I would say june plum is pretty underrated. If anyone loves sour crunchy fruit this is a good one. Great with salt and chili when it's green. You can eat a ripe fruit but i eat them green. Green fruits can be pickled. Many things you do with a sour green mango you can with the june plum. Even tender leaves are edible and sour. The only thing they are a pain to separate the flesh from the spikey seed if your new to the fruit. But it's much easier as you develop your technique. They grow a little slow in my area but I think it's because they bloom profusely and of course not the most ideal climate but I seen some large trees. Gophers seem to kill my tree every so often, ahah.