The Tropical Fruit Forum

My papaya trees have been bearing fruit since summer, yet all of them are still very green.





Normally, how long does it take from flower to harvest?

This yellow sapote was recently dug out and planted in this location. In the process of digging it out, I broke the largest root, I wasn't expecting such small tree to have a root that depth. This was about two weeks ago.

Right now, this is the situation in its new spot:



Notice those curly leaves? What might be the reason?

I planted this red atemoya about five months ago.



It's been consistently growing on those two main branches.

Should I trim them back to encourage branching as in deciduous trees?

My idea was to let it grow up to the black zone, and then let it form a canopy.

What might be wrong with the mango (Lippens) on the left? All new growth from summer has not transitioned into dark green.



It uses the same mix that all my other trees (including those in the ground), so I hardly doubt it's about poor drainage or lack of nutrients.

two months and a half later, this is the status:





I think I should have swapped them. In fact, the lychee in the "main spot" isn't in a very good shape, I'm even considering digging it out and put into a pot in a more protected location.

This corner in my lawn is looking for a small fruit bush:



Details:
- Area: 4 by 5 feet.
- Max height: 3-4 feet.
- Sunlight: full day. In some years, when the lychee on the right side grows, this corner will be shaded by the last few hours of the day, but still plenty of direct sunlight.
- It has to be evergreen.

I'd be looking for something similar to the size of a kumquat, in fact, this would be ideal, but it's pretty hard to get here. By contrast, limequat is available at most nurseries, but I don't really like it.
Another choice might be a blueberry, but I think this spot has too much direct sunlight for it.
I had even thought about some potted strawberries, but I don't really like this idea.

What else comes to your mind?

at least, this is a small variety (Honey). In theory, it stays at 2m (~7ft) tall for about 4-5 years, and then suddenly has a growth spurt to 3-4m.

The nursery told me that the most common is that people cut them off by the fourth year.

this is a lychee from an air layer. Can you see how there are like "roots" coming out of the soil? Should I trim them?

you could also have a look at the lilly pilly family. They area ideal for hedges, fast growers and good coverage.

About 5 weeks ago, there were very hot days where I live, about 35C (95F).

From all of my trees, the avocados were the one hit harder, which was expected as they are in the most sunny area of my backyard. Most of their leaves were sunburned.

I have a Hass, Fuerte and Reed. The Fuerte and Reed have recovered very well, however, it looks like the Hass is not keeping up with them. It looks rather sad with curly leaves.



These two are Fuerte and Reed:





The thing is that I think the problem is not really related with those hot days over a month ago. This Hass also has a thousand of ants living under the mulching, like many of my other trees, but particularly this one and an orange tree have the most.

Could it be that these ants are damaging the roots?

Have you looked for insects at night?

nope really, will need to have a look.

edit: just checked. No sign of any insect, but the tree is already in a very bad shape.

So I live in an 11b area of the Canary Islands.

Apples should not bear fruit because the temperature is not chill enough. However, there are plenty of apple trees everywhere, even on public spaces, all with fruit.

Given this situation, I'm considering planting 3 varieties close together to grow into a "single tree", but prior to that, I'm trying to understand why are they bearing fruit if the chilling requirements are not met?

nope, no crickets, ants, aphids...