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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Borneo trip
« on: February 09, 2025, 08:55:32 AM »
Have been following your posts on fb Jay!
Very cool
Hoping to make a trip out maybe next year 😆

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The ag inspection will take what they don’t allow


Plants must be bare root

Fruits are allowed but only certain types
They’ll confiscate the ones that aren’t allowed
Like citrus etc.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Variegated seedling
« on: February 07, 2025, 02:47:24 PM »
Does not look variegated, more like some sort of browning or something.
Variegated mango should have more white margins etc...
I had one come up variegated also, but it lost it's color.
A lot of seedlings do that.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Has the M-4 Mango been named "Candy Sweet"
« on: February 06, 2025, 09:22:23 PM »
Top tropicals always makes up names for marketing
Shame on them

It has not been renamed unless Gary Zill decided to.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: is this front yard jackfruit fair game?
« on: February 05, 2025, 11:14:32 PM »
People take our passion fruits and the occasional mango overhanging a sidewalk. I tell them, "take 1, only 1".  And I teach people how to pick passion fruit and mangoes when they are ripe. Hate it when they get wasted, but those pickers probably are less likely to try again. I like the idea of sharing fruit and fruit knowledge. Have given away many passion vines to neighbors and fruit thieves. I figure if they grow their own, less likely to take mine. Being nice also makes it weirder for some people to steal. Funny thing is, it is never or rarely the poor taking fruit. It's the old guy and his wife driving a Mercedes or BMW that cusses me out when I ask, "what's up?" as they are stabbing fruits. Entitled, rich, angry fruit thieves are the worst.

Far Side rocks Epi!

Rob do you have trees planted in your front yard and do you have a front yard fence?  I always said I would put in a fence later.  But the problem is, now these trees are getting big and a fence might not be feasible at this point.  I was trying to look at the survey for my house and figure out exactly what the easement is (to make sure it doesn't go right through the tree's trunks) but it doesn't seem clear.  I have a large easement and of course I planted in every available spot, up to the street.  I have mango, avocado and coconut in the front yard.  These are prime targets for fruit thieves I've heard.  I also have starfruit, jackfruit, black sapote and mulberry, and will plant white sapote in the future.  Hopefully these fruits are less desirable to thieves.  Right now only the starfruit is fruiting and nobody has touched it but it's far from the road.  If anyone takes my first jackfruit I will be sad.  And of course, that jackfruit is NOT fair game!  The easement is for the utility companies, it's not a free for all.  Asking the owner and offering to buy one is the only way.

Fruit trees are in backyard, which is fenced. Some stuff grows over the fence, the sunlight is always brighter on the other side.

Salaks would end up getting me. That's what happened with motion activated sprinkler. Got the raccoons, and myself many times.
Salak is no fun...
Maybe we could downgrade to something like a natal plum hedge...I've seen them when visiting Socal.
Very easy to manage...Except the fruit tastes bad so its main purpose would only be hedge...unless theres good types out there.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: is this front yard jackfruit fair game?
« on: February 05, 2025, 10:31:19 PM »
That's why I would plant a row of salaks in the front to deter thieves...
 8)

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27-24
Chiefs with win

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Lychee Pruning?
« on: February 04, 2025, 05:35:08 PM »
That’s flowers
You want to prune after harvest
Not to heavily or no fruit next year. Would leave alone until fall.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: ‘Tikal’ sapodilla cultivar
« on: February 04, 2025, 03:06:28 PM »
Is this one a gritty sap?
I like the gritty ones as there is more complexity.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Tropical fruit resort
« on: February 02, 2025, 08:55:29 PM »
That’s something like Finca Luna Nueva in CR
Ton of fruit trees and nature activities and lodge and restaurant


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Gelatin Guava
« on: January 31, 2025, 09:09:03 PM »
Hmmm maybe an environmental cause lol
But interesting nonetheless
Definitely worth noting

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I will say in that area, you probably will need to protect it.
Like mentioned, mamey fruits can take a long time to ripen so it will probably need protection.

There are some dwarf kinds like pumpkin pie and jamaica...
I bet you could keep the tree under 8 ft and still get a good crop and be able to cover it if you're up for the challenge

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Kauai White
« on: January 29, 2025, 01:23:49 PM »
Thanks! Looks really cool but idk if I’m down to pay couple hundred for a few fruits :'(
But it’s great you get the crown!

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Such a beautiful tree
But yeah I think other jabos can be better
I think downside is tannic skin that’s thick and a large seed in the middle

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Kauai White
« on: January 28, 2025, 11:23:46 PM »
Have a link on where you can order?
Than ks

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Unfortunately without supplemental heat, frost cloth doesn't really do much to protect trees.
Even my jabos got wrecked in 28 degree weather.
No way they could make it a whole winter even here

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Venmo, zelle Paypal?
« on: January 28, 2025, 11:10:48 AM »
Venmo is no go as there is no purchase protection.
Purchase protection on paypal is pretty nice if you're doing business with someone new.


Zelle is always nice too

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dwarf coconuts?
« on: January 27, 2025, 04:23:55 PM »
Yep, it's probably not feasible.
Now, there is a guy who did it in South GA.
But that is way different than up north.
He pruned the leaves back to 4 feet so it was coverable.
I've tried growing coconuts 10+ times.
You would need a greenhouse that's pretty big and minimum temperatures at 45-55 for the most part.


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Shine Muscat - Blandest Grape Ever!
« on: January 27, 2025, 03:29:39 PM »
There was a really unique flavor.
But this was in 2019 in Korea. Never had the same stuff from a store.
Now, with the huge demand for shine muscats,
regulations have been laxed I guess? So now farmers are just mass producing these fruits.
Even top notch imports from Korea don't taste anywhere the same.

As homegrowers, it is very easy to get the unique flavor...just fruit are smaller and have seeds.
Flavor gets washed out when you go for size and forget the grape growing practices.

Also I do believe they lose their flavor in transit.
A lot of them can store in the fridge at the store for a long time or sit at a wearhouse.
They definitely not a good image of the full potential

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My sole surviving seedling decided to create two leaders. Should I let it be or try and air layer one of them (it'd be my first attempt at air layering)?

Have you ever had one, brian? We've had the opportunity to try them twice at F&S and they were incredible. One of our favorite fruits. Not sure it'll thrive here, but I'm willing to try.


It’s nice at the fruit and spice park because no one really knows about them and when they fall they look weird lol
But once you cut inside, it’s orange goodness!
The trees when I was there had at least 10 good fruit just chilling

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Its a really amazing fruit!
They easily graft and you can get scions from someone.
I would keep it.
My greenhouse gets a bit too cold for them.
I'd say they have the cold tolerance of around a soursop.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: What Fruits do you regret not planting?
« on: January 23, 2025, 11:03:37 PM »
What do you like about mamey? Just curious why everyone loves it maybe I had a bad one but I couldn’t not finish it.
Mamet quality depends on variety
ALS o you most likely got it from the store so it is no where near what a real Mamey should be



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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Eugenia caipininha
« on: January 23, 2025, 06:48:11 PM »
I will say that my seeds came form Miguel who grew and selected the varieties at his farm
Laurel is what he calls it and there’s another one he named too.


Glad kam could source these pretty cheap!

Greta opportunity to pick some of these up.

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Super hard to grow though and I hear up to 30 years fruit from seed😭

Perfect project for a young grower such as yourself =)
My climate is not the place to start😂
Maybe once I get land in warm place
Whenever that happens lol

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