The Tropical Fruit Forum

1. Carrie
2. Julie
3. Angie

We'll see what changes in 2026. I believe the Sul-po-mag has helped bringing out the flavor. I've also feel that the use of prilled sulfur over time has made the calcium in our limestone more available to all the fruit trees.

The flowering insanity continues ...















Alex Salazar and Vincent  tell us why there is so much early bloom:
https://youtu.be/t5oXfgHksSk?si=aUErYxwd3YjCrZDY

This surprised me this morning. Panicle buds on north side of the tree. We just finished picking fruit in later September. I getting a weird season vibe. Did the drought do something to the tree. Never seen bloom this early on Keitt. We've been coexisting 30 years.

Rosigold, Dwarf Hawaiian and Julie here.
Rosa showing nada.

Sucks to see such a nice tree struggling. I would scratch the bark off in small spots here and there, starting near the tips of the higher up branches, to see if there is any green in the cambium. If there is green, chance for it to survive. If it's all dead, cut the dead off as recommended. Not sure it matters, might be a good idea to strip the dead leaves. They will probably fall soon anyway.

Stressing it more is a bad idea, but if it were healthy, I would replant it as CC stated, with the base at least 6 inches above ground level, a foot even is nice. They usually settle with time and the mound won't be as tall, just like one planted at ground level can sink lower as well.

M-4 you poor thing. Planning placement...

You also have non-rich bidders who are willing to overpay. You might be surprised. I have seen people who couldn't pay their rent keeping amazing reef tanks that cost them many thousands of dollars.

Most varieties go down in price quickly. Just follow the auctions from week to week, and you will see. The "whales" scoop up the first few rounds, then the sharks and tuna move in, lol.

Eventually the catfish (me) get fed. LOL 😆 😂 🤣

Quote from: Greater Good on July 31, 2025, 07:00:36 AM

Coffee at sunrise - checking out leaf flush on Zill 40-26.  ❤️

This is a beautiful bushy dwarf tree. Amazing growth for a little over a year. Do you happen to have updated photos of it from different angles? I'd love to see how it has changed through summer and fall.

She got racked by anthracnose and isn't looking pretty.  Recovery is underway, I'll post photos when she's more presentable. Trunk is slowly thickening.

Looks like we got swollen panicle buds on our Rosigold. Could we be experiencing our first Spring mango in 2026?

They are both great mangoes. Pickering has more broad appeal and disease resistance, so perhaps a better pic all around. DH is really good tho; I say grow both.

We have both. Only eaten the Pickering. 2026 we let the Dwarf Hawaiian hold fruit.
I like Julie so Dwarf Hawaiian should be a good selection for our garden.

We gave the Apmay 5 days to settle down after the trauma of being shipped. We removed the top layer of potting soil down to the top of the seed of the rootstock. It appeared that the rootstock had a significant root system,  so we stepped it up to a three gallon container. Wood chips, mature homemade compost and 40% coarse sand was our potting mixture. ¼ cup organic citrus fertilizer was added just below the top of the soil mix. Getting bathed in filtered light during the hottest part of the day.

I'm not Sleepy Lizard  🦎.

I'm believing some bloom will result from this week's event in our garden.  Time will tell.

Season Sep-Nov? Taste like a parsnip? Probably KP.

That would be called Bowen in Oz.

Sauntering about the garden this morning (with coffee mug in hand) we found this fruit lying beneath the tree. Never had a November Jackfruit before. This year I did start spraying the tree with micronutrients. Not saying it made a difference but, it's the only imput from me that changed.





12 lbs 4.2 ounce is respectable.