The Tropical Fruit Forum

The shape is so much nicer! Great job. It always feels like a leap of faith when you start pugging away.

most of my mango trees are flushing now too, especially the Keitt.

I just harvested the last of the 24 Dragon Fruits my trellis produced over the last few months. I was very impressed how sweet they were with highest brix reading at 18.4 The largest one shown on the scale in the photo below weighed 1.21 lbs!!.  I'm going to measure the brix of that one when I cut into it and add a picture of the inside of it. Considering I started this Dragon fruit trellis on Jan 1st 2012 from small cuttings I am very happy with its shape and productivity!!

Nancy, I finally got a picture of my Lancetilla to post for you.
It is about 8 feet tall now. I tip pruned it back some about  month ago to reshape the canopy. These trees can be a bit scraggly if you don't shape them.

Nancy
I would recommend when you are ready to move it to a pot. Go to a local nursery and ask them to sell you a nursery grade plastic pot somewhere in the range of a 35-50 gallon size.
And use a good quality potting mix. I have my Lancetilla in a 50 gallon potted up with Miracle Grow Moisture Control and it is doing amazing.  This year for the first time, after I potted it up to the 50 gallon, it produced 3 large mangoes between 2-1/2 and 3-1/2 lbs. And after I cut off the last one it started pushing growth like crazy and it looks healthier than ever before. I will take pictures tomorrow and post for you!!
 

Quote from: MarinFla on September 01, 2013, 09:17:08 PM

I got to try a few nice Lancetilla mangoes from my tree this year for the first time.
 I was so very excited and surprised how much I loved this mango after all of the negative or neutral comments posted on the forum. Mine were sweet with some spicy overtones that were kind of perfumey .....it reminded me very much of a cross of the Carrie mango and some Asian mangoes that have that strong perfumey aroma. They are late season....I still have one left hanging on the tree as of today! The two I harvested weighed 2lb 6oz and 3lb 2oz. Not bad for a first fruiting of a container grown mango tree!! I am happy now that I selected this cultivar.

Excellent job, Marin.  Lancetilla, at my house at least, can range from Good to Excellent in eating quality.  The flavor seems not to be everyone's "cup of tea" but like many of the mangoes I have collected, it can, with perfect ripeness and in a good year be quite an experience.  It seems to be somewhat inconsistent here and is subject to splitting and animal/bird attack.  When you get one to full size and maturity, it is something to behold. But, again, while its flavor can be complex in a good year, I am not sure I would apply spicy to the description. Again, this just may be a term definitional issue. Thanks for posting.  My Lancetillas have been gone for months now.

Harry I have one big Lancetilla left on my tree....I will designate it for a Harry taste testing. I will call you to smake a plan. It is still hard hanging on the tree.

I got to try a few nice Lancetilla mangoes from my tree this year for the first time.
 I was so very excited and surprised how much I loved this mango after all of the negative or neutral comments posted on the forum. Mine were sweet with some spicy overtones that were kind of perfumey .....it reminded me very much of a cross of the Carrie mango and some Asian mangoes that have that strong perfumey aroma. They are late season....I still have one left hanging on the tree as of today! The two I harvested weighed 2lb 6oz and 3lb 2oz. Not bad for a first fruiting of a container grown mango tree!! I am happy now that I selected this cultivar.

Here is another photo at a different angle where you can see the horn on the tail end.

Quote from: MarinFla on August 03, 2013, 12:06:16 AM

Quote from: fruitnut on August 02, 2013, 11:05:00 PM

Can any jackfruit be grown in a container?  I would be happy just to be able to grow any!

I have seen Jackfruit growing in containers and I have also seen them fruiting in large containers. You could definitely grow it in a container in PA. Whether you could get it to fruit there or not is another story. I suppose you could in a greenhouse or indoors with the right conditions.

Do you happen to know the name of the tree by any chance?

J-31 and a few others. They are all seedlings. When upsizing the containers with each repot the tap root should be trimmed to keep it from wrapping around the bottom of the container. You will get smaller fruit growing in a container unless you have th space and conditions to allow the tree to grow to over 15 tall. I don't think a potted tree will grow a 20+ or bigger sized fruit until the tree gets to 15 feet tall or taller with a trunk with a diameter of greater than 8"

Can any jackfruit be grown in a container?  I would be happy just to be able to grow any!

I have seen Jackfruit growing in containers and I have also seen them fruiting in large containers. You could definitely grow it in a container in PA. Whether you could get it to fruit there or not is another story. I suppose you could in a greenhouse or indoors with the right conditions.

I went Jackfruit crazy and planted the following:


Golden Nugget
Black Gold
J-31
Amber
Berry


A hat tip to Sheehan who gave me the Amber and Berry.


I am looking to expand my collection and just planted some borneo red seeds and have some golden pillow seeds en route to me.  Can anyone suggest another cultivar that is worth planting?  I am looking to make a row of these lining my front gate so that gives me room for maybe 8 to 10 more.

That row of Jackfruit trees will be a site to see

Karen you could reinforce your pvc with rebar. I have rebar supporting underneath this. The wire fence and plastic lattice are wire zip-tied to the rebar.
It Started like this Jan 2012

Now it looks like this a year and a half later