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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Need Help Identifying this Mango Pest
« on: December 09, 2023, 12:47:35 PM »
Looks like a barnacle scale. Pretty common but I have never seen them severely infest any of my trees. Always just one or 2 here and there. I just pick them off.

Thanks! This is it.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Need Help Identifying this Mango Pest
« on: December 09, 2023, 10:40:16 AM »
Hi all, I'm hoping someone here is familiar with these shell-like things on mango trees and leaves and can help identify them. Spent a good amount online and on the forums here researching but had no luck.





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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Cutting back Mango Tree
« on: July 26, 2022, 01:30:34 PM »
Hi all, will cutting back this tree to the line I drew kill it? And is now a good time to do so?

I’m trying to encourage horizontal branching. Thanks in advance!


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Avocado Variety Identification
« on: August 13, 2020, 05:37:25 PM »
Hello everyone,

My neighbor gave me this avocado and I want to know if anyone is able to identify it from the skin color/size?

I haven't tasted it, it's not ripe yet. Thank you in advance!




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My guess is Cherimoya. Atemoya leaves are a bit different from these you pictured. Sugar apple leaves a much smaller.

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Definitely new leaf growth pushing out. They have flowered at a year old, but these are seedlings. Does not look like flowers, they would be rounder and enclosed.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: What's wrong with my Jackfruit?
« on: July 12, 2020, 08:15:00 PM »
It could be either a potassium or magnesium deficiency. Leaning more towards potassium.

An effective method to raise potassium levels is burying banana peels an inch below the soil's surface.


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: When to harvest Ilama?
« on: June 29, 2020, 03:37:01 PM »
Hi sam,

Any possibilities of getting some seeds from you?

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Pollinating Cherimoyas
« on: June 28, 2020, 09:41:28 AM »
If I collect pollen in the morning, how long do they last? Must they be used in the evening  of the same day?
Thanks,

you can store in airtight container in fridge for up to 24 hours.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Air Layering VS Grafting
« on: June 26, 2020, 11:04:35 PM »
Hello everyone,

I wanted to see if anyone has any info on the time it takes to produce fruit in layered versus grafted trees?


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I wish to inform everyone who has an interest in all the substitutes for the real Haas because you are under the impression that one cannot grow a “real Haas” in Florida that you now can grow the real Haas even in Miami as my 4 Haas trees have proven. This is a previously patented variety called Haas Carmen. I bought mine in California 6 years ago and they are exactly the same variety you buy in Publix. The name is still under copyright so one can reproduce this tree but cannot sell it using the name Haas Carmen. There is only 1 nursery at this time in Homestead that is reproducing these trees but it’s being called a Mexican Haas.  I gave Zill scions so that they can start reproducing this variety themselves.
Hard to believe I’ve got 4 beautiful big healthy Haas trees growing in Kendall with lots and lots of perfect Haas youngins growing and staying clean on the trees right through maturity. I have zero financial interest in any of this.

what is the nursery in Homestead that has this tree? If you cannot say, please DM me.  ;)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: When to start bagging guava fruit?
« on: June 14, 2020, 09:26:55 PM »
Per the University of Florida: Fruit infested with fly larvae are usually unsuitable for eating. Covering the developing fruit when it reaches about 1 inch in diameter with a bag will prevent fruit fly infestation.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Atemoya Leaves
« on: June 08, 2020, 11:31:19 AM »
I'm very new to the annona family, so take my advice with a grain of salt, but I've been gardening for over 25 years, and in a generalized sense, that looks like pretty classic signs of zinc deficiency.

Pale blotchy yellow with dark green veins and dark spots on the more severely affected leaves typically indicates that you need zinc. There are a few others that look similar, but they're all things you'd find in a good micros blend or broad-spectrum fertilizer.

I would get a good general fertilizer that has micros, or if you're already using something to cover NPK, find a micros-specific fertilizer. I've used SuperThrive with good results, but there are others out there that would work.

Again though, I haven't grown atemoya myself, I'm just speaking from a lot of general experience with plants over the years.

Thank you for the advice and input. I'll try and feed it some zinc. Is it bad to fertilize while it holds fruit?


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: What’s eating mamey leaves?
« on: June 07, 2020, 08:28:16 PM »
For my mamey plant, and many others, it's usually this little pest:

Artipus floridanus Horn, known as the little leaf notcher. I have not found anything to work on them. From reading on the forum, hope for the plant to eventually mature and outgrow any damage.




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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Atemoya Leaves
« on: June 07, 2020, 08:22:31 PM »
Hell everyone,

Hoping someone can provide some guidance on the deficiency of my Atemoya tree. Thank you in advance.

See pics below:






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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Is breadfruit worth growing?
« on: June 01, 2020, 10:39:44 PM »
Hello everyone, as the title implies I am interested in breadfruit. My HOA seems to be allowing people to plant some trees in the front of the house giving me access to a larger in-ground planting space, and I was thinking of breadfruit as one of the options. Unlike most of my other options I don't know much about breadfruit. I ask the question because its not really a fruit that you eat as a fruit. But I am very interested in self sufficiency and breadfruit seems like a good source of food.  So, I ask the question, is this tree really worth growing or should I instead plant something like a cecropia or longan?

I would checkout Fresco y Más or Sédanos Supermarkets. In the frozen foods sections, GOYA sells ‘Tostones de Pana’ . They are very similar looking to regular plantain tostones, and fried the taste is great!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Plant Identification
« on: May 28, 2020, 11:05:17 PM »
Thanks everyone! I’ll wait until late summer for the fruit to mature so I can try it!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Plant Identification
« on: May 28, 2020, 10:04:30 PM »
where was the photo taken?

West Palm Beach, FL.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Plant Identification
« on: May 28, 2020, 09:03:56 PM »
Does anyone here know what plant this is?



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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Passion Fruit Flowers
« on: May 28, 2020, 03:54:19 PM »
Hello everyone,

I'm hoping you can lend me your expertise and tell me if these are early passionfruit flowers in development?





Yes they are, it looks just like my P. edulis. They will bloom in two weeks (at least for me) some of them may turn yellow in the following days and fall but for me at least only 10%.
I wish you good luck!

 :) Thank you! First time getting flowers and fruit from this vine. And you nailed the exact variety!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Leaves turned yellow after molasses
« on: May 28, 2020, 03:20:22 PM »
Possibly a Magnesium or Iron Deficiency.



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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Passion Fruit Flowers
« on: May 28, 2020, 03:16:23 PM »
Hello everyone,

I'm hoping you can lend me your expertise and tell me if these are early passionfruit flowers in development?





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Does anyone know their prices ?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: is this manga blanca?
« on: May 13, 2020, 06:42:29 PM »
Looks like it to me. I would plant the seed because it is polyembryonic. Classic mango flavor from Cuba.

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