Yard Update 3/23/11
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Comments (25)Thanks for all the kind words, as always. Troicalgrower89: You are considering: carrie, alphonso, golden nugget, glenn and valencia pride. I haven't had Alphonso yet, but the other choices are all excellent. My personal favorites are Maha Chanook, Edward, Dot, and Cushman. The best tree ripened specimen of the above would win my taste preference contest on most days. There are many other mangoes, that, on a given day, at the peak of perfection of ripeness, that could crack into the elite line up. There are almost too many to name of the mangoes that I am growing that would fall into this category. I built my collection based upon mango selections that were either rated excellent in the early Fairchild ratings back in their publications in the early 1990's or, if I came across a variety that someone thought was the best mango in the world (and I thought they had any idea about what they were talking about). I do own an obligatory Tommy Atkins just for completeness of the collection (I am almost embarrased to say). Of the mangoes you are considering, I would still reserve judgment on Alphonso. Valencia Prida is one of those that I grow that, in a given year or day, it can crack the top mangoes. The others would be just below the elite.....still excellent and worth growing, however....IMO. LOL, I just went back to an old post to a thread in this Forum to see what I had previously said in answer to this question. Here's what I said.... In the very top group would be Maha Chanook, Dot, Edward and Cushman...in no particular order. These would consistantly rate 9.0 or higher on a 10 point scale. After these, there is a group that, while not always in the top group, can, on a given day rival those in the top group. These would include Julie, Carrie, Graham,Mallika, Cogshall, Pickering, Okrung, Nam Doc Mai, Spirit of 76, Ice Cream, Valencia Pride and Southern Blush. These would consistantly rate 8.0-9.5 on a 10 point scale. I also have a seedling tree grown from a Mallika seed that has fruit that has flavor with the best of the best...but is knocked down because of abundant fiber. At least I agree with myself. Best of luck with your Haden graft! John: Good question. I have purchased the Ohia, Ohia Red and Ohia Pink. I have two trees that I know are the original Ohia...that was before I ever heard of the Pink or Red. I have one other tree that is flowering for the first time which is either the pink or red...not sure which. Also not sure how this one will differ from the original Ohias that have flowered and fruited consistantly for many years. Stay tuned for further developments on this front. Ethan: No...no damage on the Dang Rasimi again this year after a second fairly brutal winter. But then again, I really didn't have much daamge this year on any jakfruit other than some peripheral leaf damage on the Tabouey x J-30, Mai 2 and the Borneo Red. Sheehan: No...you misunderstood what I had said. Two of the Maha seedlings have flowered previously. Actually, one flowered two years in a row. However, they have never set any fruit. This year they are all three flowering and I see small fruit development. Maybe I am just looking closer but I am very hopeful that we'll have some to try. In the interim, I would say that there are some fairly different characteristics that indicate individuality. In the picture you will notice that some of the pannicles are deeper red than the others. Also, there was some difference in the timing of the blossom push. Not that this proves anything as I have 4 grafted Maha's planted out and they are off considerably by a number of weeks as compared to the others in bloom timing. Also, the tree on the NW side has much shorter pannicles than the others. BluePalm: Yes, Rosiegold does seem to be very anthracnose prone and the tree habit is scraggly as you can see on all three that I have. Remember, the tree pictured was originally grafted by me and I was calling it the Martinez mango based on what I was told by the suppplier of the scions. I have come to realize that what I have is Rosiegold...so now I have three of them planted out and they all look the same...scraggly. On your question about that Brewster lychee. It was a wedding gift to my wife and I and was in a 15 or so gallon pot when it was planted out in June of 1991. Andrew: My Jean Ellen was purchased not this past Fairchild Festival but the one the previous year. So it has been planted out since around July of 2009....that is one year and seven months. Remember...that is the tree I used as an experiment in my "To prune or not to prune" thread. See link below. Here is a link that might be useful: To prune or not to prune...See MoreYard Update 4/8/11
Comments (9)I am not having any better luck with the Sweetheart either. I might have 10 fruit on the whole tree if I am lucky. I may replace it with a Brewster just so I will at least get a decent amount of fruit every year. Do you think Brewster is you most reliable producer? Ideally, I'd like to find something reliable like the brewster but with a little better taste. Glad to see the Pomegranate looks to have rooted. I can bring you more if you want any other varieties when I come down this summer. I have way too many to keep. I think I got 100% of the cuttings to root successfully. Those mangosteen look great. Much better than I was ever able to get seedlings to grow....See MoreYard Update 7/17/11
Comments (24)Thanks for the kind comments to those that were kindly commenting. John and Robert: Yes, my Abius are seedlings from PIN. One I think is a seedling of the cultivar "Gray"...however, I think that the "Gray" seedling is the tree that has never fruited to maturity. This was the first year I even noticed small pea sized fruits forming......but they all turned black and dropped. The conventional wisdom is that the average seed to fruit time period is 4-8 years. I think from my experience that the latter time is closer to most likely fruiting time. Mango Doc and John: This grape is supposedly a Burgundy Bunch grape...not that I know any difference between them once I get beyond the skin color and whether they are seedless or not. These grapes are prolific here in Florida, as you can see. They do have seeds and are small. So there isn't a lot of flesh in each grape to enjoy, but what is there is sweet and delicious. You just have to get by either swallowing or spitting the seeds and getting a low flesh to fruit ratio...something I am not very fond of. I could send cuttings if you are interested. Jacob: You can have Genova red budwood. It is best to send in early spring, just before the tree breaks dormancy. Remind me around then and I'll send you some. Sorry, I haven't put the layers on the E daw longan as of yet. I usually wait until fruiting season is over. So, if I have the chance, I'll be putting some on in the next month or so. Andrew: Good to hear about your Maha mango. Sorry to hear about your back issues. Yeah, I've been feasting on cherries from Costco. They have been particularly good this year. New Gen: That sugar apple is about 15 years old but it was uprooted and cut to a stump after Hurrican Wilma almost 6 years ago. So what you see represents 6 years growth. Tony: I tried an Ivory mango and I am going to do another thread on that subject where I'll compare the growth habit of Tog Bi Con and Ivory. Harry...See Morejacob13
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