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Arkin is definitely popular. Probably the one I see the most of in nurseries. My little Bell I picked up a few weeks back has shown some growth. So far so good.

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Was this Montura?

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This is from a small nursery just outside of Tampa. About 25 minutes from my place. He doesn’t have many mango varieties to choose from; but, what he does have are generally freakishly large and priced very well. I ended up getting a 25g Glenn plus this oversized Sweet Tart and that OS for $600 delivered. Best deal in town for sure.

I’ll probably hit Montura this week in search of Dusari, Kesar and others.

There’s no large Ceci’s to be found in FL right now. I grabbed this Pickering today; mostly because larger trees are a rare find and inventory is disappearing fast. The February freeze was catastrophic. It’s honestly just a potted up 15g tree of yesterday at a modern 25g tree price point. I’ll take what I can get.

The good news is this. We’re just a few weeks away from hearing the deets on cold hardy mangoes. Who is; and who is not. Visited my local mango grove this week. They lost 900 trees which were on average 6 years old.

Bought my tickets to the Florida Mango Fest last night. Will be an interesting event. Looking forward to learning more about what it takes to move forward.

The mango grove rebuild starts today.

A 25 gallon Pickering to replace a lost soldier.

Got Sweet Tart, Orange Sherbet and Glenn coming soon.

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Unfortunately their inventory got smoked in Clewiston

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I’d heard that they got hit hard. It’s ugly for many. I have some trees I’d like to replace; but, also have come to terms with the fact that a large sized tree simply may not be available for another year or two.

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I just saw an IG video wherein the guy was talking about Nam Doc Mai mangoes and saying the seeds are polyembryonic and will produce 4 trees, 3 identical to the original and 1 that's different. So you don't have to graft them. Who knew!

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It’s true of all polyembryonic mango seeds. Just plant it and if they grow one will typically look a bit different than the others. That’s likely the hybrid. Trouble is; suckers are hard to grow from seed. Mortality is high. Even if they do grow; it’s likely to be 5 years before you get fruit. That’s why grafted trees are so popular in the States or air layered trees in Asia. The difference in time to produce fruit gets cut in half or more.

This is the 1 gallon size. They didn’t have this particular variety in a 3 gallon. We’ll see what happens. Wouldn’t be the first; nor the last young newly grafted tree that got cooked at my place. LOL…

I’ve got a Bell variety carambola coming tomorrow. Developed here in Florida. A wee 1 gallon tree; but, I will pot it up to 3 gallons upon arrival. Supposedly sweet with a citrusy character. A nice mix of sweet and tart with a somewhat watery texture. The crew at Lara Farms are big fans. If it does well I’m going to put it in the ground at a later date.

I’ve got a spot vacated near my home by a Papaya that got root rot and died last year due to excess moisture from irrigation and being near the drip line of my house. I worry that carambolas growth habit is too much to be close to my house. Plus the excess moisture is a factor.

May end up throwing another banana there. I’ve got a friend with Huamoa, Goldfinger and Pitogo at his place. May see if I can snag a pup or two.

Lychee looks great. I’m impressed. Mine hasn’t done anything in nearly two years except sit there. Only signs of life at my place are actually the zone pushers. The apples and peaches are starting to flower now. Going to try and do better about managing scab on the apples this year. I’ve got one tree that’s ate up with it. Going to see if Captan holds it at bay or if I need to replace it this Fall.

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jealous!

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A lot of the Nurseries here took significant damage to their stock and are cutting deals on what survived to finance bringing in new inventory. I saw an enormous 30 gallon Pickering the other day marked down to $200. I’m hopeful mine is going to make it; otherwise, I’d of nabbed it. The local Lowe’s and HD were fire selling fruit trees last week. I found out too late and most were picked over. Big 15 gallon peach, nectarines, plums, etc for $20-30.

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I have been wanting to ask you and TG about a easy fruit tree that I could do inside my pool cage

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Calamansi/Calamondin is a small attractive citrus tree that seems to do really well in containers and is minimally effected by greening. It’s quite tart and not for everyone. They also tend to be almost everbearing here.

Finger limes are another option. They do great in pots; but, are very thorny.

Atemoya, dwarf bananas, and guava all do well in pots in lanais too. Red Lady type papayas are another option. Some may recommend dwarf mulberries; but, the fallen fruit leaves nasty stains and I’d caution against that.

Only issue with having it inside is access to pollinators. Which is true for many fruit trees in enclosures.