Beautiful trees! Thanks for sharing.

Beautiful as always, Jacob.
Have you had any fruits from your Mexicola Grande in the pot?

Tim

Ahhhhh....spring time! Lookin' good! Thanks for posting.

Harry

Wow...AWESOME pictures! Congrats on all your blooms and fruits...great job!

Hi Jacob,
Wow! Your Pickering is surely looking good! My Carrie is probobly a few weeks behind yours. My tiny fruits are almost peas sized now. I think about the same thing you have said. My tree is not holding 30 right now, nut probobly 20. One of the inflos is holding about 15 and the other 7 are holding one or 2 fruits a piece. What concerns me is that the smallest inflo is holding the most fruits, though the position is great because that inflo is the closest to the top of the pot. I think that will make it easier for that branch to be supported.

Now my only worry is picking it at the right time. I had heard so many raves about this fruit but then heard if it isn't picked at just he right time, it can have a midicine/herbal after taste. That doesn't sound very appetizing to me!

Please keep up with the pics Jacob! Have you got the last few emails I sent to you? Have you started that 'Violette de Bordeaux cutting yet?

Andrew

Love your pictures Jacob, Could you as an addition post the ages of your plants with the names... it's very helpful to those (me) that are trying to container grow fruit as well. Good work!

:)

Jacob,
Nice pictures and a great collection! Your trees look great.

Love the pictures! My favorite picture is the "Paulista" Jaboticaba, very healthy looking plant.

Jacob - just love the pinkish blush on your infant pickerings.....just like on a real baby.......

MangoDaddyDog

Hi Jacob,
I am very envious of your Dr. Whit cherimoya! But, wow, an impressive collection of tropical fruit trees! I just love how your pickering is setting fruit. I sure do hope you get at least a dozen or more! Also, your "Tabouey x J-30" Jakfruit is beautiful! Will you be pruning this anytime soon?

Also, I wanted to let ya know that I finally got the violette de bordeaux tree and cuttings. HOw did you get your fig cuttings to root? What kind of techniques do you use?

Again, nice collection of tropical fruit trees! It is most inspiring. ( :

-Bo

Jacob,

What a little cover will do! Are you sure you don't live in Hawaii!LOL

JF

All you plants are looking very happy so far this year, it will be great to follow their progress.

-Ethan

Hello Friends,

Thank you all for all of your nice words. This warm weather has been a long time coming and I am so happy that Spring is starting.

Tim - Have not had any fruit on the Mexicola Grande yet, the wind has taken anything that has come close.

Andrew - As always my friend, it is good to hear from you and Thanks for the compliments. Great to hear about your Carrie, it's pretty exciting huh? Check your e-mail, you've got mail.

Tropicaliste - Thanks for the compliments and I will definitely put the age of the trees and their names. I know everything is helpful when growing in pots.

Bo - Thanks for the nice words. I don't plan on Pruning the Jakfruit anytime soon. It seems to be brancing out quite nicely on its own. I plan on planting it out in the next month or so and hope that it will take off this Summer. That is so Awesome that you got the Violette de Bordeaux fig tree. You will be so happy with the Fruit. I have actually only rooted 1 fig cutting, I got mine already rooted so I don't have a whole lot of experience rooting Fig trees. Congrats on your new Fig tree.

Mango Perro - I wish I was in Hawaii

Ethan - My California Brother, thanks for the nice words and I will keep the pictures coming.

Thanks again friends for all of the compliments and I will keep you all posted on the progress.

- Jacob

Hey Jacob 13 - my BEAUTIFUL little pickering wants to compete!!!!!!!!!!

MangoLaughingDog

Pickering Flowering 031011 - Such beautiful shape for a little lady......

Closeup of her lacy dress.....

Nice tree Gary! It wont be long before you have mangos.... keep us updated.

Nice Pickering MD! I'm really loving this variety...its such a prolific bloomer for such a small tree! My tree is so small yet has a ton of teeny tiny fruits...I'm so glad I have one!

On your mark, get set, go! the race is on, whos will ripen first!! you have Nancy, from Orlando, and Jacob, from Santa Barbara, in the lead with 30 fruitlets each and MangoGigolo, from Palm Springs, a distance third. If I was a beating man I would pick Gary he's got the heat and the dry climate...LOL

JF

I tell ya - I wouldn't mind being the Harry Potter of Mangos - he seems to get out of every jam with some skill and always a great bit of British Luck.....

MangoHogWarts

Hi jacob,

Where did you get your Green Gage plum from? Did you get to try the fruit yet?

Thanks!

Hello Friends,

Mango Perro - HOW DARE YOU! J/K Very Very Nice little tree you got there. It looks really healthy and happy.

Joe - I just counted yesterday and there were actually 52 little Mangos that are increasing in size. I will post some pictures tonight. I also put a package in the mail for you.

Mangobaby - I got the Green Gage at a Local Nursery here in Santa Barbara CA. Doesn't it have a Nice Shape?

I will be posting more Pictures tonight.

- Jacob

Jacob

Thanks! 52 mangos? I am going to get me a pickering and a greenhouse.LOL I'll let you know when it arrives.

JF

Hello All,

Sorry for lagging with the updated pictures, been really busy with work. I will make sure to post some within the next day or so.

Hey Joe - What is incredilbe, is that they all seem to be growing and look healthy.

Mangobaby - Since this is the 1st Season with the Green Gage, I have Not tried the fruit yet. I am really excited about tasting it though. From everything I have read, it is supposed to be incredible.

- Jacob