Yard Update 4/8/11

13 years ago

Wanted to do a mini- follow up on some happenings. On the mango front, there is good and bad news. First the bad....we had a major squall line roll through this week that knocked literally thousands of small mangoes off the trees. Here's a representative shot. For some good ole depression, just multiply what you see here by about 100 plus trees.

On the good side, looks like it is going to be close between Kau Dwarf (pictured first) and Nam Doc Mai (pictured second) as to which will be the first fully mature mango of the season. Jean Ellen (pictured thrid, isn't far behind).

Also, some trees like Rosigold, Carrie and Pim Saen Mun, pictured below, are re-blooming after not setting or losing their intial fruit set.

One of my seedling abius is just blooming the heck out of itself. Of course, the one next to it is not blooming and so there will be no opportunity for cross pollination (not that cross pollination is supposed to be necessary). Let's see if I get any fruit set.

On the lychee front, I continue to be dissappointed with Sweetheart. While they are still relative newcomers to the yard, I think they should be doing more to hold fruit than what they are doing.

Sweetheart #1

Sweetheart #2

Especially when compared to everything else lychee-wise.

Like, Bosworth 3 (Kwai Mai Pink)

And Hak Ip

Farwell Ranch

Peerless

Early Large Red

Even looking at a representative pannicle of Brewster

I have been trying to hand pollinate the vanilla blooms. No sign of success as of yet.

Pomegranate cutting given to me by Murahilin, I think originally from JSVand5

Puerto Rico mangosteen seedlings....doing their slow, slow progress on the growth front.

Cherimoya seedling (Fino de Jete, I believe)...thanks Andrew

This is a Eugenia of some sort that has fruited in a pot. The fruit is pretty good. It is sort of a cross between Barabados Cherry (acerola) and Surinam Cherry in taste. If anyone can ID it for sure, please let me know. I was once advised that it was called Monos Plum. Which I know means Monkey Plum in Spanish. The closest thing that I see to it anywhere on the internet is at Logees which is calling it: Eugenia reinwardtiana "Australian Beach Cherry." Looks like this may be it.

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pj1881
13 years ago
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Yeah, that front moved through Palm Beach too.. I didnt clock the wind speeds, but it looked like a tornado up here! Hopefully that wasnt mother nature pruning for a bad storm season.
lycheeluva
13 years ago
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gorgeous pics harry. love the pic of peerless lychee. looks really loaded. how is the flavor on peerless and is it an early, middle or late ripening variety
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red_sea_me
13 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Beautiful photos Harry, the plus side of the wind pruning is the remaining mangoes will get all the energy.

-Ethan
ohiojay
13 years ago
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Stunning as always.
marinfla
13 years ago
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That squall Tuesday knocked a lot of the mangoes off of my Pickering too. It was like a mini tornado.
puglvr1
13 years ago
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SO sad to see all those baby mangoes on the ground! Unfortunately, I had that same storm come through here also, and I did lose quite a few baby mangoes as well :o(

On the upside...some of those Mangoes are coming right along Harry and the Lychees are growing nicely as well.

Thanks for the beautiful photos!
jsvand5
13 years ago
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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.
mangodog
13 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
....our wind season is fast approaching, too! we had some gusts in the 40s yesterday - I'll never forget the 90 mph gusts about 3 springs ago - it was terrifying....

sorry to see the buffetting dropped so many mangos, Harry - assume you still have a bunch of mangos that have now proven their worth and will develop and bring you much joy!

...and make sure you take a pic of that first cut fruit when it hits your mouth - I'll bet it's going to be that beautiful Jean Ellen one you showed us - so purrty!!!!!!

mangoMeow
swrancher
13 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Harry,

I lost a bunch of small mangos from that same storm, if its not one thing its another...On a postive note a few of my trees are still pretty loaded even after the recent wind losses.

I'm glad to see your lychees beside the Sweetheart seem to be heading for a very productive summer, expect to see Carmen and me weekly another lychee season.

Tony