I would just as soon go without or order from Frankie's in HI.

they listed imam passand mango awhile ago but never got it in stock.
the description almost sounds like theyve been reading the posts here, which is entirely possible. it comes up in Google when you search maha chinook.
i bought an okrung tong tree from them awhile back and its the only mango tree ive ever have die on me, it was a twig and couldnt take the winter, other more tropical trees like my marang survived outside though, oddly. i bought a tong dam mango of them as well and its still pretty gangly. I used them because its a difficult cultivar to find.

i bought my groff lychee from PI for $35, shortly after they have them listed for $75.

they have Kaimana lychee as well

I don't think they ever had Maha Chinook trees in stock. Seems like they just listed a few new varieties without backing it up. Not 100% sure, but they've had it listed for a few months already (been checking often) and so far, I've never seen the "In stock" number above a zero! They listed a few other "new" Asian varieties of mangoes but those share the same mysterious fate as Maha Chinook. Drumming up business?? Who knows....

BTW, are Maha Chinooks really from Singapore, as listed on their site??? That's interesting... :D

everettsky

they list alot of things in their catalog they never have in stock.

Fairchild has St Maui mango pictured as solid green, however on their site its bright orange/red. Im growing a St Maui, i found it at Pine Island

Hi Everettsky,
I wouldn'y doubt that the Maha Chinook is from Singapore. Like Mangokush states, they easily could have just read posts here and put info into there own words. They also could have contacted Frankies to get info from them.

I am just glad I got mine from Frankies when I did. I really got lucky. All that searching for many months and it paid off. I just wish the darn inflos would make there appearance!

Andrew

i won't buy anymore trees from top t. out of almost 2 dozen tropical and subtropical trees i have bought and planted the only 3 that died were from top t.

...and by the way - for anyone looking for a Maha Chinook (or any mango tree from Frankie's) - they have to grow them in special conditions to satisfy the California agricultural inspectors, and they said they don't, so we cannot order anything from Frankie's here in CA....that's what a gentleman from that place told me when I called last week....so I've given up that dream....

mangewoofie

Andrew - I recently bought 4 mango trees from them and 4 more will arrive tomorrow. Of the first 4, one of them was coated in what appears to be a mineral deposit of red clay (?) - laborious to scrub off - and one had a less than desirable graft line (it was their last tree of that variety in their inventory). They look healthy but they are sent root-balled so expect them to be stressed right out of the box. I can try to post the outcome of my batch of trees from TT, if you like.

Here is a link that might be useful:

Andrew, luckily I had read your post last year re: buying your Maha from Frankie's...I called them and got the last one. It is now safely growing in Indialantic, FL.

Blue Palm - read my lips:

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr........

lol.....

Fido

I'm glad I have never order from this outfit they look kind of shady....I'm reluctant to order any tropicals online again. PlantOGram has great service but their trees are potbound I already had one die on me.