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Markmelb starts with ... The Gomera 1 Probably the first Canary Island Mango grown in Australia and was done in Melbourne from seed ~ took 4 years ~ Small fruit but with Excellent flavour and low fibre although expected it to be turpy & fibrous ~ we were hoping it could be more cold tolerant for grafting and it appears to be so far with no winter mollycoddling.
| About the Author Markmelb MOUNT WAVERLEY,3149,VIC 31st May 2019 5:04pm #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Frankmelb says... Hello Mark, I am in Melbourne not far from you. I have a standard kensington pride in the ground going well (second year) and will later in the year put a royal red in and give it a go. Can I ask, where you got your gomera-1 seed from. I have been keen to grow it for a while; due to reported hardiness. Kind Regards. | About the Author Frankmelb Cheltenham 2nd June 2019 7:27pm #UserID: 20389 Posts: 1 View All Frankmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Markmelb says... Frank - a friend imported seeds from europe a few years ago when it was easier - our plan is to try grafting KP etc to it to get earlier flushes - we ourselves are needing our seed so not able to trade as yet as is a long term project - we may have grafted plants oneday available???? | About the Author Markmelb MOUNT WAVERLEY,3149,VIC 3rd June 2019 10:12pm #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Mango Mike KARRABIN,4306,QLD 4th June 2019 9:14am #UserID: 14877 Posts: 115 View All Mango Mike's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Farouk SOUTH WENTWORTHVILLE,2145,NSW 4th June 2019 11:02am #UserID: 8110 Posts: 206 View All Farouk's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mango Mike says... Most of my Zill are now nearly 3 & 4 year old with nearly all flowering last year.... Due to size & weather no fruit set..... This year things will be different as the trees are much bigger & if required I will remove flowers if too early & let them re-flower later to ensure fruit set...... If your up this way in around mid Jan/20 we should have a few to taste....... | About the Author Mango Mike KARRABIN,4306,QLD 6th June 2019 3:01pm #UserID: 14877 Posts: 115 View All Mango Mike's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Linton says... Dear Mango Growers The Gomera Mango from the Canary Islands is still having one fruit holding. Could you please advise if it will continue to ripen over winter and roughly how long it will take before it is ready for picking. Perhaps it can be further ripened once picked. Thank you.
| About the Author Linton NOBLE PARK,3174,VIC 29th April 2020 11:33am #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Linton says... Hello, how you going? I hope all your trees are growing well and will become bountiful. Are you also growing mangos at your place and how do they perform in a temperate climate like ours? What types do you have? I only grow 2 kinds of mango here that seem to survive well over winter in the outdoors. About the Gomera mango, it is still having its first fruit which is slowly becoming larger so I hope it can hang on and continue to develop over the coming winter. Thanks for the suggestion to provide some warmth for the tree. It is planted in the ground against a colourbond fence so it's fairly protected from the cold south westerleys. I don't think I need to do anything else for it because the Gomera mango is reported as being cold resistant in the Canary Islands where it grows. I would like to leave it as is to see how hardy it is over winter without additional protection. I have another Gomera tree which I wrapped around frost cloth last time but it didn't like it and almost died. It has since been removed from the ground and put away in a pot where it seems to be recovering well without any protection. Please let me know your experiences as to how your mangos fare over winter and what kind of protective warmth you provide, if any. Thanks for listening! | About the Author Linton NOBLE PARK,3174,VIC 20th May 2020 10:17am #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Linton NOBLE PARK,3174,VIC 5th June 2020 11:42am #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Linton NOBLE PARK,3174,VIC 7th June 2020 8:10pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author MelbFruit Newport,3015,VIC 14th May 2022 10:43am #UserID: 27416 Posts: 42 View All MelbFruit's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Urban Bounty Melbourne,3199,Victoria 15th May 2022 3:39pm #UserID: 30144 Posts: 6 View All Urban Bounty's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Rama says... Hi Guys I am new to this forum and mango lover. Can some one advise me what is best month to plant a mango tree in Knox area of Melbourne. I have tried twice and failed both times. I tried to grow from seed also, sadly Possum eat whole plant all the way, first leaves then down to roots. | About the Author Rama PARA HILLS,5096,SA 21st June 2023 9:22am #UserID: 33315 Posts: 1 View All Rama's Edible Fruit Trees |
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