My husband LOVES figs.  He likes that they are not too sweet and loves the crunch of the seeds.  I love figs as well, but heck, I love most fruit. I grew up with a black mission…

Well, I have a little sad news to report.  My Alphonso Mango tree has died.  It survived the winter and put out a flush of new growth and inflorescence.  I felt pretty confident that I might even get some small mangoes…

This is my alphonso mango tree I got from Plantogram. It came looking really healthy and has grown alot this year. You can see the new growth as well as 5 huge inflorescence. It is over 4.5 feet tall. Here…

This year we are going to attempt to give our tropical plants a little protection for the 10 or so days when the temps get a little too low for their liking. I wanted something that would allow light in…

Well, just here to report that I got a mango to ripen here in Northern California.  I kept the plant outdoors without any winter protection and it went through 2 winters.  I think if I am able to protect it…

I just wanted to update you all on my mango tree experiment.  My Carrie, Ice Cream and Lancetilla all died. 🙁 The ice cream and carrie were doomed from the start and when I got them, they were not healthy…

I received my trees from Raintree on thursday so we decided to plant all the trees on sunday before they came out of dormancy (it rained all day saturday). Here is the order as I received it and out of…

Well, it is officially winter.  We had our first low temps of 29 degrees when an “arctic blast” came through.  I will post about the damage in another thread. This cold weather makes me wish to be in the tropics. …

Here is an updated picture of my Lancetilla Mango tree in a container.  It is the most vigorous grower out of my 4 mango trees.  It was 4.5 feet when I got it but I pruned it down to about…

Here is a quick update of my mango trees. I bought them in January/February 2009 and did not protect them during the cold spells we had and they took quite a beating. They got hailed on but still survived. This…

I decided to leave some of the mangos on the Lancetilla tree to see if/when they drop. I thinned about 4-5 off this branch and am surprised to see that so far, the tree has not dropped any of the…

Well I posted about 2 weeks ago about something biting into my unripe peaches so we had to move the tree (luckily it was still potted) and my Mother-in-law bought some tulle to protect it. so far, so good…we have…

It has been 1 week since I posted that I found some small little melons on the vine. Here is the last melon post for reference. http://marinmangos.blogspot.com/2009_06_01_archive.html I cannot believe how quickly these melons grow. Every day you can see…

Our babcock peaches are almost ready. We are so excited. This tree is still in a pot because I have not decided where to plant it. The other day we saw a squirrel on the fence headed towards our peach…

Well I know I said i was going to prune all the mangos off the tree but I could not help but leave some on. This is the Lancetilla Mango and I have pruned about 95% of the mangos off…

This is what I have been snacking on…My mom brought them back from orange county and they are fantastic! Even my husband who is not a fruit fanatic like I am cannot get enough of the mangosteen and wants to…

This is my lancetilla mango tree and it has HUGE inflorescence and now some itty bitty mangos. These will most likely fall off on their own but if they don’t I will have to thin them out myself as the…

Here are some more pictures of my tropical trees. This is my Glenn Mango that I got in february. This is the only mango tree that I have that has not set any blossoms but look at the beautiful new…

Here are some fruit trees we have. This is a Babcock peach (white) with some grafts of a yellow peach. Hopefully the grafts will take. For such a young and little tree it has alot of small peaches on it….

I am surprised my mango trees are still alive. I purchased them in late january and we had some really cold weather (below freezing). They did not like that!! We also chopped the Carrie and Icea Cream mango trees down…

I know i haven’t posted in awhile, but my mango trees are in a standstill. Luckily they have survived the cold winter unprotected and we are headed towards some warm days so I hope to see some new growth soon….

This is called the “Hedgehog” style of cutting and eating Mangos. It is a great way of eating bit-sized pieces of mango without peeling the skin.

Hello Everyone, It has been a week since the mango trees arrived by mail. They seem to be adjusting well to the weather here in Northern California. When they came they were in a little rough shape with some damaged…

These mangos were tasted at the annual Mango Festival in Florida. Source: http://www.fairchildgarden.org/index.cfm?section=tropicalfruitprogram&page=internationalmangofestival Curator’s Choice Selections: ‘Zebda’ (Egypt) ‘Zebda’ is an important Egyptian cultivar, rounded to oblong in shape, smooth skinned and of 11.5 oz (325 g). The color is…

Scientific name: Mangifera indica L. Family: Anacardiaceae Order: Sapindales Common names: Mango, Mangot, Manga, MangouEnglish: MangoDutch: MangoGerman: Mangobaum, MangofruchtFrench: Mangue, Fruit du ManguierItalian: MangoSpanish: Mango Origin: Southern Asia, Burma, eastern India Distribution: All tropical regions of the world. Evergreen or…

I found this information from Pine Island Nursery. They have a great selection of trees and I am already eyeing a few different species from their nursery. ‘Lancetilla’ is a Honduran selection made famous by Dr. Richard Campbell. Its debut…

I got this information from Top Tropics website (where i purchased my plants). ‘Ice Cream’ is far and away the most popular of the “condo mangos.” Dwarf tree, small green fruit w/ yellow flesh. Flavored like name. The tree can…

Here is some information about Carrie Mangos. I got the information from the website of the nursery where I purchased the plants. The flavor is by far the most outstanding feature of this variety. It has absolutely no fiber; Is…

I ordered some mango trees from Top Tropics on Monday and they arrived today. They are in pretty good shape considering the distance they travelled. Since Mango trees can grow 80-90 feet tall you need to be careful of the…