Sunday, May 26, 2013

Notes on our Fruit Trees and Expected Harvest

Thank you for visiting yesterday!  It was wonderful to see so many new customers and so many familiar faces.  Unfortunately our supply of fruit did not quite meet demand, mostly because some of our core varieties have already finished fruiting and other core varieties are not yet ready to pick. 

Typically our mango season begins in late April with a few early-season varieties, peaks in late June and ends in late August/early September.  2013 has been a weird year.  The weather this past winter confused many of our trees.  Several varieties have been at least a month ahead of normal while others seem to be on a typical schedule.
Here's my best guess on availability of our mangos and other fruit...

Mango
Finished for the year
Rosa
Florigon
Philippine (did not fruit this year)
Dwarf Hawaiian
Baptiste
DuPuis Saigon
Julie
Page

Available now and another crop possible in 1 1/2 to 2 months
Nam Doc Mai 
Dot
Duncan
Beverly
Bailey's Marvel (very few remain of first crop)
Edward (limited supply)
Jakarta
Fairchild
Ryan
Zill Indochinese

Available for the next month or so
Mallika (just starting)
Carrie
Gary
Joellen
Madame Francis
Ice Cream (never many available)
Irwin (small crop)
Valencia Pride
Chocanon (past peak)
Van Dyke (just starting)
Stringies (almost finished)

Small second crop available in 1 1/2 months to 2 months
Lemon Meringue (PPK)
Cogshall
Glenn
Tess Pollock
Haden (significant second crop, but fruit might be very small)

Main crop available in 1 1/2 to 2 months
Kent
Southern Blush
Bombay (small crop this year)
Alfonso (very small crop this year)
Palmer (very small crop this year)
Pram Kai Mea (very small crop this year)
Petegrew (extremely small crop)
Graham
Cushman
Neelum
Keitt (will probably last into September)
Zill (possibly slightly earlier)
Best

(Several varieties not mentioned because they are being evaluated, in the process of being grafted over to another vaiety, or not yet in production.)


Other Fruit
Available now or very soon and for the next month or more
Jak Fruit
Black Sapote
Mamey Sapote
Tamarind
Sapodilla

Flowering now (with estimated harvest)
Carambola (end of July-early September)
Sugar Apple (end of July-end of August)
Atemoya (end of August-end of September)
Longan (September or October)

Small Fruit on Trees now
Avocado (November-February)



**We are hoping weather or other circumstance does not affect our anticipated harvest.




3 comments:

  1. Will Black Sapotes be available for tomorrow memorial day?

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  2. I'll check Black Sapote and Jak Fruit in the morning and post if any are ready.

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  3. Black Sapote are not ready yet, but
    I have picked one 16lb Jak Fruit.

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