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Anacardium occidentale-
Cashew nut (4 ft tall!)

Litchi chinensis - variety Ohia Pink, large juicy pink fruit (in bloom!)

1193 Spondias purpurea
Purple Mombin, Jocote, Hog Plum |
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Delonix elata - a rare species,
White Poinciana
Common Red Poincianas
are grown in almost every Southern garden...
Make your yard look different! |
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SPRING specials:
FRUIT & SPICE
NEW ARRIVALS
Myrciaria cauliflora
Jaboticaba
Noronhia emarginata
Madagascar olive
Pimenta racemosa
Bay Rum Tree
Pimenta racemosa var. citrfolia
"Lemon scent"
Psychotria nervosa
Wild coffee |

Averrhoa carambola var. Bell -
fruit is bigger, round shape, golden, sweet and crispy

Atemoya varieties: Gefner and Lisa

Pouteria campechiana var. Bruce - grafted
Canistel, Eggfruit. |
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PERSIMMONS
Oriental varieties:
Diospyros kaki cv. Fuyu
Non-astringent, eaten crisp or soft.
Diospyros kaki cv. Saijo
in Japanese means "the very best". Astringent (eaten ripe), seedless, sweet, bears consistently, very cold hardy.
Diospyros kaki cv. Tanenashi
Eeaten soft (astringent), very sweet, seedless, vigorous, prolific. Leading cultivar in USA.
Native American variety:
Diospyros virginiana "Triumph"
Smaller fruit, astringent, doesn't need cold to bloom, eaten soft. Very cold hardy. |
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Rare collectible mangoes:
Very limited quantities! Dominica - from Dominican Republic, gold outside, yellow inside, semi-round, medium fruit 2 lb.
Gao Lim Krong - means "Cobra Tong", mango from Thailand much longer and skinier than Nam Doc Mai, ripe when yellow.
Golden Lippins - from Miami. Large 3 lb fruit, very sweet, heavy producer.
Ivory - Thai mango, longer like Nam Doc Mai, eaten green crispy, sweet, eaten ripe yellow, soft, fiberless.
Imam Pasand - one of the best mangoes of India. Desert mango, oval shape, green outside, no fiber, white flesh, very distinctive taste like asian pear. Trailing growth habit and is easily controlled at 10 ft by annual pruning.
Keo Sevoy - Exotic mango from Thailand, oval, eaten green - sweet and crunchy.Firm yellow fiberless flesh with slight lemony flavor.
Manilita - Mango from Mexico, small, round, orange, similar to Manila.
Mun Kun Si - similar to Nam Doc Mai, eaten green (sweet, crispy) or ripe (yellow)
Okrung - an excellent Thai cultivar. Very sweet, with the highest sugar content of any mango. It has a strong Indo-Chinese flavor. The fruit are small, hand in clusters and drop off the tree when ripe.
Okrung Tong - one of the most popular varieties in Thailand. The fruit are extremely sweet, with a rich Indo-Chinese type flavor. The fruit are small, hang in clusters, and turn yellow when ready to pick.
Pram Kai Mai - Exotic variety from Thailand, similar to Nam Doc Mai, eaten green (sweet, crispy) or ripe (yellow color)
Quidnow - Florida mango, large fruit, round, up 3 lb, season: middle-late, green outside, jelly-like inside and very sweet (similar to Keitt, but doesn't have problems like Keitt)
Si Siam - Thai mango, shape like Nam Doc Mai, but smaller, gold, sweet, flat-thin seed, fruits in cluster.
Thom Pi Kan - means "Golden arm", from Thailand - similar to Nam Doc Mai, but larger. Eaten ripe.
Tong Dam - means "Black gold". Medium size, oval, stays green when ripe, inside orange, early season.
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