Benny, will do!
Hey, Richard, I'd be willing to give me some of my heat from spring to fall in exchange for some heat in the winter. Can we make a deal? Yeah, I figure if I can protect it well enough for 4-5 months I may be okay. There hasn't been much discussion of mangoes on cloudforest, really, but I wanted to get some feedback from a different group of folks here anyway. I'm getting one for Jeff also. Maybe I'll drop by and visit you when I pick them up since I'll be close to you. I'll let you know when I plan my trip. I'm going to try the Thomson cultivar, a seedling selected by CRFG co-founder Paul Thomson, since someone in cloudforest had success with it making it through winters that are about as cold as mine, though he last his last January.
Lorax, you might not get cold enough for lychee! My friend, owner of
Montoso Gardens in Puerto Rico grows and sells lychee but reports he does not get very good flowering because of lack of some winter chilling. He also has rambutan, his favorite fruit, which he has better success with.
Hi Mitchel, now I remember your mango, I had forgot. I'm getting one that is flowering already so maybe I'll get fruit before you. I can hope!
How cold did you get in January 2007? I don't remember the differences, but is Hayden of Indian origin? I know there are some differences in hardiness but don't know much.
Cheers,
Harvey