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Date: 26 Jun 2024

Top 5 exotic Mango varieties for rare fruit collection

Mango Kar Lon Long

Mango Kar Lon Long

Mango Mun Kun Si

Mango Mun Kun Si

Mango - Pina Colada

Mango - Pina Colada

Mango Ugly Betty

Mango Ugly Betty

Mango Giselle

Mango Giselle

🥭 Top 5 exotic Mango varieties for rare fruit collection.



Now that you have decided to collect them all but have limited space, these are the top 5 of the most interesting rare Mango cultivars:
  • 🟠 1. Kar Lon Long - rare and unusual, native to India. Fruits that can weigh up to 5 lbs each! The unique flavor that has been described as being a cross between a mango and a pineapple.
  • 🟠 2. Mun Kun Si - similar to Nam Doc Mai but much bigger. Rare variety, very popular among Thai and Vietnamese people. The fruit are extremely sweet, fiberless and somewhat crunchy ("Mun" means crunchy). Very late producer, fruit may still be on a tree as late as January.
  • 🟠 3. Pina Colada - very sweet, has rich flavor with a hint of coconut and pineapple.
  • 🟠 4. Ugly Betty - awesome mango, great sweet flavor, while the fruit is real ugly! Slightly mis-shaped at the top - hence the name.
  • 🟠 5. Giselle - from Gary Zill's breeding program and was a seedling of a mango called Tower. It was described as a juice mango and is named after Gary's wife.


What is your favorite Mango variety? Share in comments 👇

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Date: 6 Sep 2024

Top 10 fast-fruiting trees:

Blackberry Jam Fruit (Randia formosa)

Blackberry Jam Fruit (Randia formosa)

Top 10 fast-fruiting trees:
#9. Blackberry Jam Fruit (Randia formosa)


🖤 Blackberry Jam Fruit, Jasmin de Rosa is a curious small evergreen tree or bush that combines features of a fragrant flower and delicious dessert fruit which tastes like fresh Blackberry jam. Fragrant white flowers are similar to Gardenia.

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Date: 24 Nov 2024

What dos Sugar Apple look like and how does it taste?

Annona squamosa - Sugar apple

🟢 What dos Sugar Apple look like and how does it taste?



😋 Annona squamosa - Sugar apple, is considered by many to be the most delicious tropical fruit. The fruit is a true treat, with pulp that resembles creamy custard, offering a flavor experience that’s hard to beat.

🕺 This very small, compact tree is perfect for containers or small yards, making it an excellent choice for home gardeners. It starts fruiting within just three years from seed and is remarkably easy to grow and undemanding.

📚 More about Anonnas in previous posts:


Guanabana - the most delicious Annona fruit
Top 10 fast-fruiting trees: #1. Annona
Why everyone wants the Sugar Apple?
The best tropical fruit tree for container growing, and the fastest to fruit: Annona
Spiny Hedgehog fruit: what does it taste like?

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Date: 1 Jan 2025

How long does it take for Tamarind fruit to ripen?

Tamarind tree (Tamarindus indica) fruit

How long does it take for Tamarind fruit to ripen?



Our Tamarind tree (Tamarindus indica) is full of fruit since Summer, but they are still not fully ready. Can't wait to taste! Do you know how long it takes for Tamarind fruit to ripen?

📚 Learn more from previous posts:
Top 10 fruit you'll ever need for your health benefits: #7 Tamarind
Tamarind Chutney Recipe
How productive is Tamarind
Tamarind's pretty flowers
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Date: 11 May 2024

What is the most popular and the easiest tropical fruit tree grown as a house plant?

Coffee tree in a cup

Coffee tree in a cup

Coffee tree flowers

Coffee tree flowers

Coffee tree in a pot

Coffee tree in a pot

Coffee tree fruit

Coffee tree fruit

☕️ What is the most popular and the easiest tropical fruit tree grown as a house plant?

No doubt about it - it's a Coffee tree!
  • 🔸 Coffee is the most popular fruit tree suitable for indoors.
  • 🔸 Coffee is shade loving plant, easy to grow, providing regular water.
  • 🔸 Coffee grows into a beautiful dark green shrub or small tree.
  • 🔸 The white, fragrant, star-shaped flowers are clustered and resemble gardenias to which they are related.
  • 🔸 The whole fruit is edible, it is a small fleshy berry changing in color from green to yellow to red.
  • 🔸 The seeds are the actual "coffee beans", they can easily be dried, roasted and ground at home.


🎁 Coffee is a perfect gift plant and a great indoor container fruit tree.

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