Garden Blog - Top Tropicals

Date: 19 Apr 2025

Grow Your Own Guac: Avocado Independence Starts Now!

Dwarf Avocado tree with fruit

Dwarf Avocado tree with fruit

Avocado trees in pots

Avocado trees in pots

Red avocado

Red avocado

Avocado Russel

Avocado Russel

Mexican Avocado

Mexican Avocado

Guatemalan Avocado

Guatemalan Avocado

Grow Your Own Guac: Avocado Independence Starts Now! us

mx News from Mexico? Avocado supplies are uncertain, and prices are going up. Why wait and worry - when you can grow your own right here at home?

us Our grafted avocado trees are LOADED with flowers this April and ready to set fruit by the end of spring. Dozens of varieties, from 3-gallon to 25-gallon sizes, these are not babies - they're future guacamole machines!

🛒 Plant today. Harvest tomorrow. Never run out of avocados again. Get your Avocado tree!

📚 For more information on #Avocado varieties, including fruit color and size, tree habit, season, and much more - check out our interactive Avocado Variety Guide. It will helps to choose the right variety for you. With its interactive tool, you can sort cultivars by fruit shape and quality, cold hardiness, origin, crop season, flower type A or B, tree habit and more.

🎥 How Avocado trees set fruit

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Date: 1 Nov 2024

What fruit smells like roses?

Syzygium jambos - Rose Apple, fruit on a tree

Syzygium jambos - Rose Apple, fruit on a tree

Syzygium jambos - Rose Apple, fruit on a plate

Syzygium jambos - Rose Apple, fruit on a plate

Syzygium jambos - Rose Apple, flowers

Syzygium jambos - Rose Apple, flowers

😏 What fruit smells like roses? Rose apple!

  • 🌹 If you liked the Java Plum (Jambolan) from our earlier post, its close relative is even more exciting, because the fruit smells like roses!
  • 🌹 Syzygium jambos - Rose Apple - is a fragrant delight fruit! Also known as Malabar Plum or Pomme Rosa, the Rose Apple produces crisp, juicy fruits with a distinct rose scent, highly prized for jellies and confections.
  • 🌹 This easy-to-grow plant is moderately cold-hardy and can tolerate poor soils.
  • 🌹 Rose Apple trees are versatile – they make attractive, wide-spreading shade trees and can also thrive as compact, bushy fruiting plants in containers. Whether in the ground or a pot, this charming tree brings beauty and fragrance to any space!


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Date: 20 Oct 2024

10 Health Benefits of Canistel Fruit

Pouteria campechiana, Canistel Tree, or Eggfruit

Pouteria campechiana, Canistel Tree, or Eggfruit

Pouteria campechiana, Canistel Tree, or Eggfruit

Pouteria campechiana, Canistel Tree, or Eggfruit

😼 10 Health Benefits of Canistel Fruit



Pouteria campechiana, Canistel Tree, or Eggfruit, is very popular heart-shaped fruit in the tropics and subtropics. In addition to its excellent taste of an eggnog, it is also a very useful plant.
  • 💛 Heart Health: Rich in potassium, helping regulate blood pressure.
  • 💛 Lowers Diabetes Risk: Contains niacin, which improves blood sugar control.
  • 💛 Eye Health: High in beta-carotene, reducing the risk of cataracts.
  • 💛 Relieves Arthritis: Niacin improves joint mobility and reduces inflammation.
  • 💛 Cancer Prevention: Packed with antioxidants like vitamins A, C, and beta-carotene.
  • 💛 Boosts Immunity: Vitamin C strengthens the immune system.
  • 💛 Aids Digestion: High fiber supports bowel regularity.
  • 💛 Prevents Anemia: Iron promotes hemoglobin production.
  • 💛 Strengthens Bones: Calcium and phosphorus enhance bone health.
  • 💛 Improves Brain Health: Iron supports oxygen flow, lowering Alzheimer's risk.


📚 Learn more about Canistel Egg Fruit


Pouteria campechiana - Canistel, the curious heart-shaped Egg Super-Fruit

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Date: 16 Sep 2024

What is the most medicinal Indian fruit tree?

Phyllanthus acidus - Otaheite Gooseberry, Amlak, tree

Phyllanthus acidus - Otaheite Gooseberry, Amlak, fruit

Phyllanthus acidus - Otaheite Gooseberry, Amlak, fruit

What is the most medicinal Indian fruit tree?

  • Phyllanthus acidus - Otaheite Gooseberry, Amlak - is very close related to the famous Phyllanthus emblica (Amla, Amlaki), however it is much hardier plant.
  • Known as Amritphala in Sanskrit, which literally means the fruit of heaven or nectar fruit. It is so called because it is rich in many desirable properties, including medicinal.
  • Small to medium in size tree, under 20 feet, very bushy and pretty.
  • Fruits are borne in loose clusters, which hang from the tree trunk and main branches. Fruits are very acidic and tart, and esteemed for jellies, preserves and pastries.
  • There are no commercial plantings; only in home gardens.
  • The Amla fruit paste is a major ingredient of Chavyanprash, a popular Ayurvedic tonic. It is the richest source of vitamin C. Phyllanthus acidus is called Ari Nelli in Tamil, and the Phyllanthus emblica (Amlaki) is Muzhu Nelli in Tamil. Muzhu Nelli is even richer in Vitamin C etc.


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Date: 9 May 2025

Why we love Jocote

😊 Why we love Jocote: the Hog Plum health benefits.


Sound on! 🎤

🍊 The Hog Plum tree (Spondias purpurea), that you saw blooming in March in this post, set the fruit by May in ABUNDANCE and we can't wait to see them ripe and harvest them! Hog Plum is one of our favorite fruits at Top Tropicals. It is also known as Purple Mombin, Jocote, or Spanish Plum. It’s popular in Central America and the Caribbean, and it's not just tasty and super productive - it's packed with health benefits!

❤️ HEALTH BENEFITS OF THE HOG PLUM FRUIT:
  • Rich in Vitamin C. Helps boost your immune system, supports skin health, and acts as a powerful antioxidant.
  • Good Source of Fiber. Aids digestion, helps prevent constipation, and supports gut health.
  • Anti-inflammatory Properties. Traditionally used to relieve swelling, inflammation, and minor skin infections.
  • Supports Heart Health. Contains antioxidants and nutrients that may help reduce blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
  • Hydrating and Refreshing. The fruit has high water content and is often eaten fresh during hot weather for hydration.
  • May Help Regulate Blood Sugar. Some studies suggest that Spondias species may have a mild effect on blood sugar levels.


🛒 Sweet, tangy, and good for you - grow Hog Plum!

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This is how the flowers of a Hog Plum look like
The Hog Plum tree fruit
What fruit tree is full of fruit year around

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