Date: 14 May 2016
Top Tropicals Video: Ambarella - delicious June Plum
Golden Apple, or June Plum - Spondias cytherea.
This exciting fruiting plant will amaze you with its ability to flower and fruit at a young age. It fruits in winter and holds the fruit up to 6-8 months, long after the leaves have dropped. The fruit appears in pairs and will turn a brushed-golden color as it ripens. Its feel and juiciness resembles that of a mango but with completely different flavor. The Golden apple is used both in sweet and savory dishes depending on its ripeness. When green, the fruit is commonly eaten as is (with or without skin just like green mangoes) with salt and other salty/spicy dips, made into salsas, chutneys, and into juices and smoothies. When fully ripe, the Golden Apple will be deep yellowish-orange in color. When yellow, the fruit is eaten just like an apple or stewed with sugar to make an applesauce-like dessert.
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Date: 9 Jul 2024
Truth about Blackberry Jam:
Randia formosa - Blackberry Jam Fruit, Jasmin de Rosa is a curious small evergreen tree from South America that combines features of a fragrant flower and delicious dessert fruit which tastes like fresh Blackberry jam. Fragrant white flowers are similar to Gardenia.
This relatively hardy tropical can be grown in a container as well as in the ground. It's very сompact (4-5 ft), perfect for container culture, will fruit in a container.
Kids love the fruit! Many claim that it is even better than Blackberry preserves.
Large tubular white flowers attract nocturnal moths. Since the plant is closely related to the gardenia (Rubiaceae plant family), its flowers are sweetly fragrant.
Produces as many as 25-30 fruits at a time. Since it blooms for a few months from Summer through Winter, fruiting and flowering can be enjoyed even when other plants are dormant.
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Date: 30 Mar 2026
How big does the Condo Mango grow?
All mango trees are naturally vigorous and, if planted in the ground, they all can grow into full-size trees reaching 15-20 ft or more. The term "Condo Mango" refers to varieties with a more compact growth habit that can be kept small in containers with light pruning. In a pot, their size is controlled by root space and regular trimming, allowing them to stay manageable and productive for many years. Here is how:
🥭 Condo mango = mango trees that stay compact in containers with light pruning.
- ✔️ In ground: 15–20+ ft
- ✔️ In pots: keep them 6–8 ft
🥭 Best pot sizes
· 3-7 gal - starter (3–6 months)- · 7-5 gal - young tree (1–2 years)
- · 15-25 gal - ideal long-term
- · 25-40 gal - faster growth, more pruning
- 👉 Smaller pot = easier care
- 👉 Bigger pot = more growth + more work
🥭 Best mango types for containers
True dwarf (easiest)
Minimal pruning, perfect patio trees
Baptiste
Carrie
Cogshall
Diamond
Ice Cream
Julie
Little Gem
Mallika
Manilita
Nam Doc Mai
Pickering
Rapoza (Dwarf Hawaiian)
Semi-dwarf (manageable)
More growth, bigger harvest, need more pruning
Cushman
Fairchild
Florigon
Fralan
Glenn
Graham
Irwin
Ivory
Keitt
Lancetilla
Lemon Meringue
Maha Chinook
Mun Kun Si
Neelum
Okrung
Philippine (Manila)
Val Carrie
Van Dyke
Venus
✂️ Simple rules that matter
· Keep tree 6–8 ft with pruning- · Use fast-draining soil (critical)
- · Full sun = fruit
- · Feed regularly - Green Magic + Mango Tango
- · Repot or root-prune every few years
🛒 Select from Condo Mango varieties
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Date: 4 Apr 2026
Rare Night-Blooming Cactus that Glows and Grows Large Edible Fruit
Did you know this nigh blooming beauty has large edible fruit? Why the Epiphyllum hookeri is the ultimate two-for-one plant for tropical garden lovers.
🌠 The Midnight Spectacle
Most gardeners grow the Epiphyllum hookeri for its "ghostly" white flowers. These massive, fragrant blooms wait until sunset to unfurl, reaching their peak beauty under the moonlight before fading at dawn.
🌠 The Edible Bonus
What many don’t realize is that this specific seed-grown type is a "fruiting" powerhouse. After the dramatic floral display, the plant sets smooth, elongated fruit. The flavor? Mild, sweet, and surprisingly refreshing -think of it as a garden-grown secret.
🌠 How to Grow It
Light: Filtered sun or bright shade (no harsh midday sun!).
Hydration: Regular watering in well-drained soil.
Display: It’s a natural climber/cascader—put it in a hanging basket and let it shine.
🛒 Claim your fruiting night-bloomer
Collect epiphytic jungle cacti:
- · Epiphyllum hookeri - Large-Fruiting Night-Blooming Cactus
- · Epiphyllum oxypetalum - Queen of the Night
- · Pseudorhipsalis (Wittia) amazonica - Blue Flame
- · Epiphyllum guatemalense Monstrosa - Orchid Cactus, Curly Locks
- · Disocactus ackermanni - Red Orchid Jungle Cactus
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Date: 17 May 2023
Horoscope for Guanabana tree?
By Alex Butova, the Witch of Herbs and Cats
Q: What is the ruling planet of Guanabana? I have searched the internet, but can't find anything. Thought maybe you might know?
A: Annona muricata is native to the Caribbean and Central America, which falls under the patronage of the Pisces constellation. The planets that rule the house for this constellation are the Moon, Jupiter, and Neptune, with Water being a key element of its essence. These planets can be considered the ruling planets for the Guanabana plant...
