GreenFin

The Fairchild mango is known for its ability to consistently produce and mature great fruit even in very wet, humid conditions that cause substandard fruit for most mango varieties.

I'm looking for the equivalent of the Fairchild mango with other fruits like avocados, jakfruit, citrus, figs, lychees, etc. So for example, are there any avocado varieties that perform particularly well (compared to other avocados) in excessively wet and humid conditions? etc.

It's important to note that I'm not talking about 'drowning' here, I'm talking about how excessive availability of water during fruit maturation can cause many plants to produce fruit that is 'watered down' (watery and low on taste).

So can anybody help me fill out the following chart?

FRUIT - VARIETY TOLERANT OF EXCESSIVE WETNESS/HUMIDITY
mango - Fairchild
avocado - ?
lychee - ?
jakfruit - ?
citrus - ?
sapodilla - ?
others - ?

Thanks!

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barnetmill

During our local get together of gulf coast people from NWFL to Al and points futher west Darkman was telling me his thoughts on moisture tolerance of fruits. He thought that periods of dought followed by periods of heavy rain were harder on the fruit being borne on the trees than continued wet conditions. I have had pears that have split during periods of heavy rain after doughts. His thought was to give water when there were dry conditions to prevent splitting. My trees do not absolutely need to have water during most doughts since there is a clay hard plan underlying my place so most trees will always have some moisture if there roots get down to the shallow hard pan. But when it rains the topsoil can really get saturated for a few days until the subsurface water works its way down the hill to the creek.
I do not think this was exactly what you were asking, but it is related. He has recently put in a nice well to always have water available at an economical price.
The thought is to provide constant conditions of moisture even if it is not possible to provide optimal moisture amounts.

trachcanman99

for most fruit trees I can think of spitting skins indicates uneven watering. They do without water until it rains then the inside pulp swells faster than the skin can expand to support it. You should keep the soil moist to slightly dry but not soaking wet. Stick your finger into the soil as deep as you can and if it feels damp you are probably ok. rule of thumb for fruit trees is about an inch of water a week.

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sputinc7

Trach 99, I like your sig. If you can't eat it, why do all that work? Good one. That said, I do enjoy flowers, but otherwise, if it's too much work, why? I grew bananas in Illinois for 5 years, but it wasn't much work and I liked how they looked.

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Varieties I supposedly bought: Manzano, Cavendish, Blue Java, Sweetheart, and Gros Michel.
What it seems I actually have: Brazilian, Cavendish, Namwah, Dwarf Red, Gros Michel, Pisang Ceylon, Veinte Cohol and SH 3640, and American Goldfinger. FHIA 1, Paggi and FHIA 17... Always room for one more.

Hamakua

I've seen mysore fruiting in a stream bottom.

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