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RE: Mango and advocado trees - allensylves - 04-06-2017
Pokifruit in the mauka/Keaau corner of Makuu Market has good fruit trees and herbs for good prices.
Allen
Finally in HPP
RE: Mango and advocado trees - Kenney - 04-06-2017
We just got our Avo tree at Maku'u Market last year and it's grown from knee high to my height and It's bearing already . 30$.
The Lychee we bought from them 3 years ago is bearing too. It's a monster tree, shading a large area of the back yard.
They're at Maku'u Market every Sunday.
RE: Mango and advocado trees - terracore - 04-07-2017
You can find PlantItHawaii stuff throughout the year at Home Depot and Walmart. Selection varies. I understand the prices are the same.
RE: Mango and advocado trees - taropatch - 04-07-2017
I got my productive Abiu tree at a Plant-It Hawaii sale.
If you walk the garden/produce section of Makuu Market on Sundays, you will find a nice selection of plants including fruit trees. I got my purple lilikoi starts there and am very pleased with the results.
RE: Mango and advocado trees - allensylves - 04-07-2017
Carey, I'm trusting your Julie experience! I bought one today and got it planted. Several of my mangoes are setting very few fruits even with this dry weather, so I figured it won't be worse.
I wanted to get a Mammoth loquat, but they haven't grafted them yet. Have to wait until fall.
Allen
Finally in HPP
RE: Mango and advocado trees - 1voyager1 - 04-07-2017
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Originally posted by Mr nice guy
... Is there a reputable supplier at any of the farmers markets (or elsewhere) with more reasonable pricing?
I have bought several fruit trees from Plant it Hawaii, all have done very well and are growing nicely.
I have also bought several fruit trees and several ornamentals from the Makuu vendor that sits regularly at the end of the roadside row.
I have had over half of those trees languish and die after a year or two. One, a Sharwil avo, has been languishing for over 3 years now. It hasn't died. But, it isn't growing either. Only one tree bought from the Makuu vendor has done well, an Ota avo. A lychee bought over a year ago isn't doing much either, but doesn't look to be dieing off yet.
That's not a very good record for the trees from a single vendor. Plant it Hawaii may be more expensive per tree, but they're much cheaper for the number of growing and producing trees you end up with. I will buy no more trees from the Makuu market. It would have been much easier to just dig the hole and throw the money into it.
RE: Mango and advocado trees - Carey - 04-07-2017
For me, It is all about how much time & effort I need to dig the bloody holes...
In planting the trees we have in our little garden, I have dug up enough rocks to build ~ 200ft of 3foot tall loose stack rock wall...after paying to haul-off one small dump truck of boulders..
If I am going to spend an hour to a half day leveraging out rock to plant a tree, you can darn well bet I want the tree to do well... & I have found that getting the best selection of trees (like the selection you have at a PlantIt Hawaii sale) to be well worth the investment...
But I have learned that I cannot go to any plant sale unless I dig the holes first .... the myriad of choices ends up in my "OOOHHH I WANT ONE OF THESE!" followed by buyers hole-digging remorse!
Plus I am much more choosey about which plants deserve the work I have put into the pre-dug boulder excavations..
RE: Mango and advocado trees - Durian Fiend - 04-10-2017
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Originally posted by Thomas
Where can I get quality trees for my place
If "your place" is in Puna, very few mango cultivars will be productive in a normal year because of the rainy climate.
Of the several I've tried over the years, Florigon is the only one that's been a consistent producer.
Sounds like Julie is also a good consideration.
In addition to Plant it and Makuu for grafted trees, you can try David Frenz at Birds and Buds Unlimited
RE: Mango and advocado trees - Lodestone - 04-13-2017
Consider just planting the pits from local-grown produce. I've found both mangoes and avocados very easy to do in our climate, and the seedlings have grown at a rate of about 3 ft/year. Plus, no hole-digging!
RE: Mango and advocado trees - Mr nice guy - 04-25-2017
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Originally posted by terracore
You can find PlantItHawaii stuff throughout the year at Home Depot and Walmart. Selection varies. I understand the prices are the same.
If you take receipt, bucket and dead tree back to hd, people without green thumbs (and with) can get their money back last I heard.
quote:
[i]I have bought several fruit trees from Plant it Hawaii, all have done very well and are growing nicely.
I have also bought several fruit trees and several ornamentals from the Makuu vendor that sits regularly at the end of the roadside row.
I have had over half of those trees languish and die after a year or two. One, a Sharwil avo, has been languishing for over 3 years now. It hasn't died. But, it isn't growing either. Only one tree bought from the Makuu vendor has done well, an Ota avo. A lychee bought over a year ago isn't doing much either, but doesn't look to be dieing off yet.
That's not a very good record for the trees from a single vendor. Plant it Hawaii may be more expensive per tree, but they're much cheaper for the number of growing and producing trees you end up with. I will buy no more trees from the Makuu market. It would have been much easier to just dig the hole and throw the money into it.
If the failed trees weren't grafted you quite possibly threw your money down a nematode infested hole.