Mango and advocado trees

[allensylves]

Pokifruit in the mauka/Keaau corner of Makuu Market has good fruit trees and herbs for good prices.

Allen
Finally in HPP

[Kenney]

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.

[terracore]

You can find PlantItHawaii stuff throughout the year at Home Depot and Walmart. Selection varies. I understand the prices are the same.

[taropatch]

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.

[allensylves]

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

[1voyager1]

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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?

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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.

[Carey]

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..

[Durian Fiend]

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Originally posted by Thomas

Where can I get quality trees for my place

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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

[Lodestone]

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!

[Mr nice guy]

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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.

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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.

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[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.

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If the failed trees weren't grafted you quite possibly threw your money down a nematode infested hole.