COLLIER FRUIT GROWERS NEWSLETTER JULY 2016 Our next meeting is Monday, July 18th at 4701 Golden Gate Parkway which is the Golden Gate Community Center. The topic is going to be " Unusual and Rare Fruit Trees that Adapt or May Adapt to Cultivation in Florida". There will not be an August meeting. See you in September Our speaker is Berto Silva, a native Brazilian who specializes in growing rare and unusual fruits. Berto was raised in northeast Brazil where he learned to enjoy several different types of fruits. In the last twenty years, he has experimented growing rare and unusual fruits from all over the world including some varieties native to the Amazon region. He has a spectacular jaboticaba arbor at his home in South Ft. Myers. He is an active member with the Bonita Springs Tropical Fruit Club and with the Caloosa Rare Fruit Exchange. Berto’s collection includes myrciarias, eugenias, pouterias, annonas, mangiferas, and campomanesias. The meeting starts at 7:30 pm at the Community Center, 4701 Golden Gate Parkway in Golden Gate City. The tasting table opens at 7:00 pm. BURDS’ NEST OF INFORMATION THIS and THAT FOR JULY MANGOS MANGOS MANGOS We suggest that you attend: The International Mango Festival is at Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden on July 9 th &10 th from 9am -4pm. Saturday is the better day to go. The University of Florida Collier County Extension on Saturday July 16 th from 9am – 1pm presents “Alternatives to Citrus - Mango and Fruit Trees for you yard” with Steve from Fruit Scapes & the Burds. Delicious mangos that can be harvested in July – note they cannot be harvested the same week each year, there can be a 3 week difference earlier or later. These early variety are Carabao, Carrie*, Cogshall, Cushman, Dot, Duncan*, D Burd, Early Gold, Edward, Florigon, Glenn, Golden, Lippens, Graham*, Haden*, Herbie, Jacquelin*, Kent, Madame Francis, Mallika, Nam Doc Mai, Okrung, Parvin, Phillipine, Saigon, Springfels, Tommy, Atkins, Valencia Pride*, Van Dyke, and Wise. *These mangos ripen better if picked when not quite ripe then counter ripened. Don’t forget once the fruit has been harvested to do selective pruning and also fertilize with 0-0-18 or 0-0-22. Remember: NEVER let your yard service use weed & feed anywhere near your fruit trees. Better yet, It is better not to use it anywhere in your yard. SHARE THE FRUIT !!! Page 2 COLLIER FRUIT GROWERS RECIPE OF THE MONTH: This salad is a perfect dish for those hot summer days. It combines several ingredients that our members grow in abundance. I found this recipe in the spring 2016 issue of Naturally Danny Seo. Massaging the kale greens makes them deliciously soft and tender. Enjoy! MASSAGED KALE, AVOCADO & MANGO SALAD 1 bunch kale 1 tsp. olive oil ½ tsp. sea salt 1 avocado, diced 1 mango, diced 1 lime, juiced ¼ cup pumpkin seeds Wash kale and remove stems. Cut kale into thin ribbons and place in a large bowl. Add olive oil and sea salt to the kale. Massage with hands for 2 to 5 minutes or until the kale is bright green and tender. Gently fold in your avocado and mango, reserving a few of the pieces for garnish. Transfer the salad to a serving bowl. Drizzle with lime juice and pumpkin seeds. Garnish with the reserved avocado and mango. Page 3 J U LY 2 01 6 CLUB NOTES Garcinia humilis -- Achachairu Our latest addition to the CFG nursery/grove is Garcinia humilis , known commonly as Achachairu or achacha , a small, prolifically-fruiting tree related to the mangosteen that grows in the southern part of the Amazon basin in the central area of Bolivia, but recently has been planted on a commercial scale in Burdekin, Australia. The taste is described as both bitter and sweet and is somewhat reminiscent of lemonade. The rather tough, bitter rind can be split open with a knife or with the teeth, and the edible part of the fruit sucked off the seed. We obtained the young tree from ECHO where they expect it can thrive in Southwest Florida. Events July 9 -- 10 Calusa Palms Nursery Sale, 9 to 3, 6190 Santa Barbara Blvd., Naples July 9 -- 10 International Mango Festival, Fairchild Tropical Botanical Gardens, Miami July 16 Class: Mangoes and Subtropical Fruit Trees for Your Yard, Collier County UF/IFAS Extension Office, 14700 Immokalee Road, Cost $10.00 and you can register on line at: http://backyardfruitcollierco.evenbrite.com July 26 Mango Tasting with Jenny and David Burd at the Naples Botanical Garden, from 10 to 12 noon. Sept. 10 Fruit Seminar with Steve Brady, Jennie and David Burd, Brian Galliger, others at NBG, 9 to 3, $40. Sept. 19 Dr. Jonathan Crane, Tropical Fruit Specialist, TREC Center in Homestead will speak at our September meeting. Julia Morton's classic reference book "Fruits of Warm Climates" is available free online at www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/index.html Collier Fruit Growers Inc. c/o Jan-Marie Etzel 8768 Ibis Cove Circle Naples, FL 34119 JULY 2016 FRUIT NEWS Our next meetings are Mondays, August (No meeting), September 19, and October 17. The Collier Fruit Growers Inc. (CFG) is an active organization dedicated to inform, educate and advise its members as well as the public, as to the propagation of the many varieties of fruits that can be grown in Collier County. The CFG is also actively engaged in the distribution of the many commonly grown fruits, as well as the rare tropical and subtropical fruits grown throughout the world. CFG encourages its members to extend their cultivation by providing a basis for researching and producing new cultivars and hybrids, whenever possible. CFG functions without regard to race, color or national origin. REMEMBER TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP! 2016 CFG BOARD OF DIRECTORS DIRECTORS: President, David Etzel — 269-7340 Rodger Taylor, Vice President Melissa Parsons, Treasurer Jan Etzel, Secretary DIRECTORS AT LARGE Thamarra Pamankada, Director VISIT US AT: Anu Jose, Director www.collierfruit.org John Norman, Director .