Tropica Mango Rare & Exotic Fruit Nursery

3015 East Baseline Road
Phoenix, AZ 85042
602.576.6948

Fruit Trees
Shade Trees
Nut Trees
Grapes

MULTIPLE-BUDDED FRUIT TREES
Please inquire about our 2-n-1, 3-n-1 and 4-n-1's
(two, three or four varieties on a single tree).

FUJI APPLE Recent introduction from Japan that quickly became
California's favorite apple. Sweet, very crisp and flavorful, excellent
keeper. Dull reddish-orange skin, sometimes russeted. Ripe
mid-September. Excellent pollenizer for other apple varieties. Low
chilling requirement - less than 500 hours. Self-fruitful.
GALA APPLE (Original Gala) Wonderful dessert apple from New
Zealand. Crisp, nice blend of sweetness and tartness, rich flavor. Skin
reddish-orange over yellow. Early harvest, 2-3 weeks before Red
Delicious. Good pollenizer for other varieties. Adapted to cold and
warm-winter climates. Chilling requirement apparently less than 500
hours. Self-fruitful.
GRANNY SMITH APPLE From New Zealand. Large, late, green,
all-purpose. Crisp, tart, excellent keeper. Requires long summer.
Thrives in hot climates. 600 hours. Prolonged bloom: good pollenizer
for other apples. Self-fruitful.
PINK LADY¨ APPLE (Cripps Pink) New hot climate apple from
Western Australia. Very crisp, sweet-tart, distinct flavor, good keeper.
Skin reddish-pink over green when ripe. White flesh resists browning.
Harvest begins late October in Central Calif., about three weeks after Fuji.
Self-fruitful. 4-500 hours. Pat. No. 7880.
RED FUJI APPLE (BC#2) Redder-skinned bud sport of Fuji. Sweet,
very crisp and flavorful, excellent keeper. Ripe September-October in
Central Calif. Excellent pollenizer for other apple varieties. Self-fruitful.
BLACK JACK FIG Large, purplish-brown figs with sweet, juicy,
strawberry-red flesh. Harvest August to October in Central California.
Naturally small (semi-dwarf) tree. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
BLACK MISSION FIG The favorite. Purplish-black skin, strawberrycolored
flesh, rich flavor. Heavy bearing, long-lived, large tree. Coast or
inland. Fresh/dry/can. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
IMPROVED BROWN TURKEY FIG Large, brown skin, pink flesh.
Sweet, rich flavor, used fresh. Widely adapted - coast or inland climate.
Small tree, prune to any shape. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
KADOTA FIG Large, light greenish-yellow `white' skin, amber flesh.
Long-lived, vigorous. Prune to any shape. Very sweet fruit needs hot
weather to ripen. Fresh/dry/can. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
PETER'S HONEY FIG Beautiful, shiny, greenish yellow fruit when
ripe. Very sweet, dark, amber flesh. High quality. Superb for fresh eating.
Warm location with a southern exposure is required for ripening fruit in
maritime Northwest. Originated in Sicily. Good cold tolerance. Zones
6-10.

VIOLETTE DE BORDEAUX FIG Small to medium size purple-black
fruit wirh a very deep strawberry pulp, a distinctive sweet rich flavor.
Brebas are pyriform with a thick, tapering neck; main crop figs are
variable often without neck, Medium eye. Excellent fresh or dried.
Breba crop, hardy. Good for container culture or small spaces. Zones
5-10.
BONANZA MINIATURE PEACH Popular yellow freestone - large
fruit is sweet, low in acid, with a mild, refreshing flavor. Mid to late June
in Central Calif., earlier in low desert climates. 5-6 ft. tree. Chilling
requirement very low, 250 hours or less. Self- fruitful.
AUGUST PRIDE PEACH Large, all-purpose yellow freestone for
mild- winter climates. Sweet, aromatic, rich flavor, one of the very best.
Ripens 3-4 weeks after Mid-Pride. Chilling requirement less than 300
hours. Self-fruitful. (Zaiger)
DESERT GOLD PEACH Very early: May in So.Calif./Ariz.
Tree-ripened fruit has good flavor and sweetness for such an early variety.
Yellow clingstone. Heavy bearing. 250 hours. Self-fruitful.
DONUT (Stark Saturn) WHITE PEACH Also called Saucer or Peento
Peach. Unique white-fleshed fruit with a sunken center (shaped like a
doughnut). Sweet, with a mild flavor described by some as almond-like.
Ripens late June/early July in Central Calif. Estimated chilling
requirement 4-500 hours. Self-fruitful.
EVA'S PRIDE PEACH Delicious, fine-flavored peach with very
low-chilling requirement ripens 2-3 weeks before Mid-Pride. Medium to
large-sized yellow freestone - also recommended as early season peach for
moderate climates - harvest 3 weeks before July Elberta. 1-200 hours.
Self- fruitful. Pat. No. 7751. (Zaiger)
MAY PRIDE PEACH Very early-ripening peach for warm winter
climates. Ripens in May, about with Desert Gold. Delicious, sweet and
tangy, semi-freestone when soft-ripe. Very large for such an early peach.
Large, showy pink blossoms. 175-200 hours. Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 7775.
(Zaiger)
MID-PRIDE PEACH Best yellow freestone for warm winter climates
of So. Calif., Phoenix, Houston, S.F. Bay Area. Also recommended for
Central California for its exceptional flavor and dessert quality.
Mid-season. 250 hours. Self- fruitful. (Zaiger)
HOOD PEAR Very low chilling requirement, inter-fruitful with
Flordahome. Large, early season fruit has yellow-green skin and sweet,
mild-flavored flesh. Reported to be highly resistant to fireblight. 1-200
hours.
FLAVOR KING PLUOT¨ INTERSPECIFIC Taste test winner.
Unique plum-apricot hybrid with sensational bouquet and sweet, spicy
flavor. Reddish-purple skin, crimson flesh. Harvest mid August in
Central Calif. Naturally small tree. 4-500 hours. Pollenized by Flavor
Supreme, Dapple Dandy, Santa Rosa or Late Santa Rosa. Pat. No. 8026.
(Zaiger)
AMBROSIA POMEGRANATE Fantastically huge fruits: up to three
times the size of Wonderful. Pale pink skin, purple sweet-tart juice,
similar to Wonderful. Long-lived, any soil. Inland or coastal climate. 150
hours. Self-fruitful
EVERSWEET POMEGRANATE Very sweet, virtually seedless fruit.
(Even immature fruits are sweet.) Red skin, clear (non-staining) juice.
Harvest late summer through fall. Coast or inland. 8-10 ft. arching shrub,
or train as tree or espalier. Large, showy, orange-red flowers. 150 hours.
Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 5418

SWEET POMEGRANATE Sweeter fruit than Wonderful, more widely
adapted (better quality in cool-summer climates). Small, glossy-leafed,
ornamental tree with showy orange-red blossoms in late spring. Very
suitable to espalier and container growing. Harvest late summer. Unsplit
ripe fruit stores in cool, dry place for two months or more. Very low
chilling requirement, about 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
WONDERFUL POMEGRANATE Large, purple-red fruit with
delicious, tangy flavor. Best quality in hot inland climate. Gaudy
red-orange bloom, ornamental foliage. Long-lived, any soil. 150 hours.
Self-fruitful.
GARDEN PRINCE GENETIC DWARF ALMOND Compact, lushly
foliated 10-12 ft. tree. Soft shell, kernels especially sweet and tasty.
Bears young and heavy. Large, light pink blossoms. 250 hours.
Self-fruitful. Pat. No. 5146. (Zaiger)
MAHAN PECAN Largest pecan, thin shell, fine quality. Old variety, a
parent of most of the newer varieties. Very late maturing, does best in
low desert climates. 250 hours. Self-fruitful.
MOHAWK PECAN Very large, thin-shelled nut, exc. quality. Earliest
maturing, so more widely adapted than others. Attractive tree is vigorous,
bears young and heavy. Good choice for home planting. 250 hours.
Self-fruitful.
WESTERN SCHLEY PECAN Easy to grow, hardy tree. Less fussy
about soil and nutrition. Long, tapered, medium-sized, thin-shelled nuts.
Fine quality, mid-season. 250 hours. Self-fruitful.
KERMAN FEMALE PISTACHIO Long hot summers required to
ripen. Plant from containers only, do not disturb root ball when handling.
Very slow-growing to 20-30 ft. Drought-resistant. 800 hours. Pollenized
by Peters.
PETERS MALE PISTACHIO Pollenizer for Kerman. Does not bear
fruit. One Peters pollinates up to eleven females. Plant from containers
only. Drought-resistant once established. 800 hours.
MISTY BLUBERRY Southern Highbush. Early, in the west Misty is
quite vigorus, growing very well both on the coast and in the inland heat.
This excellent flavord fruit does well in ares with chilling as lows as 150
hours and all areas with mild winters and hot summers.
O'NEAL BLUEBERRY Southern Highbush (low chill req., tolerates
heat). Large fruit is especially sweet and flavorful. Early season. Soil
must be acidic, high in humus. 5-6 ft. bush. 200 hours. Self-fruitful, but
plant 2 varieties for biggest crops.
FANTASY SEEDLESS GRAPE Large, bluish-black, pale green flesh.
Sweet, superb quality. Extremely vigorous vine. Midseason (early
August in Fresno, Calif.). Derived from Emperor, Black Rose, Red
Malaga, Muscat. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
FLAME SEEDLESS GRAPE Medium-sized, light red. Crisp, sweet,
excellent flavor. For fresh use or raisins. Needs hot summer. Ripe early,
before Thompson. Vigorous. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
PERLETTE SEEDLESS GRAPE Pale green berry is crisp and juicy.
larger than Thompson and two weeks earlier. Requires less summer heat
than Thompson to ripen. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
RUBY SEEDLESS GRAPE Dark red, sweet, crisp, excellent fresh or
for raisins. Ripens after Thompson Seedless. Requires less summer heat
than Thompson or Flame. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
THOMPSON SEEDLESS GRAPE Most popular grape in Calif., Ariz.
Fresh & raisins. Pale green, very sweet. Thin the clusters for larger
berries. Needs plenty of heat. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
CONCORD GRAPE (Eastern Concord) Versatile, long-time favorite
American grape. Blue-black berry with rich, distinctive flavor, used for
table, juice, jelly and wine. 100 hours. Self-fruitful.
CONCORD SEEDLESS GRAPE American grape, a sport of Concord.
Berries very similar to Concord, but seedless (or seeds very rare).
Bluish-black skin, green flesh, distinctive Concord flavor. 100 hours.
Self-fruitful.
PAKISTAN FRUITING MULBERRY Long (3 inches), firm, red to
black, sweet syncarpous (like a blackberry) fruit. Non-staining juice.
Month-long early summer harvest. Fruit used fresh and for pies, jams and
jellies. Large, vigorous, disease-resistant tree.
WHITE FRUITING MULBERRY - Morus alba 'White' Medium sized,
sweet, white fruit shaped like blackberries. Grows at a moderate rate to
20-60' depending on soil quality and depth. Drought tolerant once
established. Grows larger and more rapidly with irrigation.