A friend sent me Mango Tree & Cashew Nut Tree seeds.
How long do these take to germinate and will they grow
well in Myrtle Beach, SC?
My mother inlaw taught me in Native Texas plants moreso
than any other, as she was trained in this region as a
Master Gardener. I need some help though on these more
tropical climate plants & seed.
Will the Cashew nut tree be a DANGER to my poodle, should
she get a whole nut or it's shell? I know a LOT of nuts in
their shells, AND their shells alone are TOXIC to pets. Like
Black Walnut, a friend of mine had a dog that got into
those kind of shells and STILL has ceizures.
ALL help appreciated sincerely.
Mango Tree & Cashew Nut Tree
I know cashew nuts are poisonous to people, until after they are roasted. Not sure about dogs.
Here is a link with lots of info:
http://www.rain-tree.com/cajueiro.htm
Here's another good one, which is a little more clear about which part is poisonous. Though still not sure about dog toxicity.
http://www.living-foods.com/articles/rawcashew.html
Apparently, the cashew nut grows at the end of a "Cashew Apple" which is also quite tasty!
I find no mention that cashews are poisonous to dogs. Note that Cashews and Mangos are in the same family with Poison Ivy (Anacardiaceae) and the toxic substance in them is the same stuff (Urushiol) as in Poison Ivy. I don't think that substance is poisonous as poisonous to dogs as it is to humans.
edited to add plant family.
This message was edited Apr 16, 2004 5:27 PM
On mangoes: When I was a child, I planted a mango seed (intact with some flesh remnants still attached) in a flower garden outside my grandparent's house. Just stuck it in the moist dirt. When they later moved to a house my grandfather built, he took the 'tree' which was about 2 foot tall, and put it in his new yard. (I was the only grandchild at that time... he HAD to take my plant, LOL!).
I came back to live with him as a teenager, and by then the tree was 15' tall, and bearing fruit. I don't know who was more proud... me, or him (of his grandchild). :)
If you were able to grow a mango from seed and produce good fruit then you're very lucky. Mango trees (among other tropcial fruit trees) are grafted to insure qaulity stock and fruiting. Otherwise they'll need a lot of work and to be pollenated.
I'm not saying it never happens. Oh no, but it would stink if you waited and waited for years and got a tree that didn't fruit. I buy and resell mangos all the time. They don't cost that much to get a 4 year old tree and they taste sooooo good. For a real treat try dehydrating them. Anyone who has a mango tree knows that you always have way too many.
Cheers!