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Anyone hear of Boca Chempadek from Excalibur? I was told they are seedlings. I was wondering if this was legit or too good to be true and some nasty cheena variety.
I too am curious about the Boca Chempedak. I spoke with Richard at Excalibur and he mentioned that with global warming, West Palm area start to get weather like Miami. I don't know how long it would take chempedak to fruit. I'm hoping to grow one, then in 5-8 years, West Palm area would be warm enough to fruit Chempedak, may be even Durian? Wishful thinking, I know.
My dozen bit the dust...before Winter! As per the norm...all great to a foot an then BAMM...total dieback. God speed Josh. Chris
I was told it's a small fruit. I have a seedling as well. I think it's like a hybrid or just a jackfruit. Doesn't look like the chempedak I have. Also it dislikes my soil greatly and mostly refuses to grow.
Quote from: ftmyersfruit on February 26, 2018, 09:53:41 AMI was told it's a small fruit. I have a seedling as well. I think it's like a hybrid or just a jackfruit. Doesn't look like the chempedak I have. Also it dislikes my soil greatly and mostly refuses to grow.Dieback happened in bags or ground? Chempedak has problems surving being in pots / bags.
Chempa foliage is not smooth and has a sandpaper quality when young.
Quote from: Mike T on February 08, 2021, 08:11:21 AMChempa foliage is not smooth and has a sandpaper quality when young.This comment has me thinking, do jackfruit have the same sandpaper feel to the foliage as seedlings? I bought a "jackfruit" seedling from the nursery here in town and the leaves are rough on the bottom like sandpaper. Could I have something different? A chempedak or chemp/jack hybrid maybe? The leaves threw me off when I bought it, some were round and some were two or three lobed. I think I read here that someone said jacks do have three lobed leaves when they're seedlings and that the seedlings with lobed leaves turn out to be superior so I didn't do any further research to see if it was something different. The thing has been super fast growing, when it got it in May/June it was maybe 2 feet tall and now it's almost 7. On its main trunk it puts out a new leaf and almost each time a branch from the leaf bract. It's a little ratty right now from the wind here but I can put up some pictures if that might help in an ID
Rob, do you know anyone that has Coconut’s Champedek or Jakfruit’s fruiting? Would love to try some seed’s of those and his humorous post’s no longer grace the forum.