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Ha ha, you live and learn. No more purchasing Durian from ebay then.I actually already have a Bangkok Lemon Jackfruit (grafted) bought from Excalibur, and just put it in the ground last weekend. Don't know what to do with this mystery jackfruit. I will just keep it in the pot and if I feel like it, just put it in ground where I saved the space for potential Durian.
If you like jackfruit, go add a Red Morning.
Quote from: bsbullie on August 09, 2018, 09:37:38 PMIf you like jackfruit, go add a Red Morning.Thanks! Will do more research about Red Morning, time to get busy Googling again
I bought the plant off ebay. So I got a fake Durian?
I will just keep it in the pot and if I feel like it, just put it in ground where I saved the space for potential Durian.
Quote from: kc_moses on August 09, 2018, 09:48:39 PMQuote from: bsbullie on August 09, 2018, 09:37:38 PMIf you like jackfruit, go add a Red Morning.Thanks! Will do more research about Red Morning, time to get busy Googling again It is the best of the locally available red fleshed jackfruit. It has less of that juicyfruit flavor and what I would call a distinct sweet slightly musky (in a very good way) red berry flavor.If you can find a grafted Amber, that would be an excellent orange fleshed variety.
Someone on the forum did a multirootstock jackfruit or inarch. In other words you might be able to get a headstart by planting the tree and using it as a multirootstock.
Quote from: bsbullie on July 26, 2018, 07:56:51 AMQuote from: kc_moses on July 25, 2018, 04:30:52 PMAlright! This discussion is getting interesting, so there are more durian trees around South Florida than expected. I think the next thing we need to find out are how old the existing trees are (i.e Durio trees got to 20-30' in Fairchild, but are they 5 years, 8 years, grafted, start from seeds etc.) Durian typically start fruit around 15 years, but grafted could only take 8 years (again, from my brief research and read from internet).I see Durian really have a lot of commercial potential selling at $9.99/lb so I expect more commercial growers would try really hard to make it work.No, a commercial grower in Florida would not waste their time and loss of money to get it to work. Too many negative variables and the income loss is not a smart economic/business decision. They would make their decisions in crops that the net gains are the highest.There is a reason the price per pound is so high...Rob is absolutely right. No commercial grower in their right mind is going to take on a financial risk like durian when there are so many other viable options: Tomatoes, peppers, blueberries, strawberries, etc. At best, durian is going to be grown in the back yard by durian enthusiasts. And I look forward to the day when we can enjoy home-grown durian from our own trees :-) Now the problem is finding that elusive plant that will survive Florida conditions.....
Quote from: kc_moses on July 25, 2018, 04:30:52 PMAlright! This discussion is getting interesting, so there are more durian trees around South Florida than expected. I think the next thing we need to find out are how old the existing trees are (i.e Durio trees got to 20-30' in Fairchild, but are they 5 years, 8 years, grafted, start from seeds etc.) Durian typically start fruit around 15 years, but grafted could only take 8 years (again, from my brief research and read from internet).I see Durian really have a lot of commercial potential selling at $9.99/lb so I expect more commercial growers would try really hard to make it work.No, a commercial grower in Florida would not waste their time and loss of money to get it to work. Too many negative variables and the income loss is not a smart economic/business decision. They would make their decisions in crops that the net gains are the highest.There is a reason the price per pound is so high...
Alright! This discussion is getting interesting, so there are more durian trees around South Florida than expected. I think the next thing we need to find out are how old the existing trees are (i.e Durio trees got to 20-30' in Fairchild, but are they 5 years, 8 years, grafted, start from seeds etc.) Durian typically start fruit around 15 years, but grafted could only take 8 years (again, from my brief research and read from internet).I see Durian really have a lot of commercial potential selling at $9.99/lb so I expect more commercial growers would try really hard to make it work.
Cempedak, is another great alternative to Durian but certainty not as great as top quality Durian, in my opinion. Also, I believe no one managed to fruit Cempedak in Florida so your only option is to get a jackfruitxCempedak hybrid if you want something that is very close to durian. Just keep in mind it won't be as good as a durian.
Quote from: EvilFruit on August 10, 2018, 03:04:40 PMCempedak, is another great alternative to Durian but certainty not as great as top quality Durian, in my opinion. Also, I believe no one managed to fruit Cempedak in Florida so your only option is to get a jackfruitxCempedak hybrid if you want something that is very close to durian. Just keep in mind it won't be as good as a durian.I'm actually growing a Cempedak. Not interested in Cheena/Cempejack since I already have Jackfruit. The only fruit tree on my list are Marang/Pedalai and Durian.
Champedek do not seem to like our weather or soil. Texture is soft, too. Cheena, meh...grow good jackfruit, you will be much happier.
Durio exarillatushttp://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=13891.msg176068#msg176068Someone from Florida need to do it.