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I've always thought this extraordinarily big Guanabana was in the hands of a short stature man. That's got to be the biggest harvested Guanabana in the world yes? Not everyone's enthralled with Guinness or ever cared for couple seconds of fame, but of course, I couldn't help looking it up
Guinness book's heaviest Guanabana - very sad, this thing is only 1/3 of the number Noel's put up
Here's an article on the owner of that record
Adiel
You will find that 98% of the Mamey being grown in Florida are either Pantin(Key West) or Magana with Pantin being the vast majority. These other grafted cultivars are still very rare. I have been to dozens of local tree sales and have only seen the two I already mentioned and maybe a few Excalibers. TREC in Homestead probably has the best collection of cultivars in this part of the world.
The photo shows a my Pantin just a few days ago. This is only a corner of much tree.
Noel
Hi Noel, what are the plastic enclosures around your mamey fruits and what is their purpose? In Hawaii also only Pantin and Magana are grown, and i think 98% of the fruits come just from one farm that planted 200 trees many years back. It's not a popular fruit here. Guess there are not enough Cubans living here yet!
Oscar
i know that primarily its the leaves that turn light into food for the tree but i was wondering if the growing fruit also benefit in anyway from being exposed to light (other than acquiring attractiive colors)
This is the Pantin mamey grafted on lucuma. I was even flowering. I don't know if canistel and mamey are compatible, but at least it didn't work for the guys in Tenerife... but I can tell you, those guys know their business
Will a knife purchased from a sporting goods store work just as fine?
During seed collecting trips i would save the last day or two for eating/washing/cleaning all the seeds i w
I thought you were going to say you swallowed the seeds whole, and then, ummm, recovered them when you were back in the states.
Does anyone know how to speed up the growth and get a Green Sapote to fruit? I know that the Green Sapote is a slow grower but I didn't realize exactly how slow until I planted one a year ago! If anyone has any findings on how to speed things up, please share.
Thanks,
Adiel
This is awesome...I have two in pots, grown from PR seeds, each about 20" now.
The only thing left is for someone to finally confirm that you can fruit R. deliciosa in a pot and I'll be all set.