The Tropical Fruit Forum

Hello
I have a planned trip to Siem Reap in Cambodia and Singapore in June. Any tips of what interesting fruit I should look out for in that season in those locations.

Also where can I find the biggest varieties of fruit/ named cultivars to taste/ collect seeds from... I'm thinking especially of in Singapore. Thank you!

Hi there

I live in Uganda and after this crazy season of COVID I was wondering when I visit the US if it would be viable to bring back some scions of named fruit varieties to graft on to my own trees.

The fruit I was thinking of were:
1. Mango
2. Annona
3. Star fruit
4. Loquat

So I was wondering. How long would they be viable for as it is a long journey and I live far from the international airport. They would need to remain viable for three weeks or more.

Secondly, given that I dont have experience grafting are these fruit fairly easy for a newbie to graft?

Thanks for your help!

John

Hello.

Anyone know what would be causing died back of the young shoots of my Annona reticulata? Do I need to be worried about it?

Thanks

Hi everyone,

We all love blackberries, raspberrues and strawberries, but what are the best berries to grow in the subtopics and tropics. Here in northern Uganda we don't get significant cold seasons it rarely drops below 60'C or 15 F.

Currently I grow Mysore Raspberry, mulberries. Then there are berry like fruit such as Suriname Cherry and Barbados Cherry, Malpighia. Also Muntingia. But I find Muntingia disappointing as they are small with a relatively thick skin. I also find Malpighia disappointing, with little flesh and the birds eat most of them. Strawberries that I grow also have low yeilds and spoil get eaten.

Any suggestions welcome!

Just wondering how long Mamey Sapote seeds remain viable for as all my efforts to get viable seeds, here in Uganda, have not worked out.

Are they better shipped moist?

Any suggestions appreciated!

I was wondering if I ordered some Annona scions would they be prerooted? How long would they last in transit? Just wondering if I could order some to fly with from USA to Uganda next year. Maybe on hand luggage?

I would be interested to hear if others have done this.

Hello everyone

In a recent trip to Central Africa Republic I found Myrianthus arbóreas for sale in a local market. Also known as the Giant Yellow Mulberry more for its looks as the fruit are not like the mulberry. Instead it the fruit break up more like a jack fruit but with less edible flesh. The leaves are also edible and harvested locally.

The other two fruit species are from Nuba Mountains in Sudan.

Baobab, Adansonia digitada
This is the northern variety of the Baobab which is isolated from its East African relatives known for its higher flesh to seed ratio (see this link https://www.researchgate.net/publication/257567558_A_note_on_baobab_Adansonia_digitata_L_in_Kordofan_Sudan ) . The dry flesh can be disolved in water and makes a delicious and medicinal, slightly sour, drink.

Hyphaene thebaica. Known as Doum or the Gingerbread palm
This palm fruit has very fiberous flesh the taste is like gingerbread. It is sold in the markets locally as it is popular to chew on. The seed is quite large.

Myrianthus $2/seed
Baobab $1.5/seed
Doum Palm $2/seed
Plus postage

I would be willing to trade and am interested in Jaboticata vatrieties, Mamy Sapote and many other fruit!

Can anyone help me I'd this bulb used for giving rice a red colour? Thanks.

Hello everyone.

I have Annona Sengelensis seeds for trade from here in Uganda.

I am interested in any jaboticaba seeds, Mamy Sapote, Canistel or anything I dont already have!

I should be about to receive White Wani Mango seeds in the mail from Malaysia. However I can find very little on the web about how to germinate and grow them.

I have the following questions:

I read somewhere on this forum that the seeds of Wani Mangoes should not be planted the wrong way up. But the post did not say which way it should be planted. Anyone with experience of the conditions necessary for germinating them?

Here in northern Uganda we have about 3-4 months dry season. Will the Wani Mangoes cope with this? We have a small stream flowing through our property would the mangoe like to be planted in waterlogged soil or soil that occasionally floods? Can it tolerate flooding? If I planted them in the shade of larger trees should they do better given that they are in a climate that has 3 months dry season with very dry air.? We are about 1200m above sea level and 3 degrees north of the equator.

We grow Avacado and jackfruit easiliy here as well as the normal Mango.

Thank you for any advise!

I planted ten seeds on Annona reticulata from trade wind fruits. Only one germinated. After a eight and a half year wait, this morning we were rewarded with our first fruit. As you can see it is delicious and reddish colour. It is sweet and has berry overtones. I’m very happy!

I obviously want to propagate this tree! Someone told me that if I graft or bud the seedlings I would get much faster fruiting (eight years is a rather long wait!). Is this so? Which is the best and simplest way to do this budding or grafting. I have never done this before and have no access to propriety tape that people seem to use to bind the bud to the root stock here in Uganda.

Also what is the best website/YouTube clip that I should follow to do this.

Many thanks!

Hi folks

I have been away for the last six months and I came back to find my Granadilla was fruiting for the first time.

My questions are two.

When do I harvest it.

What is the best way to eat it?

Thank you everyone!