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I dont think its this particular beatle if the culprit is a beetle anyway. I think stat the branches are falling off on their own, see on the pic with the stump and the new flush, the leaves are heavy on those new unsturdy branches and they are probably falling off on their own when theres wind, and rain that accunulates and makes them heavier. When a tree is cut back hard like this the new flushes often have a weak connection to the main trunk, ive seen this on many occasions and species. The flushes usually need more tipe to fatten up at the base and get stronger, until this time comes, some of them will be bracking and falling off.
Was your pommegranite also topped and were the branches that were bracking also new growths?

The mango had been suffering from twig drops several times a week even before it was pruned back and it was always the new flushes. Dropping occurs regardless of weather. The pomegranate hasn't been topped recently and the breakages seem to come at random points and not on the nodes. Fortunately it seems to have stopped with the pomegranate.

Based on what I found Googling, the family of beetle this belongs to have some notorious species known for boring into wood although the damage pattern in this case seems to not add up. Shouldn't there be holes instead of cuts?

Finally, I've found someone again from the PI who's still active in this forum. I once saw a seedless mabolo marked for sale a few years ago on a fruit stand. I didn't buy it as I really haven't had a good impression on the fruit due to its unusual complex pungency and mealy texture but then those are of the typical red fuzzy seeded kind. It seems you have to eat it at a young enough age in order to acquire the taste for it. That however looked different, as it was a light peach colour with little fuzz. It also didn't have a strong smell, at least from what I remember. Maybe it did, maybe not. Based on the circulating resources in the Internet, some preferred varieties have been developed but it's not well-known. That thing I saw could be one of them.

Some of my fruits have been ruined with these coverings that has the texture of an ant mound which is also very hard to remove since it is binded by a white sticky fibrous "substance", whatever that may be. Is this caused by some kind of borer? Is the remainder of the fruit good to eat?

Likely a virus

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Quote from: JonM on February 27, 2018, 01:19:04 AM

Quote from: Mvule101 on February 26, 2018, 10:35:13 PM

Quote from: JonM on February 26, 2018, 08:41:03 PM

Quote from: Chupa King on February 26, 2018, 06:43:27 PM

I've been told there is great Salak. My friend brought me some seeds and two made the journey. Most were taken from her. From what I can tell it is different than my three varieties.

Contrary to some reports indicating the abundance of salak in the Philippines, that fruit is nowhere to be found here. It's unheard of although rattan fruits which bear some resemblance to it is quite ubiquitous.

Ah! So JonM what fruit seeds would you suggest?

As Mugenia has said, many fruits found here are found in many parts of the world. Adding to the relatively common fruits previously mentioned that I recommend are jackfuits, chicos, marangs, mangosteen, star apple(currently in season), bignay, duhat or java plum, starfruit, kamias, tamarind, guava, and macopa or Java apple and its close relatives, pili nuts, and sugar apples. Avocados are common but it's a lottery when it comes to quality. Aratiles is so common it's left to birds.
Lesser known species of fruits that are often only well known in some localities are acerola, Rollinia, mabolo or velvet apple(Diospyros blancoi), lipote(Syzygium curranii), chempedak(only in Palawan), gumihan or pedelai(Bicol Region), hagis(Syzygium sp. - can't find species name), camachile (Pithecellobium dulce), cashew, berba(Lemon drop mangosteen), binucao (Garcinia binucao? - don't know if sp. name is valid), pahutan(Mangifera altissima, Luzon), huani(Mangifera odorata, Mindanao), galo(Anacolosa fructescens), tabu(Willughbeia elmeri? - not universally recognized sp. name, Palawan), palau saguit-saguit(Willughbeia sarawakensis, Palawan), and Paratungon(Salak relative but sour and used in wine-making instead. Palawan), and the gymnosperm "bago"(Gnetum gnemon). I forgot some species but most of them are even rarer.

Very good list !

Thank you very much.
And oh, this article should add more fruits to the list though the area where the study was conducted is in the Cordilleras.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4025321/#!po=21.9101

Quote from: JonM on February 26, 2018, 08:41:03 PM

Quote from: Chupa King on February 26, 2018, 06:43:27 PM

I've been told there is great Salak. My friend brought me some seeds and two made the journey. Most were taken from her. From what I can tell it is different than my three varieties.

Contrary to some reports indicating the abundance of salak in the Philippines, that fruit is nowhere to be found here. It's unheard of although rattan fruits which bear some resemblance to it is quite ubiquitous.

Ah! So JonM what fruit seeds would you suggest?

As Mugenia has said, many fruits found here are found in many parts of the world. Adding to the relatively common fruits previously mentioned that I recommend are jackfuits, chicos, marangs, mangosteen, star apple(currently in season), bignay, duhat or java plum, starfruit, kamias, tamarind, guava, and macopa or Java apple and its close relatives, pili nuts, and sugar apples. Avocados are common but it's a lottery when it comes to quality. Aratiles is so common it's left to birds.
Lesser known species of fruits that are often only well known in some localities are acerola, Rollinia, mabolo or velvet apple(Diospyros blancoi), lipote(Syzygium curranii), chempedak(only in Palawan), gumihan or pedelai(Bicol Region), hagis(Syzygium sp. - can't find species name), camachile (Pithecellobium dulce), cashew, berba(Lemon drop mangosteen), binucao (Garcinia binucao? - don't know if sp. name is valid), pahutan(Mangifera altissima, Luzon), huani(Mangifera odorata, Mindanao), galo(Anacolosa fructescens), tabu(Willughbeia elmeri? - not universally recognized sp. name, Palawan), palau saguit-saguit(Willughbeia sarawakensis, Palawan), and Paratungon(Salak relative but sour and used in wine-making instead. Palawan), and the gymnosperm "bago"(Gnetum gnemon). I forgot some species but most of them are even rarer.

Is that Cercospora?

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Hi JonM, is that species myrciaria coronata or another thing?

From what I remember it was labeled the common Myrciaria cauliflora. This is a seedling I bought from the late local fruit guru Prof. Coronel's collection. It seems to me there is only one species of Jabuticaba in the country, or is it just me. What I just noticed in the plant is that new leaves are not an intense red or salmon color like what I saw in other Jabuticabas in this forum. New leaves are green, with only a little bit of salmon color that quickly disappears.

Cherry of the Rio Grande, Green Sapote, Tamarillo, Naranjilla, Mountain Papaya, Macadamia, Cherimoya, Lucuma, Raspberries(We have a native species)
For additional information, Baguio City has a few nights where temperatures drop to around 7°C (45°F) every year. On the other side of the scale, temperatures rarely rise above 27°C (80°F). The city also has a dry season from December-April. I hope that helps.

Hello everybody, you can call me Jon. I am an undergraduate student in University of the Philippines Los Baños, an institution known for agriculture and forestry. I have had interest in growing plants since I was seven although it was mostly ornamental plants. My fascination with tropical fruit was kindled much more recently when I realized that there is such a huge diversity of edible fruits out there, most of which are underutilized due to the stigma placed upon lesser known plants as second class food. My discovery of this forum around a year ago just strengthened my interest in tropical fruits and I have been regularly following this forum since although it is only now that I have created an account. I am looking forward to interact with this community.