Author Topic: Where are my Wampee people at? (Read 9184 times)

FlyingFoxFruits · « **on:** April 10, 2012, 06:05:22 PM »

I can't wait to eat these fruits!

They taste like a grape and lychee to me, but really only taste like wampee.

They really grow on u after eating a few.

This tree handles freezes no prob.

If you double click picture, you'll see that its covered in green fruits, like a citrus tree mixed with a lychee tree!!!

BTW the photo is deceiving because of the longan tree in the foreground, the wampee has superficially similar foliage.

Give the wampee a try if you can find a tree or a fruit

siafu · « **Reply #1 on:** April 10, 2012, 06:43:35 PM »

Yep. I like it very much as well.

One of my seedlings fruited for the first time last summer. The fruits were
very sweet and seedless. I'm hoping both traits are permanent...

It is in heavy bloom now and I am hoping for a decent crop in the summer. Wish me luck...

lkailburn · « **Reply #2 on:** April 10, 2012, 06:54:19 PM »

Quote from: siafu on April 10, 2012, 06:43:35 PM

Yep. I like it very much as well.

One of my seedlings fruited for the first time last summer. The fruits were
very sweet and seedless. I'm hoping both traits are permanent...

It is in heavy bloom now and I am hoping for a decent crop in the summer. Wish me luck...

Goodluck! how old was that seedling that fruited last summer?
-Luke

siafu · « **Reply #3 on:** April 10, 2012, 07:16:41 PM »

It's about 5 years old.

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #4 on:** April 10, 2012, 07:58:06 PM »

Good Luck!

Please let us know if it remains seedless!

Sorry to be a negative Nancy

, but I think it won't be though...the first few times a tree sets fruits, they can be seedless. The same thing has happened with my sugar apples.

Quote from: siafu on April 10, 2012, 06:43:35 PM

Yep. I like it very much as well.

One of my seedlings fruited for the first time last summer. The fruits were
very sweet and seedless. I'm hoping both traits are permanent...

It is in heavy bloom now and I am hoping for a decent crop in the summer. Wish me luck...

fruitlovers · « **Reply #5 on:** April 10, 2012, 08:00:37 PM »

I think lone wampee trees without any pollinators around tend to be seedless.

edself65 · « **Reply #6 on:** April 10, 2012, 08:59:36 PM »

A really good fruit! Also very easy to grow!

Ed

edself65 · « **Reply #7 on:** April 10, 2012, 09:49:28 PM »

Oscar didn't you mention that you have some improved varieties of Wampee in Hawaii? If so I was wondering if you would sale some cuttings?

Thanks,

Ed

fruitlovers · « **Reply #8 on:** April 10, 2012, 10:28:55 PM »

There are some improved wampee cultivars here in Hawaii but i don't carry them.

nullzero · « **Reply #9 on:** April 10, 2012, 11:05:36 PM »

Another plant I eventually want to grow

.

BMc · « **Reply #10 on:** April 11, 2012, 12:06:20 AM »

Yeem Pay is a nice large yellow fruit that is very sweet, like a citrusy grape. Guy Sam is kind of gold, is a little less sweet but has more flavor. Both are normally seedless if grown in isolation, seedy if crossed. Seedlings are sometimes good, but can often be overly aromatic, seedy and 'vegetative' (taste furry like tomato leaves). I grow Yeem Pay as they are fantastic chilled in summer. Can be kept quite small and neat.

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #11 on:** April 11, 2012, 12:37:15 AM »

who has seen the pink wampee! ?

that's the one i want

jb_fla · « **Reply #12 on:** April 11, 2012, 04:05:58 AM »

Montoso Gardens sells pink wampee seeds.

Jacob13 · « **Reply #13 on:** April 11, 2012, 04:38:55 AM »

Hello Friends,

I have a Grafted Wampee tree that is about 8' feet tall. It grows so fast and has been topped several times, or else it would be close to probably 15' feet tall. It is really cold hardy. It has suffered absolutely NO cold damage during Winter time. I hope I see some flowers and fruit sometime in the near future. It is grafted but I am not sure of the Variety. I will have to ask the person I got it from as to the Variety. Can't wait to taste the fruit. As soon as this rains stops, I will post pictures of this beast.

Thanks,

Jacob

fruitlovers · « **Reply #14 on:** April 11, 2012, 05:05:55 AM »

Quote from: jb_fla on April 11, 2012, 04:05:58 AM

Montoso Gardens sells pink wampee seeds.

I think you are confused with another species: Clausena excavata. That is a tiny and not very good fruit at all.

Felipe · « **Reply #15 on:** April 11, 2012, 01:22:29 PM »

Quote from: siafu on April 10, 2012, 06:43:35 PM

Yep. I like it very much as well.

One of my seedlings fruited for the first time last summer. The fruits were
very sweet and seedless. I'm hoping both traits are permanent...

It is in heavy bloom now and I am hoping for a decent crop in the summer. Wish me luck...

Sergio, have you tried to airlayer this tree?

siafu · « **Reply #16 on:** April 11, 2012, 05:49:18 PM »

Yes, but I did not do it properly. I did not cover the air layer properly and it dried out.

I must try again soon.

HMHausman · « **Reply #17 on:** April 11, 2012, 05:55:46 PM »

All the wampees I have tried have been too sour to be considered something I am interested in growing. Have the fruits you all have had been other than sour?

Harry

edself65 · « **Reply #18 on:** April 11, 2012, 06:38:52 PM »

Harry the ones I tried are sweet. I only like sweet fruits so I got cuttings from that one. It seems to graft pretty easy and looks like my cuttings may take root.

Ed

HMHausman · « **Reply #19 on:** April 11, 2012, 08:03:49 PM »

Quote from: edself65 on April 11, 2012, 06:38:52 PM

Harry the ones I tried are sweet. I only like sweet fruits so I got cuttings from that one. It seems to graft pretty easy and looks like my cuttings may take root.

Ed

I'll have to give them another then. The ones I had had little flesh to seed and quite a sour flavor. Let me know when you have some up and running and we can work a trade.

Harry

edself65 · « **Reply #20 on:** April 11, 2012, 09:40:26 PM »

When they get ready I will try to get some fruit to you Harry!

Ed

fruitlovers · « **Reply #21 on:** April 11, 2012, 09:56:47 PM »

Quote from: Anikulapo on April 11, 2012, 12:37:15 AM

who has seen the pink wampee! ?

that's the one i want

I still haven't seen any evidence that there is a pink colored wampee? I think Ed said in a previous thread that the the fruit coloration goes through a stage where it is pink, but that doesn't make it pink colored.

Jacob13 · « **Reply #22 on:** April 12, 2012, 03:14:20 PM »

Quote from: fruitlovers on April 11, 2012, 09:56:47 PM

Quote from: Anikulapo on April 11, 2012, 12:37:15 AM
who has seen the pink wampee! ?

that's the one i want

I still haven't seen any evidence that there is a pink colored wampee? I think Ed said in a previous thread that the the fruit coloration goes through a stage where it is pink, but that doesn't make it pink colored.

Hey Oscar,

Here is a Link to the Pink Wampee:

http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/pink_wampee.htm

nullzero · « **Reply #23 on:** April 12, 2012, 03:24:13 PM »

Here is another good link; http://www.citrusvariety.ucr.edu/citrus/excavata.html

fruitlovers · « **Reply #24 on:** April 12, 2012, 05:09:37 PM »

Jacob and Nullzero, like i said above on this thread Clausenia excavata is not a wampee. The common name of this excavata species is pink wampee, but it is a totally different fruit = very small and bad tasting. What Adam and Ed are talking about is Clausenia lansium, which is called wampee, and they claim there is a pink form of that. This is yet another case of common names being extremely confusing. That is why it would be really helpful if people knew and included the latin names of what they post about.

edself65 · « **Reply #25 on:** April 12, 2012, 10:50:38 PM »

Yes I was referring to Clausenia lansium - Wampee. And no I wasn't claiming their was a pink form. What I was saying or meant to say was the fruit that I observed starts out as green immature and as it is maturing it had a slight pink tint to the fruit and then as it was fully mature it was a yellowish brown. Sorry for any confusion.

Thanks,

Ed

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