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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Brian's Pennsylvania Greenhouse and Tropical Fruit Trees
« Last post by Tropicaltoba on Today at 07:35:16 AM »
Thanks for posting the video, always nice to learn from other people’s successes. It’s interesting how many of the fruiting challenges seem universal to greenhouse growers (ie soursop). I was curious about how many members grow in similar conditions?

I too am interested in your fan, do you know what model it is? I got one that was wet rated 7 years ago and the fan blades edges that hit my passionfruit have started to rust.
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Sprouting cherimoya seeds.. free to pickup
« Last post by StelaG on Today at 07:34:01 AM »
I wish I was local to you.  I need to plant some seeds for rootstock. 
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Sprouting cherimoya seeds.. free to pickup
« Last post by love_Tropic on Today at 02:44:26 AM »
Have 100s of cherimoya seeds sprouting mostly pierce, booth and dr.white
Let me know if anyone needs them…


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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Eureka Lemon only growing below graft
« Last post by drymifolia on Today at 01:52:58 AM »
I don't know about either of those, and couldn't find a conclusive answer online either. I know that Lisbon lemon is compatible from this chart, though:



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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Eureka Lemon only growing below graft
« Last post by FruitGrower on Today at 12:44:05 AM »
Quote from: drymifolia on Today at 12:38:16 AM
Quote from: Seanny on April 23, 2024, 02:30:40 PM
Graft Eureka to the rootstock suckers.
Let them grow and decide which branch to cull later.

This won't help if the problem is an incompatible rootstock. Eureka has delayed failure on many common rootstocks.

After my last post I read this one, https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=54470.0, and realize that it’s likely incompatibility, as you stated. Do you know if my C35 rootstock will be compatible with Meyer lemon or Key Lime?
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Looking for warm weather raspberries.
« Last post by Rispa on Today at 12:44:01 AM »
Quote from: Rhythm on April 23, 2024, 11:15:50 AM
Quote from: Rispa on April 06, 2023, 05:18:50 PM
Here's part of my list of berries to try
[ ] Sherbert berry
[ ] Rubus ‘ItSaul Summer’ Everbearing Raspberry
[ ] Indian summer rasberry (Rubus idaeus) (Willis)
[ ] Dewberry
[ ] Mysore rasberry
[ ] Dorman red rasberry
[ ] Rubus phoenicolaseus (Japanese wine berry)
[ ] Rubus spectabillis (salmon berry)
[ ] Rubus indicus (Indian rasberry)
[ ] Rubus Californica (California blackberry)

I spent most of my life in the Pacific Northwest, and I doubt you would be happy with the Salmonberry. It tends to grow prolifically on the coast - in the margins - roadsides, ditches, clearcuts, etc. It's fruit is light orange in the limited light conditions you often find it, and gets that redish burnishing you see in some pics only when out in full sun all day, where it tends to struggle. While I definitely ate plenty of them when I stumbled across ripe ones, I never set out to pick them as they were almost always too bland to really enjoy, the best ones were still not nearly as flavorful as blackberries, thimbleberries, wild strawberries, raspberries or blackcaps. They generally had a very low amount of sugar and not a very distinct flavor. Also being from the PNW coast, where they get LOTS of rain and very moderate temps, I would imagine they would have a difficult time growing in TX.

While the later comments about growth apply to thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus) as well, they actually do have a very nice flavor similar to raspberry with reasonable sweetness (and no thorns). The main issue with them, is that the fruit is incredibly soft. They always went straight into the mouth. Picking into a container virtually guarantees having a pile of red goo. Perhaps if you could cultivate, and pick them cleanly enough that you could dump the goo into a juicer without needing to sort or clean, you could get a very tasty juice for jelly etc.
Thank you for all the great info! I've got some trialing in ground now. Though I'm not sure if it'll work out. I'm thinking of I get dormant plants I need to get them during winter, not spring because by then it's already too warm
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Isn’t c-35 highly incompatible with any type of eureka?
« Last post by FruitGrower on Today at 12:38:36 AM »
Quote from: Desertcitrus on April 11, 2024, 02:26:18 PM
Isn’t c-35 rootstock highly incompatible with any type of eureka? If so why am I finding all these trees here at big box stores with them grafted together?  Am I wrong or do they not care and are just trying to make money? How long does it take to show incompatibility? Their grafts look really good so I’m just wondering.

I’m pretty sure I’m having this problem now so thanks for posting this. In my case it took about 3 years to start showing incompatibility, manifesting as just refusing to grown any leaves above the graft and constantly pushing out suckers. Very frustrating that a big nursery would do this.
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Eureka Lemon only growing below graft
« Last post by drymifolia on Today at 12:38:16 AM »
Quote from: Seanny on April 23, 2024, 02:30:40 PM
Graft Eureka to the rootstock suckers.
Let them grow and decide which branch to cull later.

This won't help if the problem is an incompatible rootstock. Eureka has delayed failure on many common rootstocks.
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Productivity of kumquats and their hybrids
« Last post by Rispa on Today at 12:35:43 AM »
Quote from: poncirsguy on April 23, 2024, 10:21:04 PM
Marumi are NOT true by seed.
Darn. At least bud wood is available
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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Eureka Lemon only growing below graft
« Last post by FruitGrower on Today at 12:24:49 AM »
Quote from: Seanny on April 23, 2024, 02:30:40 PM
Graft Eureka to the rootstock suckers.
Let them grow and decide which branch to cull later.

Good idea!
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