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I love mine! It was advertised as a "Black Pearl", but all the fruits I've gotten are white/green/pink, Lol! Wax jambus are never gonna be as sweet as mangos, but the flavor is still excellent. My tree only produces in alternate years, I've no idea why or if I can do anything to make it produce annually. There are tons of flower buds on my tree at this time, whereas last year I was praying for some.
The newer cultivars can be really good. I have a green one sold to me as "Green Bell" that is sweet and sour and tastes quite a bit like green apple. Another, "Apel Hijao", is smaller and red and honestly tastes like red apple. It's probably my favorite that I've tried. I also have one Ong calls "red-green" which tastes like honey but is milder than the other two. And I've tried plenty of bland ones too.Ong says they are heavy feeders and can produce for months if you constantly fertilize them. They also like lots of water and sun.
they are excellent on a hot day. crisp and refreshing. my wife loves the taste. in 9b i grow them in containers but must keep themindoor or heated when temps dip below 40
I recently bought a pair of missile wax jambu.Hoping they do well in Florida
Quote from: skhan on May 25, 2018, 06:48:34 AMI recently bought a pair of missile wax jambu.Hoping they do well in FloridaWhat's the name of the nursery you bought your missile wax Jambi from? Do you know if they ship to California?
Quote from: PrincessTigerLily on May 27, 2018, 06:19:48 PMQuote from: skhan on May 25, 2018, 06:48:34 AMI recently bought a pair of missile wax jambu.Hoping they do well in FloridaWhat's the name of the nursery you bought your missile wax Jambi from? Do you know if they ship to California?Ong nursery in Linda Vista has about 40 varieties, most of them are airlayers from Florida, many from Maurice Kong.
Quote from: andrewq on May 25, 2018, 12:03:18 AMthey are excellent on a hot day. crisp and refreshing. my wife loves the taste. in 9b i grow them in containers but must keep themindoor or heated when temps dip below 40I recently bought 4 wax apple trees and plan on keeping them in pots for the next couple years. Mine is about 6-7 feet tall. You worry me when you say it needs to be indoor or heated when it's below 40. Could you elaborate on this ? I live in bradenton and it's a 9b/10a zone and last year it dipped below 40 a few times.