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Achacha is not Garcinia humilis.
This tree gets very wide! Hope you gave them lots of distance between each one?
Mine are at least 30’ wide. They don’t need cross pollination. Peter
Quote from: fruitlovers on July 29, 2020, 03:03:41 AMThis tree gets very wide! Hope you gave them lots of distance between each one?Hey oscar,I had heard they grow more horizontal than vertical. I left about 5-6 ft between them and the closest plant. Does anyone know if has specific requirements, for example iron, calcium, lots of water, ect
@achetadomestica and pineislander: You guys mind sharing where you got them? I’m a fellow Floridian and a pretty hardcore plant guy...not afraid to drive across the state (or the country, for that matter) in pursuit of a plant.@johnnyredland: Small world! I’m right up the road from you. I’m the horticulturist at Galloway Farm Nursery in South Miami. Used to work at Redland Nursery, if you’re familiar with it.
Try Pine Island Nursery. I have 2 in 7gal for sale, $75 each. Quote from: Wicked Mike on July 31, 2020, 10:21:25 AM@achetadomestica and pineislander: You guys mind sharing where you got them? I’m a fellow Floridian and a pretty hardcore plant guy...not afraid to drive across the state (or the country, for that matter) in pursuit of a plant.@johnnyredland: Small world! I’m right up the road from you. I’m the horticulturist at Galloway Farm Nursery in South Miami. Used to work at Redland Nursery, if you’re familiar with it.
Yes, the last Pine Island nursery wholesale plant listing I got in April showed they had 4,000 6 inch achachairu. That seems impressive, not sure what they have now you should call for availability in case they were growing under contract.I grew my own from seed, they are slow. A 6" pot might only be a very young seedling in Florida you might expect another year in the pot before planting out next rainy season. I used the suggested planting method in the manual. Drive 4 stakes around the young tree and wrap with shade cloth. It has worked for me and i think if i had put them in the field without protection they may have fried.
Mine seem to do great in full sun
All this talk of 30' wide achacha trees....wowIt's going to take mine 600 years to get to that size at the rate it's been growing. 5 new leaves in one year, a gain of 1 inch height.....
Oscar...when do you normally fertilize your achachairu? Thanks
Quote from: BoBiscuit on July 31, 2020, 10:31:39 PMAll this talk of 30' wide achacha trees....wowIt's going to take mine 600 years to get to that size at the rate it's been growing. 5 new leaves in one year, a gain of 1 inch height.....How old are your trees bo biscuit?
Hey pineislander,How big where they when you placed them underneath the shade cloth? Mine seem to do great in full sun
Oscar, will it fruit twice for you or fruit out of season?Ours is finishing up right now but it also can fruit around March/April.Peter