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Title: Katuck and rheedia fruiting
Post by: TREESNMORE on November 04, 2012, 12:02:13 PM

Checking the containers found two trees fruiting katuck and rheedia laterfilora or Garcina laterfilora


(http://s18.postimage.org/3o3k0ejwl/092.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/3o3k0ejwl/)

(http://s15.postimage.org/s26cas1yf/093.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/s26cas1yf/)

(http://s17.postimage.org/9qqpqloez/099.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/9qqpqloez/)

(http://s12.postimage.org/j8fauzsw9/100.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/j8fauzsw9/)

Title: Re: Katuck and rheedia fruiting
Post by: HMHausman on November 04, 2012, 12:44:34 PM

Fantastic!  How old are these trees?

Title: Re: Katuck and rheedia fruiting
Post by: TREESNMORE on November 04, 2012, 12:57:03 PM

The katuck one and half about four feet. Rheedia about four years three feet in seven gallons

Title: Re: Katuck and rheedia fruiting
Post by: Hollywood on November 04, 2012, 02:19:08 PM

I love the flavor of katuk, don't you. Yours looks like it might be happier with a little more shade.

Title: Re: Katuck and rheedia fruiting
Post by: TREESNMORE on November 04, 2012, 03:52:30 PM

The leaves have a peanut flavor have not tasted the fruit yet.I don't have any shade  for the containers that aren't cold hardy. I saw how you spelled katuk

Title: Re: Katuck and rheedia fruiting
Post by: Hollywood on November 04, 2012, 07:53:48 PM

The flowers have a mushroom taste and the fruits are sort of bland with mushroom overtones. I think of this plant as a perennial vegetable.