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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Need advice on how to prune a cherimoya tree.
« on: March 09, 2018, 01:07:40 AM »
Quote from: johnb51 on March 08, 2018, 09:53:12 AM
Any difference in pruning atemoya?  Or would you follow the same general guidelines?

My oldest are only two years in the ground but I treat them the same as Behl said. Some are pretty vigorous and I prune more than once a year. I know little of cherimoya so cannot compare in that regard.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Help ID this Macadamia Nut Variety
« on: March 08, 2018, 01:50:59 AM »
I have this saved :) haven’t looked to see if it helps with having a stab at yours yet.

http://era.daf.qld.gov.au/id/eprint/1964/14/mac-varieties.pdf


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Are pineapples really this heavy feeders?
« on: March 06, 2018, 03:50:47 PM »
Quote from: KarenRei on March 06, 2018, 12:48:55 PM
Quote from: FruitFreak on March 06, 2018, 11:33:55 AM
IMO even more important than supplemental nutrients is providing them with a nutrient rich organic medium with consistent supply of moisture.  I've been placing twisties directly in mulch and they are starting to look really good.  How the fruit turns out remains to be seen.

My understanding is that pineapples are obsessed with good drainage, which would run contrary to a rich organic medium that stays constantly wet.

Organic matter increases drainage in heavy soils. Drainage moves standing water, doesn’t mean the soil won’t stay moist though (which it will with organic matter as said above).

I assume it’s standing water (either visible or subsurface) that is the problem with pineapples?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Largest leaved tropical fruit trees
« on: March 02, 2018, 11:48:35 PM »
Neither are trees but coco yam and banana might be worth considering if you are after the large leaf tropical look.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Best of the New Zill Mangos
« on: February 27, 2018, 04:10:40 AM »
You guys have been able to get orange sherbet (and others yet to be released) fruit there right? Anyone tried to grow the seeds considering they are poly?

I have an orange sherbet seedling here thanks to a kind soul who brought some in and shared (and maybe someone there who sent them I guess). Might/might not be the clone?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Excalibur chempadek
« on: February 26, 2018, 06:16:18 PM »
Here is mine that I planted out last winter. Time will tell if it can survive this winter..




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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Wurtz Avocado from Excalibur is Type AB?
« on: February 25, 2018, 03:27:40 PM »
Always ‘known’ Wurtz as an A. At least that’s what it is sold as here.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Jaboticaba Freeze Damage, will it survive?
« on: February 25, 2018, 02:06:10 AM »
I've never seen a jaboticaba affected by cold and I am in the same 'zone' as you. Could it be something else that is troubling your tree? How low in the 30s did it get?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Excalibur chempadek
« on: February 23, 2018, 05:38:17 PM »
Quote from: Vernmented on February 23, 2018, 04:17:45 PM
Anyone hear of Boca Chempadek from Excalibur? I was told they are seedlings. I was wondering if this was legit or too good to be true and some nasty cheena variety.

What zone is Excalibar in? It it because it isn't tropical enough for cempedak there (never really seen or heard about it from Florida people)?

I have a cempedak here that survived its first winter. I am in the equivalent of 10a/b. Don't believe it will ever fruit, I was suprised enough that it survived one winter, not sure it will survive future ones.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Using weights on young mango trees
« on: February 23, 2018, 04:01:56 PM »
Cool idea. I used to muck around with bonsai and have wired fruit tree branches before to get the desired direction. They obviously have to be young branches for that.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Lemon - deformity
« on: February 17, 2018, 06:00:02 PM »
No idea. I would assume damage or something during development but I would be very curious to see the next fruit from that bud. Don’t prune it :)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Alternatives to Copper(II) hydroxide for root pruning paint
« on: February 17, 2018, 05:17:48 PM »
You are certainly determined haha!

Good work :)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Alternatives to Copper(II) hydroxide for root pruning paint
« on: February 17, 2018, 04:21:36 PM »
Depends what it is? Cu2(OH)3Cl Is insoluble. Is there an acid with it? Or is it just meant to be mixed with water to make a suspension (think cloudy/tiny solid particles in water) rather than a solution? You would want the pure solid in a powder form I imagine. I haven’t made these, just helping with the chem :)

I have no experience with the products they sell sorry.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Alternatives to Copper(II) hydroxide for root pruning paint
« on: February 17, 2018, 04:02:52 PM »
Quote from: KarenRei on February 17, 2018, 01:45:58 PM
Quote from: Chandramohan on February 17, 2018, 11:33:57 AM
Copper sulphate is water soluble, and at the concentrations needed  for root pruning, if absorbed by the plant will kill it.

Hmm, I presumed that copper hydroxide was also soluble (and only kept from dissolving by the latex paint).  Apparently it's insoluble.  Okay, well there goes that idea  ;)  Unless I can dig up some sodium hydroxide somewhere to convert it...

Oh hey wait, I have some cement... calcium hydroxide should precipitate out zinc hydroxide....

All three Compunds mentioned by Jose are insoluble ;)

Regarding the plan to precipitate out Cu(OH)2 keep in mind the Zn(OH)2 is only slightly soluble itself so you would need to use an acid or base to dissolve it first. It’s doable but probably not worth the effort if you can find one of the mentioned insoluble Cu compounds locally.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Where can I find a place that sells panama berry/Jamaican cherry/Muntingia
« on: February 12, 2018, 04:44:21 AM »
Quote from: OCchris1 on February 12, 2018, 02:54:42 AM
There ya go! Mine are fruiting right now and I can't say they are that great. Its like a small blueberry filled with sand that taste  reminiscent of strawberry...to me. Pretty trees though...They are everywhere in S. Vietnam. Chris

Haha different tastes hey! There are a lot of fruit I am not super keen on but these are something I just can't get enough of!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Alternatives to Copper(II) hydroxide for root pruning paint
« on: February 11, 2018, 11:14:06 PM »
Cu(OH)2 is 97.3g/mole/Cu (grams per mole per copper)

Cu2(OH)3Cl is 213.5g/mole or divide by two for 106.75 g/mole/Cu.

Pretty close really, you would need about 109.7g of the Cu2(OH)3Cl to get the same amount of copper as 100g of Cu(OH)2 if you had pure substances.

You have 50% solutions (I assume by mass) and so in place of the 200g of 50% Cu(OH)2 you would need 219.4g of 50% Cu2(OH)3Cl.

Disclaimer: Please check my maths and just use this as a starting point not advice haha.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Alternatives to Copper(II) hydroxide for root pruning paint
« on: February 09, 2018, 03:45:58 PM »
That’s great Jose.

Keep us posted on how it goes :)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Alternatives to Copper(II) hydroxide for root pruning paint
« on: February 09, 2018, 08:32:49 AM »
Copper sulfate and ammonia (to make CuOH2) though that would be a pain  :P

Both CuO and Cu2(OH)3Cl should put a dent in fungi and prune/suppress roots. No idea if you would want to use them or not and this isn’t advice to do either. I would lean towards copper oxide being ok, see if you can find anything on it being used. How about copper carbonate?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: can you ID this garcinia?
« on: February 05, 2018, 06:03:45 AM »
I also would have guessed achacha  :-\

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Should I stake this mango tree?
« on: February 03, 2018, 03:17:05 AM »
Quote from: simon_grow on February 03, 2018, 12:06:49 AM
What you can do is remove about two thirds of your the bloom per panicle. This will remove much of the weight and decrease blooming and it should not cause a secondary bloom. I tried this with good success.

Good one to remember thanks :)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Should I stake this mango tree?
« on: February 02, 2018, 11:33:58 PM »
Double post

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Should I stake this mango tree?
« on: February 02, 2018, 11:28:56 PM »
Regarding flower stalks leave them. If you cut them early it will often just flower again.

As for the staking I might be tempted to if you want all current growth. If it was my tree I would wait until after flowering and prune back to encourage stronger/lower branches and more growing points.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: skhan yard update 2016
« on: January 31, 2018, 03:53:04 PM »
Looking good!  :)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Cow Breast Orchid, Uvaria grandiflora
« on: January 29, 2018, 04:08:56 PM »
Wow thanks for sharing. Looks really cool.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / RIP Anestor Mezzomo
« on: January 29, 2018, 03:56:07 PM »
Sad news

Anestor Mezzomo has passed away as a result of a car accident. This was shared on a rare fruit group page  thismorning. I didn’t know him but sharing here for those that did.

RIP

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