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EvilFruit:
Hi,

Just got some fresh Chinese bayberry from the local Asian supermarket. Hopefully the fruits are not irradiated because they taste so damn good and they are almost as big as a golf ball.

Any idea how to germinate these seeds ?. 

Thanks

EvilFruit:
The cultivar name is "Dong Kui" Chinese Bayberry. The taste is quite unique, i will say it taste like a "melonish" Kiwi ;D (watermelon + kiwi) with a hint of mulberry, very pleasant to eat.

Here is the box I got (not my picture).

Caesar:
You piqued my interest. Apparently, it's a dioecious nitrogen-fixing tree, but I don't know if the commercial cultivars require a male pollinator (¿pollenizer?) or not. Tradewinds Fruit states they are difficult and slow to sprout (http://tradewindsfruit.com/myrica-rubra-yumberry-seeds).

I tried looking for a retailer of named varieties, but there don't seem to be any stateside. I found one in China that ships worldwide... No idea if it's trustworthy, but I'm tempted to place an order. It'd be better if they put the prices in the actual page, though. They have 4 named varieties, with their qualities listed in-page, but there's no mention of a pollenizer. One of them is the Dong Kui you mentioned. Jason Nursery: this is their link (http://www.fruit-trees-nursery.com/myrica_rubra.htm#sthash.go2Trng7.xnU5AEk6.dpbs).

EvilFruit:

--- Quote from: Caesar on May 27, 2018, 06:05:04 PM ---You piqued my interest. Apparently, it's a dioecious nitrogen-fixing tree, but I don't know if the commercial cultivars require a male pollinator (¿pollenizer?) or not. Tradewinds Fruit states they are difficult and slow to sprout (http://tradewindsfruit.com/myrica-rubra-yumberry-seeds).

I tried looking for a retailer of named varieties, but there don't seem to be any stateside. I found one in China that ships worldwide... No idea if it's trustworthy, but I'm tempted to place an order. It'd be better if they put the prices in the actual page, though. They have 4 named varieties, with their qualities listed in-page, but there's no mention of a pollenizer. One of them is the Dong Kui you mentioned. Jason Nursery: this is their link (http://www.fruit-trees-nursery.com/myrica_rubra.htm#sthash.go2Trng7.xnU5AEk6.dpbs).

--- End quote ---

They don't seem to accept Paypal. You could easily get tricked.

Anyway, I gave this fruit to other people that I know. All of them seems to recognize the kiwi flavor and everyone agrees that it is a great fruit to have.

If you want to compare Chinese bayberry to other Chinese fruits like kiwi, lychee and loquat in "must have list". i will say it just right below lychee and kiwi, and above loquat by a little, in my opinion.

Thanks for links

Waiting:
Someone here in the US has dubbed them "Yumberry". Isn't that cute?

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