The Tropical Fruit Forum

There's an old thread on the forum regarding topping marang and relatives, unfortunately the photos are no longer available.

https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=18803.msg234270#msg234270

I received my seeds today. Well packed in vermiculite and still moist even after exactly three months in transit to reach me in Brazil. Plenty of extra seeds came in my order. I can definitely recommend TT as a seed seller and look forward to purchasing again in the future.

I'm always happy to see spiders on our trees. They certainly do more good than harm and play an important role in balancing insect populations. Some of the colonial / social spiders found in the tropics might blanket significant parts of a tree, but I don't if there have been any studies on whether they have any negative effects on the trees.

You might be right! But I’m pretty sure they’re just unlabeled Tommys..
I read somewhere that one of the only mangos that can produce in Brazil is Rosa, but that’s definitely not a Rosa. I forgot who that source was, but they must be wrong. And Brazil is a big country with different climate types anyway. How can you generalize all mango growing in a country that big

There are dozens of different varieties grown in Brazil, so I think you can put that information to bed. Tommy Atkins is the most widely available in supermarkets (grown nationally), followed by Palmer and then things like Espada, Haden, Bourbon and Rosa. There are also lots of different types grown along streets and in backyards, a lot of which are variations on the "coquinho" mango.

Here's my Luc's, acquired from Marco at E-jardim recently.

My order arrived today, everything looks good. Everything nicely packed and the Zill's seeds germinated on the way. Brazilian customs and postal service took their sweet time. Great seller, I'll definitely buy more in the future!

Tried another one of these custard apples and it really is an excellent one.

Great looking fruit! I have a small reticulata of what they call "aztec red" here in Brazil, but otherwise we don't see to many custard apples around here. Looking forward to it fruiting in a couple of years...

Like some of the others above, I'd say that there are quite a few tropical fruits that are excellent for juices, milkshakes, mousses, and jams, but that I wouldn't eat by themselves. Examples include araça-boi (Eugenia stipitata), soursop, cupuaçu, and some of the uvaias. Things like cacau and the Inga spp. are nice to have around to grab off the tree now and again, but they aren't fruits I'd sit down to eat.

Envira caju / Onychopetalum periqutio?

A search of the forum produced just a single result of someone selling seeds Onychopetalum periquito a few years back. Is anyone growing this species? Not much information out there online, but it sounds interesting... I'm trying to get my hands on some seeds.

Sent you a private message, Raul. Thanks for making these available.

Hi folks,

I'm interested in some opinions on which Annonas would be best suited to my location in central Brazil.

The climate here is hot in general: during the dry season we get high temperatures in the high 30s and low 40s celsius, with overnight lows in the low 20s. It's a bit cooler during the rainy season, but temps exceed 30 C most days of the year. High humidity during the rainy season, but relative humidity during the dry season can be around 30% or a bit lower.

Average rainfall is about 90 to 100 inches (ca. 2300 - 2500mm) per year, distributed over 8 months, with four months of dry season from May to September.

The only Annonas anyone seems to grow here is soursop. Farther north, deeper into the Amazon, biribá is fairly common in backyard orchards but it isn't well known here. I have a couple of soursop seedlings planted, and a small atemoya in the ground, too. Planning to plant a couple of Rollinias.

Any thoughts on what might do best in this climate?

thanks!

Greetings all,

I only recently discovered this forum, and am quite glad that I did. What a wealth of information, experiences, and expertise! I'm looking forward to learning a lot here.

I'm in my late 30s and live in Mato Grosso, Brazil, at the southern fringe of the Amazon basin with my wife and our two boys. I have a longtime passion for the natural world, but only recently started to grow a few plants after we purchased a plot of land outside our town and started to plant some fruit trees and native shade species. We'll be moving onto the property hopefully by the end of this year, and we've accelerated the process of planting more trees and a few edible crops while we build our house. To date we have planted mangoes (three varieties), cashews, pitanga, Barbados cherry, uvaia, pequi (Caryocar brasiliense, Spondias dulcis -- not sure what this is called in English?, mammee apple, ciriguela, atemoya, soursop, açaí, a couple of different inga species, guava, calabura, and probably a couple of others I'm forgetting at the moment.

We also have a couple of grumixamas and a few bacupari (Garcinia gardneriana) waiting for the rainy season to be planted in the ground. Also seedlings of sugar apple, soursop, and açai either to plant or donate locally.

Climate-wise, we have well-demarcated wet (Nov to mid-April) and dry seasons (June to September). High daytime temperatures (high 30s C) and low relative humidity (20-40%) during the dry season.

As I said above, I look forward to learning a lot here!

Cheers