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barath
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Southern California, USDA Zone 10b
Dimocarpus australianus -- how is it?
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November 20, 2014, 01:01:58 AM »
How is Dimocarpus australianus? Anyone growing it? How's its hardiness, yield, flavor, etc? I ask because I'm hoping to find lychee / longan type fruits that might be more adaptable to a wider range of climates.
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BMc
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Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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November 20, 2014, 04:40:43 AM »
Fruit small. Seed to flesh ratio poor. It's tougher than longan though, growing well without water in terrible soil with light frost and exposed to sometimes awful wind. Kohala longans in a nearby but slightly more protected spot have been knocked around.
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barath
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Southern California, USDA Zone 10b
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November 20, 2014, 12:06:57 PM »
Hmm -- might it be worth trying then in places that are marginal for longans? Northern California is marginal -- there are some microclimates where people can grow longan, but most can't.
I haven't been able to find any seed sources online, so if you know of one I would be grateful. Thanks!
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druss
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australia
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November 22, 2014, 05:37:50 AM »
I have one of these though it isnt fruiting yet. I am hoping to cross it with the regular longan and also the mata kucing ssp. It seems tougher than longan, shoots earlier in the spring and puts on more growth for same amount of inputs,
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