The Tropical Fruit Forum

Are the differences in the scent when you crush the leaves?

Ok....as Stephen suggested, I looked at the leaves and here is a picture of the leaves from both trunks. The one on the left is the VP because it produced about a dozen mangoes this year. The one on the right is the mystery trunk. Definitely a different leaf....if that means anything. I still am leaning towards leaving it and see what it produces unless there is a downside. Can anyone tell me if there is a downside to letting this smaller trunk grow?

Thanks for your response! Sadly I don't really know if Borneo Red is really from Borneo. I just happen to find the variety at a nursery, but haven't gotten it yet. I'll try Papaya Tree Nursery, but it seems hard to get plants from Alex. I believe you have to make an appointment, and from my experience it doesn't seem like he has the plants I'm looking for in stock. Have you ever purchased plants from him?

Thai jumbo is the sweetest one I've ever tried. Unfortunately it takes years before it can bear fruit.
I never heard of Borneo Red, is it from Borneo?
Alex from Papaya Tree Nursery has an unknown variety that is sweet, productive, and precocious. Plenty of fruit in a 5 gallon.
Other varieties like Black Pearl, Black Diamond, or Black Kingkong are depends on the growing conditions. I tasted super bland and tasteless Black Pearl grown in El Monte, but a pretty good ones from another source in Arcadia

You can try Louie's Nursery in Riverside and Laguna Hills Nursery in Santa Ana. They both had a pretty good selection the last time I visited. Feel free to call them to check their inventory. Just a heads up: Laguna Hills is family owned and will be more helpful over the phone. (Gary, the owner especially is awesome!) Sometimes the workers at Louie's aren't apt to walk all the way to the avocado section to check what they have, but in general if you catch them at the right time, they probably have the best selection near the LA area.

can the buds push through the graft tape? should i remove the tape if i see bud pushing so it can breath?

What kind of grafting tape are you using? If it's something thin like Buddy Tape, buds can easily push right through. I used to worry about removing it as soon as the graft takes, but I've accidentally ruined some buds by trying to remove the tape. And I was trying to be extra gentle. So I'm a lot more patient these days and just leave the tape alone.

Hi All,

For those who have grown Pandan (Pandanus amaryllifolius) here in the United States, ideally in Southern California, do you have any growing tips for this plant? I just acquired two of them and want to make sure they get a great start. Thanks in advance!

ryanscion

I'd love some tips for growing them in SoCal as well!

I'm so confused. Is Cac mango the same as Coc variety? I tried searching but can't figure it out.

Quote from: stephen on June 08, 2020, 03:10:49 PM

Quote from: giorgosgr. on June 08, 2020, 02:39:50 PM

no way! First of all its too much manual labour to proune the trees and i dont do it. So many fruits i cant reach them. I give to everyone i know, i eat way too much, i also make vinegar and put some juice in the freezer. The previous owner of the farm had planted nearly 1km of pomegrenate trees that i never water or do anything and they just stay alive and sont produce... Its just so so many.

Is it a known variety of pomegranate? Or multiple varieties?

multiple unknown, the best ones are only 15 trees that produce amazing fruit, will post pics in november

Cool! Maybe you've discovered some excellent new varieties! You should keep a log of the taste and eating qualities of the fruit from the trees you like and propagate cuttings from the best ones.

no way! First of all its too much manual labour to proune the trees and i dont do it. So many fruits i cant reach them. I give to everyone i know, i eat way too much, i also make vinegar and put some juice in the freezer. The previous owner of the farm had planted nearly 1km of pomegrenate trees that i never water or do anything and they just stay alive and sont produce... Its just so so many.

Is it a known variety of pomegranate? Or multiple varieties?

I got seeds on ebay, but have spotted them at Home Depot this year, and actually saw the fruits for sale at Trader Joes. They grow easily from seed but require heat (germinate similar to peppers or their closest relative the tomatillo).

Thanks! At Home Depot, would they be in the fruit tree section or grouped with the vegetables?

I am near the LA area, if you want, I can give you couple of the fruit for you to try and germinate.  Take only one year to fruit.

Thanks so much! That's really generous of you. I think I'd prefer to grow from a more mature plant than from seed, if possible. So I'll try to find the plant in a store.

Oh sorry I totally missed some of your posts. I really wish I had more space to grow more pomegranates. I would love to add Angel Red, but my yard is now quite full. I do have a small Ariel pomegranate in another part of my yard that I planted this year, but it will be some time before I taste fruits from it. I hope they'll be good!

Giorgosgr, you weren't kidding about your trees being close to each other. That looks pretty awesome!

2 feet is plenty of distance.

Many folks are putting pomegranates in clusters of 4 in the same hole--let alone 2 feet apart.

Rather than kill anything there, you can always obtain new pomegranates if you want to isolate a certain variety somewhere else.

Thanks! That's reassuring. I'll go ahead and keep it. Will post updates in the future.

i have i fence of pomegrenate trees that is about 200m (660ft) long. The distance between each tree is less than 30cm. I have no problem with them beeing too close, they produce a lot of fruit and have already sprouted a lot and pretty much impossible to kill, the only tree in my area that is that hardy.

Thanks for your responses! My trees are planted about 2 feet apart (about 60 cm). Wow, but yours less than 30cm apart? That's amazing!! Makes me think I might be able to keep them together if that's possible. lol But the one in the middle is quite tall and shades the other 2.

By the way, the varieties I have from left to right are Parfianka, Sweet, and Syunt. Do you think Sweet is worth keeping? I don't see a graft point for sweet, so maybe I can cut it almost to the ground and let it sprout back up. Then maybe the other two will have time to catch up? But eventually I feel like they would still be too close.