Shortest fruiting time tree

[Mr. Caimito]

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[Tropicdude]

"Tasty" that depends on the person.  Papaya can give you fruit in just 9 months from seed. I love papaya, but other do not care for it.

My Annona squamosa started flowering only 2 years from seed.

Bananas are also relatively fast.

Of course grafted trees can often fruit right away, everything from citrus, and mango to Jujubes .

[ofdsurfer]

Grafted starfruit are very prolific, tasty, and come into production very early.

[nullzero]

Dragon Fruit will produce after 1 year if the starter cuttings have some size to it.

[nullzero]

Dragon Fruit will produce after 1 year if the starter cuttings have some size to it.

Ok. About dragon fruit, about how long to fruit from seed? Or would seeds only be useful to obtain cuttings which you would then plant?

From seed... could be 3 years?

[Tropicdude]

Dragon Fruit will produce after 1 year if the starter cuttings have some size to it.

Ok. About dragon fruit, about how long to fruit from seed? Or would seeds only be useful to obtain cuttings which you would then plant?

For Dragon fruit its best to just get cuttings, they are so easy to propagate, I have gotten cuttings locally in Fla, and even from Ebay.

[fruitlovers]

Dragon Fruit will produce after 1 year if the starter cuttings have some size to it.

Ok. About dragon fruit, about how long to fruit from seed? Or would seeds only be useful to obtain cuttings which you would then plant?

The seeds of dragon fruit would produce a plant, so it's not necessary to get cuttings, because you already have a plant. But from seeds the process is very slow. If you have access to cuttings it's much better to use the cuttings to form faster fruiting plants.
Other very fast fruiting trees not already mentioned: dwarf ambarella and figs.

[forumfool]

Figs meet all your requirements except for the size. However you can stuff 5 figs in your mouth at once and pretend is a medium sized fruit...

[fruitlovers]

Figs meet all your requirements except for the size. However you can stuff 5 figs in your mouth at once and pretend is a medium sized fruit...

There are hundreds of cultivars of figs, some of which are very large sized.

[nullzero]

Figs meet all your requirements except for the size. However you can stuff 5 figs in your mouth at once and pretend is a medium sized fruit...

There are hundreds of cultivars of figs, some of which are very large sized.

I can contest to that.. .I just added about 15 varieties this year... and it is only touching the surface lol.

[BMc]

I've heard that araca boi is pretty fast...

Did you hear it from a turtle? 😜
They can also be finicky and are mostly good for sorbet, not out of hand.
Papaya, banana, rollinia, sweetsop, most grafted annona, grapes, hog plums, kampong white sapote, cocona, mangoes... It depends on what you like.

[bsbullie]

As to the advice given, if this is for Mr. Caimito personally...he lives in Tennessee.  Not sue what he has for overwintering but these tropicals would need to be in a pot and brought in for a significant portion of the year so most of the fruiting times could be extended depending if he has a true greenhouse, using a garage, basement or just a room in his house,..

[digigarden]

fast and can fruit in a container


tamarillo 8-12 months
papaya 9-12 months
naranjilla/lulo 10-12 months

dwarf ambarella
bilimbi
coffee
guavas

[BMc]

I've heard that araca boi is pretty fast...

Did you hear it from a turtle?
They can also be finicky and are mostly good for sorbet, not out of hand.
Papaya, banana, rollinia, sweetsop, most grafted annona, grapes, hog plums, kampong white sapote, cocona, mangoes... It depends on what you like.

Must have 

About the rollinia, about how long to fruit? Would it get along well in a container? Where could I get a plant/seeds?

Adam could probably best answer the pot specific question. It may take longer to fruit in pot than in ground, but Mine flowered at two years old and held fruit at three, in ground.

[fruitlovers]

I've heard that araca boi is pretty fast...

Did you hear it from a turtle?
They can also be finicky and are mostly good for sorbet, not out of hand.
Papaya, banana, rollinia, sweetsop, most grafted annona, grapes, hog plums, kampong white sapote, cocona, mangoes... It depends on what you like.

Must have 

About the rollinia, about how long to fruit? Would it get along well in a container? Where could I get a plant/seeds?

Adam could probably best answer the pot specific question. It may take longer to fruit in pot than in ground, but Mine flowered at two years old and held fruit at three, in ground.

Yes in tropics rollinia can start fruiting in 2 years. But in colder climates it can take up to 4-5 years.

[luc]

Eugenia pitanga ( the dwarf ) fruits one year after planting the seeds .

[nullzero]

'Tis official! Getting a panachee/tiger striped fig tree! Probably from www.bayflora.com unless something comes up. Any big things I need to know about it before I get it?

Bayflora is kind of pricey for what you get. I ordered from them in the past. I would suggest rolling river nusery, they have it in stock and the prices and customer service are much better. I have ordered from rolling river nursery many times, the plants can sometimes be on the smaller end (but have been healthy).

[forumfool]

panache is known as a long season fig, doesn't ripen until late, and it might be too cold in your area by then unless you are putting in a greenhouse.

go to this forum:
http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/

see who is growing what figs successfully in your area....

[Hollywood]

Rob, what about the red lime from Excalibur? Do you think that would meet his criteria?

[forumfool]

see if this thread helps:

http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/Best-figs-at-your-location-4800578

lots of people grow negronne/VdB in the south and it does well for them. should be good for it. it's also a top tasting fig, best I've had of the 30 or so varieties I've tried.