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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Follow the global adventures of Alan Carle, the Indiana Jones of exotic fruit
« on: July 30, 2023, 03:13:46 PM »
On his trip to Florida I had the prevlege to welcome him to speak at our meeting
of the Palm Beach Chapter of the Rare Fruit Concle in 1978





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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Fruit trees that grow well in Okeechobee Florida unattended
« on: July 23, 2023, 05:11:56 PM »
welcome to okeechobee forestplanter.
i  came from Palm Beach county 20 years ago with a truck load of fruit trees
and did well until 2009 and 2010. i had temps below 20 degrees and lost
a lot of plants.Jabotacabas longan and others survived I have been doing
 well sense then.Don't give up .

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Pink Wampee (Clausena excavata) help - pruning question
« on: April 23, 2022, 05:17:11 PM »
hello RS, I have a 6 ft wampee in a 3 gal pot which lost all of i'ts leaves from the januray freeze
    it is now coming back all over with leaves. i woud give it some more time.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Myrciaria Glomerata, Red Cabeluda, Rare species, Recent photos
« on: December 24, 2016, 10:35:15 AM »
What a good Christmas gift . Thank you for the pictures. Keep up the good work.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Mystery tree looks like wax jambu with small sweet black berries.
« on: September 07, 2016, 06:02:35 PM »
MIKE , after using my glasses. I agree I can see that it is not bignay but in the famaly of wax jambu or malay apple

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Mystery tree looks like wax jambu with small sweet black berries.
« on: September 07, 2016, 05:24:24 PM »
Mike , I have anidesma  or bignay now that looks some what like those leaves .

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: News? Article
« on: June 30, 2016, 12:27:10 PM »
 I was born in west Palm Beach In 1935 where my grandparents lived since 1900.
The Haden mango tree that was in the yard before I was born is still there.
   good life , I've eaten many mangoes

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Please ID this tropical fruit!
« on: June 14, 2016, 10:59:28 PM »
I have seen this fruit in the poisonous section at the Mounts botanical garden .I would be careful
before eating. It does not look like a natal plum,carissa grandiflora

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Productive subtropical windbreak trees?
« on: January 23, 2016, 01:04:37 AM »
My Surinam Cherry (eugeia uniflora) hedge  is hardy to lower twentys and produces good fruit

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Looking for Pawpaws in Tenn.
« on: November 23, 2015, 09:18:19 PM »
I will be in Clarksville, Tenn. On thanksgiven .Does anyone know if I can still find some at this time?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Fall Fruit Plate 11 Different Fruits
« on: November 23, 2015, 08:22:34 PM »
Adam, the plate looks fit for a king. The fingersop , is that the meiogyne cylindrocarpa ? I had some only it turned out to be rollina instead. Do they
look alike? .I am suprised to see mulberrys this time of the year. Good looking plate.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Can anybody ID this tree.
« on: November 02, 2015, 08:06:59 PM »
java plum -syzygium cumin

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Surinam cherry : first taste
« on: October 02, 2015, 12:03:17 PM »
I had a 600 ft hedge, I would walk along and taste each one.
 the taste varied from not so good to very good
   mix them together they made good wine.
    I now have a 50 ft , 10 feet high hedge for a wind brake.
It did well when the temperature went below 20 degrees.


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Red fleshed acerola
« on: July 25, 2015, 04:32:16 PM »
I have had no luck with seeds sprouting ., but good luck with cuttings
The main thing with acerola is the vitamin C content . How do they taste?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: mammea americana
« on: July 10, 2015, 10:44:15 PM »
I had seedlings from the tree at the mounts garden. When Walt Lyford from pine island was giving a grafting demo he gave me bud wood
and I  grafted 8 -  12 inch seedlings . 4 cliff and 4 side veneer. ,7 took until a cold winter 20 degrees did them in .I now have some for a few years
without any problem.I have also air-layered them without a problem
                            Robert

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Carambola grafting
« on: July 10, 2015, 09:56:42 PM »
I have had no success air layering  nor have I cleft graffs, but I have had good luck with side veneir graffs On pencil size or less 3 or 4 inches long
The branches have a zig zag shape so try to line up sion to the shape of the branch. Good luck.
                     Robert

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Help ID please !
« on: July 01, 2015, 01:30:46 PM »
Family  Maipighiaceae   - maipighia  emarginata  -acerola

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Help ID please !
« on: July 01, 2015, 01:09:33 PM »
Barbados cherry  Maipighia  emargiara  Central America

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: extraterrestrial forms in the backyard
« on: May 29, 2015, 03:57:34 PM »
Back in the 70's Mechanics Ilistrated Mag had plans to build a dome .I had metal
templates that I connected with 8 foot 2x4's and covered with visqueen. It keep my plants warm
It was a great project. Buckminster was a hero .Read about Bucky balls.
 Back in the 70's , I think we are dating our selvs

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Grafted Biriba (Monstrinho) Rollinia deliciosa, how long to fruit from grafting?
« on: May 09, 2015, 01:58:24 PM »
Adam  The grafted Biriba-- Rollinia deliciosa--, that i got from you at the Manitee plant sale
last may, is doing well.It is about seven feet tall in a 10 gal pot. It has a few branches about 5 feet
up . I plan to pug it just above the branches . no flowers yet . Will keep you posted.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Grumichama Fruit
« on: April 26, 2015, 09:14:48 PM »
G rumichama Pulp
Wash and chush fruit (about 1 qt.) . Add1 cup water. Boil and thensimmer about 10 mins.
Sive to remove seeds.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Grumichama Fruit
« on: April 26, 2015, 09:05:55 PM »
From Cloosa rare fruit exchange . for jelly use under ripe fruit  for jelly. For jam
   4 C pulp
   4 C sugar
   2 T lime juice
   Combine ingredients and cook slowly until it thickens and holds shape.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: FGM: Visit to a fruit paradise in Parkland Florida (10 photos)
« on: April 21, 2015, 09:50:25 PM »
Wow outstanding  HUge jabos . large abiu  What more could you want?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Must have mulberries (looking for new varieties)
« on: April 15, 2015, 10:38:01 PM »
I want to try more variaties,but I just made a mulberry pie from a potted mulberry
label Thai from excaliber. A fast growing tree. It was as good as any I had when I was
a kid in Palm Beach in the 1940s

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Jaboticabaholics Anonymous
« on: April 13, 2015, 05:37:23 PM »
I just picked 25 fruit from my grimal .I left 3 on that had not fully ripend .I lost about 10 to birds
It's hard to wait. I now have flowers on a unkone jaboticaba tree ,this is the first time.the flowers
are smaller than gimal there is no loose bark.The leaves are different from other jabos
the tree has lost many leaves ,but are now coming out with new leavs. I will take pictures
I hope it will set fruit

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