The Tropical Fruit Forum

Mike, While being young we used to build small tree houses on mulberry trunks,
I guess at your place every tree will do.
And how do you deal with Goannas who are coming for your poultry,
Shoo him\her away with a stick, or catch, cage  him\her and relocate.
Here, Payback time for some Avocado who dare to bear while young is noticeable during the following autumn and winter, when colder and feet are wet, Crime and Punishment sort of thing.

bsbullie, are you referring to me or to the missing post before me?
(At least I think there was a post before me about patenting, or am I imagining things)
Anyhow
Wurtz, Wertz, Little cado, littlecado, Minicado, refer to the same small variety
I did not mentioned "dwarf Wurtz"
Wertz is small enough already as it is and does not require extra dwarfing
Dwarfing of a semi dwarf is futile, unless desired to be grown in a doll house.
All those names refer to the same tree introduced by Roy Wertz (1948)

If your post did not referred to me, than just ignore my reply.

It seems like other name for ~ 30% hydrogen peroxide and the rest are water {and stabilizers}
If it is more than just 30% hydrogen peroxide, than they should have mentioned other active ingredients.
Hydrogen peroxide works, but has no residual effect wile its drying up
So it should be applied repeatedly and has no preventative capabilities
Hydrogen peroxide at high concentrations is extremely damaging to the cornea. Use protective goggles with it.
If stabilized properly and left clean in its container, shelf life will be reasonable
after opening, but is sensitive for numerous materials who can cause catalytic decomposition.

Also here Sphagnum is hard to find, and when doing Air layering somewhere, standing on a tree in the middle of the canopy, half of all grainy material ends up on the ground.
There are methods for creating a plastic bag sleeve with its bottom closed, ready for stuffing, But not all branches are growing vertically.
My own sustainable favorite: passing few times with grass mower on bunch of fresh palm fronds, obtaining fine fibers,
Than let them bake in the sun for two month, sealed in a big clear plastic bag
Deep brown fibers are obtained, slightly acidic. very comfortable to work with.
In the photo there is a sample of fibers, it is possible to make them finer or thicker,
And so to change the amount of water they hold in the pocket.
Their fibrous nature, make them comfortable to work with, on a tree.

Not all plants are the same, not all will transport similar dose to reproductive organs
Toxicity to bees is a certainty,  What differ are those factors who build up the lethal dose
Among them: Reservoir that was left in the ground till the next bloom
(extremely variable).
How much the plant is transferring to the pollen(differ between plants)
Does Bees feed on one crop solely, or more
What is the formulation.
No doubt imidacloprid is effective against white fly, and extremely easy to use in any way
However
Its features, mainly dropping prices & easy to apply and forget,  making it very tempting
Yet it is advised to use it sparely and wisely only when really needed
Eventually, same as Organophosphate Pesticides were replaced by Pyrethroid Pesticides
which in their turn where replaced by neonicotinoid Pesticides
Those last ones In their turn will be replaced two
Already white fly populations begin to develop immunity mostly toward Imidacloprid,
and to lesser extent toward Acetamiprid,
For the meanwhile dosage change will suffice to handle those populations
The advise of using few different pesticides in circulation to prevent immunity
is forgotten by many farmers.

To conclude,
Not hugging trees at weekends, and not dancing naked at the camp fire,
Just being realistic and practical(opposed to theoretical)
Although that material is good for controlling white fly among others,
it is not a product without blemishes, Do not use it just because its cheep and easy
And if used try to apply not more than advised

the avocado stem acts like a filter

How does it reach the leafs than.

I second CTMIAMI advises, Not to apply wile plants are blooming
And use as little as possible, Measure not by guessing, use accurate volumetric

Since that stuff is not needed on the surface, but at root depth
if the soil is dry drench it a bit with water, then with the diluted material, and again with
small amount of water so tat the roots will meet it quickly
 
 
 

MarinFla, If you don't mind I would hitchhike and add few words
(If you do mind, I'll edit and remove them.)

Few points regarding Imidacloprid

Something was probably eating the roots, until the imidacloprid drench stopped it

For not yet explained reason, Imidacloprid will occasionally boost growth
of vegetables and trees especially young ones, also if roots are healthy
end even in sterile soil

Although I have it in abundance, I'm only rarely using it, As It is hurting the bees
(observed it personally) think few times before using

The material is relatively stable and linger in the ground for long time

Although companies who produce flea control drops for dogs, claim their formulation
of Imidacloprid contain different molecular structure, enabling better solubility in oil,
professional dog breeders use the same agricultural grade(diluted) as an alternative

There is another neonicotinoid product Acetamiprid which is more stable toward light
and so it can be sprayed,
For Citrus  Acetamiprid is preferable than Imidacloprid
One formulations (mixed with color), Is brushed: painting a
ring around the trunk, it is absorbed that way(Citrus)
Do not know what about trees other than citrus
The problem is not so much adsorption, But more lingering and reaching the fruits





 

At the column under 6 are few of the alleged Rollinia deliciosa seeds which arrived today
they are from few months old stock, seed scarification was not done by me, they arrived like that, deed that will probably shorten even further the seed's period of viability.
After soak in water till they will sink (or not), they will be placed in peat moss
(kekkila germination grade)
Maybe I'll try few things like .1~.2% potassium nitrate, 350PPM gibberellic acid
24 hours bath, or just cracking few
But basically my preference is not to bother with them to much
If they will they will and if not not
Next update will be posted after they either sprout or rot

Was not following it precisely, but in Autumn (Israel) it lost its leaves maybe at 50-60°F
But flourished again in the summer, at humidity of 60 he had healthy leaves
Hated being in container (unless it is a big and deep one), The tap root is growing very fast
If you like those beautiful leaves, in addition you can also grow A Montana.

What they sell there at that nursery(maybe mentioned it before?)
is an excel selection from the Volcani Institute of Agricultural Research

(Which is NOT related to Spock or Vulcans)
Heard the story of 47-18 landing here

But it is unlikely, at least to my understanding that at the Volcani Institute they will graft 47-18
and release it as the best selection, as there is not much selection made that way, beside different root stock maybe.
the people working there like to turn things upside down otherwise they wont get paid

Those were merely my 50 cents

Was interesting to hear your opinions.
It is an Exception who proves the rule, Mutations aids in understanding the usual.
Don't think Jackfruit is something broken how needs a fix by mutating it.
However the possibility exists to have separate arrils rather than merged ones
If not mistaken they are not completely naked and moist
But rather separated Having individual crust for every bulb, bit like Bunch of bananas

here an other photo from that same article:
http://belabunsesamekite.blogspot.com/2010/08/naked-jackfruit-how-does-it-happen.html


Beside providing 3D aid for understanding that fruit better
It might have no further use Without excessive investments in research
Non the less it is something important enough to be aware of.

The first time, came across it was at eBay where a Thai seller sold and shipped grafted plants of: ขนุนแดงสุริยา (Jack Red Sun) and Tawai-1Year (early bearing)
He used filtered photo to advertise, as that same photo originated as dark orange rather than red
(even Thais I've spoken to lifted an eyebrow regarding the color)
According to him many countries confiscated his merchandise.
Someone (in Florida if not mistaken) from that forum had managed to get the grafted plant from him(do not remember who that was)
But getting to the point, as Mike mentioned, it seem to be more "Red Sun" than "red morning" at least when translated back and fourth
and the color is bit different (not that it has any influence on the fruit quality offered here).

Those names are mostly referring to developers children
Nimrod is a nice Israeli name, if grower would suspected the name interfere with marketing he might just market it under bogus name, like "delicious green".