3 Garcinias and a Jak

[ericalynne]

This is my first attempt at posting photos, so I apologize in advance for quality, technique, mistakes, etc.
Charichuela from from from Bill Whitman's tree. I think this is G. madruno, but feel free to correct. This blooms prolifically but has not set fruit.


G. gardeneriana, again from Whitman. I have four of these, so hoping to get both genders.


G. livingstonei, one generation from Fruit and Spice Park. I had three in Naples, two females and one male, but they did not survive the move to Venus. This is one of their offspring. I have three so hopefully will get some fruit.


This is a seedling from a Mia 1 jakfruit. It has borne male flowers for two years. I am hopeful eventually to get some fruit.


Erica

[edself65]

Very nice looking collection Erica!

Ed

[Ethan]

Wow Erica, those are some gorgeous trees, definitely happy in their new home.

glad you were able to post the pics, thanks for sharing,

-Ethan

[Jackfruitwhisperer69]

Hi Erica,

Truly awesome plants you have there Your Imbe truly looks amazing...very ornamental tree! my biggest seedling has only 4 flushes, hope my imbe's get's as sexy as your tree

Your young Jack tree's has already produced male blooms Female flowers are surely on the way

Thanks for sharing

[FlyingFoxFruits]

Hi Erica,

i think your first garcinia isn't g. madruno, but instead G. acuminata.

thanks for posting pics!

your plants look great!

Hope u get some fruit set soon!

[Patrick]

Hi Erica,

i think your first garcinia isn't g. madruno, but instead G. acuminata.

thanks for posting pics!

your plants look great!

Hope u get some fruit set soon!

I thought that looked different than the one I bought in Puerto Rico.  The Madruno leaves are much wider and longer with rounded tips..

[Patrick]

With all the reference to Whitman I assume you live in Florida.. Update your location info! I am wondering how far south and how much cold protection (if any) you are providing those wonderful looking Garcinias?

[FlyingFoxFruits]

and your G. gardneriana looks a bit more like G humilis!

Sorry to be a Debby Downer.

All four are great species!

Lol  I can tell by background vegetation that these plants are in FL for sure...and looks like u don't live too far South (more north of homestead)!

[ericalynne]

Thanks so much for all the compliments. I am really pleased.

I live in Venus, Florida a tiny really nonexistant town at the very southern end of the Lake Wales ridge. For those of you who don't know, there is a long ridge running from north of Orlando, down to Lake Placid and this is where the best orange groves are located.

I thought I had put this information in my profile, but now I can't even find where it goes. I am in zone 9B and so tropicals require protection. Everything pictured here goes into a simple greenhouse which is heated on the coldest nights only (below 32F.)

Almost everything rare that I have came from Whitmans or Fruit and Spice or the Kampong or friends met during those visits. Everything was started from seed. The names of the Garcinias that I gave here are what Bill Whitman told us. I was blessed with several tours of his yard before he passed away.

Erica
Venus
9b

[tabbydan]

You got some impressive stuff Erica, good going!

I heard F&S lost the parent Imbe that your plants come from.  Something about a contractor accidentally killing it.  So I'm glad you're keeping the line alive.  Likewise, it was good that you were one of the lucky people who toured Whitman's estate (I got some stuff from him too, I don't think any of it is still alive though)

Also your post name would make a good movie title "3 Garcinias and a Jak".  No doubt mainstream hollywood would screw it up and have all the garcinias played by mangosteens.

I hope they all fruit profusely for you.

[ericalynne]

I didn't know the F&SP imbe had been destroyed. Those with offspring thereof are edself and Bryan in PR. It's kind of scary how quickly we can
lose irreplaceable genetic material.

Thanks again for all the compliments.
Erica

[edself65]

Mine are growing well and looking good Erica! I will certainly hang on to them!
Ed