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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Pouteria lucuma
« on: February 17, 2020, 01:49:47 PM »
Lucuma definitely prefer full sun to fruit
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Best Tropical Fruit Books
« on: April 03, 2019, 06:26:38 PM »
Mangoes by Kostermann
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Cactus fruits that taste good (sweet), other than Dragon Fruit/Pitaya
« on: February 27, 2019, 05:06:52 PM »
By far the best cactus fruit I have eaten, and the only one I score above 90 was a Mammalaria species. The fruit was about 2/3 small pea size. The flavour intense concentrated sweet alpine strawberry.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Fertilizer
« on: February 27, 2019, 05:01:00 PM »
IF you use soluble fertiliser, if acquirable, you cannot go past Rustica Plus a Dutch compound fertiliser that is top shelf. Comparable to but better results than Nitrophoska Special (also very good)
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Pouteria lucuma
« on: December 15, 2018, 01:30:15 AM »is there a difference between highland/lowland versions and/or moist/dry varieties?
[/quote] Dry types are for processing. Moist can be eaten as dessert fruit. Grows and produces well in warm wet humid subtropics. Pest free after decades BUT is intolerant of shade
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: The lost varieties where are they now?
« on: October 18, 2018, 07:40:44 PM »
Whitman said about Cuban Fibreless Soursop that the reason it was fibreless is bec it never fruited. 
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Pouteria domingensis is it a species?
« on: October 12, 2018, 08:02:37 PM »
Any update? What about the specimen at Fairchild's former home?
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: The lost varieties where are they now?
« on: August 31, 2018, 10:34:14 PM »
BUMP----- any update?
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dovyalis hybrid (tropical apricot)
« on: June 05, 2018, 11:48:58 PM »
Seems to require strong sun to produce fruit. I was getting heaps then once shaded stopped fruiting for 20+ years. Recently took out canopy over them and 'instantly' back into fruit
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Black Sapote (Diospyros digyna) grafted onto American Persimmon (D.virginiana)
« on: June 05, 2018, 11:44:40 PM »
Six years later..... did you try such grafting and what are results?
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Red hybrid,escarlate and vexator doing their thing.
« on: February 03, 2018, 02:40:47 PM »
Do your vexator have an unpleasant astringency to them?
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: ilama what variety is this and what can ilama be grafted on to?
« on: April 19, 2017, 05:02:46 PM »
Should not be called a variety but a 'seedling selection' as in 'Sheehan seedling selection'. There are now dozens of wrongly named vars. that in fact are 'only' seedling selections. This problem is rampant with black saps, white saps, abius, ad nauseum. To memory successful graft with cherimoya. If reticulate grows strong for you, go there. Try others like scleroderma
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Pouteria domingensis is it a species?
« on: January 11, 2017, 08:04:02 PM »
Back in 1977, P. doming. came to the attention of the Rare Fruit Council Int @ Miami. To, recall, it was mentioned on the flp of the yearly publication with members name. If recall true, has to be either 77 or 78edition. What came out of the wash then was there was a single specimen @ David Fairchild's private home garden. I think that was the location. Somebody's famous home garden. Back then we thought it separate species. I never saw tree or fruit. to be cont.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Rollinia deliciosa and R. mucosa differences?
« on: December 12, 2015, 12:14:52 AM »
Sylvatica is very small and seedy. Perhaps useful as a rootstock. Last trip a year ago to Sarawak Rollinia in small amounts in market. My assumption is an Ozzie brought over seed in the 80's. Same with Abiu that I found @ Kuching market
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Rootstocks for Lucuma?
« on: October 21, 2014, 04:27:56 PM »
I have a 30 year old obovata on campechiana. No problems Sie now too shady Tree starting to look scraggly searching for more light.
Also mammosum on obovata 30 years old. Does fine. Obovata wants to sucker. Poor site
Also mammosum on obovata 30 years old. Does fine. Obovata wants to sucker. Poor site
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Used up a 50lb bag of straight potassium on fruiting trees...
« on: October 21, 2014, 04:24:21 PM »
bag on how many trees of what average size?
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Germination Mangifera caesia
« on: October 21, 2014, 04:22:54 PM »
I do believe the term 'wani' should be applied only to Bali caesia as distinct from using a local common name universally in no small part bec the caesia of Bali is considered to be a far superior type. Think I am regurgitating Kostermann.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Sugar Cane Juicer
« on: October 09, 2014, 08:48:28 PM »
I regularly see them for sale in Malaysia.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: some strange nuts
« on: October 02, 2014, 12:23:29 AM »
Athertonia is bountiful here inclding moderate self-seeding. Consiering the Atherton Tablelands are homoclime exactamundo to here no surprise it does so wll.
Hawaiians use Aleurites. My understanding has always been one uses it always cooked and eaten sparingly.
Hawaiians use Aleurites. My understanding has always been one uses it always cooked and eaten sparingly.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: White Sapote --anyone growing it?
« on: June 29, 2014, 03:31:21 AM »
here in Oz we found MOST cvs are pollen sterile so yours is good for pollination
Boron deficiency shows as prolific non-raised scabrous markings instead of healthy skin
go here scroll down picture of casimiroa has mild symptoms
http://red-hibiscus.blogspot.com/2013_07_01_archive.html
Boron deficiency shows as prolific non-raised scabrous markings instead of healthy skin
go here scroll down picture of casimiroa has mild symptoms
http://red-hibiscus.blogspot.com/2013_07_01_archive.html