Mabola plum - Parinari curatellifolia

[stuartdaly88]

Got to taste some of these fresh harvested in the veld/wild.
Surprising good!


They smell abit like brandy pudding:)
Thin easy to peel skin.
I'm struggling to add the other pics I will try in a new post

[stuartdaly88]

Don't know why but I load the image then it comes back and the post is blank?

The fruit tastes good. It is not juicy. It tastes like a less pasty high quality mimmusops but to me also has a slight durian taste. An Indonesian friend also says something reminds him of a durian flavor.

It is becoming increasingly scarce in the wild as medicine collectors ringbark it

[stuartdaly88]

[nullzero]

Thanks for the report, I got a bunch of seeds I need to germinate of it.

[stuartdaly88]

Thanks for the report, I got a bunch of seeds I need to germinate of it.

Cool!
They may be one of those species that benefit from smoke treatment.
A pretty tree too imo:)

[stuartdaly88]

Some more info

http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Parinari+curatellifolia

http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantnop/parinaricurat.htm

[siafu]

 It takes some cold, too, even as seedlings.

 I managed to germinate a couple of seedlings a couple of years ago. These seedlings went through our winter
 without any special protection.

 Unfortunately, when I planted them in larger pots, a feral cat kept digging up the pots,
 until I lost them. 

[Caesar]

Now this is a species that's high on my hit list. Did you manage to get extra seeds, Stuart? I'm germinating the South American P. montana now, but I've been looking for this one for longer. I wonder how closely related the two are. The seed alone for P. montana was bigger than the whole P.c. fruit in your photo. Is the seed coat smooth or corrugated? And have you tried to eat the kernel?


Edit: Here's my P. montana seed, for reference:

[stuartdaly88]

Now this is a species that's high on my hit list. Did you manage to get extra seeds, Stuart? I'm germinating the South American P. montana now, but I've been looking for this one for longer. I wonder how closely related the two are. The seed alone for P. montana was bigger than the whole P.c. fruit in your photo. Is the seed coat smooth or corrugated? And have you tried to eat the kernel?


Edit: Here's my P. montana seed, for reference:

Caesar,

I had a few fruit and plenty of dry ones I just need to clean and extract the seed. They are apparently hard to germinate but I germinated dry seeds easily before, seedlings got root rot though:)

Im happy to send you some seeds if you want

It is definitly a species worth cultivating. Imagine if these are wild if I thined and fertilised a tree. Im sure the fruit could be bigger:)

I havnt tried the kernal or still not marula either

I need advice on someone for a nutcracker for all these apparently tasty African kernals!

The seed coat is relatively rough but not corrigated or anything unless very slightly. The pulp adheres abit near the seed and usually just dries like that.


Never heard of P. montana the seed sure looks interesting

[huertasurbanas]

Very interesting, did you ate the seeds? Can you eat them raw? I grow some african species: baobab, grewia tenax, I would love to grow more

[Caesar]

Caesar,

I had a few fruit and plenty of dry ones I just need to clean and extract the seed. They are apparently hard to germinate but I germinated dry seeds easily before, seedlings got root rot though:)

Im happy to send you some seeds if you want

It is definitly a species worth cultivating. Imagine if these are wild if I thined and fertilised a tree. Im sure the fruit could be bigger:)

I havnt tried the kernal or still not marula either

I need advice on someone for a nutcracker for all these apparently tasty African kernals!

The seed coat is relatively rough but not corrigated or anything unless very slightly. The pulp adheres abit near the seed and usually just dries like that.


Never heard of P. montana the seed sure looks interesting

Definitely! PM sent. 

P. montana is new to me, I got it from Vitor in Brazil (this order came through without fuss). Being a relative of P.c. and having an apparently huge fruit with tasty flavor (according to Vitor), I couldn't resist. No idea when it'll germinate though.

[fruitlovers]

Now this is a species that's high on my hit list. Did you manage to get extra seeds, Stuart? I'm germinating the South American P. montana now, but I've been looking for this one for longer. I wonder how closely related the two are. The seed alone for P. montana was bigger than the whole P.c. fruit in your photo. Is the seed coat smooth or corrugated? And have you tried to eat the kernel?


Edit: Here's my P. montana seed, for reference:

Strange looking seed on P. montana! Before enlarging it i could have sworn it was a cow dung patty. HAHA

[stuartdaly88]

Now this is a species that's high on my hit list. Did you manage to get extra seeds, Stuart? I'm germinating the South American P. montana now, but I've been looking for this one for longer. I wonder how closely related the two are. The seed alone for P. montana was bigger than the whole P.c. fruit in your photo. Is the seed coat smooth or corrugated? And have you tried to eat the kernel?


Edit: Here's my P. montana seed, for reference:

Strange looking seed on P. montana! Before enlarging it i could have sworn it was a cow dung patty. HAHA

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! it does bear a resemblance!
I can't find any pics of the fruit online unfortunately