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Tropical Fruit => Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade => Topic started by: joe_OC on October 10, 2020, 09:53:31 AM
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Does anyone have both E. involucrata sp. ‘Nelita’ and ‘Ben’s Beaut’?
They both seem to be the large fruiting varieties. Want to know if there is a difference between the two.
Joe
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Does anyone have both E. involucrata sp. ‘Nelita’ and ‘Ben’s Beaut’?
They both seem to be the large fruiting varieties. Want to know if there is a difference between the two.
Joe
Yes they are different. The Nelita is a Eugenia calycina which some say is a subspecies of the involucrata and
some say is a seperate species?
I have 2 types of the calycina and 4 different types of the E involucrata.
In Florida the calycina seems happier. The involucrata are prone to die back.
My nelita will hopefully fruit next year for the first time. The other calycina I
have fruited the past 2 years and it's a winner
(https://i.postimg.cc/0zhytWFB/E-calycina.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/0zhytWFB)
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Thank you! I will get one of each.