The Tropical Fruit Forum

I'd put a flux capacitor in it, go back to 1957 and give Tony Abbott's mum the pill.
Or cut the bottoms out of them and make a couple of mean raised beds for the lychees. You could probably get 3-4 out of it, rather than just 2.

It doesn't seem to be any less hardy than the other yellow garcinias. I did manage to kill one though, but that was to do with clay soil in its original pot and the soil sticking to the pot and he roots basically tearing apart as it came out of the pot. Tragic.

I had always been told you needed both sexes. I also seem to recall grafted male and female plants being sold in NQ about ten years back. A friend had some here and the male died, while the female looked like a telephone pole but never fruited... I haven't slept for a while though and my brain could have gone to mush...

Quote from: Raulglezruiz on February 22, 2015, 12:00:38 PM

Durian Lover, your leaves don't look like Achachas, they are alternate like most Annonas, can you post a pic of the tip of the branch? It has to be like Mangosteen tipe

Raul, my understanding there are few strains of achachairu, just like leaves on mangoes different with each variety. I think this is from commercial variety grown in Australia. It was send to me by Australian lady not active on forum anymore.

That is definitely a black sapote. Garcinia have opposite leaves, not alternate like this.

Can't you just pick up a decent second hand 3-7 hp chipper for under $100? I don't have enough fingers to got buggering about with circular saws and odd bits of tree trimmings...

I thought squirrels were smarter than possums? If so, not even fly gauze bags with drawstring ties will stop them if they want in. It does make it harder for them and if there are other alternatives, they will usually go for the easier option.

Sounds like you need a windbreak more than shade protection. Paint your tree trunks to protect from sunburn and even if you get savage heat and sun, the tree will usually come back from the protected painted parts.

If you really want a nice tree that gives light shade and is drop dead amazing, go with the Delonix floribunda. Its better than D regina as Poinciana is shorter and stouter, while floribunda is very tall and will live well above your fruit trees. Plus the yellow flowers light up the sky like nothing else...

Ice Cream Bean is a good tree, but they drop tonnes of leaves and pods, so not the best for someone who doesn't like 'mess', though most gardeners would call it 'mulch'.

Gary, I think its maybe the size of the tree, which is often huge, particularly if seed grown, that puts many people off.
The trees are fairly easy to grow and crop heavily, and the fruits are a top tier tropical fruit. Plus, if you put them in the right spot, the trees themselves are a beautiful feature.
The pink species seems to be a much smaller tree though and has even sweeter fruit (though about half the size) than the regular ones, so it has great potential.

Just started picking from my Panama Sweet Gold vine. Its apparently a cross with a 'super sweet' type. Fruit are sweeter than PG and delicious. Almost like they took out the tang and put in some bubblegum or something. My wife was even very impressed, and she is not a passionfruit fan.

Is it on a big vine?
There are lots of jungle Annona and this clustering nature, seed and arrangement of seed all look like annona. It's great to hear you've found a tasty one, as many vining Annona are okay, but not great.

JMC, are they the only ones you grow? If grown in isolation they are often seedless or have aborted seed husks.
They look good and quite like my Yeem Pay the first few times it fruited. They were very angular like yours, but more recently the fruit has been much larger and round.

Nice one Adam. My tree is loaded with 3/4 size fruit now, so your photos are making me rather impatient!

Another pic of the peeled fruit awaiting pulping with a bunya come the size of a basketball in the background.