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It's working now! Thank you for your hard work.

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This looks great, cheers for the hard work!

Unfortunately it's not working for me, a lot of ':' syntax errors popping up. I haven't updated to the last chrome version (though still recent), so perhaps that's why. Oh well, at least it's working for other members.


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Spice trees
« on: May 25, 2023, 02:27:25 PM »
Some other options might be Backhousia species (Lemon, cinnamon, curry, aniseed myrtles), or Florida natives like Canella or Spicewood

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Don't think they've patented the plant - they just have a trademark for the word 'Dragon' in reference to the fruit.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Which is better, Rambutan or Longan?
« on: November 28, 2022, 07:06:43 AM »
this thread has led me down a rabbit hole with the whole soapberry family. Has anyone tried an alupag? It looks so cool and im reading that some people like it more than lychee while others/most say its not worth it. Pulasan was also new to me before this thread, anyone got others?

Other Sapindaceae fruits not mentioned yet include Talisia sp., Langsat (Lanisum parasiticum), Mamoncillo (Melicoccus bijugatus), Diploglottis sp., Mischarytera sp., & Chytranthus sp. There's probably some more out there as well.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Which is better, Rambutan or Longan?
« on: November 27, 2022, 07:07:08 AM »
I haven't tried alupag, but the Cat's Eye longan mentioned in this thread is one.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Which is better, Rambutan or Longan?
« on: November 27, 2022, 03:17:13 AM »
It's interesting that everyone is comparing longan to lychee flavour-wise. Personally, I find longan to be the most different from the three, with rambutan and lychee relatively similar. Rambutan being the least complex.

Its got a brown sugar taste with an undertone of like a funky artificial grape flavour, for me.

I think Lychee > Longan > Rambutan.

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Officially, Pouteria hypoglauca is a synonym of P. glomerata subsp. glomerata. Maybe there's an undescribed species also thrown in the mix, but I don't think so, since they all seem to be similar.

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It's far-fetched that a species evolves into another over a million years, yet some all-powerful deity zapping everything into existence and everything staying the same isn't?

Common ancestors support the theory of evolution - you can trace the spread of DNA and how it changes.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Ants on lemon flowers
« on: June 13, 2022, 09:26:07 AM »
Ants are not pollinators (Except for a very few rare cases), and actually have compounds that will kill plant pollen. If the fruit are already set, I don't think there should be much issue though on their own (until the aphids come)

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I am not aware of any self-fertile mountain pepper, but there are a couple of species, not just T. lanceolata, so maybe somewhere there exists one - they also have a wide range. The leaves of the plants can still be used to give a spicy quality - no sweetness as with the berries, but not totally useless as a male plant. You may want to search under the name Tasmannia lanceolata, as drimys is not accepted here for native species.

@Seawalnut - I agree that Aussie plants do not make good fresh fruit, but there are many species here that work well as a spice or condiment.

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I Stand corrected! A good story of hope there.

I thought P. maideniana wouldn't be possible, as I know it from the Sydney Botanic Gardens, which state: "This species was botanically described in 1913 from two mature specimens growing in this Botanic Garden. Long thought to be extict in the wild the species was recognised in 2007 as being the same as plants formerly known as P. affinis in Hawaii. The name commemorates Joseph Maiden, Director from 1896 to1925."

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Are there any P. maideniana in Hawaii? Certainly not any wild ones anymore.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Air Layering with Water
« on: December 01, 2019, 05:31:44 AM »
I haven't tried it, but can't imagine it being more effective than soil, as there isn't air for gaseous exchange.

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I imagine this has a similar effect as to cinturing/girdling and branch bending, but those techniques can't be used on pawpaw effectively.

It may have some affect on reducing stem breakage, but mustn't be the only factor, since staking is easier.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Durian seedling flowers?
« on: October 30, 2019, 08:55:25 PM »
Are there any Durio species that aren't cauli/ramiflorous? Maybe it's a spontaneous mutation o_O?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Monstera Deliciosa seeds
« on: October 27, 2019, 11:07:20 PM »
The odds of growing a variegated plant from seeds are extremely low. You'd likely have to grow hundreds if not thousands of plants before you get one, and it may be unstable or just a pure albino, which is unsustainable. Much easier to grow from an existing cutting.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Duranta Erecta
« on: October 26, 2019, 10:07:05 PM »
I didn't know it had a vining form. The plant in your photos doesn't look like D. erecta I am familar with, maybe you had something else that is similar-looking?, though it is a fairly polymorphic plant.

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Weird little nub on the end. Was this a cross between a red finger lime, or did the pinkish colour just spontaneously develop? Looks quite different from the other finger lime crosses I've seen (Red Centre Lime & Sunrise Lime).

Exciting!

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Ahh, the bane of the modern world. Thanks for filming them!

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Is there a longer version of Marco's 2nd Presentation part 2? It's only a minute long and cuts off just before Sapotaceae, which I find most interesting.

Great presentations though, thanks for sharing!

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I doubt many nurseries are able to issue phyto certs in Sydney, and I think finding one with finger limes would be extra tough, as most grafted varieties stock comes from only a couple of nurseries between the northern rivers and sunshine coast, and non-grafted finger limes are mostly found in smaller nurseries. (And why would you go to the trouble of exporting a non-grafted anyway?)

Unfortunately the Aus Citrus Propagation Program doesn't have finger limes, so there aren't any official channels to go through either.

I'd try contacting AQIS (or whatever it's now called) directly to see what the options are for getting one and putting it through the process by a third party. I can't imagine it would be cheap though. It may be worth contacting some of the wholesale finger lime nurseries (up north) for their take as well, but I wouldn't hold your breath on them.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: davidson's plum wanted
« on: September 30, 2019, 12:37:39 AM »
While there are a couple of ripe fruit here & there, normal Davidson's plum isn't in season just yet (neither is D. johnsonii), so not really. Smooth davidson's plum can only be propagated vegetatively.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: davidson's plum wanted
« on: September 29, 2019, 04:25:30 AM »
There isn't much diversity fruit-wise (except for season), and I don't believe any sweet versions exist. Having said this, I have tried fruit from the related smooth davidson's plum (Davidsonia johnsonii), and while still sour, it was significantly sweeter and was pleasant fresh. Unfortunately this species has smaller fruit and also can only be propagated vegetatively.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Eugenia etna fire seeds
« on: September 15, 2019, 10:33:22 PM »
I agree. Reminds me of Syzygium australe or paniculatum

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