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I planted seeds and stuck 4 in the ground.They grew well and all 4 fruited in under 4 years.One I gave away fruited in less than 3 years.When they are small maybe they don't resist the cold as well as when they are bigger.Larger ones can handle close to freezing.
It doesn't sound like the seedlings died from the cold but rather from root rot/seedling dying off due to soil too wet for too long. Also, using GA3 weakens the seedlings considerably and so post germination condition must be close to spotless to avoid weakening the seedlings any further.
I have not grown Ilama yet but I have grown a number of seedlings for friends who like you have had problems getting started. That made me look into experimenting different methods to germinate hard to sproute seeds like Ilama.I posted a thread not long ago on an alternative way to germinate such seeds without GA3. http://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=28910.msg327223#msg327223
I sprouted them with different methods and the GA3 and no treatment at all seem to work best on my first batch of 3 varieties from seeds sent by a forum.The fruit above are those same seeds all grown up. Anyway with GA3 no etoliation was experienced and this was my primary concern and the seedlings were quite tough thriving on neglect. No sensitivity or unexplained die off took place with seedling sprouted from any germination method.
Hi FruitersHave any of you successfully grown Ilama from seed into a mature tree?I've had two failed experiences with Ilama so far.1. I got seeds. Germinated them quickly and easily after soaking in GA3. All was going well up until they were on their 2nd or 3rd set of leaves. The plants were between 5 and 15 cm when they suddenly got sick. A couple of them had some fungal looking growth around the base of the stem. All their leaves darkened and over the next few weeks they died. At this point the weather was still warm. So I put it down to a fungal condition. 2. I purchased a baby plant. It was about 10 cm tall and had it's first set of leaves. Starting to sprout it's second. It was healthy upon arrival but after a few weeks the same thing happened and it died. I did not see any fungal growth on this plant . This time the weather was cooler at the start of winter but it wasn't yet deep into winter.I live in a climate similar to Southern Florida or Florianopolis Brazil. Subtropical with no frosts but it's still cold enough in winter that growing things like Durian or Mangosteen is out of the question.My next strategy for Ilama is to use Cactus potting mix. So it will be nice and sandy and free draining. And to also purchase some Anti fungal liquid to apply to the potting mix. Do any of you guys have any hints or tips on how to successfully raise this seemingly fickle yet wonderful fruit from seed into a beast of a tree that will feed my neighborhood Possums, Fruit bats and other assorted critters?Cheers!
Yes I have it , you welcome to have a scion , come get it when you need it
The seeds that grew that fruit came from a Floridian moderator and were called Red Genova. It has a great taste and is like it is infused with raspberry.
Quote from: Mike T on September 06, 2018, 05:54:40 AMThe seeds that grew that fruit came from a Floridian moderator and were called Red Genova. It has a great taste and is like it is infused with raspberry.great. Genova red does not get this deep red color unless I have yet to see one. it must be a variant. how do you compare its taste vs. Hilary white?
Quote from: Fruit Monster on September 02, 2018, 02:45:55 AMHi FruitersHave any of you successfully grown Ilama from seed into a mature tree?I've had two failed experiences with Ilama so far.1. I got seeds. Germinated them quickly and easily after soaking in GA3. All was going well up until they were on their 2nd or 3rd set of leaves. The plants were between 5 and 15 cm when they suddenly got sick. A couple of them had some fungal looking growth around the base of the stem. All their leaves darkened and over the next few weeks they died. At this point the weather was still warm. So I put it down to a fungal condition. 2. I purchased a baby plant. It was about 10 cm tall and had it's first set of leaves. Starting to sprout it's second. It was healthy upon arrival but after a few weeks the same thing happened and it died. I did not see any fungal growth on this plant . This time the weather was cooler at the start of winter but it wasn't yet deep into winter.I live in a climate similar to Southern Florida or Florianopolis Brazil. Subtropical with no frosts but it's still cold enough in winter that growing things like Durian or Mangosteen is out of the question.My next strategy for Ilama is to use Cactus potting mix. So it will be nice and sandy and free draining. And to also purchase some Anti fungal liquid to apply to the potting mix. Do any of you guys have any hints or tips on how to successfully raise this seemingly fickle yet wonderful fruit from seed into a beast of a tree that will feed my neighborhood Possums, Fruit bats and other assorted critters?Cheers! I pollinate llama to atemoya Lisa this year and set 4 Fruits , any one get any have idea ?thank you