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wait... do trees have male and female flowers? i thought the trees were strictly male or female...
oh i see i see... i had a fleeting moment of hope there haha.. ok i'll just wait around for the other trees i suppose. Oscar you remember selling me these trees 3 years ago?? haha your babies are growing up over here in kona! Also my achacha tree is probably 10-11 feet tall now.. looks amazing i'm thinking it will probably fruit next year
did you ever get this to fruit? wondering if i should bother trying to grow it in South FL
Quote from: Kona fruit farm on May 14, 2018, 03:19:48 AMoh i see i see... i had a fleeting moment of hope there haha.. ok i'll just wait around for the other trees i suppose. Oscar you remember selling me these trees 3 years ago?? haha your babies are growing up over here in kona! Also my achacha tree is probably 10-11 feet tall now.. looks amazing i'm thinking it will probably fruit next yearGreat to hear your plants are doing so well. I think i recall my button mangosteen flowering two years with male flowers before i fianlly got a female to flower.
Quote from: fruitlovers on May 14, 2018, 05:31:46 AMQuote from: Kona fruit farm on May 14, 2018, 03:19:48 AMoh i see i see... i had a fleeting moment of hope there haha.. ok i'll just wait around for the other trees i suppose. Oscar you remember selling me these trees 3 years ago?? haha your babies are growing up over here in kona! Also my achacha tree is probably 10-11 feet tall now.. looks amazing i'm thinking it will probably fruit next yearGreat to hear your plants are doing so well. I think i recall my button mangosteen flowering two years with male flowers before i fianlly got a female to flower.Exactly my experience. Males have been flowering for a couple years but now a female has finally revealed herself. Just pollinated her with some fresh male flower pollen. Now the wait...
Congrats, I hope your hand pollination is successful!Still no flowers on my trees, 4 of which are between 4ft and 5.5ft tall.