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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Growing Ilama (Annona Diversifolia) from seed.
« on: September 30, 2018, 10:30:09 PM »
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Cherimoya and Atemoya scions
« on: September 30, 2018, 09:41:50 PM »
Do you have a photo of a ‘Leo Manuel 3’ Fruit?
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: ILama seeds
« on: September 24, 2018, 08:09:58 PM »
Eight months has been the best for me without using GA3 in my limited experience. GA3 still seems the best option. I saved some seeds for two years and treated them at 175 ppm. They started to germinate and then declined quickly. Treating ~eight month old seeds at 175 ppm gave high germination results. Treating seeds at two to four months at 350 ppm has resulted in high germination rates. It seems that seeds that have germinated without use of GA3 have been vigorous and flower/fruit in a short timeline. One seedling of ‘Guillermo’ fruited before a grafted ‘Genova Red’, in the same timeline.
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Daiblo 9 in. 5 TPI Fleam Ground/Pruning Reciprocating Saw Blade 5pack for $11
« on: August 09, 2018, 11:38:37 PM »Hmm that's pretty handy. One of the harder prune spots is when a limb is trifurcated, and one only wants to cut the middle branch out of the "fork." That would fit right in. Also, root pruning destroys blades (due to sand / dirt abrasive action). Wonder if this would hold up?
These blades hold up well and cut very fast through wood. I used them for years in Florida mainly for oak tree root removal when replacing concrete pours that were damaged by roots. Can make excellent plunge cuts when the reciprocating saw isn’t in orbital mode and held at an angle. This style blade comes in many brand names. All have had similar quality. They are ultra sharp but will dull with exposure to sand. That wasn’t a problem as the blade cost was much less than the extra time spent without using this type blade. As I learned the hard way they are sharp and can remove a finger nail quickly.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Anyone recognize this mango?
« on: June 04, 2018, 07:16:24 PM »Anyone recognize the mango tree in my neighbor's yard? I want to plant one, but he doesn't know the variety, since it was there when he bought the house, so I thought that maybe the experts here could recognize it based on the unique shape of its canopy.
I have seen these types of mangos all over PR they are anthracnose resistant but high maintenance. They taste great but can become bitter in time. You will probably have to get a second job to support it. I would go for a different variety as these can not only take over the yard but your home and life also. Be careful that your neighbor doesn't start enjoying the fruits.
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Looking To Buy Edible Plants Puerto Rico
« on: June 04, 2018, 07:01:54 PM »
I hope your move to PR has went well so far. There is a guy in Vieques who grows annonas and other oddities. You should try contacting him also.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: What happened to the forum person with the name Coconut?
« on: May 26, 2018, 08:21:33 AM »Rather than everyone guessing, i think it would be very easy to find out why members left just simply by asking them, should anyone really have enough interest in finding out real reasons? PM or email could even be sent as a survey which would be very easy for them to answer.
I just called Jack and no one answered. We kept in touch after my move to Vieques for a while and then no calls were answered. I know he had many projects and other things going on. I enjoyed his posts and they added a light hearted humor to the forum. He was the last person I met with before leaving Florida for my new life in Vieques. He is one of the most generous collectors I have ever met. He sent me away with a large bulk of seeds and asked for nothing in return.
He is a naturally high wired person and given his life experiences, it is understandable. I like people with intensity. It is relatable. If you see this post Jack, there is a hillbilly in Vieques trying to get a hold of you!
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Ilama seeds wtb
« on: May 10, 2018, 02:22:20 PM »May be Raul still has. I got some seven month old seeds from Raul and all of them sprouted.
Did you use GA3 to germinate the seeds?
Threw in fridge for six weeks then in spagnum moss
Thanks 🌴
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Ilama seeds wtb
« on: May 09, 2018, 12:09:29 AM »May be Raul still has. I got some seven month old seeds from Raul and all of them sprouted.
Did you use GA3 to germinate the seeds?
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Recommend Interstock for grafting Atemoya on to Pond Apple
« on: May 06, 2018, 11:34:35 PM »I am beginning to thinks some cherimoya may be graft compatible with pond apple, at least better than atemoya.
I did a thorough inspection of the trees and in addition to the Licia it appears boothe and white also appear to be growing. Inca red did not take.
I couldn't get 'Inca Red' to take either.
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Ilama seeds wtb
« on: May 06, 2018, 11:27:49 PM »
Flowers are setting now here in Vieques.
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Guidelazeri
« on: April 23, 2018, 05:16:57 PM »
Six days from your hand to mine and nice packaging also. Thank you, Guilherme!
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Wani, White Mango (Mangifera caesia) 3 seeds for 18 USD
« on: April 22, 2018, 09:49:00 AM »
Hi, Nimfa
These are growing quickly here in Vieques. I notice color variations amongst the leaves on different seedlings. Nice! Thank you
These are growing quickly here in Vieques. I notice color variations amongst the leaves on different seedlings. Nice! Thank you
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Recommend Interstock for grafting Atemoya on to Pond Apple
« on: March 15, 2018, 08:33:56 PM »I was reading an IFAS paper on Atemoya in Florida http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/mg332. The authors point out noted
"Atemoya is not graft compatible with pond apple and therefore the use of an interstock is required"
I am trying Atemoya on pond apple and for now it looks like I have a couple of takes but I know they can still fail.
My question is, do any of you know what interstock works?
The authors used "49-11" which they described as " a 'Gefner' atemoya x A. reticulata hybrid"
Does anyone have scions of this hybrid? or any tested interstock?
I intend to continue trying different atemoya on pond apple but I am open to try using this two step approach to get there.
I know there is a chart on the forum of graft compatibility and will be searching for it all afternoon
By the way, all is not lost. After last years limited success, I started some cherimoya for root stock and some of my graft this year on 1 year old seedlings of cherimoya.
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Found the table
http://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=16673.0
I have '47-18' grafted onto A. glabra and it has performed better on A. glabra than on A. reticulata in my experience. At 21 months it has flowered many times and currently has fruit set. You can see a photo of the small grafted plant on the compatibility thread. I also have 'Whitman' fiberless A. muricata grafted onto A. glabra. The graft is pushing now and is keeping in time with those grafted onto muricata.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Rauls's illama (annona diversifolia) seeds
« on: February 18, 2018, 10:44:38 AM »As Har said, that is what they do in nature, fruits falling down in September, then the seeds stay in ground through the warm winter,to sprout with the first rains in June of next year, Dr. Gustavo Valladares author of the book "ilamas en tierra caliente del balsas" said they opened some ilama seeds right away and to his surprise most didn't have embrios, he thinks it continues developing after fruit falls and that is the reason why they take so long to germinate...
I hold the seeds for about eight months and in some cases longer before germinating. I have many seedlings of Raul's ilama growing. Out of 20, 19 germinated.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Bender's Grove is OPEN!
« on: September 17, 2017, 10:11:56 PM »
Good to hear, Mike!
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Ilama varieties
« on: September 12, 2017, 11:18:28 AM »
Genova Red on my tree
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Red Guillermo ilama
« on: August 15, 2017, 01:39:07 PM »WGPhilJust curious....what did you graft your Ilama scions onto? My grafts from spring of the Genova Red and Frank's Anona Rosada confinue to have a tough time when I grafted them onto my un-named Ilama "Twiggy". They continue to struggle but are still alive. My hope is that the new summer grafts I made directly onto Cherimoya stock will fair better.
I just grafted this one from scions that Frank so graciously provided. I was looking at it last night and it shows signs of beginning to push. I'm getting excited. What is your opinion about it's flavor ?
William
Anona Rosada graft slowly growing new (red leaves) with Twiggy leaves in background.
Ilama will not work (grafts will fail or struggle and fail) when grafted to itself.
Some pond apple works for ilama and some cherimoya (I have seen it fail on certain cherimoya). When on Sugar Apple it usually flourishes, has trouble setting fruit/sets mo fruit and then seems to die out of nowhere.
Incorrect, ilama will work
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Achachairu fruits for first time
« on: August 11, 2017, 08:30:45 AM »
I had a chance to try them, amazing. They are much better than mangosteen in my opinion. The fruits store for a long period without loss of flavor. Two weeks sitting on a counter and still delicious.
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: 48-18 red atemoya
« on: August 08, 2017, 12:40:08 PM »
It looks like 4-5
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Ilama seed germination
« on: June 24, 2017, 09:10:13 PM »
Har, this is one of the seeds from the first post on this thread dated January 07, 2015.
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