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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Mulching with grave rock?
« on: July 19, 2017, 09:33:04 PM »
Thanks Zands, BTW compare with the price in Spain. The price on Amazon is $10 for 2 pounds! Anybody seen this sold as a building material?
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I can't get this to hold fruit here in bokeelia does it not like lowland heat humid?Had it since 2005 from budwood from frankies but fruit abort at nickel size.Pollination?Are you referring to the chucte or the malama avocado? Which one did you get from Frankies?
My passion Fruit Vine is really large, and is shaded, with only dappled sunlight coming through. Transpiration also helps me keep in the humidity. Wondering if these conditions would make it suitable for my precious durian seedling and Mango grafting.Rob might be right. Might be good to invest on a piece of shade cloth. Sun position changes through the months and it just takes a few hours during a heat wave to scorch your seedlings.
Not sure but I have been told by a mutual acquaintance that he is a mad keen chucte fan.I would think so given that he wrote his master's thesis on it, and writes articles with titles like:
I always say watching the tree grow is the best part, The fruit is the bonus. How old are your trees?I guess about 10 years old.
He may have fruiting trees.Will try to contact him, don't know how much good it will do me as he's on a different island (Oahu).
I have 3 brazil nut counting the other 2 i bought from seedling now that the one came back to life, Im stokedShould have paradise nut again in late summer. Don't have a good source of viable Brazil nuts. BTW my 2 Brazil nut trees have been very slow growing, but are now both over 6 foot tall. I wonder if they will fruit in my lifetime? Well, fun to watch them grow anyway.Keep me posted if you track down any brazil nut seeds also whenever paradise nut are available.
https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/6/1/99/pdf&ved=0ahUKEwjmkNCb-5HVAhWCE5QKHet3BtsQFgiAATAU&usg=AFQjCNGUVY4HiakxJRoBcdA901_394uK0A
https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UFE0024534/00001&ved=0ahUKEwiBo7ne-5HVAhXGGZQKHY33AmYQFggoMAM&usg=AFQjCNHSdB1x3EIXIqCiah5ufwuGP4yRsA
https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/242235245_PERSEA_SCHIEDEANA_THE_COYO_A_POSSIBLE_ROOTSTOCK_FOR_AVOCADO_IN_SOUTH_AFRICA&ved=0ahUKEwiBo7ne-5HVAhXGGZQKHY33AmYQFggwMAY&usg=AFQjCNHWySDmDlQzL41JZx3lPXrAde5pzA
https://m.facebook.com/jay.bost.94?fref=search
Electric chain saws are great, and so quiet! Zands didn't you believe everything had to run on fossil fuels to be good? HAHA Electric wood chipper are next!
I use a Troy bilt lawnmower w briggs stratton engine but everything else/garden tools is electric such as chain saws, pole saws, edgers. And I was correct about my Hillary health predictions so you gottta pay up out in Waikiki.
If I had $500 to blow it would be on a Honda twin blade lawnmower http://powerequipment.honda.com/lawn-mowers/twin-blade-mower-advantage
Hi Oscar, this probably doesnt help but somewhere on Hawai'i is a guy called Jay Bost. He has written quite a few articles on this fruit and may have trees, He would possibly know of any mainland specimens..
Electric chain saws are great, and so quiet! Zands didn't you believe everything had to run on fossil fuels to be good? HAHA Electric wood chipper are next!They make battery powered chain saws that compete with the best gas saws in terms of performance. I have a husqy T536Li X that is a game changer. I love that thing and would never consider going back to hand saw. The no powertool mantra is a little extreme.
Ditto, electric pole saw by Green Works, rechargeable battery. Keeps me off ladders and does a great job even on tough oaks. Still use my Husquavarna gas chain saw.
Gotta stay off those ladders. Lots of cheap bustard pole chain saws at HEARTLAND-AMERICA website some as low a 64$. Get the mail in catalog. Also at Harbor Freight. Lithium battery types and AC connected types. They are all made in China anyway so pick out your intermediary who is selling. It could be HD, Lowes, Nothern Tools, Harbor Freight and so on
My take is that Harbor Freight is forcing its Chinese manufacturers to upgrade to consistency. I bought crap 3/8 drill from them five years ago. I do not think it would be crap if I bought it today
Electric pole chain saws ....A major advance in civilization. They will not be denied.
Paradise nut is as good tasting, and many say better tasting, than Brazil nut. It's also easier to fruit.The paradise nut seeds i received from you sprouted in a couple months and are growing great, Whenever their available again i will get some more.Monkeypot (Lecythis) is a lot easier to sprout than Brazil Nut (Bertholletia).I needed the pots so i'll just dump them in a pile in a moist shaded spot. I'll keep a look out for sprouted seeds, let me know if you can find any.Colombo on the forum who sells very fresh seeds. So no chance of sprouting.I wouldn't toss them yet. Not zero probability, but very low probability they will sprout. Brazil nut is tricky to sprout. Best is to buy sprouted seeds, if possible.I've had Monkey Pot germinate after just a few months. Some of the ones lagging took nearly 6 months. Maybe gently push one to see if it has started rooting. Seems like they grow pretty readily to me. There are plenty laying on top the soil germinating under the mother.I checked them all and no roots, any chance you could pull up a few under the mother tree and ship them to meHiThanks for the info, i will crack the nuts to see if the inside is rotten. I had 2 brazil nut trees but lost one to lack of humidity but i did leave it out in 40F and it was fine, my other one is starting to grow good now. Its one of my favorite nuts so i want to get at least 50 or more trees so im on a look out.
To have good germination, you need fresh seeds that have not been dried. (I'm not saying that, whoever sold you sent dried seeds!).
It is advisable to remove the bark and plant it in fertile soil, with the rounder seed of the seeds for low, on average I already had Brazil nut germination in 70 days, but the tree does not go well here in my region, since winter is Cold for them.
I advise you to break some seed and see how the nut is. If it's rotten, maybe you'd better plant it again.
Monkeypot (Lecythis) is a lot easier to sprout than Brazil Nut (Bertholletia).I needed the pots so i'll just dump them in a pile in a moist shaded spot. I'll keep a look out for sprouted seeds, let me know if you can find any.Colombo on the forum who sells very fresh seeds. So no chance of sprouting.I wouldn't toss them yet. Not zero probability, but very low probability they will sprout. Brazil nut is tricky to sprout. Best is to buy sprouted seeds, if possible.I've had Monkey Pot germinate after just a few months. Some of the ones lagging took nearly 6 months. Maybe gently push one to see if it has started rooting. Seems like they grow pretty readily to me. There are plenty laying on top the soil germinating under the mother.I checked them all and no roots, any chance you could pull up a few under the mother tree and ship them to me
Colombo on the forum who sells very fresh seeds. So no chance of sprouting.I wouldn't toss them yet. Not zero probability, but very low probability they will sprout. Brazil nut is tricky to sprout. Best is to buy sprouted seeds, if possible.