The Tropical Fruit Forum

I suppose I need to join the support group here too. I got one on recommendation from backyard nurseryman. Then once I read about how well they produce, albeit in many years, I got a good deal on some so I got another 4 figuring "hey, they're small now, and if I end up liking them I'll be pissed in 8 years if I have to wait another 8 for the new ones to start producing.".

So they grew all shrubby and unpruned and frankly sort of ugly for a while until I found the forum full of enablers here. Once I pruned them I was actually sort of excited about how they looked, and started reading through this thread.

Then I found out there are jabos that start fruiting in 3 years! So I ordered three from Adam right before the freeze, and these beauties got here today:



This weekend we had a thing in Tampa, and we stopped by Wayne's place in Bradenton to take a look at his Dream annona and do the usual property tour. In addition to being surprised by 3 grafted Dream ready to rock that I wasn't expecting until May, he had a 5.5' tall Grimal jaboticaba!



It may just be my imagination or the addiction talking, but is this thing thinking about fruiting?

That is so awesome, I can't wait to get one!

Thanks Adam! Should I be shooting for like 2-3 main trunks and encouraging them to go as vertical as possible? I kind of had a picture of whatever those african Savannah trees are that are all branches and a wide but thin canopy of leaves at the top.

I've got a few youngish jaboticaba that I recently pruned some of the smaller lower branches off of, and wanted to get some input on how they look, and if I was too gentle or harsh on them. Thanks.

This one is the oldest, about 4' tall.


#2 here is probably about 2.5' or so.


#3 also in the 2-3 foot range.


 These last two I have yet to trim up, probably doing that in just a minute.

Bit of thread necromancy here, but I've got a black sapote I bought from ECHO a year or two ago labeled as Wilson Seedless. It has yet to actually hold fruit, just the usual bloom and drop thing they like to do. (Edited for typos)

Oh, OK. I can't remember where I saw that, but thanks for clearing that up.

Thanks folks!

My kids would freak if I got rid of this tree, trading some cuttings would be cool. Do you still have a good assortment of loquats? I've got a seedling tree I'm planning on cocktail-ifying, and some nice varieties to graft onto there would be nice. If you'd rather chat by email mine is dom (at) dominicleotti (dot) com

^It's the one on the left, the one on the R was from ECHO just labeled as "Black mulberry"

Yep, that looks about right. Last season the berries were smaller, but I did neglect the crap out of it.

I'm a n00b to annonas so far, but from my understanding most need hand pollenation, and those that don't will still set more and bigger fruit if you go ahead and hand pollenate anyway. Geffner is one that does well down here in FL without hand pollenating, and so does the Dream cultivar that Wayne Clifton is selling.

Well, on second thought maybe it is a legit Illinois Everbearing. It fits the description Raintree gives pretty well. http://www.raintreenursery.com/Illinois_Everbearing_mulberry.html

I'll spread the word, those are beautiful trees.

Awesome, thanks!