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OscarThis past summer I got to try 4 varieties of some of the best PawPaws from the Univ of Kentucky experimental grove. I will contact a grower that I know to see if he is willing to ship to Hawaii. My thoughts on Paw Paws...they are OK but not even close to a good Atemoya or Sugar Apple. NR
Juan named his Pulasan the "Maruca" Pulasan and he plans to eventually produce grafted trees.
Noel, any idea if he will have any grafted Maruca avilable in August
Quote from: fruitlovers on April 09, 2012, 02:37:37 AMQuote from: Anikulapo on April 09, 2012, 01:58:20 AMI think PR maybe no radiation...I'd buy pulusan from there...maybe we can get a group to split an order here in central FL...I know I'm getting pawpaw for sure! I'm not missing the bus for the 31st time in my life!!! I'm sick of it! NEED PAWPAW NOW! sorry I lost it there for a sec. My B.A.L. is low...Blood Annonaceae Level.Where do you buy pawpaw? I'd love to get some also. Anyone shipping the fruits?OscarThis past summer I got to try 4 varieties of some of the best PawPaws from the Univ of Kentucky experimental grove. I will contact a grower that I know to see if he is willing to ship to Hawaii. My thoughts on Paw Paws...they are OK but not even close to a good Atemoya or Sugar Apple. NR
Quote from: Anikulapo on April 09, 2012, 01:58:20 AMI think PR maybe no radiation...I'd buy pulusan from there...maybe we can get a group to split an order here in central FL...I know I'm getting pawpaw for sure! I'm not missing the bus for the 31st time in my life!!! I'm sick of it! NEED PAWPAW NOW! sorry I lost it there for a sec. My B.A.L. is low...Blood Annonaceae Level.Where do you buy pawpaw? I'd love to get some also. Anyone shipping the fruits?
I think PR maybe no radiation...I'd buy pulusan from there...maybe we can get a group to split an order here in central FL...I know I'm getting pawpaw for sure! I'm not missing the bus for the 31st time in my life!!! I'm sick of it! NEED PAWPAW NOW! sorry I lost it there for a sec. My B.A.L. is low...Blood Annonaceae Level.
I had the same fruits that LL had and while the Pulasan we had at Juan's was my favorite fruit of the trip, I very much enjoyed fruits we had elsewhere. I think he's being a bit dramatic to assess the difference at 100x. But that's LL I enjoy the taste and especially the look of both rambutan and pulasan. The trees that I saw are not very dramatic in and of themselves. I did not see the stately trees that one might describe when looking at a big lychee or even a mangosteen. However, the bizarre/strange/alien look to the fruit hanging on the tree makes seeing them quite an experience. Rambutan fruit is sweet and delicious, but for me lacks the complexity that I enjoy in fruit. Then there is the issue of the clinging seed coat that is fairly annoying. I understand that there are some freestone or freer stone varieities, but I did not expereince this. The ones I had were clingy and clingier...if that's a word. Now on to the growing of these in Florida. I came away from Puerto Rico with the thought that it would be possible and I planted seed out of rambutan and pulasan. Before I invested in grafed/air layered trees I wanted to see just how cold sensitive they were. I can report to you that rambutan is less cold sensitive that Pulasan. However, both are very, very cold sensitive.....to the point that I have no seedling pulasans alive after two years of seed planting. I still have some rambutans that are alive and kicking. I think pulasan is even more cold sensitive than durian....at least the seedlings that I have planted out seem to demonstrate that I would think that to have any chance of getting pulasan to any size....you need to not allow ambient temps to go below 60. Constant 70's or higher would be much better, but 55 pretty much did my plants in. That reality jolted me into the realiztion that unless I build a greenhouse, I will never be able accomplish this dream. The fact that the pulasan trees were not huge and were still fruiting gave me hope that this could be done in a reasonable amount of time. The temperature is the only hindrance. Anyway, if you can control the temp...give it a go.....it is a challenge, but if you are succesful, you will be rewarded with an excellent fruit if you get a good culitvar.Harry
Quote from: Jackfruitwhisperer69 on April 09, 2012, 12:57:40 PMI have successfully germinated seeds from a supermarket bought Rambutans! They were delicious and very sweet! I can't remeber the country of origin...maybe Thailand or Malaysia!I wanted to see if they will adapt to a sub-tropical climate...and they didn't!!! @Adam- Good luck with the Nepheliums!!! And as always...KEEP US POSTED!!! I would really like to see them produce in a pot!!!!Irradiation requirement for rambutan may just be for USA. Don't know if Europe requires it? They may not be as worried as USA about fruitfly infestation in their colder climates.
I have successfully germinated seeds from a supermarket bought Rambutans! They were delicious and very sweet! I can't remeber the country of origin...maybe Thailand or Malaysia!I wanted to see if they will adapt to a sub-tropical climate...and they didn't!!! @Adam- Good luck with the Nepheliums!!! And as always...KEEP US POSTED!!! I would really like to see them produce in a pot!!!!
Quote from: HMHausman on April 09, 2012, 11:52:41 AMI had the same fruits that LL had and while the Pulasan we had at Juan's was my favorite fruit of the trip, I very much enjoyed fruits we had elsewhere. I think he's being a bit dramatic to assess the difference at 100x. But that's LL I enjoy the taste and especially the look of both rambutan and pulasan. The trees that I saw are not very dramatic in and of themselves. I did not see the stately trees that one might describe when looking at a big lychee or even a mangosteen. However, the bizarre/strange/alien look to the fruit hanging on the tree makes seeing them quite an experience. Rambutan fruit is sweet and delicious, but for me lacks the complexity that I enjoy in fruit. Then there is the issue of the clinging seed coat that is fairly annoying. I understand that there are some freestone or freer stone varieities, but I did not expereince this. The ones I had were clingy and clingier...if that's a word. Now on to the growing of these in Florida. I came away from Puerto Rico with the thought that it would be possible and I planted seed out of rambutan and pulasan. Before I invested in grafed/air layered trees I wanted to see just how cold sensitive they were. I can report to you that rambutan is less cold sensitive that Pulasan. However, both are very, very cold sensitive.....to the point that I have no seedling pulasans alive after two years of seed planting. I still have some rambutans that are alive and kicking. I think pulasan is even more cold sensitive than durian....at least the seedlings that I have planted out seem to demonstrate that I would think that to have any chance of getting pulasan to any size....you need to not allow ambient temps to go below 60. Constant 70's or higher would be much better, but 55 pretty much did my plants in. That reality jolted me into the realiztion that unless I build a greenhouse, I will never be able accomplish this dream. The fact that the pulasan trees were not huge and were still fruiting gave me hope that this could be done in a reasonable amount of time. The temperature is the only hindrance. Anyway, if you can control the temp...give it a go.....it is a challenge, but if you are succesful, you will be rewarded with an excellent fruit if you get a good culitvar.HarrySeebabat is cling free. Problem with seedlings is usually they cling tenaciously to the seeds and quite inferior for that reason. It's kind of like tasting one or two turpentine seedling mangos and then concluding you don't like mangos. BTW pulasan trees do get large and are very handsome trees I'll try to post a photo later. I'll mak e a convery of you yet, for now you'll just have to take my word for it, a good pulasan is almost as good as a lychee.
Seebabat is cling free. Problem with seedlings is usually they cling tenaciously to the seeds and quite inferior for that reason. It's kind of like tasting one or two turpentine seedling mangos and then concluding you don't like mangos. BTW pulasan trees do get large and are very handsome trees I'll try to post a photo later. I'll mak e a convery of you yet, for now you'll just have to take my word for it, a good pulasan is almost as good as a lychee.
Quote from: fruitlovers on April 09, 2012, 10:15:00 PMSeebabat is cling free. Problem with seedlings is usually they cling tenaciously to the seeds and quite inferior for that reason. It's kind of like tasting one or two turpentine seedling mangos and then concluding you don't like mangos. BTW pulasan trees do get large and are very handsome trees I'll try to post a photo later. I'll mak e a convery of you yet, for now you'll just have to take my word for it, a good pulasan is almost as good as a lychee.I think it was Seebabat I had in Malaysia. It was the best Pulasan and probably one of the best fruit I've ever had. The pulasans in PR were good but they weren't as good as the possible Seebabat that I had. Many factors could have influenced the flavor including soil, nutrients, rain, or climate so I am not sure if it was the cultivar that was just so good or the cultivar in addition to all of the other factors.Here is a pic of the fruit, does it look like Seebabat?
Oscar, I thought you hadn't read my post correctly...but in reviewing my post, I did not convey my sentiments that I was trying to get across regarding the Pulasan. I am 1000% with you on the Pulasan. I must have written this in other posts...perhaps even back on Garden Web after the Puerto Rico trip. All of the Pulasan's that we had in Puerto Rico were good. There were some that were better than others....but I did not have any that were no good (save for a perhaps occasional over ripe fruit). I planted seeds and entertained trying to fruit the darned thing, despite the ulta-tropicalness of it.....something that actually says volumes about what I thought of the fruit. In my present hobby mode, I gave up on this crazy pipe dream stuff in favor of the more practical and saleable. The pulasans that I enjoyed in Puerto Rico were so much to my likeing that it rekindled the crazy desire to try to do the unheard of......fruit them out of their ultra tropical range. I very much agree that the best pulasan is as good as any fruit i have ever had.Harry
Oscar...have you had any luck grafting these or do you just airlayer? These have been proving very difficult for me and have not had a successful graft to date. I have scions coming from two sources this week and will try again. One thing I have noticed that not only have the grafts failed, but the rootstock dies soon after...which is a real bummer. Any suggestions? Thanks