The Tropical Fruit Forum

BMc I have collected C.roxburghii but have not tried it.The fruits were a bit old and rotten.I passed the seeds onto someone who claimed they were goos to eat.Maybe they are ok.

Recher is right that there is less potential than most people think.Randia fitzalani and S.leumannii are crap alright and there are no good Annononaceae.Some big fruiting tropical Syzigiums like suborbiculare and native mallacense are ok.There are many sour species but not sweet dessert fruits.Giant macadamia (grandis) is not edible but maybe som tubers and nuts have potential. I have eaten shiploads of bush tucker and there are only a few species that are worth further investigation.Atherton raspberry I suppose is alright as well as Manilkara kauki.

BMc I have tried a couple of Rajang and they are better than the standard also.I have been told Tweed Crisp is very nice in taste.Peter S was propagating Amber,Berry and Rajang when last I heard but I don't know about Bruno.I can check and keep you posted about Berry.

Galaxy! that trash is the dominant one at the nuseries now.It is not even a solar system...planet or asteroid.Maybe the latex enthusiasts and those who enjoy sloppy,bland fruit would get out of it.

Saff it looks kinda like a HG.I think they have a fair bit of latex and that one appears to have a bit.

davie I presume you are not asking me.If you did ask I would say it is close to the best of the common varieties in Australia and listed for Florida.I think a couple of Malaysians and perhaps one or two here are a step up in quality.There is a variety dubbed Berry (after the late fruit grower Ron Berry) that I am yet to try and tropical fuit growers are raving about it.I have lined a specimen up to check out the hype.

HG is a small dense variety and can be kept to 7ft tall with a simialr spread with pruning.

They are in thailand in small numbers and considered a poor quality jack due to sloppy flesh.

The amount of fuzz and hairs varies a bit between Chempa varieties but is always more or more sandpapery at least than jack seedlings.Some small fruiting jacks can have fruit less than 3lbs consistently and some larger fruiting chempas have fruit reaching 15 to 20lbs.
The softer skin of chempedak,,bulbs clinging to the core,browner seeds,different small and taste are other factors that help identify them.The skin of the 'twisted chempedak' looks jackfruit like at a glance.This one here looks 100% chempa to me.

Citrus on flying dragon rootstock should be alright.

Gypsum will create more problems than it solves.You have to loosen the soil when it's moist and get air in.The main thing is to pile mulch on...vast amounts that keeps getting topped up.Never plant into a deep hole in the clay as it will turn into a well and be a window into the water table.Planting on mounds is the only way to go.

The rain set the yellow grumichama off again and it is a festval of flower buds.

I know dishes with garlic, sator (parkia) and pdak together are best avoided and can raise the roof as well lead to porcelain spraypainting.

Come to think of it I once drank half a bottle of village 'rotgut' and tested the theory that alcohol and durian do not mix.I can also confirm that durian is way better sliding down your throat than coming back up.

In far eastern Thailand and Loas you are advised not to eat cha'oom with either squirrell or stinkbugs.