The Tropical Fruit Forum

Hi Marcos,
Do you have a taste report on the araticu? Is the neolaurofolia that you had before or different?
Thanks

He has sent me numerous seeds to Australia and never had a problem with him sending the seeds or the quality. Australian customs destroyed some packages for no reason but most came through. Just recently received some purple ilama seeds frim him, you need to see the fruit! By far the strongest purple on an ilama I've seen

Also adding in peach cobbler seeds as some people are claiming they are poly?

Hi all,
So last year I posted requesting some seeds of the top mango varieties available in America to be sent to Australia. Had to put everything on hold due to Covid! But now I'm keen to pursue this further and finally knock the Kensington Pride off it's pedestal in Australia.

I have sourced scions of seed grown lemon zest, orange sherbet and sweet tart here in Aus and should be able to taste the fruit within a year or two!

With mango season underway in America I was wanting to add sugarloaf and kryptonite (aka kathy or k3) as I've read they both should produce poly seeds so chances are I can have a clone of the parent. Is anyone willing to help me out here and of course I'll pay for your troubles and also open to suggestions of other poly varities.

Thanks
Joe

I have eaten the dwarf jacks recently and they are just small jacks with small foliaged small trees. They too have tough skin with latex even when soft.Crosses can sometimes have much more of a jack taste yes. An hour ago I was looking at 2 jacks and a cross.

I am sure everyone can pick which is the hybrid and I won't insult your intelligence and say which it is......just yet. Anyway I digress. I am yet to find a pure jack with soft latex free skin you can tear open or a chempa x jack with tough skin. I stand by that and that sandpapery growing tips are a good indicator of chempa blood (sap).

Hi Mike,
The dwarf jacks you're referring to are they the nangka mini? If so wanted to know your thoughts of thr fruit?
Cheers

Hi all,

Hope all my friends are staying safe during these times.

I'm after some advice on how to best prune this Cherimoya, which I'll then do similar on my other annonas. It's coming into the last month of winter in Australia and I believe the next few weeks would be a good time to prune. I'm looking at keeping the tree fairly compact and will plant in the ground at about 10-11 ft centres.

Thanks
Joe

Hello all,

I want to see what all the debate is about regarding some of the well known American varieties of mangoes against some that are commonly grown here in Australia. Over here in Australia, the Kensignton Pride reigns king as probably the best if not one the best mango with others such as Kwan or sam rue do being up there, but I've read through many threads claiming other varieties easily trump the KP.

What I'm looking for is someone that could send me some mango seeds in the coming season of some of the best poly-embryonic mangoes. I believe varieties such as Lemon zest, Orange Sherbet, Sweet Tart are poly but I'm also open to suggestions.

I know it'll be years before I can compare but perhaps my current mangoes will be grafted over if these varieties are as good as what some claim. I'm happy to pay for the seeds.

Thanks
Joe

Sold out for now. Will let you know it more seeds become available

I have for sale seeds from an annona which I've been told is a possible atemoya x reticulata. The flesh is firm right to the edges with no grittiness towards the skin. Seed count is very low, with about 15 seeds in a fruit that weighed 750 grams. The annona is sweet with the berry undertones that are found in good atemoyas. The seeds may not come true to type.

Please note- shipping out of Australia is expensive at the moment as only registered post can be utilised in this time. I can  quote though.

Seeds $2.50 each plus shipping. Minimum 5.
Have limited amounts as fruits didn't have much seed

I believe these may be the maroochy red or another red atemoya ehich has become available commercially in Aus

has anyone tasted nagasakiwase loquat? a have read pretty good descriptions

I have, here in Australia it's actually a pretty easy one to obtain. The fruits are sweet and have great flavor and generally can give 2 lots of fruit at different times of the year, usually being late autumn and spring.