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So what's the story of this trees origin? I don't think I've ever asked.
Quote from: ASaffron on August 10, 2014, 07:55:39 PMNoel,nice! thanks for sharing the pics! Your Big Red really is in my opinion a better selection than Kampong Mauve...but I still haven't heard the story of the origin of the Big Red, and what the parentage is.FLnative,wow! is that a tree u got from me? if so I'm amazed at how large it is...(i'm guessing it was just grafted this spring? but maybe it was from 2013?) I can't believe it's already got a fruit.I wish I had more for sale, but right now I have to graft some...I have bunches of requests, but limited rootstocks this time of year. but I will get some grafted one way or the other.AdamReally glad to hear you are propagating them. If I ever lose mine, I know where to get one! The original BR was from a seed that I picked up at a Broward Rare Fruit Council meeting. It was from a delicious red skinned sugar apple that someone brought in, but back then I did not ask about the origin of the fruit like we would automatically do now. It proved to be a real winner.
Noel,nice! thanks for sharing the pics! Your Big Red really is in my opinion a better selection than Kampong Mauve...but I still haven't heard the story of the origin of the Big Red, and what the parentage is.FLnative,wow! is that a tree u got from me? if so I'm amazed at how large it is...(i'm guessing it was just grafted this spring? but maybe it was from 2013?) I can't believe it's already got a fruit.I wish I had more for sale, but right now I have to graft some...I have bunches of requests, but limited rootstocks this time of year. but I will get some grafted one way or the other.
Is it possibly to find big red for sale in larger sizes closer to fruiting?
I am interested by grafted plants or seedlings or even seeds. Please pm me if you have anything available. Parcel has to be sent to France. No sanitary certificate or whatsoever needed. Thanks in advance, Vincent
Is this a Big Red, or related to it?The other one i had was 3 times bigger and has a lot less seeds than normal green ones i findthis was the size of a peach
Quote from: skhan on December 06, 2016, 09:03:26 AMIs this a Big Red, or related to it?The other one i had was 3 times bigger and has a lot less seeds than normal green ones i findthis was the size of a peachDid you get the seed from Noel? Here is a BR hanging on the tree. I still 5 left they are about the size of a navel
Quote from: JF on December 07, 2016, 01:22:55 PMQuote from: skhan on December 06, 2016, 09:03:26 AMIs this a Big Red, or related to it?The other one i had was 3 times bigger and has a lot less seeds than normal green ones i findthis was the size of a peachDid you get the seed from Noel? Here is a BR hanging on the tree. I still 5 left they are about the size of a navelI got it from a fellow grower. The tree appears to be pretty big compared to most sugar apple tress i'ves seen. 15ft by 15 with a 10" trunk at the base.First time i had a red one, flavor is good, grit near the skin. Only slightly more seedy than a GefnerHopefully i can get some more this week.
nice fruit JF!my crop was a failure this year! I think this wasp nest messed up the fruit....they chew the stem to hasten the fruits ripening process? or to get sap to drink when there is drought? or maybe it was a fungus? but all the damn stems on my fruits looked infected, and chewed into...I lost about 8 really nice fruits!
I want this big red Someone take my money please.