The Tropical Fruit Forum

I have not had access to the freshest jackfruit. But the fresh precut jackfruit from the store is nice! Some people don't like the smell, but I love it. Canned and frozen was icky to me. Frozen especially had a mushy texture that I found to be undesirable. I have also tried is frozen/unripe. I have heard good things about the taste of the unripe fruits. I tried it curried and didn't care for it. I have yet to try the roasted seeds. They sound good. I do like breadfruit/ulu chips though! But that's different of course. I germinated several seeds out of curiosity. Maybe they'll make a good rootstock? I'd love to grow it if I could keep it under 12 ft. That would take some vigorous pruning!

I'm no mango expert.. especially not a Hatian mango expert.XD But are Madame Francis and Francine the same cultivar? The international market I visit sells Francine mangos, and I found them to look similar to Madame Francis. Because of my location as well as the fact that I do not yet grow mangos, I haven't gotten to taste many cultivars yet. But I can say they weren't great. I did get to try a Kent, and I preferred it.

Wow! Beautiful plant collection! Love your avian resident page as well! I look toward to you updates!

Did you make sure it didn't end up in your junk email folder?

  I'm surprised by your comment,when I bought the tree I remember reading that it was self fertile. Maybe I got some bad info ? I don't know. I did just buy a reinecke variety but it's small and no where near flowering or fruiting yet. I sure hope that this is not the case or I'll have a long wait for fruit.

William

Lol, I may have been misinformed! What I read must have been outdated. It looks like some flowers are hermaphrodite and some are only male. Maybe there are only male flowers on the tree? Or not enough pollinators?

Thanks all for all of the responses so far. They were helpful in increasing my understanding of these two species. I am interested in growing the regular wampee (Clausena lansium). I don't have a seed source though.:/ So far , I have only found a few sources for the pink type. I have curry tree already and don't really need another tree with curry scented leaves, and "meh" fruits. There is a listing for the regular type on eBay. But I am a bit wary of eBay plant sales, and would rather propagate it by seed my self.

Has anyone tried both Clausena lansium (wampee) and Clausena excavata (pink wampee)? I'd like to propagate one or both species, but was wondering of one is preferred over the other. From what I've read, it looks like a worthy yet underrated fruit.
If anyone has suggeestions/growing tips, please post them!

I've seen it for sale on eBay. Just do a search on there.

Yes that looks to be about a year old seedling. Here's a couple of seedlings that came up for me about a month ago:



I'm having a good year so far with my pawpaw trees.  I had tons of blooms that I hand pollinated and got a decent fruit set. My KSU Atwood seems to have the largest and most fruit.

Very nice! I may try to grow from seed as well. I can't believe I live in Ohio where they grow and I've never tried to grow them or eat them. Same goes for maypop. I've gotta go to the pawpaw festival up in Albany, Ohio sometime.

When I saw your id, it reminded me of a photo I saved on my Pinterest board. The fruits are super cool looking! I searched for it an it looks like Clusia rosea aka Autograph tree. I believe it is in the same family as Garcinias. I've seen one at the Fruit & Spice Park (Growing by the bamboo garden? I think?). The fruits are poisonous and the trees supposedly are invasive. :/ They do have some medicinal value though.

Damn. You lucky. I too purchased 3 Otto seeds as well come months back and they didn't sprout .

Aw mannn.. I use peat moss or coco husk, and very carefully monitor how much water I use. I try to only use distilled water. Damping off and chlorosis have been a bugger for me in the past mainly. But with trial and error, I can now prevent it better.

Quote from: 00christian00 on June 25, 2017, 03:52:47 AM

Have you tried Nanking cherry/ Prunus tomentosa?
It's not sweet like a real cherry, but it's quite tasty and not too sour, my 6 year nephew like it a lot.
Probably sour like a strawberry. The fruit are kinda small however.

But Nanking cherry needs chill hours to fruit. I don't think he is in the best agri zone for them. They do well in 3-7 but he's in 9. He needs to find a species requiring little to no chill. That seems to be the point of the question.