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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: EXTREMELY RARE RUSSELS SWEET GARCINIA SEEDS
« on: February 29, 2024, 09:11:33 AM »
Any pictures of the fruit? What's the flavor profile? Similar to mangosteen?
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Wow Brian,
Amazing you and others are growing these trees in greenhouses. I’m amazed that someone has fruited marang in a greenhouse. I’ve been completely unsuccessful in controlling their size.
Aloha, Steph
I plan on getting the new Jamaica Mamey tree from Lara Farms as hopefully my first healthy Mamey tree (my last one died in a flood).
Supposedly, you would be lucky to get pollination with only one Mamey variety according to Julian from Lara farms https://youtu.be/Nm2iLN7JvbU?t=291.
- This source also points to the ineffectiveness of self-fertilizing with only one tree: https://agriculture.gov.capital/what-are-the-pollination-requirements-for-mamey-sapote-trees/
Knowing Jamaica Mamey fruits in the winter, what Mamey would pair well to ensure the tree gets pollinated?
Are those grafted or seedlings?
I think they are to be avoided but that doesn’t mean I wouldn’t plant that😂.
Perhaps I would do a lot of foliage thinning and cut root tips to try and stimulate them. I’m thinking that those trees might have been in the ground, then dug out to sell??
Peter
No experience planting trees anywhere near that size for me. They are huge . What you say makes sense to me but I'd be interested if anyone has experience planting something like these.
This is my pedalai. It has been in the ground for about 8 years, after 1 -2 years in a pot. Every year I think that this will be the year that it flowers but nothing yet. I have cut it back a few times in an attempt to control its height. It is due again.
I would like to be in Penang next June or so for durian and then go to Borneo for a wider range of fruits.
Peter
Wanii is absolutely delicious, and it can be grown in florida from what I have heard.
Florida mango people shouldnt miss out on this one.
Gula pasir is good too.
Can these be bred with Mangifera Indica?
Also have durian Mon Thong seeds (one of the largest if not the largest durian variety in the world ), peanut butter fruit (taste like peanut butter ) mangosteen, rambutan seeds (excellent variety, flesh not sticking to a seed ). No price on these, make reasonable offer or request, I'll probably accept it.
Shipping $20 from Bali with Indonesian Post and tracking number. Durian seeds will likely be more than that depending on quantity.
Hey DurianLover, just a friendly reminder, it's a forum rule to put price on everything on this part of the forum if it's offered for sale, it's in the rules post.
Yeah feb should be peak season for Mangifera caesia or syn. Mangifera wanii in Bali, there is a lot of different varieties, red skin, white, green and hybrids. Even a seedless one. Big small, round pear shaped.
Peace
So, I am in Malaysia right now and there are durians in Pahang especially. I understand that February should be good in Java. Of course the advice to be cautious about quality is good.
Peter
Good quality abiu. Taste so good, I can eat like 2 kilos at once, and I'm not even a big fruit eater despite being here . Most importantly in tropics they produce 3-4 times a year at random times, loaded trees.
Agree on Dabai as well. However, harvest is a problem. Trees are very tall, my first branch is like at 18 feet high, and than crown. So, basically we eat only dropped fruits. My tree looks exactly like first one in this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQLbBjC2aqA Basically you have to be experienced coconut tree climber in order to get fresh fruits.
I had to look up dabai. I have eaten canary nut before and thought it was good. What does the fruit taste like?
Planting seedlings is best for somebody with the space to plant quite a few. Certainly there will be some disappointment. But it is the only way to get the next terrific durian.
I’m interested in opinions on selecting seed material to plant.
I’m not just planting out anything. Most recently I’ve planted some very goog Penang durian seeds that came from mixed orchards. I’ve also planted a couple of D-2 seeds that came from a neighbors farm who has lots of variety.
The prospect of actually hybridizing intrigues me too. I have hybridized ornamentals and I figure it wouldn’t be that hard with durians.
Peter