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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Plant I.D.
« on: September 01, 2016, 11:02:32 AM »
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Marang ripening
« on: August 31, 2016, 08:46:25 PM »
Congrats Luc! Never tasted Marang but have only heard good things.
There is a grower in Bokeelia FL with some nice Marang trees. Not sure if they fruited yet but they were healthy good size trees in ground.
There is a grower in Bokeelia FL with some nice Marang trees. Not sure if they fruited yet but they were healthy good size trees in ground.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Luc's Garcinia Disaster
« on: August 28, 2016, 10:41:30 PM »Sounds like a fun nite
Mangosteen caterpillar - ctahr - University of Hawaii
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/ip-14.pdf&ved=0ahUKEwivu42JzOXOAhWDMyYKHUm8BMsQFggeMAA&usg=AFQjCNGJlBlBV_AiMEFQxOY7ee-BP6JjBg&sig2=uaGbFzOJEUiSeik-rQWw5g
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Luc's Garcinia Disaster
« on: August 28, 2016, 09:16:36 PM »
Yeah I remembered Oscar had previously mentioned a caterpillar in Hawaii that attacked garcinia leaves and Cos lives in Hawaii. Maybe go outside with flashlight at night time and see if you can catch a caterpillar in the act?
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Has anyone tried the Garcinia Madruno sweet variety?
« on: August 28, 2016, 09:14:25 PM »
Tomas will have to comment on taste vs Achachairu. I have only heard it is pleasant and sweeter than the other variety of g. madruno. Maybe Tropicalfruithunter has also tried it on one of his trips to PR?
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Has anyone tried the Garcinia Madruno sweet variety?
« on: August 28, 2016, 04:06:15 PM »Tomas since you are the only one who has tried this sweet variety, how would you compare it to Achachairu? Or any other Garcinia for that matter. I'm trying to get some feeling for the quality of this fruit.
Thanks
Bill
Have you tasted Achachairu? The madrono sweet is going to have less flesh to seed ratio, and smaller overall fruit size. Achachairu likely also more hardy. I don't think anybody will plant 10,000 madrono in Oz
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Luc's Garcinia Disaster
« on: August 27, 2016, 08:32:44 PM »
I've noticed some seedlings pop out like that but end up growing new foliage out of those "dead" ends of the branches. Don't worry too much right now. It should be fine. Keep a look out for caterpillar that likes to eat foliage.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Has anyone tried the Garcinia Madruno sweet variety?
« on: August 26, 2016, 04:12:07 PM »
G. intermedia comes out with red new growth. Then it turns more of that yellowish green you see. Then it turns more green as the leaf ages.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Has anyone tried the Garcinia Madruno sweet variety?
« on: August 26, 2016, 03:43:21 PM »
I agree Adam, looks more like intermedia. Grernman, let us know how it does for you in New Orleans area.
Yeah TTs pics don't match up with species in most of their garcinia species profiles. Better off ordering seeds from reliable source and growing those.
Greenman, if you want madrono I believe Adam (flyingfoxfruits) said he had one for sale. Might want to check with him to see if he still has it.
Yeah TTs pics don't match up with species in most of their garcinia species profiles. Better off ordering seeds from reliable source and growing those.
Greenman, if you want madrono I believe Adam (flyingfoxfruits) said he had one for sale. Might want to check with him to see if he still has it.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Has anyone tried the Garcinia Madruno sweet variety?
« on: August 26, 2016, 11:09:14 AM »i had just bought a plant from Top-Trops
it was on sale for $5 at the time.
what is the cold tolerance ?
i thought i had remembered reading it could handle light frosts or, upper 20s ?
http://toptropicals.com/cgi-bin/garden_catalog/cat.cgi?uid=Rheedia_madruno
and does anyone know if G. macrophylla or G. brasiliensis are at all hardy ?
Hard to say what you got from TT. Their labeling can be... unreliable at times?
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Passiflora quadrangularis grows in San Jose (9b), CA.
« on: August 23, 2016, 03:45:24 PM »I was surprised many people didn't know about this fruit. The fruit is excellent. Some people called it giant passion fruit.
Barath, thank for the input.
Jack, pollen of P. alata works for sure. That's why we have passiflora quadrangularis hybrid (P. decaisneana). Did you use pollen of P. caerulea on P. quadrangularis? I tried but it failed. Anyway, I succeeded the pollination by using its own pollen.
Hoang,
I believe it's also called Giant Granadilla
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Has anyone tried the Garcinia Madruno sweet variety?
« on: August 23, 2016, 09:20:36 AM »I'm no expert but I believe that most people think his tree is a strain of Garcina Acuminata.
Bill
Sadhu calls the sweet and regular madrono as Garcinia (rheedia) madruno.
Bacurizinho he calls Garcinia acuminata. From reports of growers, these are more cold sensitive than Achachairu.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Achacha (Achachairu): what is your experience with its growth ?
« on: August 22, 2016, 11:30:13 PM »
Mine are taller than they are wide. They end up pyramidal shape. Longest branches from bottom up
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Achacha (Achachairu): what is your experience with its growth ?
« on: August 22, 2016, 10:26:12 PM »
My two biggest ones are 6ft and 4.5ft. They grow fast for a Garcinia. Haven't really seen them stop growing. Seems they grow faster wide than they do tall. Also seems like once they get past a few years they start to take off with faster growth. Full sun in Lee County FL. Fingers crossed for fruit within a few years..
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Chirimango?
« on: August 21, 2016, 09:30:43 AM »
Looks like a deformed mango with canistel inside
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Cherapu wtb
« on: August 19, 2016, 02:10:38 PM »
If anybody has seedling(s) let me know. Thanks!
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Update on "ultra tropicals"
« on: August 18, 2016, 12:22:51 PM »
That's why I said there wasn't a cacao tree that started a controversy. 
There was a forum member though.
Look forward to your pics. Keep it protected if/when you need to and give it your best shot! Good luck
There was a forum member though.Look forward to your pics. Keep it protected if/when you need to and give it your best shot! Good luck
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Update on "ultra tropicals"
« on: August 18, 2016, 12:12:31 PM »
There wasn't a cacao tree that caused a controversy.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: My first home grown mangoes
« on: August 18, 2016, 09:11:35 AM »
Congrats Tropical AL! They do look rather slender and young
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: just got these bags today , let see if it will protect them fruits from rats
« on: August 17, 2016, 01:49:11 PM »Now I have squirrels feasting on the mangos. There is not a fruit in my yard that the critters haven't eaten since the demised of my cat. I took Jeff's asvice and stringed up some Just One Bite 2 on all mango trees
Squirrel on manohar
Time for a new feline JF
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Is this Garcinia Intermedia?
« on: August 15, 2016, 09:59:12 PM »Yes here is a couple more pictures. Isn't achachairu pointed at one end?
Bill
I believe Achachairu has multiple selections or cultivars. Could be any one of them?
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Is this Garcinia Intermedia?
« on: August 15, 2016, 04:27:25 PM »
I've heard nothing but good things about the taste of Achachairu. @BestDay, I've heard one tree alone can produce hundreds of fruit each year after getting some fruiting years under its belt.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: lemon drop mangosteen
« on: August 14, 2016, 04:37:23 PM »
Double post
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: lemon drop mangosteen
« on: August 14, 2016, 02:22:15 PM »They finished on my tree 4-5 weeks ago.
Gnappi, I ended up purchasing a ~6 year old tree from a generous member of this forum. It was mostly in shade it's whole life, had a few fruit developing. I put it out in partial sun in a big container and it took off. The tree is still going. Maybe 50 fruit developing still green and still continuous flowering and new growth coming out red.
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