The Tropical Fruit Forum

I really do like that fruit , so refreshing , zero astringency ... a few years ago I decided to plant some more , all came up fine and looked great , till like John , I went on a family visit in Europe and put somebody in charge of watering the seedlings , I even put red tags in the humile pots meaning NO WATER , when I came back they where all history ...in 2 weeks ... those were the only ones I lost .

Mike and all , my tree came from the Morelos area in Mexico , that is where they cultivate the edible variety and my Mexican wife has family there ...I never put it in the ground , is still in a 20 liter paint-bucket ...zero attention and this thing is still alive...it did flower but I never followed up so I have no idea if a single plant produces ?

Here's a ( blurred sorry ) pic of 4 of Raul's ilama he brought back last year ....none has glossy leaves btw.

First I need to mention it is in the neighbor's garden so forget the chainsaw...it's gotta be discreet ...After trying to talk with him for several years to prune his trees ( I'd even pay for it ) that are destroying the fence I paid for and breaking the trees on my side ( falling dried branches and coconuts ) no results ....  I lost already several of Anestor's rare Eugenias and a row of Abiu trees is constantly broken ....  I talked to the authorities but they don't give a damn . So , I am ready for a ' Black op's ' raid ...

Nice presentation from Tom Del Hotal. But i agree with Berto...the folks in California are a bit behind the times on their potential for growing great eugenia species. I remember bringing this up with Tom at the Pomona conference a few years ago during the same presentation. And i see he has added a few new species of eugenias to his presentation. I just had Ben Poirier from S. California over and he didn't know what E. candolleana or E. neonitida were. And he's a nurseryman. So Tom is not alone. But i think also there are many other great eugenias out there i don't know about. This is a HUGE genus with over 1000 species, so i guess that's not surprising. There's still a whole lot info out there to be discovered by most of us.

Oscar , ages ago , way before the FB area , I read an article written by Poirier ( I think I remember the name , could be wrong and my apologizes if I am  ) in the internet , the article was about 3 varieties of Eugenia . This article converted me in an Eugenia addict ....I wanted to grow them all....20 plus years later....( I am kinda slow ..lol...and always thinking / hoping things will get better with age ) I finally had to admit that all the Eugenias , and at one time I had a shitload of them , were only good for the back yard growers or the birds . I do agree some are really worth the long wait for the seeds to sprout ....I wont go in details...you know the ones ...Others are a delight , and I am always looking forward to their fruiting season .

Marang does fruits much faster than Pedalay and the fruit is also a lot larger .

Usually in about 30 days , I put a lot of jab. seeds in a zip-lock bag with moist vermiculite , just for a test , they all germinated in less than 30 days .

I have 4 producing lytchees , 2 Brewster at my house and 2 other at the orchard ( one is an air-layer ( Kaimana ) , the other from seed from a huge variety i brought back from Asia )

In general I prune all ( 40 - 50 cm ) every year . One ( Brewster ) in front of my house I have to take it 2 meters down every 2 years otherwise I loose my ocean view , this one will not produce the next year , but plenty the next . A cold winter is always beneficial ....I noticed ...

These things appeared out of nowhere , 2 days ago when I watered the pots they were not there ....Sorry for the ' out of focus ' I was so nervous I dropped the camera , scared to loose these new very rare jaboticabas . The inside of the first 2 pics was like a dry black dust , didn't see any eggs . I didn't wanna touch the last one with my bare hands ...one never knows ... This started with the first rains .

Should have them soon.How many does he want?

Let me ask him Oscar .

Looking for viable seeds for a friend who doesn't speak English , I will pay via paypal . Make an offer .

I'm looking for some velvet apple seeds for sale. Let me know.

Contact me in a few months , they are in flower now .

any advice on growing conditions?  i tried to grow out cashew in pots initially, but the anthracnose just destroyed mine.

Very careful with the water while still seedlings .