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With just two rootstocks to play with, I'll need to wisely choose my cultivars (though I could diversify later as the branching multiplies).
What would be the best way to learn about cultivars? I have seen references to Seda and Palo. What's available in the US?
Thanks...
Alastair
Hi Alastair,
I think that "de seda" (moist type, literally translated as "silky") and "de palo" (dry/"mealy" type, literally translated as "woody") are phenotypes of lucuma rather than actual named cultivars, but could be mistaken on that (I'm an amateur and noobie at growing exotic/tropical fruits, and have no education in botany so I might be using the term "phenotype" incorrectly here).
I made an online purchase of a couple lucuma seedlings from Nate @ Wildlands in June 2023 and I think he had scions of a named cultivar called "Pecan Pie" around that time. Slightly tangential, but the seedlings are doing great in my climate even though the weather has been really chilly, wet, and "blech" around my neck of the woods in the Sacramento area -- they've actually been pushing a tiny bit of new growth. I've been pretty impressed by their hardiness for something that I thought would be more sensitive than has actually been the case.
Pivoting back to named cultivars, I recently read a writeup I found online about lucuma and it seems that Peru and Chile have a lot of actual named cultivars (‘Calzada’, ‘Yema de Huevo’, ‘San Hilarión’, ‘La Molina’, ‘Amarilla 1’, ‘Tercer Mundo’) but I'm not sure how one would obtain scionwood of those barring traveling to South America, collecting the scionwood themselves and going through the process of importing with the proper paperwork and inspections.
I didn't know about his tree getting cut off by the gardener. That was very good that you had one of his grafted trees. I remember when he mentioned he had the budsport on his tree. I have not seen the fruit in person, but it sure looks nice. Really appreciate you sharing the budwood this year. I hope my grafts have fruit in a few years. At least it has been saved by you and others who grafted your budwood.
I'd say it is only suited for the more advanced growers.
Hold my beer…
I haven’t heard of any success in growing this fruit in SoCA with a few possible exceptions. Would still love to taste it based on K-Rimes experience in El Salvador
"Nabal and sharwill"
Gozp, I will need to try them side by side. I didn't know Nabal is that good, glad I got some scion wood from Brad and have it grafted on the same tree with my Sharwill.
I have 2 Duhat varities in the Philippines thats one is seedless & one is called bangkok.hi gozp,
Both amazing, bangkok has no astrigency when riped.
do you have seeds / seedlings of the varieties? .i love jamuns.thank you
Have you seen the yellow fruits on your tree ?
I do have a Lisa tree and it grows slow, not as vigorous as the Birula grafted trees.
I got a lakatan from them a while back in a mixed banana bundle. They were all really small. Like 6 or 7 inches tall. I probably planted them a little to close to each other in a banana circle. The grand nain took off. It's got a bunch ripening right now. The dwarf namwah took off. It's got a bunch ripening. (And the biggest trunk ever on a banana stalk, like 14"+ at the base. It's fantastic)... The lakatan has grown to about 24" and skinny at that. I'm sure it needs more sun. Maybe I'll move it someday... at least it will be easy to carry when I do.
Got mine via mail order from "sow exotic"
