Che

[Sagan]

Not the tastiest fruit in the world, but has a extra sweet watermelon taste and is very juicy.

[Sagan]

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[TREESNMORE]

Is this your tree, if so is it grafted and is it self pollinating.


 

[Sagan]

Yes it's mine,  it's a variety with both male and female flowers, so no need to worry about pollination.
I grafted it on a Osage orange (Maclura pomifera) rootstock.

[TREESNMORE]

Did you graft when it was dorment

[edself65]

Great looking fruit Sagan! I have that if you let the fruit get slightly soft and fall into your hand with a gentle tug they are at their peak sweetness and flavor.

Ed

[Jackfruitwhisperer69]

Pretty cool fruit, Sagan! 

From what I heard...grafting is done in spring before bud break.

[edself65]

That's when I usually do mine. I use dormant budwood. I still have dormant wood in the fridge so may try some summer grafting to see how it works.

Ed

Pretty cool fruit, Sagan! 

From what I heard...grafting is done in spring before bud break.

[Sagan]

Did you graft when it was dorment

Yup

Great looking fruit Sagan! I have that if you let the fruit get slightly soft and fall into your hand with a gentle tug they are at their peak sweetness and flavor.

Ed

Thanks Ed
That is very true, the longer you let it go the sweeter it will get, if you let them get a dark crimson color they are like straight sugar.

Pretty cool fruit, Sagan! 

From what I heard...grafting is done in spring before bud break.

Thank you!
I've had good success with a wide range of timing...but spring is probably best

[Sagan]

Here is the best picture I could find that I have of the male flowers..... You can also see a female on the left

[zands]

http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/che.html
More on this Che fruit which I never heard of before

At ebay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Che-Seedless-Tree-Grafted-Rare-fruit-Cudrania-Sent-Priority-with-soil-/161374751968?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2592af4ce0

[Jackfruitwhisperer69]

That's when I usually do mine. I use dormant budwood. I still have dormant wood in the fridge so may try some summer grafting to see how it works.

Ed

Pretty cool fruit, Sagan! 

From what I heard...grafting is done in spring before bud break.

Hi Ed,
I reckon shield budding during summer should work as well....good luck on the grafting, amigo.

[Jackfruitwhisperer69]

Here is the best picture I could find that I have of the male flowers..... You can also see a female on the left

Thanks for sharing, Sagan...the inflorescense looks similar to mulberry inflorescense.

[edself65]

Thanks Steven!

That's when I usually do mine. I use dormant budwood. I still have dormant wood in the fridge so may try some summer grafting to see how it works.

Ed

Pretty cool fruit, Sagan! 

From what I heard...grafting is done in spring before bud break.

Hi Ed,
I reckon shield budding during summer should work as well....good luck on the grafting, amigo.

[ScottR]

Hi Ed, here is a little trick if when to go to bud Che and it bleeds sap like crazy just nick bark below spot where you want to put bud and that will let sap flow so that it won't mess with bud placement in cut! Best of luck budding

[edself65]

Thanks Scott! That's what I have been doing with Persimmons!

Ed

Hi Ed, here is a little trick if when to go to bud Che and it bleeds sap like crazy just nick bark below spot where you want to put bud and that will let sap flow so that it won't mess with bud placement in cut! Best of luck budding

[FlyingFoxFruits]

bought a pair of seedless Che, grafted onto Osage orange, from Treesnmore.

planted them out the other day.

they were still a bit small, so i just cut a big hole in the bottom of the pot, and planted them with the containers.  I'm going to start doing this more often...it's like having the best of both worlds...you get some protection from the pot (reducing weeds around the trunk, and injuries from lawn mowers, weed eaters), but you also have the benefit of less watering, and more space for roots to grow into the ground.

[RichardN]

I have to get a Che tree.. You guys got me hooked on the sweet like sugar part.
How big does a Che tree gets? How long does it take to produce fruit? Sorry for ask questions first time seeing this Che tree.

[zands]

bought a pair of seedless Che, grafted onto Osage orange, from Treesnmore.

planted them out the other day.

they were still a bit small, so i just cut a big hole in the bottom of the pot, and planted them with the containers.  I'm going to start doing this more often...it's like having the best of both worlds...you get some protection from the pot (reducing weeds around the trunk, and injuries from lawn mowers, weed eaters), but you also have the benefit of less watering, and more space for roots to grow into the ground.

Trees can do great confined to pots and  jail breaking due to my neglect. How about for avocados. Slice off the bottom of the three gallon pot and plant it/    Slit the remaining pot in two years and remove it. This way the roots get directed downwards somewhat to help the tap root

I have had five trees that staged jail breaks. A Rosigold mango is doing OK and has some fruits....same for a few seedling mangoes. Also a loquat busted out and is doing fine