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In the absence of any information regarding the mother tree or even the fruit and just a picture of a seedling even the most gifted Durio taxonomy and horticultural specialists are likely to come up empty on this. Your best shot is to try and get further info or employ the services of someone with Psychic abilities.
The Australian experience is different from that related by Oscar in Hawaii. I found them to be fast growing and vigorous whereas Oscar advised he found them slow to grow and begin fruiting. They prefer full sun once over about 1m to 1.25m. They are cone shaped tall and have brightly coloured new growth.
Just wondering how long Mamey Sapote seeds remain viable for as all my efforts to get viable seeds, here in Uganda, have not worked out.
Are they better shipped moist?
Any suggestions appreciated!
I have four seedling cambucás (Plinia edulis) in one gallon pots and they make nice new leaves but then later after they are mature for about a month the leaves very slowly start to die back at the edges.
They have been fertilized occasionally, but at 1/4-strength with water-soluble fertilizer.
What does this leaf-burn sound like? (Sorry but have no photos.) Is it that they are over sensitive to solute in the water? Do they need to be flushed with water more? Would they maybe benefit from being put into into an extra deep pot to offer more root run? Or what . . . ?
Any advice or help would be welcome.
Cheers!
Paul M.
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I know, its an old thread, but I was able to taste my first cambuca courtesy of Our Kids Tropicals Nursery last Friday. Although the fruit is larger than regular jabs, the seed and skin take up a large amount of the fruit. the rind of the fruit had an sour/citrus taste. The flesh had the taste and consistency of an abiu combined with maybe a peach? Overall, it is a good fruit and is worth collecting this rare tropical fruit tree.
Marang and Kepel are equatorial which I believe is more clearly defined than utra tropical which I guess may be 10 latitude or so to the equator. Warm temperate and sub tropical area bit hazy as well. Most ohers listed are tropical/sub tropical.
Kepel handle wind better than marangs wish almost shatter is strong wind with their sail like leaves.Both can bounce back from much higher wind speeds than that all the same. The rest just need a bit of controlled pruning and flexible trees actually do ok as well.
Those arent ultra tropicals.
, bet u just have mangoes down there u silly kid.
Looks like mycelium. Can be beneficial by bringing moisture and nutrients to the roots. Usually a sign of healthy soil, but sometimes can be parasitic.
That's awesome MikeT. I'll give mine plenty of water and fertilizer. Hopefully I will get multiple crops as well. I will keep an eye out on Ebay for a red.
In his showdown some showed true grit and some just couldn't' bear it well enough. It was Krasuey.
BKD 110, Brown Sugar, C54, C55, C58, Foster, H C Tan, Kai Hahn, Krasuey, Kulbaba, Lamao, Makok, Makok See Gaa, Martin, Mead, Modella, Pineras, Ponderosa, Prolific, Sawo Manila, Tikal and Tropical were trialled in a comparative planting in my home town being planted in the 70s and 80s. I am sure most of this motley crew are not on Excalibur's line up these days. There is some real trash in the ranks and only one real star emerged and I whipped the pants of its rivals.
