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Im in 9b, had one for 2yrs. We had a freeze this year and it didnt fair well. Was recovering and then about two weeks ago, all of it leaves dried up, turned brown and the plant appeared dead. I dont know why. I removed it. Might get another sometime. They are nice looking trees. This was an ice cream bean.
Thanks for the info. I wasnt aware of geographic variances. How would i know from which region the plant's ancestory originated? Do they have different leaf structure, overall shape? I had one when i lived in northern boundaries of fl zone 10a. The occasional low temps did not bother it. However i dont recall having temps in the 20's for any period.
Quote from: 3rdgrey on June 05, 2021, 06:01:26 PMThanks for the info. I wasnt aware of geographic variances. How would i know from which region the plant's ancestory originated? Do they have different leaf structure, overall shape? I had one when i lived in northern boundaries of fl zone 10a. The occasional low temps did not bother it. However i dont recall having temps in the 20's for any period.There are between 250 and 300 species of ingas, depending on what author you consult, and they grow in very diverse climates throughout south america. If you look at a book like The Genus Inga, by T.D. Pennington it will tell you where each species originates. It also has drawings of leaves and flowers of many of the species. Yes many have unique leaf structure.
Quote from: fruitlovers on June 07, 2021, 02:29:14 AMQuote from: 3rdgrey on June 05, 2021, 06:01:26 PMThanks for the info. I wasnt aware of geographic variances. How would i know from which region the plant's ancestory originated? Do they have different leaf structure, overall shape? I had one when i lived in northern boundaries of fl zone 10a. The occasional low temps did not bother it. However i dont recall having temps in the 20's for any period.There are between 250 and 300 species of ingas, depending on what author you consult, and they grow in very diverse climates throughout south america. If you look at a book like The Genus Inga, by T.D. Pennington it will tell you where each species originates. It also has drawings of leaves and flowers of many of the species. Yes many have unique leaf structure.I'm amazed that there's a book called The Genus Inga. Here in the high jungle of Peru they're very common. People commonly use them as a support species for shade-grown coffee. Some of the ones we planted in our food forest are doing exceptionally well. They're almost 2 years old from seed, and some are approaching three meters in height already. They are loaded with blooms right now for the first time, so it is possible to get fruit in less than 3 years from seed.
Im going to buy another. Probably larger then the one I had. I won't have acces to said publication, so it will be sold as a generic "Ice cream bean tree". Correct me if im wrong but are they not fond of water? I dont want to overwater the plant but it will be placed in a low area subject to standing water at times.
Yeah I could mound plant it. As far as things eating on it goes, never had a problem in the past. Rabits do eat on alot of my regular plants- love hibiscus! Have spray to them all with critter away sprays. Dear eat on citrus from time to time. Nothing touches the mango plants however.
Is anyone growing and fruiting any of the ice cream bean trees here in zone 10a, Naples Fl? I went kind of crazy and ordered lots of tropical fruit tree seeds and plants that say will grow in my zone. I currently have some small 6 month old inga spectabilis and ordered the other varieties as well.
The only thing that bothers ingas here are rose beetles, but they usually outgrow the damage.