The Tropical Fruit Forum

Just got these seeds from Kerala yesterday. Tree grows right in my acquaintance backyard. 5 seeds $12 + $3 first class shipping for US and $5 overseas. Trades are prefered. Looking for the following towards the end of this year. Mango scions: Angie, Coconut Cream, Maha Chanok, ST Mauii, Orange Sherbet.  Avocados: Nishikawa. I'll pay for scion shipping and any appropriate fees for CC mango. Just need your willingness to share. Australian members are very welcome to request seeds, I have different wish list. Thank you

So yearly this year I failed to bring Malaysian durian varieties to my farm, due to last minute bureaucracy issues, but it looks like it would not have worked anyway, because durian does not take bare rooting. I have to go scion route. I pretty much have set it up for Malaysian ones, but I also want some Thai varieties. Since durian scions only "live" two days, I have to do everything very fast, but I can't find any farm near Bangkok airport with extensive collection of durian varieties. So my question: could I just buy a lot small grafted durians at BKK markets (they only cost $3 or so), and cut above graft line to have a scion just before the flight? I guess that young grafted healed scion would be pushing buds and and in growing stage for a while, right?? So regrafting the same scion should not be an issue? Logically it should work, but I just want to reconfirm with some of you pros here.
Also the same questions but with mangoes. They sell some new Taiwanese varieties in BKK markets, would to acquire some of those. Cutting and regrafting the same very young mango scion is doable?
Another question: I would like to get Coconut Cream mango. I only need scions, getting plant is no use for me, since they would be growing outside US. Any registered nursery in Florida, where I can get them, and how does patent works into the scene? I would have to pay $5 royalty per scion? Are you even allowed to sell CC scions as per patent?

Thanks in advance

So, I found this comment in one of youtube videos about ice cream bean:  "I know that fruit My family in Salvador have trees of that it call pepeto and taste very , very good , and the seed : we boil it to full cook and dressing with lime and salt and could be very good vegetarian dish!!!"

Anyone actually cooked ice cream bean seed and how does it taste?

I'm looking Dragon's Blood tree (Croton lechlerli) aka Sangre de Drago. It seems like very beneficial and wanted to have it it my collection for quite a few years now. I'm not certain how its propagated, but apparently it produces fruit, so I guess its propagated by seeds. Not sure on edibility of the fruit. If anyone has a source or any leads towards it, I would highly appreciate.
Thanks in advance.

Marang seeds for sale. Shipping from Malaysia. I was told it takes 10 days to most destinations. $15 for 7 seeds, includes shipping by registered post with tracking number. Payment by PayPal. Ask for quantity discount.

Untill I tried this durian never understood people's obsession with bitter durians, as I could hardly notice bitter flavor it in any premium varieties. However this durian changed everything!
I managed to get custom deal from the vendor, and got one premium variety and only half of Black Thorn durian. Complex flavor and strong bitter trailing taste lingers in the mouth for a good amount of time after each bite.  It really cannot be compared to any other durian. Actually I ate another premium cultivar D24 after this, but creamy and sweet was just so ordinary! I'm now totally hooked on Black Thorn's complex flavor. If I had to choose Musang King (D197) or Black Thorn, I would not know what to pick. They are both totally different with their own unique flavors and complexity.
If you are ever in Kuala Lumpur it is a must try!

ps. Hopefully in couple years grafted plants will start to appear in nurseries.

I bought some durians at this stall and took some picks. This is average typical fruit stall in Sri Lanka. What's unique about fruit sellers in this country is that they put a lot of their fruits on the strings. This stall maybe not the best example, but sometimes you see nearly half of the inventory hanging on


Durians were brought to Sri Lanka from Java in 17th century by Dutch people. Only recently new varieties being introduced, but most of them look like this photo. Nothing has changed for centuries. If you buy them fresh they rank from good to very good.  Although sometimes I come across excellent flavors. Excellent rating I mostly reserve for branded Malaysian cultivars This durian naturally dropped overnight, picked up early morning, and at 7:30 am I already bought it! Right now durian stalls everywhere, changing weather patterns gave unusually abundant second season. Still, not cheap. $3.5 for average size



As I mentioned before Sri Lanka maybe only country in Asia where avocados are very common. This roadside stall basically had nothing but avocados. They are very cheap. $0.18 cents a piece.


First time ever I saw this interesting yellow skin, sharp point avocado.



Another interesting never seen before avo


After opening noticed that half of the seed is hallow. Peeled some skin from the seed and there was a sprout! Never heard of sprouted seed in eating quality avocado!! Btw, this avo was pretty good.





Nearly every fruit stand has abundance of custard apples right now. $0.35 a pop.


At this time only bad looking local mangoes, but inside good tasting orange flesh.




Finally local grown pomegranate. Seller told me the area where it come from. It is lowland tropics, somewhat dryer and hotter. About 8 degrees latitude. I did not think you can grow pomegranates in that climate. This fruit was very expensive: $1.70. In US I can get pomegranate 3 times this size for the same price. Good flavor, medium sweetness, flesh separates very easily.

Is this some type of persimmon cultivar I'm not aware of? I thought persimmons are strictly subtropical and temperate climate only? Filmed in Hawaii.

climbing 100+ year persimmon tree

Can Midgen Berry (Austromyrtus dulcis) produce in zone 13 tropics, or is it strictly subtropical? Thanks

Would love to know best tasting Theobromas? Cupui, Cupuassu, Mocambo.....I'm very intrigued by some of the descriptions on guaycuyacu.net/seed_sell.html.  Theobroma glauca="very tasty fruit" Also san lorenzo theobroma. He says like cupuassu but better. Anyone with experience?