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Also remember that need male and female tree! Didn't know that at the time, ended up with male and Luc got the female, 30 km away! 😯
The few times I've had the fruit it was pretty underwhelming. If I had a ton of space I'd grow it. Otherwise I wouldn't waste valuable space on it. I have one in ground, and plan in trying to graft achachairu on it.
I was also quite underwhelmed by Imbe both times I got to try it. Nice flavor but only a thin layer of edible flesh. I've heard that fruit can get much larger and juicier with extra water and fertilizer of some sort.
I would let it grow tall and use as rootstock for other garcinia.
I read that in Africa is valued for medical properties
Quote from: Raulglezruiz on April 02, 2017, 09:49:53 PMAlso remember that need male and female tree! Didn't know that at the time, ended up with male and Luc got the female, 30 km away! 😯Lucky for you to have another distant pollinator! I have six seedlings growing at the moment. I heard imbe is hard to grow from seed. But I had no issues with germination. I was also surprised at the growth rate. I thought it was a slow grower, but it grows faster than my intermedia, xanthochymus, laterfolia, and hombronia! What do you think of the flavor-wise, Raul?
Quote from: 00christian00 on April 03, 2017, 03:36:40 AMI would let it grow tall and use as rootstock for other garcinia.Yep! That's what I am planning on doing. Do you have any ideas of what imbe is compatible with? I don't know how closely related it is to it's Asian and South American cousins. I'm sure there'd be something on compatibility in a forum search.
Quote from: sildanani on April 03, 2017, 09:21:34 PMQuote from: 00christian00 on April 03, 2017, 03:36:40 AMI would let it grow tall and use as rootstock for other garcinia.Yep! That's what I am planning on doing. Do you have any ideas of what imbe is compatible with? I don't know how closely related it is to it's Asian and South American cousins. I'm sure there'd be something on compatibility in a forum search.Can't remember which but there was some successful graft on the forum.
They have been separated from their Asian and American kin for so long,are adapted to a drier climate, have milker sap and a different growth form that I am surprised they are compatible with any non African congeners. The fruit are ok at best but you wont lay awake at night thinking about the fruit. Raking the teeth over the seeds for a few more morsels is standard in fruit with low flesh yields. I have seen many plants on their own with fruit and just assumed they are monos. The local name of Cooktown mangosteen came about due to feral specimens in the Cooktown area. They have been there for many decades.The 'is it worth it threshold', is different for different people who grow things for different purposes. Not commercially as a fresh fruit and not by most who want more than a specimen with fruit to sample on an unusual plants. Enthusiasts are different of course.
How true are they to seed?I wonder how well they can get via selective breeding, or if its even worth while.I'm considering buy a few cheap acres in the future with the goal of improving hardy fruit tree selections.Imbe and Pond Apple seem to be great candidates
I haven't tried, probably you didn't notice, I mentioned Luc's plant is 30 kilometers away from mine, we got it at the same nursery just didn't know it was dioecious, we got a plant each Luc's had little fruits at buying time probably pollinated from another nursery male, he planted and the fruits got to ripe, he mentioned about a nice flavor, I think he liked it,