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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Sex and the Salaks . . .
« on: March 26, 2018, 10:09:23 AM »
Can you get S. Magnifica seeds in Thailand?  If so from where?

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I have 3 seeds germinating at the moment in soil under plastic bags for some extra humidity.  Root development is extremely fast in soil.  Tried the paper towel method as well, but it was much slower. 

Did you get yours from Nimfa?  If so, they will probably arrive already germinated.

Best regards,
Scott

Yes I got them from Nimfa and they arrived! Today!! And indeed they have already germinated! Really excited! I half buried them in compost with the root facing down. Do in need to put them in a plastic bag?

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Thank you everyone.I appreciate all you wisdom and ideas.

... still waiting for the seeds to arrive 😕

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So it looks like no one has any advise on growing Mangifera caesia cv wani?

Any advise would be great! Thanks

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I should be about to receive White Wani Mango seeds in the mail from Malaysia. However I can find very little on the web about how to germinate and grow them.

I have the following questions:

I read somewhere on this forum that the seeds of Wani Mangoes should not be planted the wrong way up. But the post did not say which way it should be planted. Anyone with experience of the conditions necessary for germinating them?

Here in northern Uganda we have about 3-4 months dry season. Will the Wani Mangoes cope with this? We have a small stream flowing through our property would the mangoe like to be planted in waterlogged soil or soil that occasionally floods? Can it tolerate flooding? If I planted them in the shade of larger trees should they do better given that they are in a climate that has 3 months dry season with very dry air.? We are about 1200m above sea level and 3 degrees north of the equator.

We grow Avacado and jackfruit easiliy here as well as the normal Mango.

Thank you for any advise!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Annona Seedlings
« on: March 03, 2018, 11:03:34 PM »
They ARE etiolated.

This is the drawback of gibberellic acid, its difficult to find the right concentration to ensure a nice germination rate without damaging the future seedlings...

Can
 You explain more about this please? How does using the hormone help or damage the seed and do the seedlings grow out of the damage? Thanks

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Does it work well to have people bring the seeds out of Brazil in their luguage. I have a team coming from Brazil to Uganda end of April.  But I don't want problems for them. Thanks

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Hmm... those artocarpus would be good to try but I think my friend would be unlikely to be able to hunt for them. There are limits to what one can ask non  fruitiphyle friends to do!!

However all these ideas have been fantastic! Thank you so much!

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Wow thank you for those lists that is VERY helpful. I need to find out which island she is on. But it is helpful to have the local names and see what she can bring back!

Here in Uganda most of the fruit are the same common ones. Mango, papaya, jackfruit and pineapple. So the more we can diversify the better!

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I've been told there is great Salak. My friend brought me some seeds and two made the journey. Most were taken from her. From what I can tell it is different than my three varieties.
Contrary to some reports indicating the abundance of salak in the Philippines, that fruit is nowhere to be found here. It's unheard of although rattan fruits which bear some resemblance to it is quite ubiquitous.

Ah! So JonM what fruit seeds would you suggest?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / What Seeds to bring back from the Philippines
« on: February 26, 2018, 09:57:26 AM »
Hello everyone.

I have a friend of mine traveling form the Philippines here to Uganda in May. She is ready to bring seeds back for me. What seeds would be reasonably easy for her to find and that I should  should I ask her for?

Anyone know what is normally grown in the Philipeans?

Thank you for your suggestions!

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Hmm so concrete pillars seem to be the way to go. They look about three feet high? How deep into the ground do they need to go?

Thank you for your help!

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Is there a good website on how to build these structures? I know there must be lots of variations on the theme.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Chances of decent jackfruit from seed?
« on: February 01, 2018, 12:54:10 PM »
Here in Uganda everyone grows Jackfruit from seed and the majority are great or at least passable. They do like plenty of water though.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Cow Breast Orchid, Uvaria grandiflora
« on: January 28, 2018, 04:36:44 AM »
Wow very strange. What does the plant look like?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Ca atemoya taste
« on: January 28, 2018, 04:35:22 AM »
Do you wait until the fruit drop? I heard that is the best way to make sure that they have full flavor.

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Hi, grafting doesnt seem to be too difficult, but I dont use to grow trees from grafting but seeds. I had a reticulata but died, but a friend has a 1.5m tall from those seeds... he tought the fruit will not be good and now I thank you for the report, congrats!


That you for the encouragement huertasurbanas! I will see how many germinate.

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Thank you Achetadomestica,

That is very helpful. I got 71 seeds plus a few that I gave my gardener. Everyone here loves the taste as it is very unique for us here.  Thank you too for the link. I will see if we have some visitors coming from the US who can bring the parafilm out. It would be amazing if we could get more fruit trees after only two or three years. The fruit would certainly be very marketable!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Annona reticulata first fruit and grafting
« on: January 26, 2018, 01:04:05 PM »


I planted ten seeds on Annona reticulata from trade wind fruits. Only one germinated. After a eight and a half year wait, this morning we were rewarded with our first fruit. As you can see it is delicious and reddish colour. It is sweet and has berry overtones. I’m very happy!

I obviously want to propagate this tree! Someone told me that if I graft or bud the seedlings I would get much faster fruiting (eight years is a rather long wait!). Is this so? Which is the best and simplest way to do this budding or grafting. I have never done this before and have no access to propriety tape that people seem to use to bind the bud to the root stock here in Uganda.

Also what is the best website/YouTube clip that I should follow to do this.

Many thanks!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: What is your favorite tropical cherry?
« on: January 04, 2018, 11:47:19 PM »
What is the Latin name of Jamaican cherry? Thanks.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Spondias germination
« on: November 28, 2017, 11:59:46 PM »
Thank you for all your ideas. I am now soaking some of them and try and see what comes up!

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Spondias germination
« on: November 28, 2017, 01:49:49 AM »
Interesting. I have read on the web that it is possible to germinate Spondias mombin and dulcis. But I guess the question is do these fruit have viable seeds.

Not sure what the seeds look like and so not sure what I am looking for.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Spondias germination
« on: November 26, 2017, 07:04:06 AM »


Here is the fruit in Congo.


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Spondias germination
« on: November 26, 2017, 06:57:58 AM »
I have recently acquired these (what I think are ) Spondias fruit from Congo. The ‘seeds’ are very distinctive.


However when researching on germination it seems that there is a hard corky covering. That needs to be broken. So I cut open two of the ‘seeds’ but did not see any sign of an endocarp. See below:


What is the best way forwards. Has anyone had any experience in germinating Spondias? How big are the seeds? Any help appreciated!

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Thank you both for your ideas. I will wait a bit before harvesting this one then.

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