Minor comment, worth a new post for distinction. It's not a possesive 's the name is

SEYMOUR YOUNGHANS

the name ends in S

Quote from: TropicalFruitHunters on June 03, 2020, 06:36:43 PM

madronos are round and bright yellow with prickly skin.

13 years old Any sign of fruit setting? What is the difference between Madruno and Acuminata?!

Garcinia madruno generally has a more roundish shape, there's a few cv. of this documented. Leaves are larger than G. acuminata.

Garcinia acuminata fruit is pointier or acute as per the epithet of this species. I have also seen this referred to as Rheedia bentameriana

Another one of the specimens I found was Rheedia sp. 'Possum 2' / Rheedia acuminata, which was presumably progeny from Bill Whitman's famous charichuela from Iquitos, Peru (1963).

This species can also hybridize with other Garcinia resulting in different colored fruit.

I am looking for seeds from Venezuela, if anyone has non Caribbean seeds let me know.

Dr. Julia F. Morton’s citation is wrong

Morton, J.F. 1987. White sapote, p. 191–196. Fruits of warm climate. Creative Resource System, Winterville, NC.

The book was notably self published by Julia. Should be Julia Francis Morton, Miami, Florida. Not even via her MORTON COLLECTANEA.

The distributor should not get publishing credit. Similar to the fumble California Rare Fruit Growers published in a recent Annona article. They credited Purdue! ... which simply hosts the book online, as we all know very well. Once again Julia’s self publishing feat goes unnoticed.

Title page replicated here

https://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/index.html

That’s my point, she did this on her own and the waves are still being felt.

I have scarce mature plants but mostly young seedlings. Will sell or trade.

Psidium friedrichsthalianum & P. acutangulum larger.

This paper by Dr. David Fairchild would be difficult to find because of a typo in the database. I will try to send this to their attention for correction by the FSHS. I am fortunate to have found this via a search of Brosimum in a Vol. of HUNTIA and noticed a citation.


The Ramon Tree Of The Yucatan (Brosimum alicastrym)

Should be

The Ramon Tree Of The Yucatan (Brosimum alicastrum) by Dr. David Fairchild (1945)
https://journals.flvc.org/fshs/article/view/102305

Growing a few seedlings of Brosimum alicastrum. Can trade with anyone wanting to grow it if you have something I am interested... located in Florida. Contact me privately.

"Known as Guaimaso, Mayan breadnut, Ramon, Maseco Native/Origin: Tropical America Fast growing & prolifically fruiting evergreen tree. Thin pericarp edible, sweet. Good timber tree. Intensively cultivated by the ancient Maya. Anthropologists theorize that the Mayans had more time to build temples because, unlike corn, ramon seeds could be stored for food for long periods, without molding. Seeds, which are rich in starch, proteins, & Vitamins A and C, are eaten boiled or roasted, and are said to taste like chestnuts. They may also be toasted, ground, and used as a coffee substitute or ground into flour for tortillas. Genus name means 'edible-one'." - Larry Schokman

Así es la vida... c’est la vie. Quite funny coming from such a polished culture. My descendants are from Spain, I don’t mean it as an insult. I guess they need more rare fruit education over there.

Unfortunatelly most of the people don't know what they are growing or selling, and very often if they don't have the information, they just tell you anything, in order to give you any reply.

On the other hand, most of the people are not very educated, they only learn from hearing, which leads to many errors and mistakes   

Updated the original FSHS PDF since the database was moved to a new URL string.

Methods of Guava Top-Working - S. E. Tamburo, S. John Lynch, Roy O. Nelson 321 - 323 - 1956-06-13

https://journals.flvc.org/fshs/article/view/101710

have 4-5 types right now.

Cnidoscolus aconitifolius cuttings are excellent.

One type is the one Dr. David Fairchild had at The Kampong, saved by fellow RFCI Miami members. Another from Larry Schokman, two more from around town, which both appear to have no stinging nettles.

I purchased two Angie from Alex this season that were outstanding. Picked and ripened properly, on the firm side of ripe and made it to the top tier for me. Top tier but not top 10.

Dr. Campbell at Mango Men Homestead also had some outstanding 'Angie' this season as well. Too many people jump to quick conclusions about flavor. Trees may vary right, grower, location, culture etc.? Go Angie!, which was named after Angela Whitman, William “Bill” Whitman’s widow, first President of The Rare Fruit Council intl. in Miami, and one of its founders! It's a good mango...

I haven't bought this one and the label isn't clear if there is added sugar just says pulp. I tried looking up the FDA rules on labeling pulp but they seem to only concentrate on beverages.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Goya-Fruta-Guanabana-Pulp-14oz/48714445

The label shows cane sugar as the 3rd ingredient. The first ingredient is filtered water and it’s only 20% juice. Pulp is not doctored so there shouldn’t be a labeling issue. Nectar is where things get fuzzy, PURE juice is not to be confused with this product which is made with only 20% of real juice, water and other ingredients.

Retail juice can be watered down, generally more than nectar which is also sugar laden. I don’t see fructose here, that’s more prevelant in sodas and other tropical fruit drinks.

Let’s not encourage poaching in natural areas. Well said and some alternate options are offered.

You might have better luck trying to contact forum members in Florida to locate the Annona glabra variety "North", which is less likely to have compatibility issues than seedlings removed from the wild

-Joep450

While I appreciate the quest, feel like we shouldn’t be advocating digging up plants from public lands nor private properties without permission...

Grabbing the fruits for seeds seems more reasonable, though I’m sure there are laws discouraging that as well.