In the absence of any information regarding the mother tree or even the fruit and just a picture of a seedling even the most gifted Durio taxonomy and horticultural specialists are likely to come up empty on this. Your best shot is to try and get further info or employ the services of someone with Psychic abilities.

I’ve seen experts identify them just based on the leaves shape. Theres hundred of diggerent durian leaf shapes. No meed for super powers

The Australian experience is different from that related by Oscar in Hawaii. I found them to be fast growing and vigorous whereas Oscar advised he found them slow to grow and begin fruiting. They prefer full sun once over about 1m to 1.25m. They are cone shaped tall and have brightly coloured new growth.

Thanks mike! Mine is a small seedling only has 4 leaves, slow but nicely. Did you ever had problems with the wind when your kepel was in ground? Also ive heard they love water

Hey everyone,

Recently got ahold of a Kepel seedling, however i do have some concerns regarding sun exposure and if they  can take full sun. My seedling is less than a foot tall so as of now he’s been doin fine on a window behind a light curtain. Any help is appreciated!

William

Just wondering how long Mamey Sapote seeds remain viable for as all my efforts to get viable seeds, here in Uganda, have not worked out.

Are they better shipped moist?

Any suggestions appreciated!

About 3 months ago i planted 7 fresh mamey seeds. 3 months later only 2 sprouted.

I know, its an old thread, but I was able to taste my first cambuca courtesy of Our Kids Tropicals Nursery last Friday. Although the fruit is larger than regular jabs, the seed and skin take up a large amount of the fruit. the rind of the fruit had an sour/citrus taste. The flesh had the taste and consistency of an abiu combined with maybe a peach? Overall, it is a good fruit and is worth collecting this rare tropical fruit tree.

Hey jabo,
How would you rate cambuca compared to regular sabara jabos? Do you know how many years it takes to fruit? I’ve got a couple seedlings.
Regards

 A couple weeks ago i got my hands on 2 marang seedlings. I’ve been looking online for info on how to grow em but have found little to no information. Only thing i have heard a bit is that they do like lots of water, but not much regarding sun exposure, soil of preference, wind tolerance and nutrients i should look out for in this plant in particular. Any help given on these or just experience in general with the plant,  thanks

,William

Those arent ultra tropicals.

Would love to see yo tropicals bullie , bet u just have mangoes down there u silly kid.

So recently we got hit by two consecutive category 4 hurricanes here in Honduras, as soon as the almost 90 mile per hour winds started hitting i knew i had to put some of my ultra tropical seedlings on a safer place. Since ive imported most of these guys i didnt want to run any risks. The seedlings pictured are: 2 Macadamias, 1 Cambuca, 1 Rollinia, 1 Kepel Burahol, 1 Marang, 1 Mamey sapote, 1 Yellow Jaboticaba, and 1 Excalibur sapodilla. The Kepel and the Marang are the most recent additions to my collection, any help on growing these 2 would be amazing, such as sun exposure and how much water they like. Thanks for stopping by👊

Regards,William

Looks like mycelium. Can be beneficial by bringing moisture and nutrients to the roots. Usually a sign of healthy soil, but sometimes can be parasitic.

Thank Lord! Hopefully it does some good to the soil, hopefully someone else will shine some light in here to be sure.

Thanks, William

That's awesome MikeT.  I'll give mine plenty of water and fertilizer. Hopefully I will get multiple crops as well.  I will keep an eye out on Ebay for a red.

Timbo i would suggest you feeding them in a foliar manner, especially if grown in pots. It is way harder to overfertilize that way and gets nutrients faster into them.

,William

Also important to note that the leaves are not flat but have a “waviness” to them. Dont know if u can see it on the pic👍

In his showdown some showed true grit and some just couldn't' bear it well enough. It was Krasuey.

That is some interesting info mike!

,William

Quote from: bsbullie on September 24, 2020, 11:06:02 PM

Not sure where you got it from but if its a seedling, dont expect it to be like its parent.

I agree with bsbullie. Since it is a seedling, it may be very different.

To answer your original post though, the Excalibur variety is very good. I planted a grafted Excalibur sapodilla around 9 years ago and it produces a lot of large fruit twice a year. The flavor is very good as well.

I also think it may be one of the varieties that do not need a cross pollinator for good fruit set. Hasya on the other hand is an excellent fruit but does not appear to fruit well without cross pollination.

Thanks murahlin,

I know there might be a variation because its a seedling, however im quite sure that i’ll at least get a nice size sapodilla bearing tree. As well as having something different than my alano. Any experiences with  the quality of fruit from sapodilla seedlings?

,William