Just took a picture of my Achachairu today. It was purchased in 2012 from Montoso Gardens. It has really taken off lately. I'm still waiting for it to fruit for the first time. I'm hoping 2017 is the year. It's over 12 ft tall now and the trunk is about as thick as a sofa can. If anyone has any pics of their Achachairu I'd love to see them.

How invasive are the roots of a Jabo. I am planing on planting one close to my house in between two windows and about 4 feet from my wall will this be ok? I'm trying to redo my landscape and Jaboticabas are so ornamental I want to include it in my plans. Thanks!
Ron

So Coconut was again generous enough to give me some of his fruit to sample. I received a huge 2lb 1 ounce Phet Pakchong a Boca Chewy sugar apple, two Taiwan purple sugar apples, and a late Noel F2 big Red sugar apple to sample for his breeding program. Coconut has to be one of the most generous people I know when it comes to sharing fruit and am glad he has chosen me to be one of his guinea pigs (fruit tasters) for his breeding program. In this post I will be reviewing the Phet Pakchong and comparing it to the Boca chewy which was already reviewed in another thread. The other fruits are not ready yet and will be reviewed soon.

Phet Pakchong is an Atemoya that I have heard a lot of great things about and is considered to be one of the best atemoyas around. It definitely did not disappoint in the looks department. What a stunning and beautiful fruit. It weighed in at a whopping 33 ounces by far the largest atemoya/sugar apple/cherimoya I have held. The flavor was mild almost bland semi sweet atemoya with hints of vanilla. The flesh was as smooth as silk with a firm texture similar to that of a cherimoya however flavor wise it was definitely missing the kick in sweetness and complexity that I get from the Boca Chewy.

I don't know if I am becoming an annona snob with all these amazing fruits I have been sampling lately but the Phet Pakchong which would have been at the top of my list two months ago did not compare too the intense sweetness and taste of the Boca Chewy. Not taking anything away from the Pp which I think is great and a must have in every collection and one that I will definitely be getting myself but if I had to choose between the two hands down it would be an easy decision for me the Boca Chewy all the way. The seed count from both fruits was 42 for the Pp and 62 from the Boca Chewy which was half the size of the Pp. So even though the Pp had fewer seeds and was twice the size of the Boca Chewy I still was quick to gravitate to the Boca chewy during my tasting. Coconut has something special with the Boca chewy that I hope you guys will soon get to taste.

I have a two year old in ground Geffner Atemoya who flowered for the first time this year. The Geffner is known to produce without hand pollination however after much research and some helpful YouTube videos I decided to try my luck at hand pollination. So far I have been successful and have about 15 marble sized fruits and my tree is still making plenty of flowers with the potential for much more fruit. For those with annonas  that haven't tried hand pollination give it a shot it is super easy and fun to do.

For the experts, how many are actually hand pollinating? Also how many fruits do you all think I should let my tree hold? The tree is about six feet tall.

Has anyone tried any Neelam Mangos yet or are you still waiting? Was just curious my tree didn't have any this year due to it being too young but I should hopefully have plenty next season.  My tree has grown from a 3 ft tall baby to over 8 ft in a year.I bought it at the Fairchild mango festival last year.

Anyone currently growing a Sweet Fairchild Jackfruit or know anything about this cultivar. Several months ago I picked one up from Jeff but haven't heard or been able to find much info on it. I'm running out of room and have BK Lemon Seedlings don't know if I should leave the SFairchild where it is or replace it with a BK lemon seedling. Any thoughts?