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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Enjoying Fruit in the Philipines
« on: July 26, 2015, 07:49:04 PM »
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Oh, what luck.
If you are still in Manila, can you make it out to any of the large markets? Divisoria, perhaps? You can find anything under the sun at Divisoria, it is thee open air market in the country. If all else fails, do what my recommendation is to everyone visiting, go to the supermarket. The supermarkets cater to the wealthy and tourists who want fruits out of season. If Durian is not at the open air market, then the supermarket will have it imported from Thailand or Malaysia, along with mangosteen, lanzones, santol, etc.
No, Durian is not "king" in the Philippines. Davao is generally where this grows, and the locals enjoy it more. The north is not as "tropical" as the south, though far more tropical still than Florida. It just doesn't grow as easily, and therefore isn't as popular.
Filipinos do not like "stinky" fruit, in general. Langka(jackfruit) is usually the upper limit of fruit stink. Marang although not stinky to me(musky maybe), will offend some Filipinos. I was taught the Soursop is ripe when you press the outside, and it gives somewhat to your finger. Then chill it, and start stripping it of its segments.
As for Subic, this is an old time location of American presence, as your fellow sailors have probably told you. You may not be able to find tons of diversity in fruit, but there's lots of good places to buy wooden crafts, and where most of the US military would get their mahogany military plaques made. The carvers are way talented.
It's rainy season ... not typically the most abundant fruit wise, but you should be able to find some goodies. Enjoy.
Cotton Candy
Uh oh. Look out ladies and gentlemen, put the children in their rooms. There may be a new sheriff in town. This mango is a Keitt crossed with Gary. If you like high acidic levels in your mango read no further. At first bite you taste a the flavor of a firm but tamed down Gary (no distinct pina colada flavor) and then all hell breaks loose and here comes the flavor of, yes, I am not kidding, the flavor of cotton c andy on through the finish. I have eaten a few of these and the flavor profile is consistent.
Tying dog around the base of a fruiting tree is pretty common practice here. But usually they will be lychee trees with the resident dog, rather than mango. Too many wild mango trees here and people get tired of mangoes, which i guess cuts down on mango theft.
I have to bags left on the Marutius in the Fridge in my office....saved the worst for last 
Must eat all the Kaimana while they are Red and pretty!
The only one I have is the Tice. I can highly recommend it. Super sweet and good tasting.
Also, to get the stain off your skin use lemon juice. It washes right off.
Tice definitely has the best flavor of all the purple/black varieties i have eaten.
Best of both worlds - outdoors fruit trees get at least 800 chill hours in winter....brought the tropics indoors. Should have a good peach crop this year.
This too is happiness, my man cave or as one guy said "that's no man cave, that's a frickin' retreat". Smell of citrus flowers, humming music from the bees, cold tequila drink. Recliner is in. Haven't figured out how to get the kegerator wheels over the threshold.....but I will.
Me and my Sharwil, now loaded with baby fruits.
Am getting a handful of key limes about every other day.
We had a nice Meyer Lemon crop this year. My normal margarita is 1 part fresh squeezed lime juice, 1 part dark blue agave syrup, 2 parts of a good Reposado Tequila (Cazadores happens to be one of my favorites). I made a variation on it to take advantage of the Meyer Lemons and highlight it's qualities: 1 part fresh squeezed Meyer Lemon juice, 1 part light blue agave syrup, 2 parts of Blanco Tequila (the light agave syrup and blanco tequila have less flavor which allows the orange-lemon character of the Meyer Lemon to come through more). Drink these on your porch in the middle of the afternoon, that is happiness
I believe regardless of what Fig you choose.... I think most Figs can be trained into Bushes or small trees with correct pruning and training and kept to 4-6 feet.... The Black mission Types will take off on you from the reports I have read and can turn into monster shade trees.
If you don't want fruits, that is a correct statement.
Not necessarily. It depends on the variety and how much of a breba crop it yields and if you care about harvesting this or not.
Very good suggestion here! Thanks everybody. I will try to lurk/ask on that forums, maybe they know some good cultivar that works for me, even if i have heard here excellent suggestions.
I need that plant because i hope, next year, to reshape my garden with a more Mediterranean design, and i hoped to insert some typical Mediterranean fruit trees. A fig is a must, for me (as it is a citrus, but the jury is still out in that one, because I’m outside the citrus growing belt).
However this is the reason why i hoped in a smaller plant: it must be manageable and it must also be capable to fit in a "mixed border" pretty well. Also, i prefer black fruits because they are, in my humble opinion, more decorative. Also, i prefer to avoid pruning at all because while almost all figs respond well to pruning, i find a pruned fig less aesthetically pleasant and moreover, fig wood isn’t even so much resistant to rot and on the long term it may lead to problems on tree survivability.
Because of that, you can imagine that the aesthetics of the plant isn't a "secondary concern" but a vivid point of interest! Still i have several cultivar to choose from apparently.
What is the smallest fig (ficus carica) in your experience? I'm searching for a dwarf cultivar for a small place in my garden, i don't want a towering, shade tree, I'm happy with a small tree with fruit easy to pick by hand which doesn't take much space. Does that fig exists?
Petite negri is a name that comes up with a quick search but i wonder if there's something smaller/worth growing.
Tried 2 more Mulberries yesterday... Both of them were Morus Albas.... "Persian White" and "White Pakistan" or White Shatoot.Where do you find the white shatoot? Is it local?
JF
Any chance on a Mid September tasting this year for when I get back from Deployment? Hopefully everyone got late Bloom sets this year for my sake lol
Clay
That's the plan, early August and late septmber like last year. Maybe also mid October in San diego. Wow, I didnt know you were in deployment be careful and have fun. Post some pix of were you stops in your UDP.
