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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / For Trade: Pouteria Australis
« on: April 13, 2014, 05:32:50 AM »Commonly referred to as 'black Apple'.
One seedling only. Will trade for certain mango varieties/others. PM.
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The good thing about rambutans here is that they are much more consistent bearing than lychee. Also rambutan can produce lots of fruits and have a couple of seasons, to only one for lychee, if you're lucky enough to get the one. It's much harder to get lychees to fruit. There was a time when everyone and his brother here was planting rambutans. Was the big craze, now it's in oversupply mode, and price is quite a bit lower than lychee and many growers have cut their rambutan trees down.
I don't think far superior is right, I think the best lychees are better than the best rambutans due partly to the flesh sticking to the seeds. Lychees can be too sour, rambutans lose flavour faster after picking faster and opinions are split.
Know any country where rambutan is considered king of fruits? Ask any Chinese member. First fruit book ever written was in 11th century China about lychees. Chinese have been waxing lyrically about lychees ever since! Might not be far superior to you, but it is to me! Has nothing to do with flesh sticking to seeds in rambutans as we have rambutans that are cling free, and they're still not in same camp as lychees.
I have them fruiting in 25 gallon pots getting ready to step up to 45. I keep them in pots because it sometime gets to cold here.
patience....you just posted it earlier today.
Just went to the market and it sure is atemoya season. Pinks Mammoths are going for $2kg!
Oscar you had better read a few wine labels. There is the bouquet, finish, hints, overtones, lingering aftertastes on the palate and undercurrents to describe. No rosewater, pear, apple or citrus tang in the skin?
I have only tasted malay apple once, but thought it was very bland....Was this representative of your experience?
Would you recommend growing the tree, given finite space for other trees. came around on carambola after juicing it....is it better as a juice? How do you like to consume it?
Thanks.
lots of sunshine, protect from wind, and feed the tree...(not too much nitrogen)....it should take about 3-5 yrs to get some flowers...maybe even a fruit.
They are only in a few nurseries (Turner's is one of the better ones) who deal with the propagator Fitzroy Nursery. Daley's also has them and I believe they have been grafting their own under license onto better stock, so if I do decide to get one it will be from them. Its best if you have one on order as the number of stockists is limited and the amount they usuall;y have on hand is often low.
Not much info on Diana out there. Looks like I took a bit of a leap of faith. Haha
I have a bunch of seedlings of this tree and was wondering if anyone has any experience with it.
All I can find is a million references to the word 'pitaya'. That doesn't help me a lot. No doubt one of the columnar type cacti produce these, but which? What is the proper name? Is it worth growing--I.E, will it fruit within my lifetime
stenocereus queretaroensis
