I get it but in davao most people do not grow seedlings. I’ve been there 4 times. Grafted durian cost about $2 per plant and really easy to find, many nurseries. In Malaysia too most people grow grafted plants. In Indonesia , yes , mostly people growing seedlings, but the quality is generally not as good.

Feel free to share if you have a fruit stash for this holiday. We are visiting in Miri now and eating cempedak, Marang, garcinia forbesii, Durio graveolens, papaya , dragonfruit, mangosteen, rambutan and lanzones/langsats

Smell of arancillo should be not be “very light”. Arancillo is the only really bitter variety in Davao, and the smell should carry through. Puyat most common grown variety in Davao, I don’t care for it but the locals don’t mind it as long as it’s sweet and creamy, their standards for durian are not as high as Malaysians. Why you eat Marang with plastic gloves when you can peel the skin and eat it like a popsicle, no need to use plastic...

Durio dulcis, some Durio oxyleanus and Durio graveolens but limited ,may be other Durios soon, $5 per seed

Cempedak, Marang, $2 per seed , salak, dabai, engkala $3 per seed

Hunting for kubal, may have soon..feel free to Pm and ask about others that may be available but not listed Minimum of $20 order plus shipping

That's good because I planning on going to Borneo before going to Bali or Medan.

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I spent $6 on mine from an army surplus store in Hilo.  Works fine, had it for years. Don't need something fancy

Anyone know what variety it may be ?

I have read some saying yes and some say no, one tree can fruit on its own. There's a few trees on the farm and some produce less than others but they all produce.

need that

Ive read that the crown can be quartered and still grow. I wonder if it's better to root the crown first and then quarter or if it's ok quartering first and then rooting? I would think it's easier to quarter and then root but maybe more successful if rooted and then quartered due to immediate ability to uptake water with the roots?

Simon

it also can be done with the slips and suckers. you could root before but then you will just disturb/cut the roots doing it later. if you make the cut first then plant it, you are done. its just another step not needed, i think

Here is possibly the worlds smallest, non tissue cultured, White Jade. I was removing some small White Jade suckers a while back and accidentally knocked off a tiny 1.5 Inch sucker. It didn't really have any roots but I stuck it in a pot anyways. Well, it appears the original sucker is dead or at least almost dead but now I just noticed that the plant produced a tiny baby which must have formed from the roots which eventually developed.

Simon

another way you can do this form of 'micropropagation' and increase your plant numbers is by sectioning the slips into quarters or 3rds. then planting the inner core in the soil, keep moist and new growth should occur in a matter of weeks, which you can later twist off and replant these baby plants.  theoretically its easy to get 3-6 plants from 1 slip. we used this technique at frankies using a paper cutter, you don't have to use one but it was good for making straight and precise cuts.

Hi Steph I met you some years ago in n. Kohala. nice to see you posting on here. i saw a video awhile back of your place and it looks amazing, would love to visit sometime.