JF,

It was the first time I had seen ilama harvested, and the locals said it was the end of season, so maybe they just wanted to finish up.  I trust you and Rob, makes perfect sense, I do the same with my sugar apples.  BTW, your fruit and trees look good! Sometimes jealous of your Med climate.

Thanks for the Annona info the other day too.

I just got mine a few weeks ago, and fyliu is right. Level 2 access if you want to do it online, which was super easy for me. After you apply for Level 2 access you go to a USDA office and present your identification, I was there 10 minutes. Log back in afterwards, and apply for the permit, mine was given permission within 3 hours.  Their online process is a little screwy, but it will not let you submit until you fill it out correctly.

I got 6 red Jabos in 15 gallon pots, and a handful of them send up root suckers. I recently removed 2 different suckers with roots attached and potted them up. The first one over a month ago, and the second this past weekend. The first one has not dropped leaves so will have to see how it goes. I have one Red that had over a dozen suckers but they sprouted from much deeper in the root ball, so I just prune them away. I was wondering if I could stool a small Red Jabo, gonna experiment with that next year.

How old is your rootstock? I am curious since I just got some seeds started.

I use a AWS ACP Pro-200 scale (Amazon) that measures 200 grams max down to 0.01 grams and works very well.  I have had good success with Molecular Plant Growth's quick dissolve GA3, which has 1000 PPM mix rates directly on the bottle label. Their conversion is 1 gram GA3 to 1 liter of water. 

I thought the brown tips is from nutrient deficiency/excess.  I see it in my trees when there is either a potassium deficiency or an excess of calcium (high calcium levels cause potassium deficiency).  Our well water in Florida has high carbonates, and the resulting excess buildup of calcium out-competes the potassium during nutrient uptake.  I think that is why Dr. Campbell at Fairchild recommends the high potassium fertilizers for south Florida (0-0-49).   

How tall are the trees of these 3 fruits?

Are seeds still available?

In my Zone, I root cuttings year round outside.

When they are young, they will just put out a fruit or two, and the fruit will stay small. Like the others have said, they will crack with excessive moisture, and you will know if it's ripe when the segments separate...... plus you will see some lighter yellowish colors near the base of each segment.  For me cracking normally occurs during the ripening stage, so do the daily pressure test or just wait for it to fall off.

I am 30 minutes north of Merritt Island, and my record low is 27 degrees.  We normally only experience that temp for an hour or 2 just before sunrise during freeze events.  During the winters of 2009 through 2010, we experienced that temp for 3 to 4 hours per night over a dozen nights during each of those winters, with plenty of other 30 degree nights as well.  I saw mango trees killed to the ground, but I know of at least 30 adult size trees that only experienced leaf burn with no over head protection of any sort.  These adult trees are 20 to 30 feet tall.  Only 3 trees that I know of are near the intercoastal waterway, thus gaining its protection.  All the other trees are at least 2 miles away and none of these trees are near any lakes. 

Just read in The Encyclopedia of Fruits and Nuts, that this fruit germinates extremely well after going through a bird or a bat....plus for germinating seeds, high light is required.... so Oscar is dead on. 

Tuan, I still have around a half dozen, but sorry no shipping.