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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Attention Big Island Durian Fans
« on: March 23, 2016, 11:14:59 PM »
Yes, thanks for giving me the opportunity to see this.  The audio cut out with about nine minutes to go.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: visiting Hawaii Islands next week
« on: March 23, 2016, 03:03:56 PM »
Lindsay Gasik's experience at the Kohala farm tour didn't sound that great. It's a bit out of the way, too.  You can read about it here:  http://www.yearofthedurian.com/2016/02/kohala-farm-tours-and-the-future-of-durian-tourism-on-hawaii.html

Go to Hilo farmer's market on Wednesday or Saturday and you should find just about every fruit that tour would provide, and for a lot less cost.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: thai longkong and Langsat
« on: March 10, 2016, 01:03:48 AM »
I have a grafted Duku langsat that produces a bit, now and then.  It's about 12 ft. tall or so, and about 10 yrs. old.  Not planted in good soil.  It's been sensitive to drought, excessive sun and wind, even when mature.

My longkong is still small, maybe 5ft, so not fruiting.  Both of these are excellent fruits.  I've had the longkong before from someone else's tree, and it's one of my very favorite fruits.  Good luck with yours.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Pouteria sp. Ross Sapote seed decortication
« on: December 21, 2015, 09:35:31 PM »
Good tip, thanks for posting.

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They are doing research in Honduras on the problem trying to invent new types.   

The movie The Fruit Hunters with DR. Richard Campbell in it, shows you the crew in Honduras working on the problem.   Great movie and it should be on netflix.

It is on Netflix.  Not a great movie, IMO, but most fruit enthusiasts should find it interesting.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Help Hawaii Grow Food
« on: December 21, 2015, 09:17:56 PM »
I am am all for science,  but this seems ridiculous,   why not just replace one of the old defunct stations instead?

That's exactly what the plan is- or was.   The governor has "called for a quarter of the 12 telescopes on the summit to be removed prior to TMT’s completion."
 But, what exactly does this story have to do with tropical fruit?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Most Outrageously Delicious Canistel Ever
« on: December 12, 2015, 11:31:50 AM »

And then there's flavor. Reading this thread, I wish I could sit next to Oscar of Fruitlovers, sampling the same canistels, to see if the "strong musky taste or annoying cloying sweetness" he detects in many varieties are qualities I would also find objectionable, or maybe the flavors he dislikes are exactly the flavors I love about this fruit. \

Yes, I suspect that the qualities he finds objectionable are either unnoticed or pleasant to you-and me.

I'm another canistel fan, with limited experience eating different varieties.  Ross is the only one I'm currently growing

I'd like to try Oscar's find.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Top 10 worst fruits (VIDEO)
« on: November 04, 2015, 03:47:12 PM »

Some of the native Australian fruit that occupy the fringes of edibility could easily knock off all on the list.

I bet. 
Can't imagine a single soul not liking the best varieties of Chempadek.  One of the California Rare Fruiters on our Malaysian durian tour exclaimed, after sampling  Chempadek for the first time,
"Wow, this is the one that should be called King of Fruits!"

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: growing mangoes on the Hamakua coast
« on: October 26, 2015, 11:18:34 PM »
I'm producing many quality mangoes every year. But it's a lot easier right along the coast than upland. I think you are at 1000 ft. elevation? I probably could produce a whole lot more if i sprayed the trees regularly with copper sulfate, but i don't.

I'm at 660 ft., which is indeed cooler, cloudier and wetter than along the coast.  I'll try the copper sulfate one of these years.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: growing mangoes on the Hamakua coast
« on: October 26, 2015, 11:23:13 AM »
My experience is that rainy conditions usually kill off the flowers by anthracnose before fruit sets.  Brooks late produced nothing for me in 12 years, before getting the ax.  Last winter was dry at the right time, so many people had fruit from trees that rarely, if ever, had produced in the past. 
Definitely no high quality, local selections.  But if your trees fail, there are always great mangoes to be found at the farmer's market from Kona and Maui.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: growing mangoes on the Hamakua coast
« on: October 24, 2015, 11:21:54 PM »
Where about along the coast? Typically, the further north you go on the coast the drier it gets.  I've seen some fruiting mangoes at an orchard in the Peepekeo area, just a bit north of Hilo, but it's not a common tree to be grown in those parts.
In the equally rainy Kurtistown area, my young Florigon cultivar is the only mango that has produced for me, besides M. Odorata. 
Most mango enthusiasts would probably turn up their noses at Odorata, but I really like it.  The durian like quality of falling from the tree when ripe is a bonus.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: ross sapote
« on: October 24, 2015, 08:33:32 PM »
Picked up 3 varieties of canistel at the market, does this one look like a ross to you?

Yes, it does.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Canistel fruiting and growth habit
« on: September 26, 2015, 08:52:54 PM »
I'll bump this up for you.  I cut down both of my canistels because they rarely, if ever, fruited.  Maybe just bad varieties for my area. 
Went with the Ross Sapote, which is doing just fine.  It bears anywhere from top to bottom, and is maybe 10 ft. tall. I want to keep it relatively short and wide, for ease of harvest.

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Like this?


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Nice. Is your Chupa Chupa a seedling or grafted tree?  Larger photos would be appreciated.  :)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Problem with my guanabana tree.
« on: September 21, 2015, 10:29:26 PM »
The tree is 6' tall. The pot is 15 gallon.

The appearance is deceptive to me, because I thought it was about 5 gallons.  If the plan is to put it in a bigger pot eventually, why not do it sooner rather than later?  You might also consider pruning the tree for a stockier profile.  They tend to go straight up, at least in the ground at my place in Hawaii. It will be interesting to see how it does in a 25 gallon pot.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Problem with my guanabana tree.
« on: September 20, 2015, 09:32:35 PM »
I agree with what Finca La Isla has said.  The curled and spotted leaves suggest mites, and you need a bigger pot.

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Delvi, Is frozen durian available in Italy?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Storm Watch issued for Hawaii
« on: August 31, 2015, 01:24:11 AM »
This season may go down as a record breaker for the number of tropical storms approaching Hawaii.  So far we've been fortunate that none have made landfall.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: D-24 Delores
« on: August 18, 2015, 10:30:22 AM »
D24 is also the most popular durian variety in Malaysia.

It no longer commands the highest prices seen with Musang King or Black Thorn, but I believe it is a better tasting fruit.   :)

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Getting my Durian cut by the street vendor...woot!..

Making the old lady do it for you?   :P   Yes, what did you pay?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: How to keep rats away?
« on: August 13, 2015, 01:12:02 PM »

I've been told that mothballs will keep rats and mice out of your engine compartment.

I do that now when letting a rig sit for several months.  Also block off any potential access that the rats could have to your air cleaner, just in case.  With my pickup, this meant constructing a metal cross hatching to fit into the circular air intake opening. Now they can't gain entrance, without a lot of effort.  As Oscar has pointed out they could chew through the metal if necessary, but fortunately they don't know what's down the tunnel in advance.
Old fashioned traps baited with peanut butter works well for me.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Lonkong versus Duku
« on: August 11, 2015, 04:43:17 PM »
Mike nailed it.  I prefer Longkong but they're both excellent.  In Malaysia, all I saw growing were the Duku.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: What's your favorite Durian flavor note?
« on: August 11, 2015, 04:41:41 PM »

The fact that you had to struggle to open the fruit indicates that it wasn't really ripe.

The folks in Malaysia typically use a cleaver to open them.  It usually just takes a  finesse cut and twist move to get them started, then strong hands can finish the job.  However, some varieties are more difficult to open than others.
I'm in agreement with Eric at Panang Green Acres:  Basically there's sweet and bitter.  Surprisingly, some people prefer the bitter.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Little update from Thailand
« on: July 30, 2015, 09:48:09 PM »
  She starts typing and out pops a new boarding pass...business class baby!!! ..

No extra charge?  Man, how do you rate and what airline?  Great story.

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