Excellent report; thanks, I really enjoyed reading it!

How does arrayan taste? is it worth collecting for the taste?

Sometimes you get lucky with the right conditions for a seed. I first germinated in plastic bag with peat moss and vermiculite with a few small holes for air circulation and constant heat mat of 85F. Then as soon as first root and top growth emerged I planted on a deep 4x4x10 pot with potting soil covering about 80% of the seed. Garcinias tend to have long taproots so it's good to give them room to grown deep. In some GHombronianas that I have transplanted at 4 inch tall the tap root is 2-3 times the size of the upper growth.

Great going!
FYI Frankies cambuca start came form Antonio Morschbacker in Brazil. He is the one that wrote a paper on cambucas together with Marco Lacerda. Antonio told me when i met him in Brazil that he had picked out an especially large and good fruiting tree to send to Frankies.
First cambuca tree i planted took about 12 years to fruit. Second tree i planted, right next to first tree only took 8 years to fruit. The difference was first tree only got partial sun. Second tree got full sun.

Oscar: I got some cambuca seeds from you last year and now small plant; is it fair to assume the original tree for your cambuca was Frankie's? I also have cambuca from Frankie's so I wanted to record the differences. Thanks. F.

Has anyone in Florida gotten fruit from any species of Baccaurea???

Yes, I've also killed a couple of Rollinias but I'm not giving up with this current batch of 1-year olds. In my opinion they really need partial shade when small and plenty of water, specially when hot, but also good draining.

Yes, I have tasted it and I would recommend it. In my opinion a 6 out of 10 on the flavor scale. Just a tad sweet, mostly sour but in a nice way (not astringent and not disagreeable sour like Xanthochimus). Refreshing/fresh but not super-juicy. Nice subtle flavor which  grows on you as you eat more fruits.  Fruit is pretty red color. Not big but seeds are not big either; pulp ratio is decent (50%? considering the thick inedible rind).  I would recommend growing this tree if you are a garcinia collector. It's dioecious and tree can get mid/big, so only consider if you have space. I may have some for sale/trade in July after I transplant.

Just some pictures of fruit and tree of camu camu, very productive trees, the weight of the fruit broke the branches of trees.

Congratulations they look great!

How long did it take to fruit from seed?
Would you plant in full sun?

Here's a cluster of large Big Jims.

Simon

Those look great. What is that Styrofoam netting shown in the picture? Does is protect the fruit? how about protection from fruit flies?

Quote from: fsanchez2002 on April 21, 2016, 02:54:13 PM

I received mine too! thanks again Raul! all are already grafted now wait and see...

What did you graft them on to?

I used a couple of 24" achachairus and mex. Garcinias that I had. I used cleft (wedge) grafting, but I didn't do in on the leader on the mex. Garcinia because I didn't want to risk loosing the main plant if the graft doesn't work. I wrapped the scions and graft in paraffin tape. I hope that helps and good luck.

I received mine too! thanks again Raul! all are already grafted now wait and see...

I would love a couple; please send me payment details and thanks!

I have a seedling of this tree, but I don't know what this tree is called. Any expert out there can help?
Fruits about 2 inches long. Flowers maybe 12 inches total. Tree height 8ft.










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Thanks.