I can get some now very fresh off the tree it is just I got to buy them so I would need to get a decent amount of money for them. If anyone wants to pay good money for them I could get them. the seeds are very large and postage would be expensive too.

 I have trees here in my nursery for the Australian member (I am in Australia)

 www.helgasnursery.com.au

Tried MANY fruits for fermenting
So far best results are
- roselle for a red wine   (best with fresh fruit)  ferments quickly and produces decent wine in short time
-passionfruit    (prefer the red and yellow )   ages very well and improves with age
-watermellon   (include rind but NOT skin)   had mixed success,seems to depend greatly on temperature fermenting-cooler is better

Tried  many other tropical fruits -but those were the best so far

bbud do  you have a recipe for the passion fruit wine and how about the watermelon?  Thanks

Thanks for the input there are some interesting ideas in these posts. The mombin wine sounds great they are fruiting here at the moment so now I have something to do! I have never made a mead but the lychee and mulberry ones sound great.

The thing I have realized is how easy it is to ferment fruit and fruit juice. I have been buying bottled fruit juice fresh and reconstituted unscrewing the lids drinking a sip and adding a pinch of wine or ale yeast and re screwing the lids back on 90% tight so the gas can escape and then leaving them for 5 days to ferment then re screwing the lids putting them in the fridge and drinking them fresh like that as palmcity mentioned they are still "live" like a kombucha.   As they have vitamin C and B vitamins from the yeast there is not much of a hangover. I sometimes put airlocks on the bottles but have not lost any that have not had airlocks.

Now with the tropical fruit brews I have done all I do is get excess fruit (seconds and very ripe fruit is fine) boil them up in a big pot sometimes adding sugar ( to bump up the ABV) if there is not enough fruit. 

Next  strain the fruit mix  wait for the liquid  to cool then put the mix into a 30L fermenting container and adding water to 23L ( I normally have about 8L of fruit mash) and add  the yeast.

I sometimes don't even bottle it just drink it fresh from the keg (what a sad boozer I am!) other wise bottle it  and age it.

Sometimes I add carbonation drops to the bottles for a carbonated brew other times no carbonation drops  for a still drink. It is easy to scale it down if there is not enough fruit for a 23 l batch sometimes I just boil up a few pineapple or what is in season  add a bit of sugar and put the cooled strained mix into a 2 l juice bottle fill the empty spacein the bottle with water  and add the yeast to the 2 l bottle with an air lock on or the lid unscrewed a bit.

My next batch is going to be a ripe bread fruit brew (anyone done a bread fruit wine?) unless I get to those mombins first!

I have  fermented vegetables as well but hay this is not the tropical vegetable forum...

I will try to get around to posting some pictures soon if anyone is interested.

Thanks

 

Thanks for the input potato man but my advice is lay off the colored spuds for a bit they might be playing with your imagination...

He sells seeds not plants and he is a great communicator with quick responses ( too quick this younger generation  and their smart phones!)

Thanks

Hi Oscar thanks for letting me know about "Compendium of Information on Seed Storage Behavior" at 900 pages it is a bit of a tome!

I was just wondering how many species of tropical fruit are covered in the book?

I have "Seed Storage of Horticultural Crops S.d. Doijode" which covers about of the main 15 tropical fruit trees but no obscure fruits.

Thanks again

I spend a lot of time checking if seed is orthodox or recalcitrant and it is frustrating how little information is available on the storage of tropical fruit tree seeds.

Does any one have any good sources for information on this topic?

Thanks!

They are doing fine that is normal. If the seed itself starts to go moldy before dropping off I sometimes very gently crack them to free the plant  but the seeds should drop off themselves.

Good luck!

I am In Australia and am hoping someone has some Inocarpus fagifer (Tahitian chestnut) seeds or plants for sale.

If anyone has any experience with the plant I would appreciate any info.

Thanks

Thanks for the advice.

Lory what dilution rates and application method do you recommend for the Mancozeb and Tebucanazole?

Chandramohan thanks for the info RE the Copper oxychloride.

Peace



 

barringtonia edulis or cut nut it is a beautiful tree

I am writing a recommendation for a seed vendor called Loui from Kerrela India. I have a nursery in QLD Australia

 www.helgasnursery.com.au

and have been buying seed from Loui for many years. I have gotten a lot of rare seeds from him over the years including nutmeg, cinnamon, clove, cardamom and more.

He has all ways been good to deal with. I have attached his current seed list in text in the area below this email. If your looking for something that grows in South India ask him as he might not list it. I all so recommend being patient when requesting recalcitrant seeds for example nutmeg is on in northern summer so requesting it at another time is pointless.   

His email is loardvishnu@gmail.com

Scroll down for his fruiting trees.



TIMBER/ORNAMENTAL & FLOWERING TREES SEEDS

1. Acacia auriculiformis
2. Acacia catechu (Cutch tree)
3. Acacia dealbata (Silver wattle)
4. Acacia decurrens (Green wattle)
5. Acacia intensia
6. Acacia melanoxylon
7. Acacia mernsii (A . mollissima)                                        8. Acacia nilotica
9. Acacia planifrons (Umbrella thorn)
10. Acacia senegal
11. Acacia Suma
12. Acacia tortilis
13. Acer odlongum (SR) July-Aug.
14. Acrocarpus fraxinifolium
15. Adenanthera pavonina
16. Adina cordifolia
17. Aesculus Indica (SL) Aug.-Nov.
18. Ailanthus excelsa
19. Albizzia amara
20. Albizzia lcbbeck
21. Albizzia lucida
22. Albizzia moluccana (A. falcataria)
23. Albizzia procera
24. Albizzia richardiana
25. Albizzia stipulata (A. chinensis)
26. Alnus nepalensis
27. Alstonia Scholaris (SR) March-June
28. Anogeisus latifolia (SR) Dec.-Jan.
29. Anogeisus pendula
30. Anthocephalus indica (A.cadamba)
31. Artocarpus chaplasha (SL) July –Aug.                               
32. Barringtonia acutangula (SL) July-Aug.
33. Bauhinia hookeria
34. Bauhinia Purpurea
35. Bauhinia recemosa
36. Bauhinia retusa
37. Bauhinia variegata
38. Bombax Ceiba
39. Broussonetia Papyifera
40. Callistemon lanceolatus (C.viminalis)
41. Cassia fistula
42. Cassia grandis
43. Cassia javanica
44. Cassia marginata
45. Cassia nodusa
46. Cassia reigera
47. Cassia siamea (C. Florida)
48. Cassia spectablis
49. Casuarina equisetifolia (C.muricata)
50. Cedrela toona (T. cillata )(SL) June-July
51. Chickrassia tabularis
52. Celtis australis
53. Ceiba pentendra
54. Chorosia speciosa (SL) Feb-March
55. Cinnamomum camphora (SL) Oct.-Nov.
56. Colvillea racemosa
57. Dalbergia assamica
58. Dalbergia latifolia
59. Dalbergia Sissoo
60. Derris robusta                                                       
61. Dillenia indica (SL) Oct.-Nov.
62. Diospyros embryopteris (P. preregrina)
63. Entcrolobuim Contartisiliquim
64. Elacocarpus ganitrus (E. sphaerucus )
65. Erythrina indica
66. Eucalyptus camaldulensis
67. Eucalyptus citriodora
68. Eucalyptus globulus
69. Eucalyptus grandis (SR) Feb-March
70. Eucalyptus hybird
71. Eucalyptus robusta
72. Eucalyptus tereticornis
73. Ficus benjamina (SL) May-June
74. Ficus bengalensis (SL) May-June
75. Ficus elastica (F. heveabrasilensis (SL) May- June
76. Ficus Krishnae (SL) Aug.-Sept.
77. Ficus religiosa (SL) May- June
78. Ficus retusa (SL) May – June
79. Garuga pinnata
80. Gliricidia maculata (G. sepium)
81. Gmelina arborea
82. Grewia optiva (G. oppostifolia Bhimal)
83. Grevilla robusta (Silver oak)                                         
84. Hardwickia pinata
85. Jacaranda mimosaefolia
86. Kigelia pinnata (SR) Nov.-Dec.
87. Koclreuteria paniculata
88. Lagerstroemia Speciosa (L. flos –reginue)
89. Lagerstroemia thorelli (SR) Feb-March
90. Leucaena leucocephala
91. Melia azedarach
92. Michalia champaca (SL) Aug.- Sept.
93. Mitragyna parvifolia
94. Mimusops elengi (SL) June- July
95. Morus alba
96. Morus nigra
97. Nerium indicuim (N. odorum)
98. Nyctanthus arbortrists (SL) Nov.-Dec.
99. Parkia roxburghi (P. javanica)
100. Parkia blglandulsa
101. Peltophorum ferrugineum
102. Pithecolobium dulec
103. Pithecolobium saman (Samanea saman )
104. Poinciana regia (Delonix regia)
105. Polyalthua longifolia (SL) July-Aug.
106. Polyalthua pendula (SL) July-Aug
107. Prosopis Juliflora (P.c Specigera)
108. Prosopis Juliflora (P. chilensis)
109. Pterocarpus dalbergioides (P.indieus Baker)
110. Pterocarpus Santalum
111. Pterospermum acerifolium
112. Putranjiva roxburghhii
113. Quercus lncana (SR) Nov.-Dec.
114. Quereus Serrata Nov.-Dec.
115. Qugenia Oojeinensis (SR) May-June
116. Robinia Psendoacacia
117. Saraca Indica(SR) June-July
118. Sesbania grandiflora
119. Spathodea Companulata (Tulip Tree ) (SR) April-May
120. Shorea robusta (SL) June –July
121. Sterculia villosa (S. alata) Nov.-Dec.
122. Swietenia macrophylla (SR) Dec.-Fev.
123. Swietenia mahagoni
124. Tecoma stana (SL) Dec.-Jan.
125. Tecomella argentea (SL) Jan.-Feb.
126. Tectona grandis (Teak)
127. Terminalia arjuna
128. Terminalia catappa
129. Terminalia alata (T . Tomentosa)
130. Terminalia myriocarpa                                               
131. Thespesia populnea
132. Thespesia nerifolia (SL) Aug.-Sept.
133. Trewia mudiflora
134. Wrightua tomentosa
AROMATIC/ESSENTIAL OIL BEARING

1. Cymbopogon flexuosus
2. Cymbopogon martinii
3. Cymbopogon palmorosa
4. Cymbopogon Rosha
5. Pimpinella anisum
6. Santalum album
7. Tagetes Mimuta
8. Veliveria zizanioidesAcacia auriculiformis     
   PLANTS WITH OIL YIELDING SEEDS

A
1. Aleurites fordii (SR) Aug-Nov.
2. Arachis hypogea
3. Azadirachta indica (SL) June-Aug. Neem

B
4. Bischofia javanica (SL) Nov.-Dec.

C
5. Cedrus deodara (SL) Nov. - Dec.

H
6. Helianthus annus (SL) Dec-March

M
7. Madhuca longifolia (Bassia latiofolia) (SR) June-July
8. Moringa oclifera (M. pteriggosperm)
9. Myristica fragrans (SL) Sept.-Oct

P
10. Pongamia pinnata

S
11. Sapium sebiferum
12. Schleichere Trijuga (S. deosa) (SL) June-July
13. Semecarpus anacardium (SL) Nov. -Jan       
  FLOWERING CREEPERS/CLIMBERS

A
1. Antigonon alba (A. leptopus) (SL) January
2. Artabotrys odoratissimus (SR) Sept.-Feb

B
3 . Bauhinia vahlii

C
4 . Clitoria ternatea

I
5 . Ipomea palmata     
     
GREEN MANURING SEEDS

C
1. Canavalia ensilormis
2. Canavalia gladiata
3. Crotalarioa anagyroides
4. Crotalaria juncea

G
5. Glycine hispida

L
6. Leucaena leucocephala

M
7. Mimosa pudica
8. Mucuna deeringiana

S
9. Sesbania cannabina (S. bispinosa)
10. Sesbania Sesban

T
11. Tephrosia candida (SR) Oct.-Nov.
12. Tephrosia purpurea

V
13. Vigna sinensis (Vigna Uniquiculata)                               
     FRUITS TREES SHRUBS

A
1. Aegle marmelos
2. Anacardium occidentale
3. Annona squamosa - (Custard apple)
4. Artocarpus integrifolia
5. (A . heterophyllus) (SL) June
6 . Artocarpus lakoocha (SL) June-July

C
7. Carica papaya
8. Carica coorge honey dew
9. Carica disco
10. Carica farm selection-I
11. Carica Fl Madhubala
12. Carica mamoth large
13. Carica pusa dwarf
14. Citrus limethoides (SL) July-Aug.
15. Citrus limon (Citrus limonia )(SL)
16. Citrus Paradisi (SL) Oct.-Nov..
17. Citrus reticulato (SL) Oct-Nov.                                    18. Citrus sinensis
19. Carica ranchi dwarf
20 9. Carica washington
21. Carissa Carandas (SL) Aug.-Sept.
22. Castanea Sativa (SL) Oct.-Nov.
23. Citrus aurantifolia SR) May-June
24. Citrus citronella
25. Citrus decumana (SL)
26. Citrus limethoides (SL) Oct.-Nov.
27. Cordia sebestina (SL) June-July
28. Cydonia oblonga
29. Cocos nucifera
30. Cordia dichotoma (C. myxa)(SL) June-July

E
31. Emblica officinalis (Phyllanthus emblica)

J
32. Juglans regia

L
33. Litchi chinensis (SL) June                                         

M
34. Malus baccata (SL) Sept.-Oct.
35. Malus sylvestris
36. Mangifera indica (SL) June-July
37. Manilkara hexandra

P
38. Prunus amygdalus
39. Prunus armenica
40. Prunus avium (SR) June-July
41. Prunus domestica (SR) June
42. Prunus puddum (P. cerasoides) (SR) March-April
43. Psidium guajava
44. Punica granatum
45. Pyrus Communis (SR) Sept.-Oct.
46. Pyrus Cydonia (SR) Sept.-Oct.
47. Pyrus Pashia (SR) Sept.-Oct
48. Prunus persica (SR) June

T
49. Tamarindus indica

Z
50. Zizyphus jujuba   
SPICES AND CONDIMENTS

A
1. Anethum graveclens
2. Anethum sowa *

C
3. Carum Carvi
4. Carum roxourghianun
5. Cinnamomum tarmala (SR) Aug.-Sept.
6. Citrullus colocynthis
7. Cleome viscosa (C. icosandiza)
8. Coriandrum sativum
9. Cumin cyminum

M
10. Murraya exotica (SL) Oct.-Feb.
11. Murraya koengii (SL) Aug.-Sept. Curry Plant                       

FODDER / GRASS SEEDS

C
1. Cenchrus ciliaris
2. Cynodon dactylon
3. Cenchrus setigerus

D
4. Dicanthium annulatum

I
5. Imperata arundinacea

M
6. Macroptilium astropurpureus
7. Melilotus parviflora
8. Medicago sativa

P
9. Panicum maximum
10. Panicum miliaceum
11. Pennisetum americanum

S
12. Saccharum spontaneum
13. Sorghum halepense
14. Sorghum sudanense
15. Sorghum vulgare
16. Stylosanthus fruiticosa (SR) Jan.-Dec.
17. Stylosanthus glabra
18. Stylosanthus hamata

T
19. Trifolium alexandrinum
20. Trifolium pratenso
21. Trifolium repens     
   
DYE YEILDING PLANTS

B
1. Bixa orellana

M
2. Mallotus philipinensis (SR) March-April                       
   
FLOWERING SHRUBS

A
1. Allamanda cathartica (SR) Sept.-Oct.
C
2. Caesalpinia pulcherrima
3. Cassia alata
4. Cassia angustifolia
5. Cassia auriculata
6. Cassia floribunda (C. laevigata) (SR) Jan.-Feb.
7. Cassia glauca
8. Cassia roxburghii
9. Clerodendron infortunatum (SR) May-June
10. Coffea bengalensis (SR) Nov.-Dec.

H
11. Hibiscus mutabilis

I
12. Indigofera tinctoria

L
13. Lantana camera

R
14. Rosa moschata
15. Rosa sericea (SR) Nov.-Dec.

U
16. Ulex europeus (SR) July-Sep                           
  MEDICINAL PLANTS

A
1. Abroma augusta (SR) Nov.-Feb.
2. Abrus precatorius (SR) Oct.-Nov.
3. Achyranthus aspera
4. Andrographis paniculata
5. Argemone mexicana
6. Artemisa annua (SR) July-Aug.
7. Aspparagus racemosus (SR) Nov.-Dec.
8. Azadirachta Indica (SL) July- Aug.

B
9. Balanites roxburghii
10. Berberis aristata (SR) July-Aug.
11. Boswelia serrata (SR) May-June
12. Bryonopsis laciniosa
13. Butea monosperma (SL) May-June

C
14. Cassia angustifolia
15. Capparis decidua                                                   16. Cassia occidentalis
17. Cassia tora
18. Catharanthus roseus (Vinca rosea)
19. Centella asitica (SR) Nov.Dec.
20. Centratherum anthelminticum
21. Commiphora mukul (SR) July. Aug.
22. Corchorus depressus

D
23. Datura metel

E
24. Eleaocerpus sphaericus
25. Eleaocerpus ganitrus Rudraksha

G
26. Gloriosa superba
27. Gynocardia odorata(SR) Oct-Nov.

H
28. Helicteres isora
29. Hibiscus abelmoschus                                                30. Holarrhena antidysenterica (SR) May-July

J
31. Jatropha Carcus Sept.-Oct.

M
32. Mesua ferrea (SL)
33. Mimosa pudica
34. Muccuna prurita (M. Prunens) (SL) Oct-Nov.

N
35. Nelumbo nucifera

O
36. Ocimum kilimandscharicum
37. Ocimum sanctum
38. Operaculina turpethum

P
39. Plantago ovata

R
40. Rauwolfia canescens
41. Rauwolfia serpentina
42. Ricinus communis

S
43. Salvadora oleoides
44. Sapindus mukorossii
45. Sida acuta
46. Sisymbruim irio
47. Solanum khasianum (SR) Sept.-Oct.
48. Solanum xanthocarpum (SR) Sept.-Oct.
49. Spilanthus acmella
50. Strychnos nux-vomica
51. Strychnos potatorum

T
52. Terminalia belliriea
53. Terminalia bellrica
54. Terminalia chebula

W
55. Withania somnifera
56. Wrightia tinctoria   
     
PALMS AND CYCADS

A
1. Areca catechu (Arecanut, betal palm) (SR) July- Aug.

C
2. Caryota mitis (SR) June-July
3. Caryota urens (Today palm)

L
4. Livistonia chinensis
5. Livistonia jenkinsiana

O
6. Oreodexa regia (Roysstonea regia. Bottle palm) Royal Palm

P
7. Phoenix acaulis
8. Phoenix dactylifera
9. Phoenix humilis
10. Phoenix rupicola
11. Phoenix sylvestris                                               
   

BEVERAGE PLANTS

C
1. Camellia sinensis (SR) Oct.-Dec.
2. Coffea arabica                                           
     CONIFERS

A
1. Abies pindrow (Himalayan silver fir)(SL) Oct.-Nov.
2. Araucaria bidwilli (SL) June-July
3. Araucaria Cunninghamii (SL) May-June

C
4. Cedrus deodara (SL) Nov.-Dec.
5. Cryptomeria japonica
6. Cupressus semperviens (SR)
7. Cupressus cashmeriana
8. Cupressus funebris (SR) Oct.-Nov.
9. Cupressus lusitanica (SR) Oct.-Nov.
10. Cupressus macrocarpus (SR) Nov.-Dec.
11. Cupressus torulosa

P
12. Picea morinda (P. smithiana) (SR) Nov.-Dec.
13. Pinus excelsa
14. Pinus gerardiana (SL) Nov.-Dec.
15. Pinus patula
16. Pinus roxburghii (P. longifolia)
17. Pinus wallichiana (P. excelsa. P. grifithii)
18. Podocarpus gracillor (SL) Aug-Sept.

T
19. Taxodium mucronatum (SR) Oct.- Nov.
20. Thuja orientalis                                                 
           
Musa balbisina
(Musa) "Chini-champa"
Musa laterita
Musa Rajapuri
Musa sikkimensis
Musa velutina
Ensete glaucum
Ensete superbum
                                                           
                                                                           
                                     

Hi thanks for your advice / tips. I am trying this method of propagation using stem cuttings

https://www.treesthatfeed.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Stem-Cutting-Propagation-Breadfruit-2015-Compatible.pdf

I will see how it goes.

Thanks

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