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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Twin "snake" durian taproot

« on: April 14, 2013, 05:59:03 AM »

I've been repotting a durian seed I sowed about a two weeks ago and this interesting twin taproot showed up - looks like a snake's tongue, as the sprout is quite wide and flat, comparing to other ordinery durian sprouts. Have you ever seen anything like this?

Citrus General Discussion / Best soil solution for potted citrus tree?

« on: March 20, 2013, 04:25:06 AM »

Hi everyone! Could you please recommend some ideal soil solution for potted citrus tree? My tree is about 19 years old and I keep him in almost 100L big pot. I am planning to repot him in a few days. My friend recommended peat and pinewood soil gathered from a pure pine forest, ratio 1:1 with admixture of perlite hydroponics. What do you think?

Tropical Fruit Discussion / Is earthworm in pot a threat?

« on: March 19, 2013, 03:44:57 PM »

Hi there! I was wondering - is earthworm in a pot a threat?
Few weeks ago, I discovered an earthworm, running out of a arabica seedling pot, so I took it, and put it in my large 100L pot of citrus tree. Is the earthworm any threat or on the contrary somehow beneficial to the plant?

Tropical Fruit Discussion / What citrus tree is this?

« on: March 19, 2013, 02:17:14 PM »

Hi there!

I've been growing this citrus tree for many years. Me and my grandmother planted it from seed when I was about 2 years old and it grew into a very nice tree since then. However, I wasn't able to identify for sure which kind of citrus tree it is exactly. I always thought it is a lemon tree, since the seed was from a lemon. But my friend told me there is no way that it is a lemon tree, according to its specific leaves. The tree hasn't been fruiting so far, but I already grafted him, and the budwood was accepted by the tree, so I hope I will see its fruit in the near future. :-)
However, could you please help me to identify this citrus tree? It has very large thorns/spikes I haven't seen on any citrus trees before. The longest one I found was about 5 cm long. According to my friend, its leaves shows that it could be either grapefruit or pomelo.

I will be glad for any answers, thank you! :-)

Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Your experience with Ebay seller?

« on: March 12, 2013, 10:18:56 AM »

Hi there!

I would like to ask everybody on their experience with buying seeds from a particular seller on Ebay. There has been several threads going on the forum, but this one is not focused on speculations but rather on personal experience.
This is a link to one of his listings. http://www.ebay.com/itm/BorneoFruits-Sarawak-Durio-Takhung-D-dulcis-Extremely-Rare-Durio-Species-/261173746950?pt=UK_HomeGarden_Garden_PlantsSeedsBulbs_JN&hash=item3ccf2b1d06

Do you have any experience (good or bad) buying seeds from this seller? If so, please give the reason of satisfaction or dissatisfaction.

We exchanged many emails and in many of them he claims that his seeds are genuine and best.
His Ebay rating and satisfied customers speaks for themselves.

Every answer and information will be very helpful, thank you very much.

Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Wanted: Durian/Artocarpus grafted seedlings or budwood

« on: March 11, 2013, 04:57:24 AM »

Hi everyone! I have a question please - do you know about any international-shipping source of durio and artocarpus grafted plants or budwood? I searched a lot through internet last couple of days, wrote to many emails, but nothing came up so far. Do you have personally any experience?

Take care!

Vlk

Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Where to buy durio species seeds?

« on: March 11, 2013, 04:55:16 AM »

Hi there!

I wanted to ask, is there any truely reliable and well-tried source for durio sp. seeds? I saw there are some threads going on in the trading section, but I am affraid they are not active.
I collect and grow durio species and I want to have as much of them as possible. I came to collect just Durio Z. cultivars so far, as it is very hard to get some other ones since you don't live somewhere in the durian countries.
Any information would be great, thanks!