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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Wife about ready to cook Banana flower..
« on: July 28, 2016, 07:33:30 PM »
I've always wondered how these were prepared. Maybe you could post a video? I

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Interesting paper on edible Ficus species
« on: July 28, 2016, 07:30:25 PM »
Starch,

Loquat leaf tea is a traditional remedy in Japanese Kampo herbalism. It has been found to contain compounds, mostly flavonoids and triterpenes that clear the phlegm from a cold, detoxify the liver and reduce the side effects from some chemo drugs.

I was not as aware of the nutritional levels of B vitamins in Ficus leaves and shoots.

Since originally posting this, I found this Facebook group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/743257855754978/

Some of these fig species look delicious. Any forum members from the Philippines have access to any of these?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Interesting paper on edible Ficus species
« on: July 23, 2016, 12:58:53 AM »
Thanks Har.

I just realized this article might better have been placed in the library section(?) If as a moderator you think that is more appropriate, feel free to move it there.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Sugar Cane varieties
« on: July 22, 2016, 06:26:08 PM »
ARS-GRIN maintains a collection of some 500 Saccharum accessions. Most of these are in the Miami location, and many are stored as seed in the National Seed Storage laboratory (NSSL). Unfortunately for some reason only a small number seem to be currently available for request:

https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/search.aspx


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Interesting paper on edible Ficus species
« on: July 21, 2016, 08:14:48 PM »

Found this ethnobotanical study of Ficus species in southern China:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4246566/

Evidently young leaves and leaf buds, as well as fruits of several species are eaten and are important sources of vitamins.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Any tips on bilimbi germination?
« on: July 20, 2016, 11:01:44 PM »
The one time I tried raising bilimbi I planted a flat and I think they almost all came up  in a week or so. They were fresh from the fruit, so that might have something to do with it. I noticed that carambola seeds also would sprout quickly if taken directly from the fruit, but if somewhat dried (even for a couple of days) they would become semi-dormant, and straggle up in the seed flat over a month or more.

Hope that helps.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Grafting pineapple guava
« on: May 31, 2016, 07:36:08 PM »
"That is an interesting technique of stooling. Do you clip the new shoots with just a portion of the exposed roots?"

Yes (if I am understanding your question correctly) I cut the individual root  between the uppermost sprout and the "crown" or base of the plant. I would usually do a a few of these at once, and just leave them in place; then a week or ten days later, do a few more. This is to prevent too much trauma to the mother plant from having a large percent of its roots severed at once. Toward the end of the summer I would unpot the mother, remove the individual sprouts and their root systems and pot them up.

This should work for a number of species, I believe. Come to think of it, I'll bet you could do this on potted lychee...

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Any suggestions for a Stump Grinder?
« on: May 30, 2016, 06:14:09 PM »
I'd recommend the Caravaggi stump grinder. It's an attachment to the BCS line of rototiller/walking tractors, which I can attest are built like tanks. I haven't used the stump grinder, but have nothing but good things to say about the folks at Earthtools (the American dealer for these European tillers and implements. Check out their videos:
http://www.earthtoolsbcs.com/html/bcs_implements.html

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Grafting pineapple guava
« on: May 30, 2016, 05:25:49 PM »
+1 on stooling. I used to do all my feijoa propagation that way. Have never tried grafting, because layering/stooling is so easy, plus feijoas naturally branch at the base to form a shrub and it is easy to lose the grafted branch. With a layer, you know the whole plant is that variety.

I grew the mother plants in wide 15 or 25 gal pots and in late winter/early spring would "lift" them 8-12"by putting a layer of new mix underneath. This exposed the whole crown of the rootball, which would begin to sprout root suckers along the newly exposed root surface. I'd just clip the larger ones in mid summer and repot, keeping them in partial shade during hot weather. be careful to not get too greedy and take off to many roots or the mother can be set back/killed.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Neowerdermannia Vorwerkii* Achacana - more info please?
« on: May 06, 2016, 11:48:11 PM »
This species is sold by Ben Kamm. He has some information on uses and edibility at his website:

sacredsucculents.com

Very interesting site and he is a good source for many lesser-known edible and medicinal plants and seeds.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: White sapote cultivars
« on: May 05, 2016, 12:36:39 AM »
Just ran across this list I made up of WS cultivars:

Charles Early
Suebelle
Pike
Kampong
Leroy
Younghan's Gold
Redlands
McDill
Vernon
Michele
USDA
Chestnut
Rainbow
Cuccio
Malibu #1
Malibu #3
Walton
Gwin
Bonita Springs
Reinecke Commercial
Selck
Vista
Edgehill
Mexico
Reinecke #9
Nies
Lemon Gold
Salad
Cate
Troweridge
Selk
Golden Globe
Pritchard
Bravo
Ortega
Tremont
Smathers
Roa
Lammertz
Clytia
Nettie
Fourney
Rixford
Snyder
Ecke
Louise
Maltby
Stickley
Wilson
Mac's Golden
Florida
White
Fallbrook
Fisch
San Felipe
Arcadia
Ramsey
Ramsey Large
Miller
Yellow
Sheffler
5G2-S
4A1-S
Homestead
SES 1
SES 2
Jay Rusky Yellow
Popenoe
Thomson
Simmons
Burkill
Hawaiian Supreme
Chris
May
Blumenthal
Chapman
Coleman
Galloway
Gillespie
Johnston's Golden
Harvey
Lenz
Lesley
LNP
Ed's Wooly
Maechtlen
Lomita
Page
Parroquia
Sarah Jones
Whatley
Wood
Dade
Santa Cruz
5B8-S
Fiesta
Snyder
Walton
Candy

These are varieties I was able to find from an internet search; there may be others in the literature. Most of these are from Bob Chambers collection; not sure how many of these could still be found.





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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Pouteria cf. gardneri "Murucuya"
« on: March 31, 2016, 08:57:38 PM »
It might be possible to simply contact them. Many research stations welcome interest in their work.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: ID please.
« on: March 30, 2016, 05:29:48 PM »
It is some kind of (non-Annona) Annonaceae, perhaps a Porcelia or Polyalthia species. Pictures of the flowers would help.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: February/March plant-chasing and island hopping Philippines
« on: February 04, 2016, 10:32:22 PM »
Perhaps you could find Pittosporum resiniferum? Not an edible, but the apricot-sized fruits are full of flammable hydrocarbons and it is/has been studied in the Philippines as a potential energy crop. A description I read said that the cut fruit could be lit with a match, and would continue to burn with a blue flame...they are used as a poultice to treat arthritis and rheumatism.

The PI government had a germplasm collection at one time.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Most Outrageously Delicious Canistel Ever
« on: February 04, 2016, 10:24:45 PM »

"Yes fruit collector, yes still alive (i think). He's on the lam."

I would suggest NOT naming this fruit after Jay Ram,who is a notorious pedophile, but instead calling it the Triades (Tropical Research in Island Atoll Development Experiment Station, which was the name of Jay's farm). Just sayin'.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Date Palms in Oz
« on: February 04, 2016, 08:48:36 PM »
Mike,

I didn't realize QD was so big.

Interesting to see the Desert Fruit Co. sells dates in the khalal stage. I like them at that stage; they are like an altogether different fruit.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: What are the best edible gingers?
« on: January 29, 2016, 06:39:08 PM »
Zingiber mioga is  a prized vegetable in Japanese cuisine. The white inner portions of the new shoots are the part used. Also the flower buds which form underground are dug and  stir-fried or lightly pickled in sake lees. The plant is one of the hardier gingers growing to at least Zone 7.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Date Palms in Oz
« on: January 29, 2016, 05:39:56 PM »
Dates would be iffy in QL... the trees would grow fine but the fruits need low humidity and high heat to ripen properly, and I understand Queensland is quite humid in the summer(?).

However, I read that there were growers that sprayed the fruit panicles with a 1% solution of baking soda to prevent mold in a humid climate (don't recall where this was, maybe India?).

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Productive subtropical windbreak trees?
« on: January 29, 2016, 03:49:13 PM »
If there is supplemental water available, many timber bamboos could make a very rapid windbreak in 2-3 years while providing canes and edible shoots. I'm not sure neem would handle the cold in NorCal, but if you are frost-free it would be a good choice-very drought tolerant and grows rapidly. Carob, some Acacia, Pinus etc.might be options. Depends on how fast you need it in place.

If you are strictly rain-fed, some of the taller columnar cacti can make good windbreaks/living fences. Many Trichocereus species are fairly cold tolerant, and produce edible fruit.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Some observations of germinating seeds and growing seedlings under LED
« on: January 29, 2016, 03:36:40 PM »

"Let me ask a (maybe) stupid question: can LED help seeds germinate faster (i.e. do seeds buried in the ground with no growth yet sprout faster under LED)?"

Many species have seeds that require bright light for germination. Many California natives, for example, will not germinate until brush fires burn off the chaparral allowing light to reach the soil. Tobacco species are another example.




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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Tropical Travel
« on: January 29, 2016, 03:28:38 PM »
Another aspect you should think about when traveling in tropical climates is to check with the Center For Disease Control or the local Ministry of Health to see what outbreaks may be occurring at your destination, and what precautions or prophylactic medications are advised. Not to be an alarmist, but I have seen the effects of  some of these illnesses, and they should be taken seriously. Most of them are avoidable if you are informed.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Tropical Medicinals Forum?
« on: January 29, 2016, 03:13:21 PM »
I think a "Medicinal Uses" forum would be interesting. As mentioned above, many fruiting species have a medicinal component. For example, mangiferin, originally isolated from mango leaves, has anti-viral properties and is used in lip balms to help control herpes simplex ("cold sores"). There are hundreds of similar instances.

I think a section of the forum where this kind of information could be shared would be of interest to some of the members. Also, the fact that we have a global membership would mean that some of the rapidly-disappearing folk wisdom from many cultures could be  more widely disseminated. Just my two drachma.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Bomarea caldasii
« on: December 31, 2015, 09:12:50 PM »
karen I have read that most Bomareas have edible tubers. Most are said to be smaller than those of B. edulis however.

I know Ben Kamm at sacredsucculents.com has quite a bit of field experience with Bomarea. You might contact him.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: other Ingas - edible seed?
« on: December 21, 2015, 10:16:20 PM »
You might try contacting Mike Hand at the Inga Foundation:

http://www.ingafoundation.org/

I spoke with him a few years back; he was working IIRC with nine species at that time, and was working to collect and trial more. He was very knowlegable about the attributes of various Inga species.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: What is the vine called that you can drink from in the amazon
« on: December 21, 2015, 10:05:21 PM »
It might be a species of Dillenia. Many species of Dillenia lianas are used as sources of drinking water, and have peeling bark that reveals an orange color underneath... I've never heard them refered to as "firevine" however.

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