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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: New suggested area to post in! Current market prices of fruit per lb!
« on: October 09, 2013, 06:30:35 PM »
Quote from: thao on October 09, 2013, 05:21:01 PM
I think that one's fruit is very small in size, but some say, some variety of that passiflora, are quite tasty and is the only carnivorous passiflora species. When they flower, they produce a hairy tendril casing around the flower/fruit that produces enzyme like the other carnivorous plant does(Venus fly trap, pitcher plant etc.).

Thanks for the info.

Back then when I started growing tropical fruits, I knew nothing about passiflora spp or tropical Fruits in general. i thought all passiflora spp are the same in fruit size (silly me :o), so that is why I got stuck with Passiflora foetida. I did grow other Passiflora but none of them survived.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: New suggested area to post in! Current market prices of fruit per lb!
« on: October 09, 2013, 04:50:30 PM »
Quote from: thao on October 09, 2013, 02:07:28 PM
Quote from: EvilFruit on October 09, 2013, 01:02:58 PM
Quote from: luc on October 08, 2013, 05:40:20 PM
Passionfruit season for me , selling to bars and restaurants @ 2.50 kilo

Here Sweet Granadilla cost about $19/KG.
Thai Durian $8/KG

That's quite pricey for a kilo of passion fruit. At that price, bet you could make some money, if you turn your yard into a mini passion fruit orchard and sell it back to them  ;) ;D.

 ;D

Right now,I'm growing Passiflora foetida. It is about 3 years old. It started flowering last year from September to May but no fruit,yet. I hope to see some fruit this year.


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: New suggested area to post in! Current market prices of fruit per lb!
« on: October 09, 2013, 01:02:58 PM »
Quote from: luc on October 08, 2013, 05:40:20 PM
Passionfruit season for me , selling to bars and restaurants @ 2.50 kilo

Here Sweet Granadilla cost about $19/KG.
Thai Durian $8/KG

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Edible Fruit Palm/Palms
« on: October 09, 2013, 09:18:17 AM »
Quote from: fruitlovers on October 05, 2013, 04:48:50 PM
Quote from: EvilFruit on October 05, 2013, 07:37:27 AM
Quote from: fruitlovers on October 04, 2013, 06:21:31 PM
Quote from: EvilFruit on October 04, 2013, 08:23:53 AM
Quote from: KarenRei on October 04, 2013, 05:47:48 AM
Quote from: EvilFruit on October 02, 2013, 02:46:26 AM
Maybe.. Mauritia flexuosa !!




Wow, never heard of that one.  Looks surprisingly like salak - are they related?  What's the taste like?


They are from the same subfamily Calamoideae. The fruit is very rich with oil and Beta-carotene (vitamin A). About the taste, I have no idea  :'(.


I ate buriti (Mauritia flexuosa) in Brazil. They grow wild there in any low lands that flood. I thought the fruit was pretty good tasting. Yes it's very oily and rich. My Brazilian host told me a lot of people in Brazil don't like it because of strong taste. It's really more oily than fruity tasting. Probably great mixed with other foods like rice.
If related to salak it's a very distant relative. Buriti doesn't look anything like salak: has no thorns, and is a very tall and large palm.


Thank you for your input, Oscar.

Did you try to grow Buriti in Hawaii ?


I haven't tried yet, but would like to. I'm sure it would be very happy here with high rainfall as it likes to be flooded. This palm is beautiful but takes a lot of room as it is quite large. It is very rare here (i've never seen one). Here are some photos of it that i took while driving around area of Belem (river delta of Amazon river). As you can see it gets quite loaded with fruits:




Thank you Oscar.

The fruit looks tasty. I'm sure It will taste better with coconut milk, cinnamon , nutmeg ,oats, milk and buriti ....The breakfast of the fruit lovers  ;D

BTW, you should try to grow it.   8)

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Jabuticaba Coroada da Restinga
« on: October 09, 2013, 09:08:48 AM »
Hi Carlos,

We know that the normal Myrciaria coronata have a bigger fruit than myrciaria edulis so, does Myrciaria coronata restinga have the same fruit size as the normal Myrciaria coronata  ?

Thank you

Mohd

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Tropical Fruit Online Library / Plants Used in Mexican Traditional Medicine
« on: October 08, 2013, 02:54:42 PM »
http://www.herbalsafety.utep.edu/presentations/pptpresentations/Plants%20Used%20in%20Mexican%20Traditional%20Medicine-July%2004.pdf

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Mango trunk splitting in the desert . . .
« on: October 07, 2013, 03:16:18 PM »
I think natural Latex can be used as a tree wound sealant.  8)

Quote from: Tim on October 07, 2013, 01:28:43 PM
Gary - where did you get your Glenn?  We had a little talk at Leo's place about Turpentine rootstock having this very issue you're faced with.  Most, if not all, of his trees have this problem. I wonder if it's the lack of humidity that's causing this? 

Do FL growers have this issue?

Maybe because of the huge gap between day and night temperature !!?. Which causes expansion and contraction of the tree trunk !!

Just a theory...  :o

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Edible Fruit Palm/Palms
« on: October 05, 2013, 07:37:27 AM »
Quote from: fruitlovers on October 04, 2013, 06:21:31 PM
Quote from: EvilFruit on October 04, 2013, 08:23:53 AM
Quote from: KarenRei on October 04, 2013, 05:47:48 AM
Quote from: EvilFruit on October 02, 2013, 02:46:26 AM
Maybe.. Mauritia flexuosa !!



Wow, never heard of that one.  Looks surprisingly like salak - are they related?  What's the taste like?

They are from the same subfamily Calamoideae. The fruit is very rich with oil and Beta-carotene (vitamin A). About the taste, I have no idea  :'(.

I ate buriti (Mauritia flexuosa) in Brazil. They grow wild there in any low lands that flood. I thought the fruit was pretty good tasting. Yes it's very oily and rich. My Brazilian host told me a lot of people in Brazil don't like it because of strong taste. It's really more oily than fruity tasting. Probably great mixed with other foods like rice.
If related to salak it's a very distant relative. Buriti doesn't look anything like salak: has no thorns, and is a very tall and large palm.

Thank you for your input, Oscar.

Did you try to grow Buriti in Hawaii ?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Kwai Muk
« on: October 05, 2013, 07:34:23 AM »
Quote from: HMHausman on October 04, 2013, 05:26:42 PM
Quote from: EvilFruit on October 04, 2013, 04:40:06 PM
How do you describe it taste ?


I like to call these fruits jakfruit figs.  They look like mini jakfruit on the inside but are the size of figs.  However, they really taste line neither.  The flesh most closely resembles jakfruit flesh but there is no juicy fruit flavor.  The flavor of the better ones that I have had are sweet with some sub acidity. I can't really give you much more in the way of flavor description. Frankly, they taste just like Kwai Muk. If I had to say that the flavor is reminiscent of some other fruit, I might say, with considerable reservation...strawberry. There is not a huge amount of flesh and the seeds are fairly large in proportion to the size of the fruit, but I think these are pretty good and worth the effort of growing them.  For me, they are much better in taste and smell than marang any day. However, they are not as good as the best jakfruit, in my opinion.
 

Thank you HMHausman

Strawberry, is one of my favorite fruit. From what I heard, once you eat a marang, it immediately becomes one of your favorite fruits.I guess For most people Jackfruit  properly  hold the torch for the most delicious fruit from Artocarpus spp.

I guess I need to find a source for Kwai Muk seeds.  ::)

Update:
Saw your garden at (http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/tropicalfruits/msg0901484314828.html).... looks Wonderful

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Kwai Muk
« on: October 04, 2013, 04:40:06 PM »
Luc

How do you describe it taste ?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Edible Fruit Palm/Palms
« on: October 04, 2013, 08:23:53 AM »
Quote from: KarenRei on October 04, 2013, 05:47:48 AM
Quote from: EvilFruit on October 02, 2013, 02:46:26 AM
Maybe.. Mauritia flexuosa !!





Wow, never heard of that one.  Looks surprisingly like salak - are they related?  What's the taste like?


They are from the same subfamily Calamoideae. The fruit is very rich with oil and Beta-carotene (vitamin A). About the taste, I have no idea  :'(.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Warm surfaces inside houses?
« on: October 03, 2013, 07:09:10 PM »


http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/826/jtj3.jpg/

Basically, what you need are two plastic boxes, Submersible heater (for aquarium) and water  ;D

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Musang King frozen durian
« on: October 03, 2013, 05:55:49 AM »
Quote from: KarenRei on October 03, 2013, 05:34:21 AM
Quote from: BMc on August 05, 2013, 12:38:58 AM
Hi Folks,
A local-ish Chinese supermarket has started getting in frozen Musang King durian ($6kg whole - $13kg flesh). They usually have Monthong and Gaan Yeow, but have just recently been stocking King. Does anyone know if its good as a frozen fruit?

You won't want to hear my comments about the taste (I'm not a durian fan), but the texture of the frozen Musang King is good, you can eat it straight out of the pack without too much thawing necessary.

You should try the fresh one in Thailand.   ;D You will probably leave Iceland to Thailand and never look back at it again (no offense intended).   ::)

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: For sale only, one of the best and rarest annonas: ANNONA SPRAGUEI
« on: October 03, 2013, 03:43:41 AM »
Hello Carlos,

Do you have Annona salzmannii seeds ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annona_salzmannii

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Display Table at Best of Both Worlds Farm Visit
« on: October 02, 2013, 02:47:04 PM »
Who needs Garden of Eden ?  ::) I guess Hawaii is the new Babylonia  ;D

Beauitiful

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Edible Fruit Palm/Palms
« on: October 02, 2013, 02:46:26 AM »
Maybe.. Mauritia flexuosa !!



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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Fruit Lover's Nursery Seed and Scions
« on: September 30, 2013, 09:19:06 AM »
Quote from: fruitlovers on September 29, 2013, 07:23:18 PM
Quote from: EvilFruit on September 29, 2013, 10:16:52 AM
Hello Oscar,

What is you favorite fruit from  Pouteria ?

Pouteria is a large genus with lots of species. I've only had a very few, but of the ones i've had i'd say my favorite is moist type of lucuma. I also like the Ross sapote and the Phillipine pointed canistel.

Is there any chance to get moist Lucuma seeds from you ?

968
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Cupuacu finally produced a fruit
« on: September 30, 2013, 08:26:40 AM »
Congratulation

969
Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: My tropical fruit tree experience in Portugal!!!
« on: September 29, 2013, 10:43:53 AM »
Don't worry Luis it will grow back.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Fruit Lover's Nursery Seed and Scions
« on: September 29, 2013, 10:16:52 AM »
Hello Oscar,

What is you favorite fruit from  Pouteria ?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Phyllanthus emblica anyone growing it ?
« on: September 28, 2013, 04:10:43 PM »
In Madras, they say amla will make the water taste sweeter even if it was dirty.  ;D

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Theobroma cacao ssp. cacao (aka, Criollo variety)
« on: September 28, 2013, 04:06:05 PM »
Keep us updated , Karen.  8)

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: For Sale Fresh 'Cempadek/Chempadek, Seeds
« on: September 28, 2013, 03:53:23 PM »
I highly recommend Sunan, he is a very good seller.

Any other Artocarpus you have ?, and  as Mike said, It will be better to add a picture.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Let's Talk (edible) Artocarpus
« on: September 26, 2013, 12:31:43 PM »
Quote from: KarenRei on September 26, 2013, 08:47:17 AM
Just wanted to add a note about A. odoratissimus: I've lost several of my seedlings now (hopefully not all).  At first I thought it was just a fluke but after it happened to several I did a root check.  Root color: Brown.  Aka, possible root rot.  Since most of my seedlings are treated in the same manner and are fine (including jackfruit), I can only conclude that A. odoratissimus looks to be more sensitive to root rot than most .

Just wanted to pass that on.

Add 1/2 inch of sand over the potting soil. The sand should work as a natural water dripper and a moisture preserver. Your seedling will never get flooded again (Don't forget to water from the top only).

You may also soak your seeds in metalaxyl + copper oxychloride mixture before planting.

Mohd

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: wanted Platonia insignis
« on: September 25, 2013, 08:50:24 AM »
I think Jesse Blenn from Costa Rica is growing Platonia insignis.

Ask him
http://www.ebay.com/usr/blenntec

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