Botanical Garden Complete and Loaded with PICS...

[Jackfruitwhisperer69]

Hi to all ,

Welcome to the Botanical Garden Of Madeira!


Here's some of the fruit trees at the Botanical Garden

Pouteria sebertii-Native to New Caledonia






Pouteria Lucuma








Boabab-Adansonia digitata


Sour Mangosteen-Garcinia xanthochymus








Tamarind-Tamarindus indica




Sea grape-Coccoloba uvifera




Kei apple-dovyalis caffra




Carambola-Averrhoa carambola


Trifoliate Orange-Poncirus trifoliata




Wax Jambu-Syzygium samarangense






Jabuticaba-Myrciaria cauliflora














Longan-Dimocarpus longan








I got to taste my very first longan...it was absolutly DELICIOUS Very sweet with a spicy flavour!!!
In my humble opinion, I think longan taste better that lychee!!!

Grumichama-Eugenia brasiliensis




Eugenia???






Coffee-Coffea arabica








Guiana chestnut-Pachira aquatica






White Sapote-Casimiroa edulis






Pepino melon-Solanum muricatum


Jackfruit-Artocarpus heterophyllus


Macadamia-Macadamia integrifolia


Rose apple-Syzygium jambos






Graviola/Soursop-Annona muricata






Feijoa-Acca sellowiana


Psidium and Eugenia Block


Lychee-Litchi chinensis


Taro-Colocasia esculenta


Mamey or Green Sapote???




Persimmon-Diospyros kaki


Pineapple-Ananas comosus


Brush Cherry-Syzygium australe






Swiss Cheese Plant-Monstera deliciosa


Mango-Mangifera indica




Bananas


Cinnamon




Fig-Ficus carica




Babaco


Star anise-Illicium verum


Yellow Pitaya-Hylocerous megalanthus  KING of the PITAYAS




Couldn't wait...


Carob Tree-Ceratonia siliqua


White Mulberries


Sapodilla-Manilkara zapote


Natal Plum-Carissa macrocarpa


Some snacks I brought home NO body eat's them...I do

Japanese Rasin Tree fruits(normal raisins won't compete with these bad boys ) Longan fruit,
Mac Nut, Yellow Pitaya cutting, Yellow Pitaya fruit and Eugenia fruit???

It's 02:00 in the Morning here...Photobucket took ages 

I will Uplaod the rest of the Botanical Garden pics(NON fruit...) On the ''Off topic'' this week...



















 

[natsgarden123]

THIS is GORGEOUS!!  Thank you for posting such great photos

[Berto]

Steven,
The eugenia looks like a grumichama/grumixama (eugenia brasiliensis).

[fruitlovers]

Steven, looks like a beautiful garden you have there! How is the fruit on Pouteria seberti? Never heard of that one. The eugenia photo Berto is right and probably is Eugenia brasilensis or grumichama.

[Ethan]

Wow what a beautiful place, I esp. like the first photo with the cacti and succulents in the foreground, the manicured colorful garden in the center and the incredible city in the background.

cheers,
-Ethan

[Soren]

Steven - thanks for sharing these photos, truely great.!

[Jackfruitwhisperer69]

THIS is GORGEOUS!!  Thank you for posting such great photos

Hi Natsgarden,
Glad you liked the pics

[Jackfruitwhisperer69]

Steven,
The eugenia looks like a grumichama/grumichama (eugenia brasiliensis).

Hi Berto,
I also thought it was Grumichama! But, I had my doubts on the ID. The is not like my seedlings!

Thanks for helping  

[Jackfruitwhisperer69]

Steven, looks like a beautiful garden you have there! How is the fruit on Pouteria seberti? Never heard of that one. The eugenia photo Berto is right and probably is Eugenia brasilensis or grumichama.

Hi Oscar,
From the bunch of times I went to the Botanical Garden, this tree did have an ID tag! Last year the tree had alot of fruits! Since I did know it's ID, I did'nt taste them!

I will surely keep you posted and I will take pics in summer when the fruit start's to ripen!

BTW-I done some research on the net on Pouteria sebertii...NO info...only pics!

Thanks for helping on the ID of the Grumichama!

Wow what a beautiful place, I esp. like the first photo with the cacti and succulents in the foreground, the manicured colorful garden in the center and the incredible city in the background.

cheers,
-Ethan

Hi Ethan,
I will take pics of the Botanical Garden! there are huge cacti, cycads, orchids...parrots! I will take them all
Then, I will post them on the ''off topics''

Steven - thanks for sharing these photos, truely great.!

Hi Soren,
My pleasure

[Soren]

Steven - it is Beccariella sebertii (syn. Pouteria sebertii). Have seen another Beccariella once in a botanical garden somewhere; not sure if the fruits from this genus are any good....

[Jackfruitwhisperer69]

Steven - it is Beccariella sebertii (syn. Pouteria sebertii). Have seen another Beccariella once in a botanical garden somewhere; not sure if the fruits from this genus are any good....

Soren,
Your are an excellent detective! The fruit on the net are similar to those at the Botanical Garden!

I will find out if it any good this year!

Thanks for the ID

[Soren]

 Thanks but if I was, I should remember where I saw that tree before... Getting old I think 

[Jackfruitwhisperer69]

Thanks but if I was, I should remember where I saw that tree before... Getting old I think 

Don't worry...It happens to the best of us

[Jackfruitwhisperer69]

I was unable to go to the Botanical Garden today! I will post Tomorrow!!!!!!

[happyisland]

fantastic post! Thanks for all the great pics - I'm looking forward to part 2!

[Jackfruitwhisperer69]

Hope you guy's like them pics

[SWRancher]

Very nice pictures, it looks like a beautiful garden. I'm very envious of those fresh Longans, they look awesome.

Tony

[bsbullie]

Yes, those longans look delish...please send some my way 

Is that mulberry definitely a white ?  Did you taset them ?  Please describe the flavor.

Murahilin - look at that white mulberrry compared to the long thinner mulberry at Excalibur that is called green (though white in color when ripe).  Definitely two different types.

[fruitlovers]

Hi Steven, very nice photos, thanks for posting. How big is that botanical garden? BTW you might want to know that what you have labeled Pachira aquatica is actually Pachira glabrum. Lots of botanical gardens have this plant mislabeled.

[Tropicalgrower89]

Nice pics! It's amazing how diverse the pouteria family is. 

[nullzero]

Excellent photos, I enjoyed them all very much.

[Jackfruitwhisperer69]

Hi to all ,

Glad everyone enjoyed the pics!

Yes, those longans look delish...please send some my way 

Is that mulberry definitely a white ?  Did you taset them ?  Please describe the flavor.

Murahilin - look at that white mulberrry compared to the long thinner mulberry at Excalibur that is called green (though white in color when ripe).  Definitely two different types.

Hi Rob,
This mulberry tasted the same as the ''normal'' black var.! the 2 mulberry tree are near each other, black var. was the size of a peanut(did bother eating them) the white var. when full ripe has a pale white colour to them and with the added benefit of not staining them clothes!

Hi Steven, very nice photos, thanks for posting. How big is that botanical garden? BTW you might want to know that what you have labeled Pachira aquatica is actually Pachira glabrum. Lots of botanical gardens have this plant mislabeled.

Hi Oscar,
The size of the Botanical Garden is almost 20 acres!

Thanks for correcting me! The tree had no ID...So, I assumed it was Pachira aquatica!

[BMc]

The little red Eugenia is the Cedar Bay Cherry. E reinwardtiana

[Jackfruitwhisperer69]

The little red Eugenia is the Cedar Bay Cherry. E reinwardtiana

Hi BMc,

Thanks for helping me ID this eugenia! The Cedar Bay Cherry had a bitter taste too it!

[bsbullie]

Hi to all ,

Glad everyone enjoyed the pics!

Yes, those longans look delish...please send some my way 

Is that mulberry definitely a white ?  Did you taset them ?  Please describe the flavor.

Murahilin - look at that white mulberrry compared to the long thinner mulberry at Excalibur that is called green (though white in color when ripe).  Definitely two different types.

Hi Rob,
This mulberry tasted the same as the ''normal'' black var.! the 2 mulberry tree are near each other, black var. was the size of a peanut(did bother eating them) the white var. when full ripe has a pale white colour to them and with the added benefit of not staining them clothes!

Steven - thats weird to hear about the taste of the white.  The green mulberry, which is longer and thinner and ripens to an off white color, has no resemblance of that berry flavor of any of the dark/purple varieties.  Its taste is best described as intense honey with a hint of honeydew melon.  it is definitely something you go "wow" after tasting.