Re: Selling Rain Forest Plum Eugenia Candolleana

[palologrower]

Compared to the other species how does this one stack up flavor wise? Never had any before

[Bob407]

I had a chance to taste these out at Mike's a couple weeks ago. They are much sweeter and less fibrous than other ingas I have tasted in the past.

[FlyingFoxFruits]

I had a chance to taste these out at Mike's a couple weeks ago. They are much sweeter and less fibrous than other ingas I have tasted in the past.

i did not realize you have had other inga fruits...did they look like treesnmore?

I'm not even sure what species treesnmore has...I was thinking inga vera (or affinis)...because his fruits looked just like the ones I got from River's End.

but they have theirs listed as Inga jinicuil (which I doubt it is).

like I said before, the one's from River's End were like eating wet cotton balls, soaked in lightly sweetened water.

when I tasted the fruit at Treesnmore I thought it would be the same, based on the appearance...but I was pleasantly surprised.  I planted all the seeds! 


 

[Bob407]

I tasted inga edulis at a couple different places and like you describe,  cotton balls soaked with just a hint of sweetened water, and the pulp was difficult to chew and almost impossible to swallow. I tasted some other types but have no idea what they were specifically. They were definetly better than the edulis I tasted but still were not as sweet with an edible pulp like Mike's.

[FlyingFoxFruits]

I tasted inga edulis at a couple different places and like you describe,  cotton balls soaked with just a hint of sweetened water, and the pulp was difficult to chew and almost impossible to swallow. I tasted some other types but have no idea what they were specifically. They were definetly better than the edulis I tasted but still were not as sweet with an edible pulp like Mike's.

thanks for info Bob.

I remember Mike saying they get really cottony and bland when they get over ripe...I'm guessing the fruits we had before might have been past their prime?

anyhow, I'm excited to start growing these...they can handle a hard freeze, they can take a flood (my lot is wet), they grow fast, make delicious fruits, and they enrich the soil with nitrogen....I'm sold.

[fruitlovers]

I had a chance to taste these out at Mike's a couple weeks ago. They are much sweeter and less fibrous than other ingas I have tasted in the past.

i did not realize you have had other inga fruits...did they look like treesnmore?

I'm not even sure what species treesnmore has...I was thinking inga vera (or affinis)...because his fruits looked just like the ones I got from River's End.

but they have theirs listed as Inga jinicuil (which I doubt it is).

like I said before, the one's from River's End were like eating wet cotton balls, soaked in lightly sweetened water.

when I tasted the fruit at Treesnmore I thought it would be the same, based on the appearance...but I was pleasantly surprised.  I planted all the seeds! 

Mike says they are Inga feuillei: http://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=3178.msg197467#msg197467
If my rusty memory serves me right he got the seeds from me a few years ago? I didn't know feuillei would take down to 25F?

[Luisport]

Hi! Do you post out of US? 

[TREESNMORE]

Luisport
 The seeds will rot .Takes to long to ship
 Oscar
You told me what the fruit type was in another post. Didn't get the seeds from you. The tree is over 25 years old 30 ' tall.We had 24 degrees once it it killed back about 3' of the tender growth

[Beni]

Yesterday i have it. Ice cream bean from my friend for gift.

 . Just share friend...hehe
Taste sweet like matoa.

[gunnar429]

Selling ice cream beans by the flat rate box I will put as many as will fit . This will give you a chance to taste the fruit Plus all the seeds. $20.00 a box.  Inga Feuillei

Are they true to seed?

[FlyingFoxFruits]

Yes.

Selling ice cream beans by the flat rate box I will put as many as will fit . This will give you a chance to taste the fruit Plus all the seeds. $20.00 a box.  Inga Feuillei

Are they true to seed?

[gunnar429]

I have been reading lately, that with ingas, cross-pollination within species from different gene pool is required for fruiting.  Does this tree fruit with only one tree?

[TREESNMORE]

Yes that is the only tree I have .That is big . I do sell 3 gallon $10.00 no shipping

[FlyingFoxFruits]

Yes that is the only tree I have .That is big . I do sell 3 gallon $10.00 no shipping

if you still have 5, 3gal trees by the time I make it back to your nursery, I'll take them.

I want to plant out at least 4.

[fruitlovers]

I have been reading lately, that with ingas, cross-pollination within species from different gene pool is required for fruiting.  Does this tree fruit with only one tree?

Two trees not required but recommended. Some trees are self sterile and will produce no fruit or very few fruits on their own. Other trees fruit great all on their own. This i'm sure varies a lot depending on the species of inga, but it's certainly true of feuillei.

[TREESNMORE]

Well that is not the case with my tree it fruits heavy every year.

[FlyingFoxFruits]

Well that is not the case with my tree it fruits heavy every year.

I still wonder what species you have.  The fruit pods are fuzzy...I don't know if feuillei has fuzzy pods, the picture I saw showed them being hairless (but I've only seen one pic...could be the wrong species in the photo I saw?)

[fruitlovers]

Well that is not the case with my tree it fruits heavy every year.

I still wonder what species you have.  The fruit pods are fuzzy...I don't know if feuillei has fuzzy pods, the picture I saw showed them being hairless (but I've only seen one pic...could be the wrong species in the photo I saw?)

No fuzz on mine, so Mike's isn't feuillei. His pods look smaller than mine also.

[FlyingFoxFruits]

I really think it is Inga vera...but based on the description of the fruit quality in Brazilian fruits book, it doesn't make sense.  I don't see how this fruit could go unappreciated in it's native land.

Well that is not the case with my tree it fruits heavy every year.

I still wonder what species you have.  The fruit pods are fuzzy...I don't know if feuillei has fuzzy pods, the picture I saw showed them being hairless (but I've only seen one pic...could be the wrong species in the photo I saw?)

No fuzz on mine, so Mike's isn't feuillei. His pods look smaller than mine also.

[buddyguygreen]

They look more like Inga laurina.

[FlyingFoxFruits]

They look more like Inga laurina.

foliage is different on that species...they're hairless as well, no?

http://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/bioinformatics/dfmfiles/files/c/19751/19751.JPG

[buddyguygreen]

yea actually after looking at the leaves of mine it does have resemblance but this inga has more pronounced leaf patterns. i believe it is hairyless but i saw the pods from the seeds of the inga laurina and they seemed to have very light hairs. But yea not laurina.

[FlyingFoxFruits]

call me crazy, but i wonder what it would taste like if you dehydrated the pulp of these fruits and if they'd end up like sweet chewy nuggets?

also I wonder if Mike has ever made Inga wine?

[TREESNMORE]

Hi Mike, just to clarify, those pods aren't Inga edulis. I would guess they are probably Inga feuillei.
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Oscar
 That is a quote from Oscar.
 Here is a couple more pictures
 Adam the wine and candy sound good

[fruitlovers]

Hi Mike, just to clarify, those pods aren't Inga edulis. I would guess they are probably Inga feuillei.
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Oscar
 That is a quote from Oscar.
 Here is a couple more pictures
 Adam the wine and candy sound good

That was before i found out they have fuzz on exterior of pod. Shape is right, but feuillei isn't fuzzy. FYI Ingas are really hard to identify just from the pod because many have very similar looking pods.