The Tropical Fruit Forum

I have a 3ft tall 3gal all by it's lonesome in a greenhouse. Put on at least 50 flowers. Ended up with about 10 fruits through hand pollination. Not the best ratio, but it is possible to fruit alone. Did better than I expected considering this is it's first real fruiting. Your problem just could just be maturity. 2ft is pretty small. Unless you like really sour fruit, I would give the plant another year or two to produce before buying another one. But I enjoy them and I think another plant would help production. So any of you in SoCal who aren't fans of the fruit and want to trade theirs for something, let me know.

This was my first real try of this fruit. Sour and slightly sweet with a tropical candy-like after taste. I really liked it. I can eat lemons raw, so sour doesn't bother me at all. Should make a great juice too. 
 

He ripped me off, it's a Hackberry. I. Opulent bear looking at and thinking about getting ripped off so it got introduced to the Sawzall and then the yanked out with lawn mower. It's in the fire pit now. I'd like to get some seeds if you ever have any shmojojo.

Ah man, sorry to hear that. I hope she burned as bright as your rage I would be glad to give you seeds, but it might be a while. Had a few flowers this year, but no fruit. Maybe next year.

Not sure you want to start from seed anyways. A nice size Araza shouldn't be too hard to find in Florida. They're pretty common at the tropical fruit nurseries around So. California. I found a 3gal for $50. I believe they're from pine island nursery. Good luck.

My order arrived fast and well packaged. Beautiful plants! Thank you!

I purchased a 1 yr old seedling on Offerup for 10 bucks a couple years ago. All she could tell me was that it was a "big and sweet" Mexican mango. I wasn't very confident in her description. I think she was just trying to hype the plant for a sale. I didn't care, I planned to graft it anyways. After protecting it for the first year, it seems to be doing pretty well planted in full Southern California sun this year. Even new growth doesn't seem to mind the 90F-100F sun.

I'm hoping it's Ataulfo. Any guesses? Thanks

Care if I shoot you some photos of the leaves close up? If it is wrong I am going to take it down! Thank you for saying something!

You don't have to. I can tell by looking at it.

Here's a couple shots of my tree. Leaves are thick and waxy. Almost citrus looking

Wow 15 years? Congrats!

Seeds arrived fast, well packed and with generous extras. Great seller!

Thanks Shiloh!

As great as this fruit looks, and rare as though it may be, one of the Brazillian heavies said it was sour and piss poor flavor wise, also very hard if not nearly impossible to grow in California (from personal experience).
Sorry you got shorted and not squared away, happens with reputable seller’s from time to time as well unfortunately.

Maybe the fact that this probably isn't patrisii is a blessing in disguise This yellow fleshed version looks bumpy and a lot uglier, so maybe it will taste better lol. If that's even what this is.


In this actual patrisii video, you'll see that they're juicy, round and plump. Oh and the fruit looks nice too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nb_DxmMDtc

Thanks dsweet43! I'm glad you had a successful purchase from them. Good to know others aren't getting ripped off and it was most likely just a mistake on their part. I always assumed it was. My order process wasn't too bad (paypal-seeds/zelle-shipping), but their instructions were lacking a bit. And yeah, I agree about the financial situation in some countries. I know that money can go a long way in helping a family. I just hope that's where it goes...

I just checked my seedlings, and after a couple of months of being a long sliver, they just put out their first leaves. It actually does look like patrisii. I'll post some pics later.

EDIT: Pics. Does anyone know if this is E. patrisii?





Seeds

I really hate that I have to do this. I don't like harming people or taking food out of people's mouths. Unfortunately, after so many warnings, the seller has given me no choice.

I placed an order with username "Terranova" for 50 Eugenia patrisii seeds for $130 with shipping. Unfortunately, I received a package of only 20 seeds. I messaged them, they told me it was a mistake and they will try to find another buyer in my state and send my order with theirs. That buyer would then forward the seeds to me. Seemed like an awful idea, but I told them okay and please keep me informed. A month goes by, I hear nothing. I messaged them again explaining that I wanted the rest of my order or refund my money, please. We ended up messaging back and forth about 10 times. I was always very polite. Of course, they never initiated contact with me, and they never would have if I didn't message them. They didn't want to take any responsibility for their mistake. They just wanted me to go away. It was 4 months of ridiculous excuses as to why they couldn't pay me. Now my last warning message, that I was going to make this post, was ignored. So here we are. I think some people think American's have money to throw around and that couldn't be further from the truth, especially for me right now. I'm out of work with a long-term leg injury and I'm trying to make some money on the side doing something I love. I hope the seller hasn't disappeared and does the right thing so I can remove this post.

I wish I had said something sooner, I hope they didn't take anyone else's money. Next time I'm not waiting to report a scam seller. Of course, they're just going to make a new account and continue to "sell" their seeds. I would recommend being aware of what he/she is selling and the area it's coming from in order to try to avoid them. Oh and only 2 of the 20 germinated under ideal grow conditions.

Do you have more available or just this one?

Seeds arrived quick and well packed. Thanks for the extras!

Seeds arrived fast, fresh and well packaged! Thanks for the extras!