Kepel

[canito 17]

Fruits on the branches!

[roblack]

WOW! Super exciting!! Would love to see pics as they ripen and hear about the fruit when sampled.

[brian]

Is this first fruiting?  That looks like a big tree!  How long did you have to wait?

[Jaboticaba45]

 
Beautiful

[Lumi-Ukko]

Bookmarking this thread. I have a 3 foot high Kepel and interested in all info Kepel related.

[canito 17]

About 12 feet high. 10 year to bear fruits .Taste like perfume mango

[brian]

About 12 feet high. 10 year to bear fruits .Taste like perfume mango

Thanks for sharing.  That is an investment for sure, it is nice to see it paying off for you.  I have never had kepe fruit but it sounds tasty

[Finca La Isla]

Fruits twice a year for us.  I sense some coco in the flavor, piņa colada.
Peter

[Lumi-Ukko]

About 12 feet high. 10 year to bear fruits .Taste like perfume mango

10 years from seed I assume?  And what is the diameter of the trunk?  Thank you in advance for sharing information!

[Finca La Isla]

I think that in the Yucatan you are going to want shade for Kepel and plenty of water..  it tolerates shade better than strong sun I think.
Peter

[Lumi-Ukko]

I think that in the Yucatan you are going to want shade for Kepel and plenty of water..  it tolerates shade better than strong sun I think.
Peter

Thanks Peter! I can give plenty of water and definitely have a lot of shade around. Hopefully the alkaline water we have isn't too hard on it. So far so good though!

[Lumi-Ukko]

I think that in the Yucatan you are going to want shade for Kepel and plenty of water..  it tolerates shade better than strong sun I think.
Peter

Hi Peter, hope you are well! I planted a bunch of Kepel seeds that I got from fruit in the Puerto Viejo markets. I noticed that in my 4 inch pots they put out a long tap root, but no upward stem. Is this normal? I've considered putting them in deeper nursery bags but don't want to dampen off the seed. Any recommendations?

[Finca La Isla]

Kepel looks strange when it germinates.  It takes a while then sprouts a dark,narrow stem with no leaves.  Hang in there, this is how it goes.
Peter

[Lumi-Ukko]

Kepel looks strange when it germinates.  It takes a while then sprouts a dark,narrow stem with no leaves.  Hang in there, this is how it goes.
Peter

Thanks for the reply! I'll hold tight and see what happens! Sure does seem an unusual germination process! The tap roots are almost an inch out of the bottom of the pots already!