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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: I finally fruited Chempedak in Florida.
« on: May 31, 2024, 09:31:21 AM »
I can only go by what the seed seller sent me, and by the resulting fruit that was produced.  Other than genetic testing, we get what we get and have to make assumptions.  For now I’m assuming chempedak, but am open to expert opinion to the contrary.  Expert on Cempedak, I am not.  Although I do grow a fair # of jackfruit fwiw.

Photo of the cut peduncle a day or two after cutting ..





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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: I finally fruited Chempedak in Florida.
« on: May 28, 2024, 09:08:26 PM »
I’ve tried many times over the years to grow cempedak here.  The in ground seedlings would never make it past a few feet tall, always struggling in the winters, and eventually failing.  That was with some real attempts at cold protection, plenty of foliage spray, chelated iron, etc.  Reasons for failure probably are multifactorial, but I think ultimately the weather and the soil are the main issues.

I have a good size Cheena tree (20ft) as a side note, which is a great tree and a really nice fruit …

Anyway, back to the point.  In 2019 I purchased some Chempedak seeds from Han Sen in Borneo.  I then planted in the same “hole” Chempedak and Jackfruit (Amber and Excalibur Red) seeds.  When the little seedlings were about 18” tall, I inarch grafted a few of the seedlings together. The idea was to allow the cempedak seedlings to share the power of the root system and canopy of a jackfruit trees.

Fast forward to 2024, and I noticed one of the fruits on one of the trunk portions of the multigraft bunch looked 100% Chempedak.  It is actually a small portion of one of the “trunks”.  Just a contributor from the roots up to about 18” high on the trunk and no participation in the foliage or canopy.  Kind of hard to describe or visualize - will add a photo to illustrate …

The fruit was really fantastic, I would say my favorite artocarpus that I’ve tasted.  I am brainstorming ideas on how to get the Chempedak portion of this trunk to continue grow, take over, or increase its fruiting.  One is not enough !!




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Tropical Fruit Discussion / I finally fruited Chempedak in Florida.
« on: May 28, 2024, 07:19:58 PM »
Will add details later, but it seems I’ve finally fruited a Chempedak in S. Fla.

https://youtu.be/tPeED-9lrvo?si=18lAI2a61MjBNAad


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Achachairu - doing great in S. Fla
« on: September 24, 2023, 12:05:16 PM »
It's about 10 years old from seed.  I do have 1 other fruiting achacha that is about 7 years old.  It also is planted close to a Luc's Mexican Garcinia.  I don't think any cross pollination is happening, but it is possible.  The Achacha's seem to be self pollinating from what I can tell.  I just use some standard fruit tree granular fertilizer once in awhile- no real schedule, and I give it little attention.  It just does its thing.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Achachairu - doing great in S. Fla
« on: September 24, 2023, 11:45:41 AM »
My Achachairu (garcinia humilis) tree is still doing great in Southeast Florida.  I have posted about it before, but figured I would make a quick update video.  This tree is really fantastic.  Pest animals and insects avoid it.  It has a prolonged season now, giving fruit form about May until late September.  Low maintenance, not too tall, but it is wide.  Seems to tolerate cold snaps, and our soils.  Low maintenance, but takes a long time before it starts to put on size. 

https://youtu.be/6__V0IUVKsw?si=iS30wT1VhKdx4ylI

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Dragonfruit - Purple Haze vs Yellow - Video Link
« on: September 25, 2022, 07:46:24 AM »
Thanks !   I like both varieties , not sure which I prefer when it comes to taste.  The benefit of yellow is it self pollinates in my yard, downside is the thorns !  The purple fleshed ones have not self pollinated, so I'm stuck trying to find red or white pollen to get fruit set ..

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Dragonfruit - Purple Haze vs Yellow - Video Link
« on: September 24, 2022, 10:41:13 AM »
Quick 1 minute review of Purple Haze vs Yellow Dragonfruit. 

https://youtu.be/vLEiBeSPFuc

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: My fruiting Achachairu - Video
« on: May 11, 2022, 09:15:26 AM »
Quote from: pineislander on May 10, 2022, 07:49:53 AM
I'm glad to see it is true these get so wide as I was told. I planted 20 trees two years ago at 25 ft spacing. They seem so far apart but I did fit a soursop between each of them.
Here is another example of similar size in Florida, Fort Myers area, see video at 2:30 minutes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgyF1bnzOiA&t

That one is enormous.  Definitely bigger than mine !

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: My fruiting Achachairu - Video
« on: May 11, 2022, 09:10:27 AM »
Thanks everyone for the responses . From my experience, the trees do like partial shade when they are young.  The seedlings that I had planed out in the open and full sun did not grow as quickly as the shaded ones.  I probably gave some foliar spays in addition to granular fertilizer when the tree was young, now its just granular stuff.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / My fruiting Achachairu - Video
« on: May 09, 2022, 05:37:52 PM »
I did a quick video on my Achachairu tree. Also some bonus footage of my big male Luc’s, and White Pakistani? Mulberry. 

https://youtu.be/XwwrBQO606A

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Sugarloaf or Pineapple Pleasure
« on: July 02, 2021, 01:58:45 PM »
As evaluating mango’s often goes, my impression of pineapple pleasure has changed.  This year it is easily my #1.  Truly amazing taste that has blown away almost everyone who has had the pleasure of trying it.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: How do you minimize the squirrel problem?
« on: June 25, 2021, 05:39:53 PM »
Yeah, what you are doing is about all you can do imho.  It's about population control.  Can't get them all, but you can reduce the pest load. I have found that keeping up your control measures year around helps.  Don't limit your efforts to the fruiting season.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: 3 mango varieties are hardest to determine when to pick and how long ripen
« on: June 25, 2021, 07:59:32 AM »
There is a slight color change sometimes as an indicator.  That’s probably less than 50% of the time in my experience, and it is usually slight.  Maybe 10% get an obvious color break.  This is of course on my tree at my location.  Over 10 years producing.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: 3 mango varieties are hardest to determine when to pick and how long ripen
« on: June 24, 2021, 06:40:55 AM »
Malika
Carrie
Ice cream

Not sure if they are the most difficult, but not easy to get right.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Breadfruit survey
« on: June 21, 2021, 11:23:47 PM »
Survey completed.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Mangos with critter bites. Cut around?
« on: June 20, 2021, 09:36:57 AM »
Yeah, I don’t eat any fruit that’s been chewed into by any critter.  Not swapping spit with one of those bushy tailed devils for sure.



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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Sugarloaf or Pineapple Pleasure
« on: June 15, 2021, 07:46:41 PM »
In 2012 I hat racked an Alphonso tree I was growing because the fruit were so terrible.  I top worked Pineapple Pleasure onto the stump.  It took it awhile to get going, but now it’s a heavy producer.  Mine is a medium/large tree with a wide and open canopy.  I definitely have not trimmed it back enough, but I wanted to keep getting a lot of fruit.  This year, it’s loaded.  Has to be a couple hundred ponds of fruit on it, they are really big.  Not as big as Keitt, but almost.  Overall mine has had reasonable disease tolerance, but definitely has had - couple low production years, maybe fungal related.  This year it’s a total champ, as the weather has been phenomenal.

It tastes really good IMO. At this point I don’t like it as much as a Fruit Punch, Seacrest, Lemon Zest, or Dot- but it’s very close.  Those that like a bit more acid than I do, may find it is pushing for their #1.



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Tropical Fruit Discussion / “Durian Mango” vs “Lychee Mango” Odorata vs Casturi - Video taste test
« on: June 15, 2021, 10:11:09 AM »
We put these 2 “wild mango’s” to the test

https://youtu.be/_lnfmSpUBrQ

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Bottom tier mangos. Don't plant these.
« on: June 14, 2021, 02:09:59 PM »
Lemon Zest is still a rock star ⭐️ for me down here in western Broward County South Florida.  At this point It’s still pushing as the #1 contender for GOAT status. 

However, grown in different micro climates, let alone a different coast or continent, who knows …

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: What are your top five non Zill mangoes
« on: June 13, 2021, 05:07:16 PM »
Angie, Edward, PPK, Cushman, Khun See

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Luc’s Mexican Garcinia vs Achachairu - Video comparison - Garcinia Showdown
« on: June 12, 2021, 06:22:57 PM »
We put Luc’s Mexican Garcinia to the test.  Check out the vid

https://youtu.be/uX-eo5tspd8

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Bottom tier mangos. Don't plant these.
« on: June 12, 2021, 12:44:29 PM »
Rosigold - way too bland tasting
Alfonso - doesn’t taste good here in S. Fla

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Tasting “Luc’s” Mexican Garcinia - Female tree with large fruit
« on: June 12, 2021, 07:43:54 AM »
The fruit keep dropping from the tree, found 3 on the ground this morning.  They are yellow, but still pretty hard and I think not yet ripe.  I’ll probably open one today as a few people are stopping by. The others most likely I’ll let sit and hopefully they ripen up.  Only 2 left on the tree.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Tasting “Luc’s” Mexican Garcinia - Female tree with large fruit
« on: June 09, 2021, 08:18:43 PM »
Update :  2nd fruit from the tree

https://youtu.be/vR7mtPA9Dnc

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Georgia Peach vs Florida Mango (Coconut Cream) - tasting video
« on: June 07, 2021, 06:05:55 AM »
Quote from: weiss613 on June 06, 2021, 10:56:55 PM
That video was cute but by coincidence I visited some grandkids today with a few mangoes to share that were the earliest of the varieties. Outliers you might say. Henry had a small Sweet Tart that was 75% yellow. He went nuts on it and wanted more. I had a Carrie that was only 25% yellow on top and that was the next best one of the group and I didn’t even think it was ripe. He wanted another mango so I cut up the Carrie and decided to video what happened. It’s only about a minute long and isn’t scientific but I think you’ll love it. Also my wife got a bag of California white peaches at Trader Joe’s 2 days ago that felt hard but inside soft and super sweet. The flesh was the exact same color as inside a Sugarloaf. 
PS you want real no bs well this is pure straight refreshing honesty from a 9 year old kid!
https://youtu.be/a6Eq6zCxxzo

That was great, he couldn’t even look at ya - too busy mowing down that Carrie 😳👍

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