The Tropical Fruit Forum

Pollen is pollen. But yes, confirming the freshness. I usually successful with storing the pollen in airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.

I can find very little info about Pouteria dominigensis. Anyone grows or knows about it? What does the fruit taste like? Is it worth growing? Any insight is appreciated.

It's just dried sap from some type of injury.

Thank you! That’s what I’ve been reading. Drought can cause it or other stress factors.

I am embarrassed to say, but after socking seeds in GB3 solution and planting them in individual pots put inside ziplock bags ..... I forgot about them. A few month later I accidentally found them sprouting. LOL

Is anyone have mature plants growing to suggest some tips?

I have a few cacao trees growing. One is about 4 or 5 years old and has been blooming for a couple of years. Theobroma cacao is a peculiar tree. Out of many many flowers they produce, fewer will set fruits. Many fruits grow to about 1 - 1 ˝ inches and get aborted. Aborting young fruits is a natural occurrence in cacaos. So, it is very normal to see hundreds of flowers on the tree and only a few large pods grown to maturity.

Cacao, doesn’t need another plant to be pollinated. Older single trees can fruit just fine.

Cacao blooms on older matured wood, something that is called cauliflory. So your trees might need to develop more branches and thicken up to start blooming.

What tropical fruits are available in Australia in the months of July/August ?

Its called guttation

"Guttation is the exudation of drops of xylem sap on the tips or edges of leaves of some vascular plants, such as grasses, and a number of fungi. Guttation is not to be confused with dew, which condenses from the atmosphere onto the plant surface." -Wikipedia

more:

https://study.com/academy/lesson/guttation-definition-mechanism.html

WOW, great gob! I ate mine at the beginning of August.

That is pretty cool! But would't it be somewhat normal for the plants with cauliflory?

Thank you pineislander and Oscar for your confirmations.

You might have cassia cinnamon. Your looks slightly different from my tree, which was sold by PIN as ceylon cinnamon. Leaves on mine are lighter colored and shape is not quite the same.

Can you please post pics of your tree and details?
I think mine came from PIN as well.

I found that Agristarts propagates pineapple they call “Florida Special”. Here is their description:

“Bred for Florida pineapple production by Libby fruit company. At one time there where 240 acres planted in Immokalee, FL prior to Libby selling to Nestle. Florida Special Pineapple produces a golden-fleshed fruit with great flavor. Ripening fruit has shown to take temperatures down to the mid 30's without internal damage.”

https://www.agristarts.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/plants.plantDetail/plant_id/478/typeID/54/index.htm

Thank you for the answer. The fruits on my tree are starting to color up now. Will let some hang and see how long they hold up.