The Tropical Fruit Forum

Thanks so much Peter!

I'd like to order fruit as well!

Peter, I cleared out debris under the trees to see if there was an unusual amount of leaf drop.  Noticed some.  These two trees are side by side, but another tree further away is starting to drop leaves too.  My concern is that I'm not seeing a lot of new growth.  Is it possible this is damage from Ian that is just showing up now?  Could insects cause this type off damage?

Re Cedar Bay Cherry,  it looks like I bought my plant from a vendor on ebay who is not selling anymore(:  I am saving seeds and hope they produce fruit as good as the mother plant.  I have flowers from the ones from Logees but they still haven't fruited, so I don't know how different they will be.
Also, thanks for the heads up regarding no chill blueberries, I ordered a couple of "biloxi" and will see how they work out.

I also find this interesting and thank you for taking the time to type this on your phone!

Sorry, I couldn't find the tag for that one.  Some others I got from Logees and  are  just starting to bloom, so I will be able to compare and see if they are the same quality.  I will let you know.  I'm really hoping they are all that good.

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Thanks, I wonder if cross polination would improve the quality or just productivity.  Regardless,  I bought another to see .

This is a picture of my Imbe with what appears to be small fruit,  since this garcinia is normally dioecious and I only have one,  would this be an example of a hermaphrodite and will these small fruit hold, or is this normal for Imbe.
This is the first flowering (that I noticed).

Have seedling Velvet tamarind (Dialium guineense), African locust bean (Parkia biglobosa) and Guajjilote (Parmentiera edulis) and was hoping some of you are growing them and can offer some guidance, tips  on cultivation since there is so little out there.

Here are some things I have noticed;
African Locust Bean---
---fast germination
----seeds germinated at the same time
----fast growing,
----growth slows if not potted up
----happy in my mix of potting soil, perlite and sand
----grows faster in full sun but can take partial shade

Velvet Tamarind
----Staggered germination, still germinating after 3 months
----difference in growth among seedlings, but more on the moderate/slow side
----resents repotting, at least from the seedling trays, have learned to grow them in deeper community pot then seedling trays so they can develop more before repotting which seemed to work better for me.
----resented moving from seedling mix to my regular potting mix (leaves yellowed) so I moved them to a higher peat mixture and they greened up -- so thinking they are acid lovers?
----seem to grow better as seedlings under partial shade
----only two out of 20 have branched

Guahilote
---100% germination
----nothing seems to bother these
----likes full sun
----likes my potting mix so not paraticular about ph?
----moderate and bushy growth

These are my fun seeds, not looking or expecting anything, although always wondering why I planted so many

Ok, so that's all I know and if any of you can fill in any blanks, I would be very appreciative.

Beautiful yard!!   How do you protect everything during the winter? 

Scented geraniums (pelargoniums).  From chocolate to coconut and much more.

Here's a picture of the tree.  It is a seedling without a label.