The Tropical Fruit Forum

Some folks think that the Thai/Indian jujube fruit is the same as the Chinese jujube fruit. Well I’m here to set things straight: They’re not the same fruits!!

IMHO, the Thai/Indian jujube is better suited to eating fresh. Its flesh is crunchy, juicy, with a delicate sweet to sour ratio that is very appealing to my taste bud. On the other hand, fresh Chinese jujube fruit tends to be more spongy, with a small amount of astringency in some fruits. That’s not to say that Chinese jujube is not good, as there are several superior named varieties with the complex flavor of sugar cane and caramelized pears. Anyway, I have both fruits and they each have their own places in the garden!

The package got here quick, the seeds were super fresh, and the prices were affordable—Great seller, thanks!

Hey D-Grower,

Just want you to know that you are an excellent seed germinator as well as an experience seedling carer. The vibrancy and the vigor of those annato seedlings speaks volume. Keep up the good work!

Received the langsats in a timely manner and they were very well packed. Thanks Jeremy!

I'm like a kid in a candy store! 

Wow Shilohtech, that's a nice collection of fresh, healthy seeds. And the prices are reasonable as well. Thanks for posting this ad...

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My apology.

The grumichama are decent. I have two different seedlings next to each other and they taste similar. Both have a nice cherry flavor to them. The pitomba are much more of flavor bomb. Nice flesh to seed ratio and they taste like a spicy apricot. Really nice. I have eaten some that weren't great like the giant tree at Fairchild's Kampong. I would put my pitomba on par with the zill dark surinams quality wise which are excellent. Very different flavor but both excellent.

Thank you! Just what I wanted to hear. Nice "spicy apricot" flavor sounds good in my book. Apricot is one of my favorite pit fruits, surpassing even some of the grafted peach varieties. It's also good to note that not all pitomba fruits are great tasting as you pointed out on the large pitomba tree at Fairchild's Kampong. Glad you pointed that out. Now I am intrigued! So many varieties and flavors out there to choose from. Such is the life of a food forest admirer. 

My order had arrived quicker than anticipated. New_Jungle is one of the most reliable sellers on TFF, appreciate it!

Okay cool! It seems like everyone has his or her own best ways of getting their cuttings to root. Some fruit species or even varieties are notoriously finicky with their environment and can fell when those parameters are not met...

It never ceases to amaze me at how hardy my imbe seedlings can be...While even a slight frost can toast atemoya seedlings and soursop seedlings, the imbe seedlings of mine just shrug off the cold and start to leaf out in early Spring.

Now I can't say the same for every imbe seedlings out there as your climate and their overall health may affect their hardiness, I can say that, at the least, mine can withstand the mid 20s (F) pretty well.

Good to see you again New_Jungle!

How big are the rollinia fruits that the seeds come from? It seems that rollinias can vary quite a lot, not only in texture and flavor, but
also in size. I have seen pictures of giant rollinias that can average 4-5 pounds. It's still pretty rare to get access to seeds from giant "improved" varieties...

I can say that Mike is one of those rare fruit collectors whom you can trust to ship rare cuttings and seeds in a timely manner. For years I have been scouring Ebay to find hard to find tropical seeds. Glad I found this forum and sellers like Mike have given us another avenue to feed our pretty addictive hobby!...