The Tropical Fruit Forum

Quote from: Oqueel on February 28, 2023, 04:20:30 AM

The trees on the slope fruited faster than those downhill.

How many years and how large the trees to fruit? Why top work them -- don't like the honey sweet Okrung? I like them.

6 years on the slope, 7 downhill. I'm not sure exactly how tall but I'd say about 6-7 feet on the slope and perhaps 10 feet downhill. I'm not sure if they're actually Okrung but I also have a 3 year old Okrung seedling so I hope to compare them properly someday. However, as nice as they are, I'm looking for other varieties otherwise all the trees will be pretty much the same.

Wow! I can't believe I'm just reading this thread now. I should've been doing this a long time ago! Still, better late than never.

I grew seedlings from my mom's mango tree. In my country, we call it the "German mango" (don't know why). It's polyembryonic, definitely Indo-Chinese and may actually be the Okrung because they taste very alike. My yard has a slope so I scattered the seedlings around the property because I didn't know which area would be best to grow them. It turns out that the ones downhill have grown very large but always have diseased leaves while the ones on the slope (unfortunately, just a couple) are much smaller and don't have as many fungal issues (I'm in the hot and humid tropics so fungi is more or a less part of life here). The trees on the slope fruited faster than those downhill.

Anyway, I was hoping to topwork most of the trees but I think I'll just uproot the ones downhill and restart on the slope, using seedlings (scions are quite hard to get and they probably won't even arrive in the best shape). I do hope someone will be happy to sell me some polyembryonic and disease-resistant fruit/seeds when the mango season arrives. This is so exciting!

No, I'm afraid the courier doesn't offer that kind of service. I'll see what I can do. Thanks very much for the advice.

Hello!

Does anyone have purple ube bulbils available for sale please? Shipping will be to Houston TX.

Thank you!

I got seeds from Sadhu and they fruited in 4 years (but I’m in a hot and humid tropical zone). They’re very tough trees. One was chewed down by pests, another burnt out by a fire and they both still came back. It has a slight aftertaste of rum, by the way. Very unexpected.

I feel compelled to jump on this thread, especially given my recent experiences on the forum. I think what happened was that this seller probably adjusted their price on Etsy (although the description still reads one seed and they may want to correct that). So some good has, arguably, come from this thread.

I've spent quite a bit of time on this forum recently and I have to say that the majority of people here seem to have an innate generosity that holds the forum together and I think that was the whole point of even starting the site. I have had excellent transactions with a few people here and have learnt a ton for free from many others who willingly and generously contribute their time and expertise. Perhaps because Nature is often bountiful, it permeates those who genuinely work with it. So thank you to everyone who contributes to keep this forum going. I would especially like to thank those who work hard to keep us on the strait and narrow.

My seeds arrived in excellent condition. Every time I buy seeds from Mike, I'm blown away by his generosity. I can't thank you enough for your patience and professional service. I'm looking forward to fruiting my seeds some day. Thank you so very much, Mike!

I received far more passion fruit cuttings than I paid for and they arrived still fresh and green after a very long trip. Thank you so much Kevin, both for your skill and your generosity.

Cuttings received in great condition. Many had sprouted on the long trip. Thank you very much, D-Grower.

Thank you for bringing this up, Soren. We have year round papaya here but all my life I've always eaten them as a last resort and under duress. I'll definitely look out for these suggested varieties. Thanks again.

Nef

Quote from: DurianLover on June 10, 2022, 01:45:47 AM

First year fruiting? How many on a tree?

Flowering since few years. But, male flowers only.
This is the first time I am seeing a female flower and it held.

Mine has been flowering like that for 2 years! I was starting to worry but now I feel better. Thanks for sharing and congratulations!

Thank you for the Eugenia seeds. They arrived in very good shape.