Eugenia Patrissi

[CRiSP]

I have a slow slow growing Eugenia patrissi that I started from seed bought from Tradewinds a year and a half ago. Is there a way to tell if this is the “true patrissi”?

[Bush2Beach]

Start with a photo

[NateTheGreat]

I've heard the true patrisii has somewhat bullate leaves like Eugenia stipitata.

[brian]

I have the real one and the fake one.  I can post pictures tomorrow to compare.  They do look different

[brian]

On the left is true patrissi, or it should be, as the seeds came directly from Columbo on our forum, from French Guyana.
On the right is "aff patrissi" or "red", I forget where I got these. 

[Rob From Sydney]

On the left is true patrissi, or it should be, as the seeds came directly from Columbo on our forum, from French Guyana.
On the right is "aff patrissi" or "red", I forget where I got these. 

Hello Brian, has the true patrissi fruited for you yet?
I'm quite curious.

[brian]

Not yet.  It flowered this spring for the first time but didn't set fruit.  Maybe next year

[CRiSP]

This is what mine looks like…

[brian]

That looks more like the "fake" one to me, but I can't be certain. 

[SDPirate]

Brian has the fake one flowered yet? My fake definitely matches your fake lol.

[Mike T]

I have both. The real deal is denser with leaves closer together. Patrisi is variable as you would expect with such a big distribution

[brian]

No, the fake one hasn't fruited yet either.  I'll post some pictures when they do

[mikesid]

 i got my first fruit from one of my seedlings. These came from Richard in French Guiana. I have a regular type and one he calls 'Top Ubaia'. All my seedlings have started flowering but only one put out a single fruit. pleasant taste but just had a brix of 11. hopefully improves with time and maybe some of the others are more variable. They really seems to like part-shade when young.

[Rob From Sydney]

Hang on - is that real or fake patrissi?

[mikesid]

Hang on - is that real or fake patrissi?

 this is the real patrisii. Richard found two variations and sold seeds on the forum. Im not currently growing the fake one.

[roblack]

This poor "fake patrissi" needs a real name. What ya'll think?

[K-Rimes]

This poor "fake patrissi" needs a real name. What ya'll think?

Eugenia impostora

[Rob From Sydney]

This poor "fake patrissi" needs a real name. What ya'll think?

Eugenia impostora

Ha! You have my support!

Hang on - is that real or fake patrissi?

 this is the real patrisii. Richard found two variations and sold seeds on the forum. Im not currently growing the fake one.

Would you recommend the real patrissi?
Or is it just average, in your opinion?

[Mike T]

My real one came from Richard I think. Eugenia sp. Venezuela for the other maybe.

[brian]

Here's another "aff Patrissi" I have that looks totally different from the aff Patrissi I posted earlier.  Not worth spending much time worrying about unless the fruit turns out to be very good. 

[brian]

My true patrissi has a couple flower buds now, maybe it will make a fruit this spring.  The plant is still only around 18in tall.

[brian]

It has set fruit, looks promising

[nofspeppers]

Nice! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts about the taste

[brian]

Seems like my patrissi fruits are all turning out to be runts.  Turning red and falling off a 2mm size or less.  Oh well, maybe next year.

[mikesid]

Seems like my patrissi fruits are all turning out to be runts.  Turning red and falling off a 2mm size or less.  Oh well, maybe next year.

Mine did the same thing for the first couple years. Now the birds just steal them before they are mature.