The Tropical Fruit Forum

Anyone growing Gymnema sylvestre? I like to get seeds. Thanks! Dan

Surinam cherries, chaya, cedar bay cherries, moringa, ketembilla, annatos, and other thing I can't think of right now.... You are right it was COLD! D

I have 4 pawpaws. South Texas 29° latitude. They survive, but that's about all. About 8 yrs in ground. Less than 3 feet tall. Summer burns them up. D

That would be great! How do we proceed? D

Thanks Derek!

Hi All,
Looking to buy or trade for Florida Betony. Thanks! D

Codycove doesn't ship outside of Florida. They have good material, but if you are outside Fl, you'll have to wait.

Thanks for the suggestion! They do show to have them. D

I can give you a couple of varieties of poms assuming they come back from the bad freeze. D

Hi Brad, I've never tried because they need a lot of chill hours. They are common in the Northern part of Texas. I'm too far South.

Really good info. Thanks! I'll  check out petals of the past. I should have started pecans years ago. I don't know the variety, but people in the area have young trees they have to thin nuts or prop the limbs to keep them from breaking. I have a couple types of almond but they have never fruited. I need to investigate that. D

Our soil is somewhat calcareous and a bit alkaline. I don't remember the ph. I've used sulphur as a spot amendment around plants, but no momentous effects. Early on I used a mulch the local feed store sold that was a manure/plant mix with good results, but they stopped selling it in bulk and bags got expensive fast.

Thanks for the input. I planted 12 chikasaw plums about 5years ago and I think 2 survived so far. Our mayhaws are finally producing and although mustang grapes are invasive, muscadines struggle. We have several figs. They set good breba crops, but later crops cook in the Summer sun. I've tried chinese chestnuts, but they don't like our Summer. I have lots of osage orange, should graft a che onto one. Regards, D