The Tropical Fruit Forum

Any abiu?

Tastes and texture closest to a mandarin orange dipped in light syrup IMHO.

I havent sprouted that many of these seeds but the ones I did all sprouted after sitting dry for over a year.  Then I put them in small pots of dirt and within 2 weeks thry all sprouted, every single one.  Cherimoyas Ive done hundreds of and they pretty much give 100% germination also after sitting dry for a year then planting.

Seems unnecssary to me but whatever floats peoples boats.

I think most people would prefer getting seeds to sprout quickly with the use of ga3, not waiting an entire year. 

would you be willing to ship seeds?

are they seedlings from a specific variety?

Do you have any Abiu seeds?

Is it ok to plant small (about 1 foot) grafted trees in full sun?  I'm on the treasure coast (10A) and had a white sapote in full sun, it didn't do well and ended up dying.  wondering if it got too much sun.  Should they be kept in dappled light until they are bigger before planting in full sun? I purchased another grafted plant and don't want to kill this one.

what variety is it?

no need to risk a live plant shipped international with time in the mail, pest introduction or a usda visit . You could buy one from Florida , PR or Hawaii legally.

Who is selling grafted mangosteen in PR, Florida or Hawaii that ship?

soak in ga3 first.  look this method up online.  you can plant right away if using this method.

not sure why someone commented to drop white sapote.  its a highly underrated fruit.  i would rank it as my second favorite fruit on your list.  have never tried wampee and abiu is on top of my list.  if you have not tried it, definitely look into sampling some before removing it from your list.  it is also highly productive which might help with your potential issues with pollination.

Does anybody know the story behind this avocado.  I remember someone talking about it a few years back but I can't find it.  We just picked up a couple small 1 gallon.  And trying to find the backstory.  I know it's a dwarf variety and that it produces large black avocados. I remember the founders name was actually "Maria Black" if im not mistaken.TIA

Hey Stela, its Sam.  I don't know much about this variety.  Yes Leaph has a beautiful specimen at his home, my wife and I admire the shape and size every time we walk through his yard.  We actually have a friend that lives a few miles away that grafted us a tree and its doing well.  He also speaks highly of this cultivar.  Wondering if I should put it in the ground or leave it in a pot and graft scions from it onto another avocado tree. 
Paul Nison on FB might have some info on this variety, I believe he grows it and has posted a video or two sampling the fruit.
Sam