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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Looking to buy Paw Paw fruit!
« on: September 22, 2023, 06:04:43 PM »
Should be harvesting some this year from my tree in MI
send me a PM
send me a PM
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: AKME Gardens 2021 - Loquat Listings (Scions, Custom Grafting Services and more)
« on: September 22, 2023, 05:57:07 PM »
this is the soap opera of this forum
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: trees that suffer injury below 45F / 7C?
« on: September 20, 2023, 11:11:27 AM »
Mamoncillo will be damaged-
seeds sourced from Jibril, FHC or any of our other central african seed suppliers are also of concern
i.e. Dennetia tripelata all died at 45F for me
seeds sourced from Jibril, FHC or any of our other central african seed suppliers are also of concern
i.e. Dennetia tripelata all died at 45F for me
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: High Stake Grafts
« on: September 16, 2023, 01:04:55 PM »
Put several of Bobooshkis jabo varieties on my fruiting escarlete this year
Tried to graft branches of fruiting Myrciaria guaqueia on a rootstock of the same and on M. glazoviana
a few variegated jabo grafts
Some yangs
That hirsuta looks like a beast
Tried to graft branches of fruiting Myrciaria guaqueia on a rootstock of the same and on M. glazoviana
a few variegated jabo grafts
Some yangs
That hirsuta looks like a beast
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Need a Few Members for New Fig Trial --- CLOSED
« on: September 16, 2023, 12:10:21 PM »
Received my cuttings today Kaz-
You are da man-
they are getting put in rootbuilder tree starter pots now
Cheers
You are da man-
they are getting put in rootbuilder tree starter pots now
Cheers
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Need a Few Members for New Fig Trial --- CLOSED
« on: September 14, 2023, 09:32:59 PM »elouicious, I'm still a beginner when talking about figs. I have only tasted 10 or so different varieties even though I do have more than 70 different varieties in pots now.
I hope to start reducing the collection to under 10 varieties once I get to taste each of these varieties. I'm glad for people like Simon and others who have experience growing and tasting the varieties and sharing their summary of the best 5 or 10 varieties, that helps. I just want the fig to taste better than the Brown Turkey. Most of these top tier figs are definitely much better tasting.
I feel you on that-
I don't need 70 vars of figs, maybe 10-15 good ones
NissanVersa on here is currently trying to winnow a collection of ~50 down to 16 to plant so maybe I can get him to do a writeup
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: San Francisco fruit recommendations
« on: September 14, 2023, 05:38:16 PM »
Tons of Fuschia spp. too- the fruits are edible
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: San Francisco fruit recommendations
« on: September 14, 2023, 11:48:57 AM »
Species in SFBG
Austromyrtus dulcis
Drimys lanceolata
Luma apiculata
Syzygium smithii
Ugni molinae
at least a few more
Austromyrtus dulcis
Drimys lanceolata
Luma apiculata
Syzygium smithii
Ugni molinae
at least a few more
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Need a Few Members for New Fig Trial --- CLOSED
« on: September 14, 2023, 10:49:07 AM »
Youre a legend Kaz
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Phoenix End of Summer Outdoor Jabo Report
« on: September 13, 2023, 06:56:51 PM »A+ excellent report.
I lost most of my jabos this past July from misters being faulty. Would love to meet up sometime and check out your collection
one reason I am almost exclusively on drip rings for my potted plants now
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Phoenix End of Summer Outdoor Jabo Report
« on: September 13, 2023, 06:31:44 PM »
Nice write-up CeeJey!
Campo ramon did poorly in the heat here as well-
Escalarte seems to do well in the heat to add to your data
Campo ramon did poorly in the heat here as well-
Escalarte seems to do well in the heat to add to your data
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: How cold hardy is vexator compared to common jaboticaba?
« on: September 11, 2023, 07:15:13 PM »
survived 18f-
got whacked back to the ground and was a maybe 3-4 year old bush
got whacked back to the ground and was a maybe 3-4 year old bush
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Need a Few Members for New Fig Trial
« on: September 08, 2023, 08:02:30 PM »
Lets see if they can handle Texas
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Health issues for Brosimum gaudichaudii (Mama-cadela)? Help please
« on: September 06, 2023, 06:07:03 PM »
Keep in mind the region they "come from" is gigantic-
the areas they naturally inhabit may have something special about them (i.e. being on limestone) that is not immediately obvious to the eye
the areas they naturally inhabit may have something special about them (i.e. being on limestone) that is not immediately obvious to the eye
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Health issues for Brosimum gaudichaudii (Mama-cadela)? Help please
« on: September 06, 2023, 05:13:24 PM »
There looks like probably a few issues- and they are probably all stemming from an incorrect mix of soil/water (who knew these things werent native here? 
The leaves would seem to indicate an imbalance of nutrients- here is a decent image for identification of nutrient deficiencies, but there are better ones
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/312648399114484357/
Nutrient deficiencies can make your plant weak and susceptible to bugs/bacteria/fungus which is what I would say the black spots are
I asked about the watering because city water is often high salt with things like chlorine that prevent the uptake of Iron, Magnesium and Manganese-
as you can see it is a multifactorial problem that will probably need some careful adjustments to sort out
The leaves would seem to indicate an imbalance of nutrients- here is a decent image for identification of nutrient deficiencies, but there are better ones
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/312648399114484357/
Nutrient deficiencies can make your plant weak and susceptible to bugs/bacteria/fungus which is what I would say the black spots are
I asked about the watering because city water is often high salt with things like chlorine that prevent the uptake of Iron, Magnesium and Manganese-
as you can see it is a multifactorial problem that will probably need some careful adjustments to sort out
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Health issues for Brosimum gaudichaudii (Mama-cadela)? Help please
« on: September 06, 2023, 10:55:28 AM »
what are your water parameters
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: El Salvador Fruit Collections / Collectors - EDIT: Photos from Trip added
« on: September 05, 2023, 05:27:13 PM »
great write-up K-rimes! very jealous
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: A Big Bunch Of RARE Annonaceae For Sale!
« on: August 30, 2023, 07:14:59 PM »
Ciao Giampaolo!
Are you growing any of these outdoors?
Where in italy are you located?
Would be interested in species that would survive Lazio-
Grazie mille!
Are you growing any of these outdoors?
Where in italy are you located?
Would be interested in species that would survive Lazio-
Grazie mille!
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Please Recommend an Alternative to Avocado for My Soil Parameters
« on: August 28, 2023, 02:57:20 PM »Dabai is a very difficult fruit to harvest, you’re likely to get more male trees than females, takes years for them to fruit. it’s a long shot to making it work. No one in Hawaii, that I’m aware of has been successful getting it to fruit. It’s almost like recommending someone to grow willughbeia sarawakensis. I suggested before that you grow durian , it’s extremely nutritious , well-balanced in terms of fats/carbs, it’s one of the only fruits that I feel I can make a meal out of , by itself. Also once you get some trees to produce well you will likely have people travel to your place just to eat durian. Can’t say that will be true for really anything else and I’ve never heard someone travel for avocado , engkala or anything else mentioned in this thread so far
Durian as well! of course-
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Please Recommend an Alternative to Avocado for My Soil Parameters
« on: August 28, 2023, 12:11:20 PM »Sourcing seeds may be problematic but something like Safou or Dabai might be good-
Pouteria are also great fatty fruits and there are several native to peru
We have caimito, which does well here. However, I don't think it's well-suited to the area in question.
Could you please share the scientific names of Safou and Dabai?
When you say caimito you mean abiu? or Chrysophyllum cainito?
Safou - Dacryodes edulis
Dabai - Canarium schweinfurthii
what about other Pouteria like...
P. lucuma
P. hypoglauca
P. viridis
P. sapota
P. butyrocarpa
P. campechiana
P. torta
P. multiflora
P. macrophylla
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Kepel Apple seeds for sale
« on: August 24, 2023, 08:57:15 PM »
fwiw this is a gigantic ultratropical tree-
Ive grow and killed a few
Ive grow and killed a few
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Good Florida atemoyas
« on: August 24, 2023, 08:36:01 PM »
the Lisa atemoya I tried from fruit and spice park is up there with Rollinia in the best Annonas I have tasted
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: my banana plant survived winter, what now?
« on: August 24, 2023, 08:30:35 PM »Finally a flower emerges. Yes, I think I will need to prop it up as it has fallen over in the wind already once or twice
I think you may find homegrown bananas worth it brian, many people say that it is one of their favorite fruits when picked ripe off the rack
A simple mop handle with a y fashioned at the top could suffice as a prop
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: California FALL MEET UP
« on: August 24, 2023, 08:07:47 PM »
I'm definitely in for this one!
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Growing Maqui berry in the desert
« on: August 24, 2023, 01:29:24 PM »So, lesson learned from these, full sun doesn't mean full sun here.
A lesson I learned in TX as well this year
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