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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Helping jaboticaba with root trauma
« on: November 02, 2025, 02:07:13 PM »
Yep,
nothing you can do at this point or worry about.
nothing you can do at this point or worry about.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Anonidium mannii germination tips
« on: November 01, 2025, 09:00:52 PM »
They have been very easy to sprout for me.
The deeper the pot the better...they will send out a huge taproot first and then will take a long time (around a year on the longer end is what I've heard) before sending up the first shoots.
That's where I fail because it gets too cold before they can put sprouts up, they end up dying.
I started them in a 3 gallon pot earlier this summer and you can see the big roots poking out the bottom.
The deeper the pot the better...they will send out a huge taproot first and then will take a long time (around a year on the longer end is what I've heard) before sending up the first shoots.
That's where I fail because it gets too cold before they can put sprouts up, they end up dying.
I started them in a 3 gallon pot earlier this summer and you can see the big roots poking out the bottom.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Grafting. Stoopid question ;)
« on: October 30, 2025, 01:59:09 PM »
It's the maturity of the scion that help fruit quicker...but also rootstock vigor...
If you have a large rootstock and graft a branch from a small seedling, the grafted one should fruit better due to more nutrients coming from rootstock vs. seedling itself.
People will do this with mangoes where they smell the sap, and once they think it's worth growing, will graft the seedling branch to a big tree to speed up production.
If you have a large rootstock and graft a branch from a small seedling, the grafted one should fruit better due to more nutrients coming from rootstock vs. seedling itself.
People will do this with mangoes where they smell the sap, and once they think it's worth growing, will graft the seedling branch to a big tree to speed up production.
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Jabo scions for sale: Anomaly, Branca Vinho, Sanford & Novaks Trunciflora x
« on: October 27, 2025, 10:14:27 PM »
Oh man, this is so tempting lol
Beautiful offerings! Thanks for sharing scionwood out with others!
Beautiful offerings! Thanks for sharing scionwood out with others!
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Muntingia Calabura Overrated??
« on: October 26, 2025, 02:47:10 PM »
i think it’s so overrated
small fruits that do taste like cotton candy but i’m not a fan
in tropical areas they are considered invasive as birds eat the fruit and poop out the seeds
and also people tell me they can sucker and form runners.
there’s people who defend it so much, but seriously there’s not much to it…it’s one of those snack fruits though maybe you eat a couple every time you go outside.
I wouldn’t though, i think it’s too sweet for me
small fruits that do taste like cotton candy but i’m not a fan
in tropical areas they are considered invasive as birds eat the fruit and poop out the seeds
and also people tell me they can sucker and form runners.
there’s people who defend it so much, but seriously there’s not much to it…it’s one of those snack fruits though maybe you eat a couple every time you go outside.
I wouldn’t though, i think it’s too sweet for me
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Myrciaria Madness and Eugenia Mania
« on: October 22, 2025, 09:49:38 PM »
Brian, That is epic!
Beauropiana should be a good Eugenia...Steve Anderson has fruited it and says it tastes like peaches
Mine wants to die also...But I should take better care of it too
Beauropiana should be a good Eugenia...Steve Anderson has fruited it and says it tastes like peaches
Mine wants to die also...But I should take better care of it too
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Can anyone help ID this fruit?
« on: October 19, 2025, 10:47:17 PM »
I think it's a pretty cool fruit. Tasted like sour artificial cherry to me which is pretty nice.
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Looking For Some mamey seeds
« on: October 19, 2025, 09:35:26 AM »
Hello Everyone,
I am in need of a couple mamey seeds.
Please let me know if you have any!
Thank you!
I am in need of a couple mamey seeds.
Please let me know if you have any!
Thank you!
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Soil Test Results in hand, now what?
« on: October 16, 2025, 09:35:47 PM »
Cation Exchange Capacity is generally something that you can't change...Sandy soils are lower, whereas clay and soils high in organic matter are higher. If you start mulching and building up a rich soil, then yes the CEC should go up.
Higher CEC just means that the cations are held in soil more, and your plant can eat them up for nutrition lol. That is why one of my friends in SFL is very jealous of my clay soil.
Higher CEC just means that the cations are held in soil more, and your plant can eat them up for nutrition lol. That is why one of my friends in SFL is very jealous of my clay soil.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Breadfruit (Pana)
« on: October 15, 2025, 02:20:10 PM »
There's a guy who posted his breadfruit in Tampa/Sarasota area.
Definitely needs protection in the winter on the cold years.
You could try to exploit the microclimate near water, but that will not be enough.
Grafting to jackfruit would not impart any cold tolerance.
I think it is best to just grow a tree
Definitely needs protection in the winter on the cold years.
You could try to exploit the microclimate near water, but that will not be enough.
Grafting to jackfruit would not impart any cold tolerance.
I think it is best to just grow a tree
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Anyone growing rare or heirloom cacao varieties?
« on: October 14, 2025, 07:12:11 PM »
I guess the one guy with a ton of cacao varieties would be none other than Bryan Brunner in PR.
And I assume the origin of a lot of the varieties he has came from the experimental station out there.
And I assume the origin of a lot of the varieties he has came from the experimental station out there.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Jaboticaba is in full shade?
« on: October 13, 2025, 03:55:18 PM »Great tip! My goal is finding a heavy fruiter but also shade tolerant. I’ll definitely take your advice. I wonder if there is a white variety with larger flesh and less seeds?My little Red Jabo is in the shade against my house and while it's slow growing it always has fruit on it.Good to know. Nice! I’m thinking of getting Plinia Aureana.
Certainly get what you want, but if this is your only jabo, I wouldn't recommend aureana/phitrantha. There are some good varieties out there, but the fruits tend to have large seeds, thick skin and seedling flavor can be hit or miss. I think of them as more of a collector's variety, not necessarily something I'd recommend for it's fruit. They're also more difficult to care for. I'd consider Sabara, red hybrid or Scarlet. All have superior fruit with small seeds, edible skin and should do fine in your situation
Also, can you help me figure out when to actually water them? My dad has a 3ft Sabara and we aren’t sure if the new growth leaves looking downward and kinda droopy is how it grows or if it needs water?
The best white variety I've had is Branca Mel.
Makes big fruits and great flavor.
But I will say, they came from a tree in HI, where it grows fast and fruits hard.
They are much slower on mainland USA.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Chupa-Chupa (Quararibea cordata)
« on: October 12, 2025, 11:01:44 AM »
They've been fruited in FL, but I haven't heard of them in CA.
Supposed to be a great fruit.
But that is interesting, if there is a fruited tree in CA.
Would love to see a picture!
Supposed to be a great fruit.
But that is interesting, if there is a fruited tree in CA.
Would love to see a picture!
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Jaboticaba at asia supermarket
« on: October 11, 2025, 08:21:27 PM »
Always happens each year.
I like them better than jaboticabas in some ways as they have a better flesh to seed ratio and the selected varieties can get bigger than golf balls.
I like them better than jaboticabas in some ways as they have a better flesh to seed ratio and the selected varieties can get bigger than golf balls.
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Yangmei Trees for sale at Woodlanders.net
« on: October 10, 2025, 01:02:46 PM »They can be grafted onto myrica pennyslvanica, rubra, cerifera, and californica with differing growth rates and success rates.Anyone know of male trees being sold?I think he plans to make male plants next year...
Several members have male plant scion wood sometimes available, but you need to graft.
Gotcha! I've never grafted a tree before - I know the theory behind it but thats it. With all sudden death experiences on this thread, I may not even need a male hahha Staying positive so maybe its time to give grafting a try! Are these being grafted on to the female as a branch or using other myrica as rootstock? TIA
You could graft onto a female plant if you want to save space.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Abiu Seedling Dying?
« on: October 09, 2025, 09:48:16 PM »
Sounds like it got cooked by the cold shock...
May come back or not, but sometimes they are a bit twiggy and weak from seedlings.
Leave it be is your best bet. Don't overwater. Keep in a mildly humid place.
May come back or not, but sometimes they are a bit twiggy and weak from seedlings.
Leave it be is your best bet. Don't overwater. Keep in a mildly humid place.
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Yangmei Trees for sale at Woodlanders.net
« on: October 09, 2025, 08:10:58 PM »Anyone know of male trees being sold?I think he plans to make male plants next year...
Several members have male plant scion wood sometimes available, but you need to graft.
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Plants for sale - Olosapo, Wood Apple and more
« on: October 09, 2025, 05:21:06 PM »
Walker has it all!
Definitely recommend buying stuff from him...He has a great collection!
Definitely recommend buying stuff from him...He has a great collection!
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: another precocious Eugenia - sp. "Pitangão Amarelo da Unicamp"
« on: October 08, 2025, 08:53:44 PM »Genuinely no shade to anyone who likes growing eugenias, but I've noticed a general consensus that about 90% of eugenia fruits being mediocre to awful, so why is there so much hype around growing and collecting them. Is it just because they're ornamental and fruit at small sizes?Yes...also a lot of sellers in Brazil and elsewhere overhyped them when they realized they could manipulate the USA seed market.
There are some decent and even good/great ones out there, but most likely, most eugenias will not top a top-quality temperate cherry.
It's cool to grow them though cause they are quick to fruit and it is exciting to be one of the first people in USA to fruit a new species.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Garcinia and Fruit Fly
« on: October 08, 2025, 06:29:31 PM »
Well, on the positive side, achacha rind is too thick for the flies is what I've seen.
And achacha is a better fruit overall than lemon drop objectively.
I'd plant out some achacha!
And achacha is a better fruit overall than lemon drop objectively.
I'd plant out some achacha!
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Yangmei Trees for sale at Woodlanders.net
« on: October 07, 2025, 09:15:51 PM »
Mine's been putting a lot of new growth, I think I'll plant it in ground in my greenhouse this week.
Just for trolls; been planting random stuff in a high density pattern, we will see how it goes.
Just for trolls; been planting random stuff in a high density pattern, we will see how it goes.
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: local pickup rare jabos and plants for sale
« on: October 06, 2025, 05:20:31 PM »I am not shipping at the moment. They are too big to ship LOLhello everyone, i have some plants i need to sell before it gets too cold
whole bunch of jabos, and random stuff like eugenia, shine muscat, ruby roman grapes, yangmei seedlings etc
shine muscats are $30 2-3 ft tall
ruby roman’s are $100 for two plants
yangmei seedlings are $5 each, but you have to dig it out of the communal pot lol
also have purple pearls for $25
here a list of the jabos for sale
generally the three gallon trees will be $30-75
and 7 gallons $75-125
depending on qty
but if someone wants to tell them all home, we can work out a steal for you
3 gallon grafted momotaro
3 gallon sp. Ruby
3 gallon wavy leaves
3 gallon pot with 3 potential hybrids
1 gallon Taiwan tiger
3 gallon grafted rosa de pescoco
1 gallon black pearl
1 gallon sp. Gigante
3 gallon caipirinha grafted
3 gallon variegated sabara grafted
3 gallon esalq seedling
3 gallon phitrantha Branca seedling
3 gallon oblongata seedling
3 gallon watermelon seedling
7 gallon phitrantha Branca vinho from FFF, maybe red
7 gallon grafted novak cauliflora
7 gallon Novak phitrantha seedling
7 gallon grafted sabara x
3 gallon grafted phitrantha gigantifolia
Are you shipping at the moment?
well and I can't ship 3 gallons either too much work and $$$
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / local pickup rare jabos and plants for sale
« on: October 06, 2025, 12:30:35 PM »
hello everyone, i have some plants i need to sell before it gets too cold
whole bunch of jabos, and random stuff like eugenia, shine muscat, ruby roman grapes, yangmei seedlings etc
shine muscats are $30 2-3 ft tall
ruby roman’s are $100 for two plants
yangmei seedlings are $5 each, but you have to dig it out of the communal pot lol
also have purple pearls for $25
here a list of the jabos for sale
generally the three gallon trees will be $30-75
and 7 gallons $75-125
depending on qty
but if someone wants to tell them all home, we can work out a steal for you
3 gallon grafted momotaro
3 gallon sp. Ruby
3 gallon wavy leaves
3 gallon pot with 3 potential hybrids
1 gallon Taiwan tiger
3 gallon grafted rosa de pescoco
1 gallon black pearl
1 gallon sp. Gigante
3 gallon caipirinha grafted
3 gallon variegated sabara grafted
3 gallon esalq seedling
3 gallon phitrantha Branca seedling
3 gallon oblongata seedling
3 gallon watermelon seedling
7 gallon phitrantha Branca vinho from FFF, maybe red
7 gallon grafted novak cauliflora
7 gallon Novak phitrantha seedling
7 gallon grafted sabara x
3 gallon grafted phitrantha gigantifolia
whole bunch of jabos, and random stuff like eugenia, shine muscat, ruby roman grapes, yangmei seedlings etc
shine muscats are $30 2-3 ft tall
ruby roman’s are $100 for two plants
yangmei seedlings are $5 each, but you have to dig it out of the communal pot lol
also have purple pearls for $25
here a list of the jabos for sale
generally the three gallon trees will be $30-75
and 7 gallons $75-125
depending on qty
but if someone wants to tell them all home, we can work out a steal for you
3 gallon grafted momotaro
3 gallon sp. Ruby
3 gallon wavy leaves
3 gallon pot with 3 potential hybrids
1 gallon Taiwan tiger
3 gallon grafted rosa de pescoco
1 gallon black pearl
1 gallon sp. Gigante
3 gallon caipirinha grafted
3 gallon variegated sabara grafted
3 gallon esalq seedling
3 gallon phitrantha Branca seedling
3 gallon oblongata seedling
3 gallon watermelon seedling
7 gallon phitrantha Branca vinho from FFF, maybe red
7 gallon grafted novak cauliflora
7 gallon Novak phitrantha seedling
7 gallon grafted sabara x
3 gallon grafted phitrantha gigantifolia
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Harvesting chicle from a sapodilla tree
« on: October 02, 2025, 06:27:53 PM »
They will flower in 3 gallon containers...
Easily will hold a fruit in a 7 gallon container given you get a dwarfish/smaller fruited variety
I'm sure you can harvest, but the trees where they actually harvest it from are giant which probably doesn't hurt the tree compared to what you're trying to do.
Easily will hold a fruit in a 7 gallon container given you get a dwarfish/smaller fruited variety
I'm sure you can harvest, but the trees where they actually harvest it from are giant which probably doesn't hurt the tree compared to what you're trying to do.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Can someone please help identify this plant
« on: October 01, 2025, 08:47:59 PM »Thanks.If it is a cas guava though, expect to have very sour fruits.
I will keep it for a while longer, and if it continues to do well, it stays. If it doesn't do much, I will reclaim the spot it is on.
They make good drinks with sugar...have a good flavor!
but eating out of hand is a no-no :'(
unless you love sour