The Tropical Fruit Forum

It honestly is an ok fruit with a sweet taste, but most people would prefer a true jaboticaba over vexator.
On vexator, the skin is very thick and tannic. And it also has giant seeds.
Lowkey about to throw mine out lol.

There's a big fruiting one at the fruit and spice greenhouse.
Would love to hear if anyone fruited it without protection.

Quote from: Jaboticaba45 on October 08, 2024, 10:28:43 PM

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what is the "lemon cherry"?  thx

eugenia minutifolia

Of the 3 mentioned, this one is the prettiest to me. It grows great, and always looks super happy. Even if the fruit sucks, this tree is a winner.

Eugenia minutifolia is referred to Anestor's cherry.
The real eugenia sp. lemon cherry is super rare.
Maybe 3-5 max in the USA.
Seeds were going for $500 back in the day.

ohhhh..... did not know that. Beyond my current plant budget, but curious to hear more.

I don't know much lol. Saw a small plant at a friend's place.
I don't think it'll ever be offered again until one of the collectors starts to fruit it or so.

Quote from: Jaboticaba45 on October 08, 2024, 09:20:38 AM

In theory it sounds very good!
But as always I'd be wary as many seed sellers will embellish the seeds (the people in S America etc.)
Only way to see if it lives up is to fruit it!

Yup. There are a ton of these eugenia sp. with names like "Top Flavor", "Exceptional", who really knows, but hard to imagine that with so many Eugenias there aren't going to be some winners out of them.

For sure! Luckily some of the people who have fruited them let us know...
for example e. caipininha is a top one, so despite spending around a lot for a seed, I bought as many as possible.
I'm excited to see more and more people fruit the new ones so we can get a good idea.

Using a machete to open coconuts is definitely doable, but definitely can be difficult. Especially if the coconut is mature and the shell is tough.
But,
After some practice, I got it pretty well down.
Instead of buying the machine, I would look into some sort of clamp system you can put the coconut in.
If it's secure, you could easily use a machete with practice.
I think it the easiest and most efficient way.

Minas Mangos and Jabos!!!!
He is in Homestead and has bulk plinias and other stuff that you are looking for!

Thanks for the report Brian!
I look forward to see how it tastes on later fruitings when the fruit settles out.

Quote from: Jaboticaba45 on October 03, 2024, 05:23:31 PM

Always in a cycle of culling trees that don't make good fruit or are taking up unnecessary space.
Even if I had the space, why on earth would I plant a muntingia tree?

What's wrong with them?  I believe I have some seeds here I've been meaning to germinate; the description of the fruit sounds good.

It's too sweet for me. But it does live up to the name cotton candy fruit. I definitely can taste it.
Also, in ground in tropical places, they will send a ton of suckers!

Just my two cents from someone growing in a colder climate. Sugar apples, cherimoyas, and atemoyas are definitely doable but you need to have your processes and setups dialed in. Ultimately you'd be wasting your time if you don't have a decent amount of space to provide them and a heated greenhouse, or possibly a really sunny southern facing bay window or sunroom. As for a lot of these newer annonas and duguetias, you have to look at them as almost a novelty. I think there's been only one person to fruit a duguetia in mainland US and that's in southern Florida. Thats the way I look at it, I don't have high expectations for fruit but if I can get the plant to thrive that's cool, if it flowers even better.

100% agree
Need to use right rootstock and rootmakers to prevent root rot🥲
Now duguetia definitively needs more trials and different sp. But in general it’ll take a while and very though and who cares anyways?
The one that fruited in the USA tasted like blue cheese ( of course not a fair sample since it was first fruit, but it gives you a general idea)

Hopefully some better ones we can fruit instead.

In CR, I found some probably 20+ lbs.
Super big.
Not sure if it's a mix of climate or variety.

Apparently no torrent from the heavens nor wild squalls can interfere with the grand designs of the Jaboticaba Lord.

I just wanted to say something stupid.

LOL
I was at a friends place in TN and he got flooded, but nonetheless his jabos were fine...picked up a few nice ones
It is sad though, complete chaos up there.

When my greenhouse froze all the scales died but just hung on the tree lol.