Author Topic: Grumichama (Read 43706 times)

Jackfruitwhisperer69 · « **Reply #25 on:** July 22, 2012, 09:32:51 AM »

Grumixama has the same health benefits as wine...without the body having to deal with the alcohol

That's why i consider Grumixama to be a superfood like Açai, Guaraná,Camu-Camu...etc. I can't wait for my trees to start to produce and reap the health benefits of these trees

fruitlovers · « **Reply #26 on:** July 22, 2012, 08:08:51 PM »

I've got 2 side by side purple grumichamas and they taste different. One is definitely better than the other. One leaves a bit of a slight bitter aftertaste in the mouth and the other doesn't.

BMc · « **Reply #27 on:** July 22, 2012, 11:34:21 PM »

Quote from: fruitlovers on July 22, 2012, 08:08:51 PM

I've got 2 side by side purple grumichamas and they taste different. One is definitely better than the other. One leaves a bit of a slight bitter aftertaste in the mouth and the other doesn't.

I had a similar experience. One has lots of large, melting, sweet fruit with small seed. The other had small fruit, little pulp, bitter taste, hard skin, large seed, low productivity despite more flowers and looked scraggly. No prizes for guessing which of the two had a hot date with the axe and mattock...

Mike T · « **Reply #28 on:** July 23, 2012, 06:22:43 AM »

BMc if they let the backyard crew down they need to be cut from team.I am looking for voluntary retirements at the moment so I can accommoate new recruits.Good grumichamas are alright but they don't kick serious ass like a big luscious fruit bearer.

tropical66 · « **Reply #29 on:** July 23, 2012, 06:56:13 PM »

Hi all,

Is eugenia itaguahensis is consider as grumichama? or it is from other variety?

Faezal

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #30 on:** July 23, 2012, 08:02:02 PM »

its a different species that looks almost identical to E. brasiliensis, but it's a much smaller tree, and I've read that the fruits aren't quiet as sweet as grumichama.

Jackfruitwhisperer69 · « **Reply #31 on:** July 24, 2012, 07:45:29 PM »

Hi Faezal,

Here a pic of Grumixama-mirim-Eugenia itaguahensis

http://frutasraras.sites.uol.com.br/eugeniaitaguahiensis.htm

luc · « **Reply #32 on:** July 24, 2012, 08:32:51 PM »

The E. itaguahensis also fruits a lot faster and a lot smaller , started to fruit this year at 50 cm tall , just a few fruits though and the birds got them....so I cannot comment about the taste.
Now waiting for the copacabana , not holding my breath according to Harri and Marco's comments , but then again , Marco told me the neonitida was his favorite Eugenia and for me it is way down the list.

fruitlovers · « **Reply #33 on:** July 24, 2012, 10:22:26 PM »

Quote from: luc on July 24, 2012, 08:32:51 PM

The E. itaguahensis also fruits a lot faster and a lot smaller , started to fruit this year at 50 cm tall , just a few fruits though and the birds got them....so I cannot comment about the taste.
Now waiting for the copacabana , not holding my breath according to Harri and Marco's comments , but then again , Marco told me the neonitida was his favorite Eugenia and for me it is way down the list.

Luc i had the copacabanensis at Rio botanical garden, not so good, but very pretty tree and fruit. The neonitida fruits at Marco's house were indeed very good. But i like candolleana or brasilensis more.

Berto · « **Reply #34 on:** July 24, 2012, 11:25:36 PM »

Grumichama/grumixama is tasty and sweet!
Candolleana is tasty and sweet!
Neonitida is fragrant, tasty, and tart!

Mike T · « **Reply #35 on:** July 25, 2012, 03:20:52 AM »

3 days later than the previous photo the yellow grumichama flowers are opening and buds are all over the plant.There is no holding it back as I had a big march harvest.

luc · « **Reply #36 on:** July 26, 2012, 08:00:27 PM »

You must be doing something right Mike !!!!!

tropical66 · « **Reply #37 on:** July 28, 2012, 02:16:48 AM »

Hi all,

Can Grumichama be grafted to other type of Eugenias?...using Eugenia Samarangense as a host plant.

Faezal

BMc · « **Reply #38 on:** December 02, 2012, 06:17:12 AM »

I had a good feast on grumixama today!
the temps are hitting the high 30s with 90% plus humidity so they are ripening super quickly.
i also went to the farmers market this morning and purchased cherries picked yesterday evening 200km inland to compare the two. They both have their own flavour, but on a day like today, a grumixama chilled for 30mins is hard to beat. The grumixamas were equal in size to the cherries and were a touch sweeter. The flesh to seed ratio was about equal, with either being a shade larger than the otehr in different fruit. the cherries tasted like cherries though, and the grumixamas tasted more, if anything, like cherry plums...

fruitlovers · « **Reply #39 on:** December 02, 2012, 01:19:55 PM »

I grow and like grumichamas. But in my opinion a good cherry is not in same caliber as a good grumichama. Ofcourse you can buy cherries from far away markets that are pretty bland, but a good cherry far outshines any grumichama.
It's kind of like comparing a good apricot with a tropical apricot (dovyalis hybrid), also not in the same league, even though they have the same names.

tropical66 · « **Reply #40 on:** December 05, 2012, 09:47:23 AM »

Quote from: BMc on December 02, 2012, 06:17:12 AM

I had a good feast on grumixama today!
the temps are hitting the high 30s with 90% plus humidity so they are ripening super quickly.
i also went to the farmers market this morning and purchased cherries picked yesterday evening 200km inland to compare the two. They both have their own flavour, but on a day like today, a grumixama chilled for 30mins is hard to beat. The grumixamas were equal in size to the cherries and were a touch sweeter. The flesh to seed ratio was about equal, with either being a shade larger than the otehr in different fruit. the cherries tasted like cherries though, and the grumixamas tasted more, if anything, like cherry plums...

Hi BMc,

Is the fruits comes from your own grumichama tree? How tall is your grumichama tree? Can you please paste the picture here.

Jackfruitwhisperer69 · « **Reply #41 on:** December 05, 2012, 02:38:41 PM »

Hi Bruce,
You sure are swimming in Grumixama's

They also have a nice size too!

Thanks for sharing

Mike T · « **Reply #42 on:** December 05, 2012, 02:50:47 PM »

Good grumis are better than bad cherries but big fat and firm bings are in another league.They look great BMc and that one in the picture is very big.Faezal E.samarangense is now a Syzygium and is to distantly related for grumi grafting I think.

BMc · « **Reply #43 on:** December 05, 2012, 05:22:55 PM »

Quote from: tropical66 on December 05, 2012, 09:47:23 AM

Hi BMc,

Is the fruits comes from your own grumichama tree? How tall is your grumichama tree? Can you please paste the picture here.

My tree is under 5ft tall. I keep it pruned hard each winter. It fruits 4 times in spring-summer-autumn, then it gets the chop back. I'll take pics next week when I get a chance to get into the garden.

HMHausman · « **Reply #44 on:** December 05, 2012, 08:02:40 PM »

I have two grumichama trees.....seedlings I believe. They produce similar but slightly different tasting fruit. Thankfully, neither has any bitterness or other bad after taste. I find these to be the most shallow rooted of my trees/fruiting bushes. They show drought stress before almost everything else. They are gorgeous when in bloom. The fruits are subject to fruit fly attack here. Also the fruit tends to ripen too quickly, all at once. Seems like one day they are firm and just coloring up and the next they are overripe. My trees seems to flower and set fruit twice in most years. And, while they are nicely flavored, they do not hold a candle to any of the decent temperate cherries, in my humble opinion.

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #45 on:** December 05, 2012, 08:04:32 PM »

Hopkins is supposed to have a superior seedling, planted in the ground at their present location...but they don't propagate it.

I've only heard this from a friend, not confirmed by Hopkins...but I wouldn't doubt it.

ScottR · « **Reply #46 on:** December 05, 2012, 09:59:10 PM »

BMc, nice pic's of your grumichama, is your soil down under alkaline, if so how do you acidify?

tropical66 · « **Reply #47 on:** December 22, 2012, 05:19:58 AM »

Grumichama tree thrives during monsoon rainy season now. I fertilize the tree with chicken manure, peatmoss and osmocote fert. I hope
this tree will bear fruit soon.

cheers

TREESNMORE · « **Reply #48 on:** December 22, 2012, 05:44:09 PM »

This fourm is a real help I am keeping 20 plants to put up to #15 now not only will I look for bush shape But fruit taste some plants are letterd as to were they came from big fruit is one a keeper. I got ten yellow out of these last year.The 6 foot tree in the field is a good one .our trees fruit here in april may june

Mike T · « **Reply #49 on:** December 23, 2012, 12:07:31 AM »

Faezal that tree looks big enough to start fruiting.Sometimes getting enough K,P,Mg and Zn can make all the difference.Mine fruits well after a change in the weather also.When it rains after being dry for a while and when it gets warmer after a cooler time it flowers more.

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