The Tropical Fruit Forum

Very nice thought. I'm wishing you and everyone here, passion for tropical fruits as well everybody YouTube channels growing strong many years to come.

Here are videos of my mini food forest/ sustainable gardening.

Grow Amazing Monstera deliciosa for Fruits Production:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpaYcdb4bN0&t=17s

Tour Mulberry varieties and other fruit trees:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OFX6_SjUMs&t=9s

I grow my Monstera deliciosa as ground cover as well let it grow up on a large tree. It like to grow in places where it gets good amount of sunlight for fruit production. In this video you will get more information of what I mean by good sunlight.               https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpaYcdb4bN0

In this video explain both Monstera deliciosa and Monstera borsigiana are vines and it can be climber as well as crawler.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXXGPS2oICc

your plant in photo show it is growing direction of the light which is somewhat its growing away from your avocado tree. It is good that you don't let it grow up your tree. I let my grow up big trees but in check. I don't let it grow wild out of control. As long you have space, soil with good nutrients, light, air circulation...etc. elements of what both of your plant's needs, then no problem if they grow side by side.

Make sure you grow the correct Id Monstera deliciosa and not Monstera borsigiana. Don't waste your time with Monstera borsigiana for fruit production.  Here are reviews fruit taste of both varieties.

Taste Test Monstera Borsigiana Fruit Vs Monstera Deliciosa Fruit.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taJRWbNyccY
Taste Test Monstera Borsigiana Aurea Variegata Fruit.        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omIhMgFtipw
Monstera Borsigiana Albo Variegata Fruit Taste.     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yucIGIkITA8

When both varieties Monstera deliciosa and Monstera borsigiana young, they look somewhat very similar.  At the time they mature, then you will note the differences between them.  This video show both varieties were collected and grown from seeds by me.      https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5aRjG9xFZ3A
More video how you ID them.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBprGjzCSGg

More than one way to ID them. However, one of the most important keys is the "ruffles"  . Mature Monstera deliciosa has large waves on the back of its leaf where petiole joint with leaf. This video would give you some examples when it shows "ruffles"   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xkcJOtwbck

My question is when you said, "I bought as a small quart size tissue culture start". Most of the time green form Monstera deliciosa seedlings sold were grown from seeds.  Where did you buy it and how do you know it was tissue cultured plant?

How old is your Monstera? Did you make any propagation from it?

Tropical Fruits Hunting in Việt Nam - Mangoes - Xoài          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E76Z7U-asGY

Monstera Borsigiana Albo Variegata Fruit Taste     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yucIGIkITA8

The most significant difference I notice is my Deliciosa likes to crawl and become bushy, where my Albo Borsigiana much rather grow upright and climb.

Not really ...both are vines so they can be whatever they like to be to reach out for sunlight/searching for food. Examples here in video    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXXGPS2oICc

I used the top of good, sweet variety that I bought from store for propagation. I have learned from Mother Nature that if you remove some of the tip leaves, somewhat similar to damaged it, then you would get more plants out of it.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH4CTjrljAc

This one is amazing variety from Vietnam. The fruit size is about similar size of a large pineapple with stunning crown.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0khPW7yh1xo

I have not yet taste tested the long neck avocado " Popenoe" "Wilson Popenoe" fruit yet . However , based on photos and information provided over 90% it is not the same as Bơ 34 . Bơ 34 has darker green , bumpy skin fruit. The taste very close to a Hass avocado. Thanks for your feedback. 

Is anyone here or knowing other in U.S.A, that is growing true variety of avocado called  Bơ 34 ? Amazing avocado variety grown in Vietnam.  Here is taste review when I was in Vietnam.                   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3N8FVh3lh0

 In Facebook look for group    Los Angeles Dragonfruit Growers    https://www.facebook.com/groups/751791568297334                         

https://www.facebook.com/groups/751791568297334/user/1267612482

Look for kim Phan . She also has  Youtube   https://www.youtube.com/@kimsdragonfruitparadise

Also this lady .   https://www.youtube.com/@htfruitsharing6427
 
Facebook group San Diego Dragon Fruit Growers and Swap                 https://www.facebook.com/groups/332218314495124

Richard Renshaw  https://www.facebook.com/groups/332218314495124/user/1148098496/



Or this guy    https://www.youtube.com/@GraftingDragonFruit

They are very passionate and good knowledge about dragonfruit with a large collection. I am not their friend ,nor a associate with them. Make sure you get the right person. There are many fake profile nowadays.

Good luck

Taste Test Monstera Borsigiana Aurea Variegata Fruit.              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omIhMgFtipw

Visiting Durian Farm in Việt Nam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEfY3Imq46s

greenerpasteur,

I bought a bag full of velvet tamarind. It was spongy sour. I learned from the seller, that they do not grow the tree. Fruit was harvested every 3 years in the jungle, then come the process of how to make it ripen before it can be on the market.

There was no jamun for sell in the market when I was there. Strangely, I found jamun trees loaded with fruits in the park as shown at the end of video. I did not eat any of those fruits, but I ate jamun before and I like it more than velvet tamarind.

Happy Thanksgiving to All of You.