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How is the taste of Long Green Wax Apple (Syzygium samarangense)?

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LuvFig:
Greetings!

I am thinking of acquiring a Wax Apple for my small yard.  There are 2 local nurseries currently have Wax Apple in stock.  One nursery only has the Thai Long Green cultivar, while the other nursery have Black Diamond, Black Pearl, Jumbo Fragrance, Red Rocket, Thai Jumbo, Thai Green.

I heard some cultivars are sweeter, more crispy and juicy, less seeds than others.  The nursery who sells Thai Long Green said it is very sweet and seedless.  Do you agree?  Which ones would you recommend?  I am looking for the sweet, crispy and juicy; if less seeds would be a bonus.  I am in zone 10B, and may keep the tree in the pot for a while until I get a chance to try the fruits before planting it in the ground.  Will it fruit in a container within 3 years?

Thank you for your feedback in advance.

Grace

pinkturtle:
Hi Grace,

I am on researching to add wax apple to my garden.  From what read so far, Thai Long Green is one of the sweetest out there.  Malaysia red is another one.  Black diamond and black pearl are almost the same with good favor and sweet.  Black king Kong is another one similar to black pearl but with enhance flavor.

Thanks,
Al

digigarden:
wax apple was my favorite fruit before i tasted cherimoya  :)

i had about 5 of these grown from seed and 1 air layer sold to me. So after many years all were kept in 15 gallon containers...the ones grown from seed never did flower or fruit. after 10 years only kept 1 of these plants while the air layered one has fruited heavily many times. problem it only fruits like around may and then it's over for the year. can't remember if it fruited twice per year sometimes.

CGameProgrammer:
Seeds are irrelevant because the flesh does not cling to them at all; they're just in their own hollow pocket in the center. And the exterior of the fruit has the most flavor anyway. Just break a fruit in half and shake out the seeds; it's simple.

All wax jambu can create seedless fruits if not pollinated, but the flowers create so much nectar that it literally drips down and so bees go crazy for it, so pollination is very likely.

By the way, while fruits are forming you should use low water; that helps sweeten the fruits. With abundant water they just become more watery/mild. Also don't pick them until they're about to fall off; even after the color break, they still have a month or more of ripening to get properly sweet.

greenerpasteur:
I have Black Diamond, Thai long green and Red Rocket.

From my research, Thai long green is supposed to be the best follow by Red Rocket and Thai Jumbo. I wouldn't bother growing Black Diamond and Black Pearl variety. Thai long green is supposedly sweet even when it's not ripe.

I'm planning to graft a couple other variety to my tree because they get so big and there is no way I can finish all.

Also you might want to look for Black Gold variety as well. They all are better than Black Diamond and Pearl.

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