Myrciaria Madness and Eugenia Mania

[Julian R]

I've posted this one previously but it's recently got a pretty good head of hair. I've got around 4-5 M. Cuspidata from the same batch of seeds. This one in particular has much smaller leaves, about half the size, of the other plants and has been growing much more vigorously:

[brian]

I've posted this one previously but it's recently got a pretty good head of hair. I've got around 4-5 M. Cuspidata from the same batch of seeds. This one in particular has much smaller leaves, about half the size, of the other plants and has been growing much more vigorously:

Any idea how long these myrciarias take to flower?  I have a few about this size now.

[Julian R]

I've posted this one previously but it's recently got a pretty good head of hair. I've got around 4-5 M. Cuspidata from the same batch of seeds. This one in particular has much smaller leaves, about half the size, of the other plants and has been growing much more vigorously:

Any idea how long these myrciarias take to flower?  I have a few about this size now.

Not sure, there's scant information online... this one is 2 years old now. Can't wait to see it turn into a cotton ball 

[SDPirate]

Eugenia Supraaxillaris:



I have a few of these now and so far not too bad to care for.  I have been leaning more into the Eugenias native to Southern Brazil, hoping that they are a little more hardy.

[brian]

My e. beaurepaireana is flowering for the first time now
...

After the flower buds sitting unopened for over a month they finally all opened at once today.  I was worried it would result in the unfortunately too common pattern I've seen where a healthy tree flowers for the first time... then the flowers stall and never open... and the whole tree dies back hugely. 

[Luisport]

My e. beaurepaireana is flowering for the first time now
...

After the flower buds sitting unopened for over a month they finally all opened at once today.  I was worried it would result in the unfortunately too common pattern I've seen where a healthy tree flowers for the first time... then the flowers stall and never open... and the whole tree dies back hugely. 

Wow magnific! Congratulations!

[SHV]

My e. beaurepaireana is flowering for the first time now
...

After the flower buds sitting unopened for over a month they finally all opened at once today.  I was worried it would result in the unfortunately too common pattern I've seen where a healthy tree flowers for the first time... then the flowers stall and never open... and the whole tree dies back hugely. 

You seeing any fruit set from this flowering?  Would love to get seeds from your variety. The 3 that I killed had very different looking foliage.

[BloomAndSprout]

You guys weren't kidding about how fast Eugenia sp. CDQ grows!

[Julian R]

You guys weren't kidding about how fast Eugenia sp. CDQ grows!

I ordered some seeds a few weeks ago. Excited to see this for myself!

[brian]

You seeing any fruit set from this flowering?  Would love to get seeds from your variety. The 3 that I killed had very different looking foliage.

To early to tell, the flowers are shrivelled but still attached.  I should find out within a week or two if there are swollen ovaries indicating fruit set, or if they all drop off.  I did touch my finger against every flower when they were open to aid pollination in case that matters.

You can certainly have seeds if I get fruit.

[mikesid]

Eugenia pruniformis








Myrciaria tenella

[BloomAndSprout]

You guys weren't kidding about how fast Eugenia sp. CDQ grows!

I ordered some seeds a few weeks ago. Excited to see this for myself!

Take a guess about when I planted this one. How old do you think it is?

[Julian R]

You guys weren't kidding about how fast Eugenia sp. CDQ grows!

I ordered some seeds a few weeks ago. Excited to see this for myself!

Take a guess about when I planted this one. How old do you think it is?

I'll guess... 8 months!? 

[BloomAndSprout]

You guys weren't kidding about how fast Eugenia sp. CDQ grows!

I ordered some seeds a few weeks ago. Excited to see this for myself!

Take a guess about when I planted this one. How old do you think it is?

I'll guess... 8 months!? 

I received and planted this late August of this year.

[Julian R]

You guys weren't kidding about how fast Eugenia sp. CDQ grows!

I ordered some seeds a few weeks ago. Excited to see this for myself!

Take a guess about when I planted this one. How old do you think it is?

I'll guess... 8 months!? 

I received and planted this late August of this year.

We're gonna need a bigger boat !

[Julian R]

CDQ seeds are much larger than I thought! They're ready for some soil

[chrisafix23]

My CDQ look different than the ones I have seen posted here. Did I get a dud? Mine is super slow grower too.

[NateTheGreat]

^ I don't think that's CDQ. Kinda looks like Psidium myrtoides.

CDQ:


Beaurep finally started putting out wavy leaves

[SHV]

My CDQ look different than the ones I have seen posted here. Did I get a dud? Mine is super slow grower too.

Definitely not CDQ.  Did you grow that from seed?

[SHV]

^ I don't think that's CDQ. Kinda looks like Psidium myrtoides.

CDQ:


Beaurep finally started putting out wavy leaves

Great looking plants.  That Beauregard is impressively large. 

[chrisafix23]

My CDQ look different than the ones I have seen posted here. Did I get a dud? Mine is super slow grower too.

Definitely not CDQ.  Did you grow that from seed?

That's a bummer. I got the seeds from bellamytrees. It was a kinda like a pitanga seed so I don't think it is a psidium. Def some kind of eugenia.

[mikesid]

My CDQ look different than the ones I have seen posted here. Did I get a dud? Mine is super slow grower too.

Definitely not CDQ.  Did you grow that from seed?

That's a bummer. I got the seeds from bellamytrees. It was a kinda like a pitanga seed so I don't think it is a psidium. Def some kind of eugenia.

That kinda looks like a Eugenia bahiensis Im growing. Will grab some pictures later of it.

[SHV]

Got my first E. candolleana fruit from a 4.5 year tree that nearly died a couple years ago from being planted in full sun at a young age.  Had to dig it up and let it recover in my greenhouse until it sized up again, then planted in afternoon shade. I’m impressed.  A little bit of tannin in the skin but overall, a tasty berry.  I could eat a bunch of these in a sitting.  Of note, I only have one tree planted and it had a decent fruit set from a September flowering as a relative small plant. 

[Jaboticaba45]

I've posted this one previously but it's recently got a pretty good head of hair. I've got around 4-5 M. Cuspidata from the same batch of seeds. This one in particular has much smaller leaves, about half the size, of the other plants and has been growing much more vigorously:

Any idea how long these myrciarias take to flower?  I have a few about this size now.

Not sure, there's scant information online... this one is 2 years old now. Can't wait to see it turn into a cotton ball 

Mine started to flower around that size. Has flowered 3x now, but still waiting on fruit set! Wish I bought another one at the same time.

[brian]

Great to hear I am likely approaching flowering time.  I have a bunch of these so I should be able to cross pollinate in case that helps.

Meanwhile, my beaurepaireana flowers have started falling off.  No sign of fruit set yet but there are still a ton that haven't fallen so it is possible I will see a few.