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Tropical Fruit => Tropical Fruit Discussion => Topic started by: Kevin Jones on December 06, 2021, 01:44:53 PM

Title: Anyone Know The Species Of This Plant?
Post by: Kevin Jones on December 06, 2021, 01:44:53 PM
I was talking to another Forum member today and he was wanting to know the exact species of this plant...
All I could say was that I got them as seed from Miguel in Portugal and he calls them Sweet Uvaia:


(https://i.postimg.cc/z39vbpxZ/Sweet-Uvai-2021-10.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/z39vbpxZ)

(https://i.postimg.cc/DWjy2cSN/Sweet-Uvaia-2021-01.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/DWjy2cSN)

(https://i.postimg.cc/yJY84G89/Sweet-Uvaia-2021-03.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/yJY84G89)

(https://i.postimg.cc/MnwGtHk9/Sweet-Uvaia-2021-04.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/MnwGtHk9)

(https://i.postimg.cc/9DBQk2CC/Sweet-Uvaia-2021-07.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/9DBQk2CC)

(https://i.postimg.cc/xJXjqbH1/Sweet-Uvaia-2021-08.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/xJXjqbH1)

(https://i.postimg.cc/rKxmSWHd/Sweet-Uvaia-2021-09.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/rKxmSWHd)



(https://i.postimg.cc/gwQFStXG/474-B48-A6-65-D6-4058-BC9-D-8-B72-CD8-AC38-F-1-105-c.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/gwQFStXG)

(https://i.postimg.cc/hQ8kGSCG/567-DFDA5-097-B-4-C5-B-979-D-74-F0825-D5-CBE-1-105-c.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/hQ8kGSCG)

(https://i.postimg.cc/WqPRjDwK/60462-C68-9-C26-4-E64-BC14-76-AE0-AAA66-BF-1-105-c.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/WqPRjDwK)

(https://i.postimg.cc/CdjT7NFV/65962-B70-F8-D2-41-E1-ABC4-00068-FAB518-C-1-105-c.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/CdjT7NFV)

(https://i.postimg.cc/KKRh5hY9/6-C89035-D-B704-4-B0-B-B2-A9-4-D0819-BCC58-B-1-105-c.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/KKRh5hY9)

(https://i.postimg.cc/sQWFtP77/8-C436-DE8-9678-414-D-8289-B48-DA5-E9-DFBF-1-105-c.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/sQWFtP77)
Title: Re: Anyone Know The Species Of This Plant?
Post by: roblack on December 06, 2021, 03:47:38 PM
Looks a lot like sundrop, but may be this:

https://www.tradewindsfruit.com/content/uvalha.htm
Title: Re: Anyone Know The Species Of This Plant?
Post by: NateTheGreat on December 06, 2021, 04:32:56 PM
Leaves look the same as the Eugenia pyriformis I grew from seed.
Title: Re: Anyone Know The Species Of This Plant?
Post by: W. on December 06, 2021, 11:20:55 PM
Marcos sells Sweet Uvaia seeds, but even he does not give a specific species name. He labels his, which look the same as in your pictures, as either being Eugenia pyriformis or E. lutescens.
Title: Re: Anyone Know The Species Of This Plant?
Post by: Mike T on December 17, 2021, 05:48:36 AM
E.pyriformis
Title: Re: Anyone Know The Species Of This Plant?
Post by: CarolinaZone on December 17, 2021, 11:43:28 AM
Looks like the pitombas on my tree. Eugenia luschnathiana. Mine had a funky resin flavor and were sour. I let them die.  :-\
Title: Re: Anyone Know The Species Of This Plant?
Post by: K-Rimes on December 17, 2021, 11:56:28 AM
Quote from: CarolinaZone on December 17, 2021, 11:43:28 AM
Looks like the pitombas on my tree. Eugenia luschnathiana. Mine had a funky resin flavor and were sour. I let them die.  :-\

Bummer. They cleft graft pretty easy. I have a few with scions from FL.
Title: Re: Anyone Know The Species Of This Plant?
Post by: CarolinaZone on December 19, 2021, 08:24:32 AM
Quote from: K-Rimes on December 17, 2021, 11:56:28 AM
Quote from: CarolinaZone on December 17, 2021, 11:43:28 AM
Looks like the pitombas on my tree. Eugenia luschnathiana. Mine had a funky resin flavor and were sour. I let them die.  :-\
I may or may not tru pitomba again since they fruit fast but they seemed to be a disappointment for me like pitangatuba and surinam cherries I have purchased. They were low producers and I didn't like the fact that they were sour.

Bummer. They cleft graft pretty easy. I have a few with scions from FL.
Title: Re: Anyone Know The Species Of This Plant?
Post by: Kevin Jones on December 19, 2021, 10:28:55 AM
This must be a different plant because these fruits are really delicious.
Juicy, with a well balanced sweet and tart.

Kevin