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Tropical Fruit => Tropical Fruit Discussion => Topic started by: TREESNMORE on January 07, 2022, 06:24:51 AM
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After over 5 years I have flowers on this one.
(https://i.postimg.cc/Lg4VqCgz/IMG-1921.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Lg4VqCgz)
(https://i.postimg.cc/4n4vQ0nc/IMG-1922.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/4n4vQ0nc)
(https://i.postimg.cc/WdZ04LYB/IMG-1924.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/WdZ04LYB)
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Wow Nice!
How old was the tree when you got it?
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A seed from Luc.
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Oh man!
5 years to flower is pretty fast-
Giving me hope for mine
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I have 5 flowering trees. They are all female and only fruit when I source and hand pollenate from a known male tree grown by a friend. I have grafted male scions to a flowering tree. The tree does not appear to want to be top worked and scions do not grow, all energy is sent to the rootstock branches. I have grafted this many times. Most result in a tree that grows at 1/10th the normal growth rate. My only successes with grafting are with large scions taken from upright growing branches. Rootstocks are 4 years old in 7 gal pots and 1/2 inch thick at the graft point. If you want to fruit this, grow multiple trees and hope you get both male and female.
(https://i.postimg.cc/HVczB9ft/20211230-085646.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/HVczB9ft)
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Great job Mike! Hope is alive!!
Does anyone know about compatibility with pollen from other Garcinias?
I have 2 Lucs, one very small, which will likely take years to flower. Hopefully some of the other Garcinias around can help. Would be wonderful if intermedia is a match. Lots of flowers off and on, all year.
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After over 5 years I have flowers on this one.
(https://i.postimg.cc/Lg4VqCgz/IMG-1921.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/Lg4VqCgz)
(https://i.postimg.cc/4n4vQ0nc/IMG-1922.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/4n4vQ0nc)
(https://i.postimg.cc/WdZ04LYB/IMG-1924.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/WdZ04LYB)
Congrats!
It looks like the tree is in full sun? How long have you had it in full sun?
thanks
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I have 5 flowering trees. They are all female and only fruit when I source and hand pollenate from a known male tree grown by a friend. I have grafted male scions to a flowering tree. The tree does not appear to want to be top worked and scions do not grow, all energy is sent to the rootstock branches. I have grafted this many times. Most result in a tree that grows at 1/10th the normal growth rate. My only successes with grafting are with large scions taken from upright growing branches. Rootstocks are 4 years old in 7 gal pots and 1/2 inch thick at the graft point. If you want to fruit this, grow multiple trees and hope you get both male and female.
(https://i.postimg.cc/HVczB9ft/20211230-085646.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/HVczB9ft)
Is it easy to sex the trees? What age can you tell or do you have to wait for flowers?
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I have 5 flowering trees. They are all female and only fruit when I source and hand pollenate from a known male tree grown by a friend. I have grafted male scions to a flowering tree. The tree does not appear to want to be top worked and scions do not grow, all energy is sent to the rootstock branches. I have grafted this many times. Most result in a tree that grows at 1/10th the normal growth rate. My only successes with grafting are with large scions taken from upright growing branches. Rootstocks are 4 years old in 7 gal pots and 1/2 inch thick at the graft point. If you want to fruit this, grow multiple trees and hope you get both male and female.
(https://i.postimg.cc/HVczB9ft/20211230-085646.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/HVczB9ft)
Is it easy to sex the trees? What age can you tell or do you have to wait for flowers?
I can only tell based on flowers. Some people claim the fastest growing trees are male but I kept the fastest growers of 30 seedlings and ended up with females.
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elouicious I said it is over 5 years . It could be 7. It has been in that spot for 2 years had weeds around it that I left for shade. Had it in the shade for years in a 15 gallon pot.
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so 5-7 years? I assumed 5-6 based on the previous statement but now I am wondering if it is 20 haha
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Grows fast grafted to Cuban mangosteen. 3 years looks as big as the photo.I think I put the jumbo on that tree from Raul.I'll have to look for flowers.
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Grows fast grafted to Cuban mangosteen. 3 years looks as big as the photo.I think I put the jumbo on that tree from Raul.I'll have to look for flowers.
This one? Rheedia macrophylla
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https://www.seedshuntershop.com/store/products/cuban-mangosteen-garcinia-aristata
They used to call it Rheedia aristata now Garcinia aristata
Very tough tree and wood!
Garcinia Humilis does very well on Garcinia aristata as well
Someone out in Cali had Lucs on Garcinia livingstonei imbe,I like to know how that is doing,that tree is good at high ph soil and drought!
Here
https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=20954.0