The Tropical Fruit Forum

One hour until these auctions end, starting at 10:00 pm, Eastern Time.

The prices are still low, and there are great deals to be had on these plants.

Eugenia repanda is a small, understory tree that is said to fruit in full shade. Some Eugenias, Plinias, and other members of the Myrtaceae family can produce good crops in shady conditions. I am sure there are plenty of Southeast Asian fruit species that do as well, but I do not know as much about fruit plants from that part of the world.

Thank you to any Tropical Fruit Forum members who bid on my previous auctions.

While in spirit I believe the claim that a rare fruit grower can never have too many plants, I have too many plants and need to clear out some space (which I will probably end up filling with other plants). So I am offering some of my extra plants for sale on eBay.

These auctions end starting at 10:30 pm, Eastern Time, on Sunday, July 4.

I will not be listing any plants for sale next week, and I may take a break for the rest of July and August until the weather gets a little cooler. I do not want these plants frying during shipping.

All the pertinent details are in the listing descriptions. But, in short: no sales to Arizona, no sales of citrus plants to the citrus states, no international shipping, and I will offer a combined shipping discount for multiple plants purchased. All the auctions begin at $0.99 plus Priority Mail shipping.

Citrus × sinensis, Moro Blood Orange: https://www.ebay.com/itm/124789353615
Citrus × meyeri, Meyer Lemon: https://www.ebay.com/itm/124789370011
Citrus × aurantiifolia, Key Lime: https://www.ebay.com/itm/124789325461
Citrus × limonia, Rangpur Lime: https://www.ebay.com/itm/124789376989
C. reticulata × sinensis, Murcott Orange/Honey Tangerine/Tangor: https://www.ebay.com/itm/124789335017
Psidium longipetiolatum, Araçã arbóreo/Arazá serrano/Mountain Cherry Guava: https://www.ebay.com/itm/124789322130
Psidium striatulum, Narrow-leafed Guava: https://www.ebay.com/itm/124789385317 (last one available)
Pouteria sapota, Mamey Sapote: https://www.ebay.com/itm/124789333029 (last one available)
Syzygium jambos, Rose Apple: https://www.ebay.com/itm/124789387660 (last one available)
Eugenia uniflora, Surinam Cherry/Pitanga: https://www.ebay.com/itm/124789390655
Passiflora edulis, Purple Passion Fruit: https://www.ebay.com/itm/124789347237

I would appreciate it if you would take a look at my auctions, and if you are so inclined, place a bid or two. Thank you.

I planted seeds from my variegated pink Eureka lemon. All of them were albino, not a bit of chlorophyll in any of them. They died a short time after germinating.

I watched a YouTube video about a Garcinia grower in Loxahatchee. The man has dozens of Garcinia species and really seems to know his stuff. He said that male Imbe plants usually have a sharp point on the end of their leaves while female plants' leaves are rounded at the end, with no point. I only have one Imbe that is too young and small to have fruited yet; so I have no way to personally test to see if he is right. If he is, then I will need to acquire a female Imbe at some point as my plant has points at the ends of the leaves.

I have not had a great deal of luck with rarer Annonaceae seeds, either. I chalk that up to a relative lack of growing experience and the individual germination requirements of different species.

But, perhaps one of the reasons that many people have poor germination rates with rare Annonas is because we are not providing something that the seeds get when germinating in their natural environment. Or, perhaps some Annona species just naturally have better germination rates than others. For instance, I have read several times on this forum about the hoops that people have to jump through to get decent germination rates for Ilama, but I ordered a packet of four Annona reticulata (custard apple) seeds from Trade Winds a couple of years ago and got a 100% germination rate without really knowing what I was doing.

When talking about germinating rare Annonaceae seeds, I am over the moon at the moment, though. I finally got an Uvaria rufa seed to germinate last week.

I bought a few Kadsura coccinea seeds from Trade Winds last spring, like a few other forum members. It did not seem like they were the easiest plant to germinate, probably because none of us knew much about it. I know you got your seeds from a different source, but I am curious as to what your germination rate was? Did you find them easy to germinate?

I know that Momotaro/Momorato (whichever way it is spelled) comes from Jason in Hong Kong, or at least he has sold seeds on this forum of that variety. He does not provide any information about it other than a couple of photographs. Can you provide any information about that variety? Such as what species is it? How long does it take to fruit from seed? How does it taste? Does it have a growth habit or foliage that makes it unique? I know the photographs show that the fruit has a bit of a neck, which is a little different.

I also know that is a lot of questions, but with the recent proliferation of new and newly available varieties, most of which have very little information available, I want to know as much as I can so that I can decide what to collect.

Quote from: W. on April 26, 2021, 10:34:15 PM

I believe the brown tips on jaboticabas are due to pH or other soil issues, largely due to what they are watered with. I only water my jaboticabas with rain water, and with the exception of some of my Blue Grape jaboticabas (Myrciaria vexator), none of them seem to have any issues.

I agree with TomekK on the other plants he mentioned.

I will add that I have had problems growing soapberries (Sapindaceae) such as rambutan, lychee, and guinep. I have killed many of them, luckily all seedlings from fruit I have eaten. Their roots are sensitive to everything, and I think they like a high level of humidity.

You’re probably right with jaboticaba brown tips being due to other problems. I’ve also had problems with pineapple guava, both that and jaboticaba have problems probably due to salt buildup. Though this year I put the jaboticaba in the grow tent and the 3 new leaves it’s grown since haven’t gotten brown tips, though they are a bit lighter shade of green.

Interesting about the soapberries. I’ve killed lychees and rambutans from seed, but my guineps seem to be doing quite well. Will have to transplant them this year so we’ll see how they do then.

I have several guinep seedlings right now, as well. They are looking healthy, which has caused me to delay transplanting them from their communal container into larger, individual pots. I have killed several in the past; none have survived very long under my care. I anticipate I will kill these soon enough.

My guavas, jaboticabas, and cherimoyas seem to do fine for me in lower humidity. My guavas (Psidiums) and jaboticabas both put on new growth this winter. Interestingly, my lemon drop mangosteen has never grown that vigorously for me, but my imbe and achachairu both have doubled in size in the same time period in the same growing area.

I agree with Fleep. Your Prolific simply has young leaves. They will look like the Susquehanna's leaves in a few weeks.

Oxalis will takeover any raised bed or container it gets into. After I put my potted plants outside for the summer, I know I can look forward to pulling yellow wood sorrel from them all the way through the winter.

I had not thought of figs since I do not know much about them. But when I have looked into starting a fig collection, I have been surprised by the wide variation in prices for fig cuttings. It is quite similar to jaboticabas.