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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Fruit identification
« on: August 09, 2018, 11:43:14 PM »
Does anyone know what this fruit is?



It tastes a little like a guava but really astringent. It has a seed in the middle and peels like a lychee. It's certainly interesting—probably not enough to have a whole tree for it though. Do you think it could be grafted onto a lychee tree since they seem so similar?

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I know MD Oriental Market (on 49th St and Park Blvd) has a huge produce selection. I've seen lots of exotic fruit there: Jakfruit, lychee, different mangoes...

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I went a bit later in the day and unfortunately most of the fruit was gone. I don't think they anticipated how many people would be there! Hard to find a parking spot and even harder to find an employee. I did get to try durian and jakfruit though. Don't much care for durian. After a few bites I liked jakfruit though. Dunno if I liked it enough to plant a tree. The people who say it tastes like pineapple are crazy though.

I did like the mangoes though. They taste better than the kind they sell at the store. Definitely getting a mango tree.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Fruit identification
« on: July 20, 2018, 05:35:00 PM »
Thanks. Doesn't look like it's edible by humans. :(

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Fruit identification
« on: July 20, 2018, 05:18:42 PM »
A couple of my neighbors have what appears to be fruit trees. I don't recognize the fruit though.



I think they're the same fruit, but one's riper maybe? What do you guys think?

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Fruitscapes might have what you're looking for. I know they have a ton of mangoes.

http://www.fruitscapesllc.com

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Sorry if this isn't allowed, but I thought this would apply to a lot of you.

There's a store in my area that sells a ton of tropical fruit trees and they're hosting an event this weekend to let people taste a ton of different fruits. I've always wanted to try things like jakfruit and durian, and I'm happy to do it without having to spend a fortune getting it shipped here or something.

Anyway, details here: http://tropicalfruit.com/Events_ep_28.html

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Is this a longan tree?
« on: July 19, 2018, 10:34:13 AM »
Cool. Guess I'll ask if the owner is willing to share the bounty. :)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Is this a longan tree?
« on: July 19, 2018, 12:21:04 AM »
I saw a house that had like 5 of these trees. I noticed the leaves look kind of like a lychee tree's leaves, and there appears to be fruit on it. I couldn't really tell though, as they were small and far away. I tried to take a picture but I don't think it turned out to well. What do you think?






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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Best way to air-graft a fruit tree?
« on: June 10, 2018, 03:37:02 PM »
I've not heard of air graft. Do you mean rooting a cutting?
Yeah, I did. Corrected.

Hello,

   I think you mean air layer lychee tree. Here is a link for longan, which is similar to lychee.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXCWxDkwREg

I hope this help.

Vincent.

Thanks. I'll look at that. Any other advice is always welcome too.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Best way to air-layer a fruit tree?
« on: June 09, 2018, 10:56:47 PM »
I've seen several guides for how to do this online. However, they still leave me with questions:
  • I haven't been able to find one with pictures at each step so I can see exactly what's going on. One thing I need to know from the pictures is how deep and far around to cut
  • Most places say to do it while it's still on the tree, but I'd rather do it on a cutting if possible. (I want to do this on a neighbor's lychee tree and it seems to me it's easier to ask for a cutting than it is to ask to leave a blob of tinfoil and shrinkwrap on their tree for a month [and come in an check on it, etc.])
  • I know I need "a good branch," but what does that look like? How big can the branch be? If I cut off a huge branch, can I get a huge air-layer?
  • Does a place like Lowe's sell plain peat moss? That's really all I need right? Would root growth hormone be helpful? Where would I find that?
  • I know spring is the ideal time to do this, but is early summer in Florida fine?
 
Thanks for the help.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Are mature lychee trees less fincky?
« on: June 09, 2018, 10:39:14 PM »
I've heard that lychee trees don't fruit often and are really susceptible to wind damage and parasites and the like, and really need to be pruned aggressively to fruit. However, recently, I noticed 4 lychee trees in my area. They're all at least 30 feet tall and loaded with fruit. I know at least one of the people owning a tree didn't do any maintenance on it—not even picking the fruit, as far as I can tell. I've read that lychee only fruits on new growth, (and that's why pruning is important) but that doesn't seem to be the case on that tree at least.

Is the reason people say they're finicky simply because they don't fruit every year without maintenance? Every single tree I've noticed has been covered in fruit (granted, the fruit may be the reason I recognize the tree. I didn't even know there were any lychee trees in the area before now. Then again, I've never known that lychees exist until recently...). They all survived a category 2 hurricane, so I guess they're beyond minor wind hurting them...

We did have an unusually cold winter where it approached freezing. Could that be the reason why every lychee tree appears to have fruit? Or does everyone just happen to have a good variety? (I was able to taste the fruit off of two of the trees. It tastes a lot better than the Mauritius lychee I've had before. They both had really big seeds and were about the same size. They tasted different, though; one of them was extra sweet. Brewster maybe? Or some hybrid grown from a seed? Would having a seed-grown root system make them hardier and/or fruit more often?)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Lychee: Seed vs Air-layered
« on: June 09, 2018, 09:19:46 PM »
Thanks for the advice everyone. I guess I'll be going with air-layered. Apparently lots of people have had a bad experience with lychee grown from seeds. I guess it's not like apples where there are 100 varieties that only taste a little bit different (sure, lots of people may have a favorite but if they ask for an apple they'd probably be just a fine with a red delicious as they would a honeycrisp).

I also don't want to put in the effort needed to grow a lychee tree from seed if the seedlings are that fragile. I've never had much success growing anything from seed, come to think of it...

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Lychee: Seed vs Air-layered
« on: June 04, 2018, 11:46:06 PM »
I want to grow lychees. I've been learning a lot about them; one of the things I learned is that they don't grow true from seed so most people don't recommend growing them that way. But, as I understand it, all that means is the fruit from the seed won't be exactly like the fruit from the tree. Why is that a problem? I understand if it's being grown commercially it would be nice to have fruit that holds up better in shipping or trees that fruit at a specific time or something.

Is there any advantage to air-layered for someone not growing it commercially? Do not all lychee trees fruit or something? I know not all trees fruit reliably but I'm thinking if I have a couple it won't be an issue. I've read that air-layered trees have shallower root systems and are a bit harder to care for because of it (and would probably be ripped up easier in hurricanes? I'm in Florida, so that's an issue).

Is there someone that can explain better why air-layered seems to be preferred?

Thanks.

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I'm new to this place. Looks like a good community and I hope to be spending lots of time here!  :D

I'll be moving around sometime soon, and I'm not sure when I'll find a home I'm sure I want to stay in long enough for a tree to reach full size. However, I really want a lychee tree and a cashew tree (yes, I know to be careful with cashew trees/fruits :)). Luckily, there's a place that sells them a few blocks from me, so I don't have to worry about mail order or anything.

I know dwarf varieties of these trees exist, but I do want to plant them eventually and have them be big full trees. Besides, I can't find a dwarf cashew tree. I'm looking at a Mauritius lychee (I like reliable, large harvests) and an unspecified cashew breed. Would keeping the trees small (say, 20 gallon pot or so, maybe 50 eventually) by pruning them make them permanently small? Do they have like a maximum lifespan or growing season or something? Would I get much fruit on a small tree?

Also, there's not space in my yard that gets full sun. I'm pretty sure most trees need that. I can probably find a space that maybe gets 8 hours of full sun. Would that be fine for a new tree (3 gallon)?

On a related note, is it realistic to expect a cashew tree to do well in the Tampa Bay area? I know they can't tolerate temperatures below 40° F and it does get that cold for about 2 weeks a year. I suppose I could cover it when it's small, but not when it's big. I might have to just keep it small enough where it can stay in a pot so I can move it indoors during those few weeks. Could I just grow both of these indoors? Do you think I would need growth lights or something for either of these options?

Looking forward to talking with you about this! :D

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