The Tropical Fruit Forum

Oscar; try it & let us know, as we would save big $ if it worked

roundup has the advantage of being trans-located & thus gets the roots . on maui the african tulip tree is every where . if u cut it down the stump will sprout the the cut pieces will root !!  If the stump is only partially removed the remaining roots will make new trees; it is unstoppable unless we use roundup .
we will soon be the african tulip isle instead of the valley isle.
THE TREE FROM HELL!!! 

Please help.
the video above by Edvaldo Sampaio has been marked as being private & does not open[ I have look on google but this info does not appear there ]. I would greatly appreciate learning his procedure on cocoa ie. when & where on the tree & what does he use   ?  a saw cut?
thanks
rich

 

Many of our 3 year old trees have flowers on them, on some trees  more than 100. BUT only 1 fruit!!  Is it possible that the trees are too young?

 We have a climate similar to Oscars [ we are @ 165 ' on east Maui - the wet side] & he has commented that he thought the high humidity was the key to getting fruit.

Can we be lacking a pollinating bug?  Had no trouble in getting natural fruit set on sugar apple & some success with cherimoya.

Looking at the flowers they seem more complicated than  other anonas. Guess I shall have to hand pollinate. Is there a best time of day? & will I have to collect & store pollen?

Any help on how to do or what to do is greatly appreciated .

Thanks,
 rich

We have seen this on over ripe fruits & when more than normal amount of rain. We have cut off the exposed portion & used them [ if no maggots ].
 

Luc , we only use them for cooking; if starving can eat fresh [ aint no chiquita ]

I have found this banana to need lots water to do well.
I have had lots of experience with tissue culture of other variegated plants  & we always got lots of non chlorophyll [ white only] & these of course died when removed from the flask. Most of the rest were solid green & these grew well. Very few , if any, were variegated & these of course have poor vigor.
Plants in the ground will do the same & the pure white must be attached to the chlorophyll bearing mother plant; when she is gone so is the albino. The all green are not worth growing as  the fruit quality is poor. 
rich

Thanks. great video looking forward to more

Must consider wave length & what you hope to do; use for growth, extend growing season , inhibit flowering , or encourage flowering. Each of these require specific durations of time as well.

Thanks for starting an important new aspect of growing.
rich

Thanks very much; I'll save my money

a  must read
http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/deFrankJ/Streaming%20Media/Windows_Media/ASHS_Prop_2011/pdf_sld_show/DeFrank_improved%20air%20layering_09%2026%2011.pdf

thanks to the U of H