More Maui progress with Luc's garcinia

[cos]

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More trees begining to bloom!

[TropicalFruitHunters]

Very nice!  How long?

[cos]

Guessing 3 years // planrs 6' tall

[roblack]

I'm liking the looks of that! Congratulations, and thanks for a peek at what's to come.

[arvind]

wow its setting fruit.whats the climate like in your area and whats the average rainfall?

[fruitlovers]

Guessing 3 years // planrs 6' tall

At 6 foot I'm guessing your plants are a lot more than 3 years old.

[cos]

We get rain all year & probably average 50 - 60 " // however the trees are on drip so never go very dry ; also are planted in lave rock ( had holes punched )

[luc]

Guessing 3 years // planrs 6' tall

At 6 foot I'm guessing your plants are a lot more than 3 years old.

I'd say 6 years .

[cos]

Sorry luc , was about 3 as that when the tractor was here // should be in YOUR records

[Jessg333]

So how was the fruit?

[Frog Valley Farm]

🗯

[Mike T]

My 8 foot 5 year old tree has not flowered. In contrast my 3 foot 3 year old one produced flowers a few months ago but none set.It looked way too small to open its account.

[Finca La Isla]

I believe this is the first time my Luc’s garcinia has flowered. (It’s easy to miss these little flowers). Anyway, seems like fruit are developing. I’d say this tree is about 3m tall and 5 years old?
Peter

[cos]

My best ( most flowering tree) seems to just now be finishing.
Over these several weeks have never seen any insects!
So no surprise no fruit.
Have two other trees that had few flowers but the best one had well over one hundred. Hope this will not prove to be a problem but not encouraging

[Finca La Isla]

I guess you’re going to have to hand pollinate. Seems Hawaii has some issues with pollination. I think Oscar was talking about g. prainiana needing hand pollination in Hawaii while that easily sets on its own in CR.

[fruitlovers]

I guess you’re going to have to hand pollinate. Seems Hawaii has some issues with pollination. I think Oscar was talking about g. prainiana needing hand pollination in Hawaii while that easily sets on its own in CR.

So far only an issue with G. prainiana. All other garcinias here self pollinate. Other locations have reported same problem of lack of proper pollinator, not just Hawaii, in the case of prainiana. But trying hand pollination on Luc's couldn't hurt.

[fruitlovers]

I believe this is the first time my Luc’s garcinia has flowered. (It’s easy to miss these little flowers). Anyway, seems like fruit are developing. I’d say this tree is about 3m tall and 5 years old?
Peter

Have 4 trees that looks just like yours Peter. But so far no flowers, or at least none that i have noticed.

[Finca La Isla]

Yeah, Oscar, they're flowering right now and it looks good but, as I noted, I could have missed those flowers easily enough.  I only have found 4 flowers at this point and when I go to check on them I don't always see them right away.
Peter

[cos]

Just found the first tree to flower ( which was when the thread started) & is reflowering with many more buds/blooms. Seems as if two flowering times on Maui.

[cos]

Oops should read continous  not two