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JF Paso

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thinning out garcinia fruit
« on: May 08, 2023, 09:22:03 AM »
Do any of you thin out garcinia intermedia fruit?  Would this result in larger fruit.  Can this be done at any time during fruiting?  There is always so much fruit.

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Re: thinning out garcinia fruit
« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2023, 12:22:47 PM »
If you want larger fruits I would suggest Garcinia Brasiliensis.

Intermedia fruit size is pretty trivial on every plant I've seen.

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Re: thinning out garcinia fruit
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2023, 05:46:50 PM »




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Re: thinning out garcinia fruit
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2023, 09:23:31 AM »
I took a picture this morning.
I'm not sure how big the fruit on brasiliensis get but I have quite a few that are around 1 inch in diameter.
2 of my 5 trees are going crazy now.


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Re: thinning out garcinia fruit
« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2023, 12:06:46 PM »
I took a picture this morning.
I'm not sure how big the fruit on brasiliensis get but I have quite a few that are around 1 inch in diameter.
2 of my 5 trees are going crazy now.


From the pictures I've seen of Brasiliensis they looked to be abour 3-4 inches

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Re: thinning out garcinia fruit
« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2023, 12:19:52 PM »
I took a picture this morning.
I'm not sure how big the fruit on brasiliensis get but I have quite a few that are around 1 inch in diameter.
2 of my 5 trees are going crazy now.


From the pictures I've seen of Brasiliensis they looked to be abour 3-4 inches

O wow, that's getting into Georgia peach sizes (or Glenn mangos if they are oblong).

Now I need it, I'll keep my eye out for some scions.

Please post a pic if you come across it again.

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Re: thinning out garcinia fruit
« Reply #6 on: May 10, 2023, 11:10:04 PM »
Thin early, then there is less energy spent of fruits your gonna chop of anyway.
It's very likely size will be greater.
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Re: thinning out garcinia fruit
« Reply #7 on: May 10, 2023, 11:22:26 PM »
I took a picture this morning.
I'm not sure how big the fruit on brasiliensis get but I have quite a few that are around 1 inch in diameter.
2 of my 5 trees are going crazy now.


From the pictures I've seen of Brasiliensis they looked to be abour 3-4 inches
I know there's a whole load of confusion on naming garcinias.
Can someone clear up the whole intermedia and brasiliensis confusion?
According to Adam, intermedia does not exist, and the different types of lemon drop type garcinias are just different selections (orange or yellow fruit, nipple or no nipple)
I'd like to hear the other side to the story if possible.

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Re: thinning out garcinia fruit
« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2023, 07:59:56 AM »
Two of my trees have round fruit, one of my trees has both round and nipple fruit.  It also seems like every branch has clusters of fruit, each cluster has 6 to 8 fruit.  I am thinking it will be easier to thin branches then fruit, especially as there are a lot of branches crossing.  Comments appreciated!
I would love to see a garcinia with fruit 3-4 inches!!!!! 

 

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