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Doubtful it is a different species, probably just a cultivar.Gotcha. My mistake. Will let those more knowledgeable provide info instead.
no i have no ideamine turns out to be mislabeled, i hope someone didn’t distribute/sell a bunch to people on accident, or on purpose. Thankfully the tree was gifted to meAdam, do you have any guesses as to what it is?
not my favorite fruit, resinous flavor akin to suriname cherry
Still looks to be a pretty fruit.
The people who have fruited the Asa-Grayii say it is bland anyways?
Found the fruit in the pot today, pretty windy day so it probably dropped premature. It was soft-ish in hand.How seedy was it, and were the seeds hard? If not pollinated, maybe it's sweeter when pollinated.
Crazy sour. Not really a great note there, in comparison to pitangatuba. I can't recommend growing this species. I don't really see much point.
Stoked ya got the plants Rob!Thank you! I think his seedlings flowered much sooner than my others, I want to say at 2 years old.
Lance, they are pretty sweet. I've got one seedling that has substantially sweeter fruits with very little acidity at full ripeness (waterballoon explosion stage). But still a good eat before they reach that point.
Nate, so far I've only fruited what I believe are seedlings from Marcos. I've got about 10 right now that are fruiting and just grafted 8 of them over to my one "Santa Cruz Sweet" Sundrop that is substantially fantastic. I've got some other phenotypes that are beginning to flower this year so maybe I'll get a glimpse at the others this year, although I'm not particularly counting on it.
Sp. Do maranhao with the branches growing too long, I think I did this somehow with how I grew it
I've eaten multiple sweet pitangatubas. How many of the 'experts' still don't believe they exist?I am interested to hear your taste reports on the Topaz pitangatuba once you get fruit. I wasn't a fan of my seedling pitangatuba, but it has qualities that seem like a superior specimen could be good.Yes I’d love to get a brix reading on the topaz…
Sweet pitangatuba…😂
Let’s just say many people like MikeT would joke about that or a seedless macadamia
Another similar report: https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=54785.msg541696#msg541696Love your optimism. Variability sure, but no detectable sweetness and sour like a lemon? What are the chances the reviewer got the worst selection of this fruit?
Probably pretty low. And what are the chances I have a tasty excellent one? Probably even lower. More open-minded than optimistic =)
Not at this time. Nobody has slogged through the risk analysis procedure yet, apparently.
According to the USDA -
https://acir.aphis.usda.gov/s/acir-document-detail?rowId=a0jt000001ACESpAAP&Document_Type=Commodity%20Import%20Requirements
"Not Authorized Pending Pest Risk Analysis (NAPPRA) plant taxa are regulated for all quarantine pests that may pose plant pest risk.
To request the import of any plant taxa on the NAPPRA list, the import request must be completed and a pest risk analysis must be completed. Importer must submit a request per the instructions included in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations: 7 CFR 319.5(d).
Upon receipt of an import request, APHIS will develop the Pest Risk Analysis (PRA).
Based on the PRA results, APHIS will do one of the following:
Remove the taxon from the NAPPRA list from the country or countries for which APHIS conducted the PRA, and then allow its importation subject to general requirements;
Allow importation of the taxon subject to specific restrictions; or Continue to prohibit its importation."
I planted the seedlings out in spring 2019, so a bit over six years old. They're towering over E. involucrata seedlings planted at the same time, which are flowering. It seems like the flowers should come around May-June, fingers crossed. They don't have any weeping habit whatsoever, so it's interesting to see on yours. They're only now starting to come out of dormancy. Some definitely have nicer forms than others, unclear how much of that is growing conditions. Hopefully that translates to variation in fruit quality, and hopefully the uglier ones are worse.Wow. I have three seven foot tall ones with no sign of flowering.
How old are your trees? This one took a while to start flowering for me
All the same. I have two 'robustum', both hit similarly, both trying to resprout now.
Were all of these exposed to the same cold, or were the latter protected?
