The Tropical Fruit Forum

Adam,

Why are you using Sabara as a rootstock, rather than the Red Jabo?  Is it a pH issue?

Quote from: nullzero on February 27, 2015, 06:51:35 PM

Nice Adam! Jabo forest in the making,  .

haha thanks Nullz....

so far I've got the following trees planted out...

M. jaboticaba (Sabara) 2 trees, almost fruiting size
M. cauliflora (Paulista, grafted onto Sabara) going to plant more seedlings ASAP...I have 3 decent sized specimens ready to plant
M. aureana (grafted onto Sabara)
M. coronata (grafted onto Sabara)
M. sp (Grimal grafted onto Sabara)
M. trunciflora (2 large seedlings, and 2 smaller plants grafted onto Sabara)
M. cauliflora hybrid (red jaboticaba grafted onto Sabara...will probably be the first jaboticaba tree to bear on my property in ground....and I will plant hundreds of seedlings)

still have yet to plant a few other varieties and species...I've been keeping them in the greenhouse until I'm ready...Like Plinia edulis (have about 5 decent sized trees to plant)...

considering planting P. rivularis....

and M. phitrantha....

and a bunch more....

This may be something posted elsewhere, and I just haven't found it, but do we have a list of myrciarias sorted by relative growth rate?  I'm thinking of a ranking from slowest to fastest grower, perhaps with estimated time to fruiting from seed next to those for which that info is known.  Seems like this would be a useful reference to have in one place.  Thanks!

I'll go ahead and be the one to state the obvious (or what should have been obvious to me, but wasn't): in order for dense planting (multiple trees in a single hole) to be successful, you want trees of similar vigor (perhaps same rootstock), and similar age/caliper.  I made the mistake of planting two plums and a peach together that were none of them the same age, and the results were what you'd imagine!

UPDATE: Thanks to the great response from everybody, I have my work cut out for me today!  I'm trying to get through all the PMs sent, reserving plants on a first come-first served basis.  Please be patient if you haven't heard from me yet.  Also, please understand that the inventory was initially created for my personal use, so it includes a few things I'm planning to keep.  If you look at the inventory and see a plant is greyed-out, that's an indication that it's already spoken for.  Thanks again to all the fellow forumites willing to give some plants a good home!

Greetings fellow dendrophiles. It's official, were leaving Rancho Cucamonga in inland southern California for the hill country of Texas in June, and our climate zone loss is your exotic collecting gain. (Almost) everything must go! The movers can't ship plants, and while I'm planning to bring a few smaller seedlings in the back of the Fiat, most of my collection needs a new home.

Please take a look at my latest inventory https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15Y3Ugjk4KR12ePqumq-36al_cZlXH5tq6OzLms3UwMw/edit?usp=docslist_api if you're in southern California, and message me if you'd like to come by. Sorry, they are for pick up only. I'll do my best to keep the inventory up to date, but I plan on bringing some to Foothill CRFG meetings and to friends, so you may want to check with me ahead of a visit if you're interested in something specific.

Simon,

Aren't you going to share your source?  (Hint, hint)

So sorry!

They hold it each year at the uc south coast research and extension center in irvine (same place as the dragonfruit and persimmon tastings).

By far, the best cactus fruit was from a Mammillaria sp.-- tasted exactly like intense strawberry.... beter than field ripe field picked strawberries

Opuntia ficus-indica.. at least one I have.. i prefer to any Hylocereus. I fruit C. jamacuru grown from seed and its on a par with Hylocereus.

Recher, you don't happen to know which Mammillaria species you liked, do you?  Does anyone know which species of this genus are reputed to have the best fruit?

I'm definitely getting a lychee tree, time to stay up all night reading up on varieties :p. But it'll have to wait until next year because it may be too cold to ship it in now. Temps are dropping to 18-20 low

I was referring mainly to the texture. If it's like a grape I can see myself loving this fruit, and if the taste is as good as it's being described here, it's sure to become a favorite.

I'm not sure I agree totally with the grape comparison, though it's not an unreasonable one.  Eating a lychee is quite different from eating a grape.  For one thing, there's no skin to consume after you've peeled the lychee.  In my experience, the flesh itself is usually much firmer than that of a grape.  It does bear some resemblance to a gelatinous or chewy candy, though that comparison doesn't do it justice.  I have a hard time imagining anyone disliking fresh lychee based on its texture.

Oscar and/or Luc,

Can either of you give us a sense of about what size this species needs to be before fruiting?  Thanks!

I have had best luck with 15 gal pots, I harvest mine when they are all yellow and smell like pineapple candy. It took 3-4 months for mine to ripen in zone 11

Thanks for the advice!

Quote from: MassSpectrum on July 31, 2014, 12:26:56 AM

Quote from: Rtreid on July 24, 2014, 01:14:09 AM

There was some work published that said if the pollen is dried first it can keep in the refrigerator for a fairly long time, even longer if it is frozen.  I'll look up the reference at work tomorrow.

Richard

That would be some quite valuable datas....

The paper is Metz et al., Hortscience 35(2):199-201, 2000

Their results are that after drying the pollen under vacuum for 1 -2 hours. pollen stored in a freezer still gives 100% fruit set and normal sized fruit after 9 months of storage in a freezer.  Fruit set with dried pollen stored in a refrigerator was 60-70% with smaller fruits, but they still got fruit.

I am trying this myself, using dried stored pollen, and can let you know how it works  in a couple of months (just attempted the pollination on Tuesday)
Richard

Richard,

I don't recall seeing you update with the results of your stored pollen experiment.  Can you fill us in on how well the dessicated pollen worked?

James

My first bloom, from a couple of nights ago. It's American Beauty, which I understand to be self fertile, so I tried hand pollinating it. It hasn't aborted yet, so I'm hopeful.