The Tropical Fruit Forum

Congrats on the Chempedak.

Smokin' deal right there

Thanks for the support

The named spherical low latex, single seeded selections that routinely are over a pound fruit faster and more prolifically than those 'wilder' types and also don't get the brown staining and discolouration in air as much. They like water and wet climates so I assume they do better than many species in persistently wet soils. They do fruit fine on their own but can be frustrating when opening their account and may flower without setting fruit for a couple of seasons. The really should thrive in southern Florida as they go well over 1000 miles poleward of me in southern Queensland.

The seedling I got was originally from Puerto Rico but I heard the the mother tree was some seedling from AU.
The fruits on this tree are spherical, most are not a pound, and only a few have reached that size.

The tree itself has been surprisingly easy to grow, no problems in full sun, i have it in the middle of the yard to protect it from the wind
I find the growing habits to be odd though, the tree is pretty brittle, and the branches tend to flop (but that might be due to fruit load)
In the 2022 season I had two distinct crops, June and September. The September ones were better IMO.

I think I like starapple better though, some of these green/pink ones are hard to beat.
I need to get my hands on an alva seedling

Do you have multiple?  Seedling or grafted? 

My seedling abiu makes thousands of flowers every year but has yet to set a single fruitlet.  I suspect it needs pollination?  Insects are around but they don't seem interested in it.

Mine is a solitary seedling tree. No other abius around in the vicinity. The only thing special it gets is water every day and occasionally some sulfur in the area.

Hey guy!!
I'm trying to phase out my small seedlings as I don't really have the time any more to pot them up.
These are in 4 inch pots

12 reds
9 grimal
3 blue
3 olosapo

I'm asking $200 for the lot
Local pick up

Don't leave us in suspense....

I have a cac mango and an oro negro blocking my big Western window.

I find it looks nice having trees with open canopies next to the windows.

I'm a bit concerned the weight of 5 or 6 full size fruits will break the branch. 😯

Congrats on the first time fruiting it.
As Simon said, they do tend to fruit in clusters,
The fruit are on the smaller side so it might not be an issue.
When they get bigger use a prop stick to support the branch if you are worried

One came ripe today and I let it sit in my kitchen so I could enjoy the aroma for a couple of days before eating it.

What a disappointment it was, it had zero sweetness and was only made edible by putting the pulp in a blender and adding sugar.

I'm hoping that as it matures the fruits will improve... fingers crossed.

Sad to hear it was disappointing Gary, hopefully as the tree gets bigger it sweetens up.
Please keep us updated on the progress.

I finally got another ruby supreme. After spending the last ten years or so growing and tasting all these fancy tropical fruits not many top a good guava in my book

June plum, fig, and mulberries have a dormant-like season in South Florida so they might not look great during a few months of the year.

As Maria in Brevard mentioned June plums can be difficult to eat but there are better varieties out there (Just not common in the nursery trade)

I have two Starapples in the front yard and they are beautiful trees. Not much theft, it seems not many know about it.
I only get comments from people from the West Indies.

Mammae Americana is also a great choice, looks like a magnolia but with dark green leaves.
It seems to grow like a Christmas tree naturally but it should branch out okay with pruning.

I agree with Loquat as a nice front yard tree but be prepared to bag them if you don't want worm-infested fruits.

Grumichama and Jaboticaba are a bit slower than the rest (but look nice), so prepare for a wait if you want a proper tree

A sweet Tamarind or even inga tree might work too

Malay apple is a nice-looking exotic tree.
When it flowers, it litters the floor with vibrant pink petals.

Sapodilla is also nice too.

  My tree was planted as a 1g last year and is trying to hold 5 fruit. I just pulled them off. I think its too early to decide how it will behave. Also, the tree appears to grow compact and slow from what Ive seen at Tropical Acres... so could work in a tight area or a pot probably longer term.

I've had it multi grafted on one of my trees for around 4 years now.
From what I've seen, slower than a Pickering.
Flowers easy but doesn't hold fruit that well. At least this far west.
I'm having similar experiences with my pina colada