Author Topic: Grafted Pulasan Arrived From Hawaii (Read 7049 times)

Jsvand5 · « **on:** October 13, 2016, 12:41:30 PM »

This made it today in pretty good shape. I actually think it may be getting ready to push flowers. I can't tell for sure but some of the buds don't look like leaf buds to me. I've never seen pulasan flower buds though so I'm not positive. It's a seebabat. Hopefully it recovers well from the bare rooting.

cmichael258 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 13, 2016, 01:00:44 PM »

Looks very healthy. Congrats!

sildanani · « **Reply #2 on:** October 13, 2016, 01:11:19 PM »

That's awesome.

Aren't they dioecious? So are there male and female grafts? Also, can I ask where you purchased it? Do you have it in a humidity tent with air flow? That'll help it bounce back.

Jsvand5 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 13, 2016, 01:36:15 PM »

Quote from: sildanani on October 13, 2016, 01:11:19 PM

That's awesome. Aren't they dioecious? So are there male and female grafts? Also, can I ask where you purchased it? Do you have it in a humidity tent with air flow? That'll help it bounce back.

Seebabat is supposed to be self fertile. I do have another grafted one from Puerto Rico as well. Not sure of the variety on that one though. I am going to put it in a little mini greenhouse with a fogger set to come on a few times a day. Not sure of which nursery it came from. A forum member got it inspected and sent it to me.

Vernmented · « **Reply #4 on:** October 13, 2016, 05:29:44 PM »

OMG. Amazing. I need this.

palologrower · « **Reply #5 on:** October 13, 2016, 05:55:24 PM »

Quote from: Jsvand5 on October 13, 2016, 01:36:15 PM

Quote from: sildanani on October 13, 2016, 01:11:19 PM
That's awesome. Aren't they dioecious? So are there male and female grafts? Also, can I ask where you purchased it? Do you have it in a humidity tent with air flow? That'll help it bounce back.
Seebabat is supposed to be self fertile. I do have another grafted one from Puerto Rico as well. Not sure of the variety on that one though. I am going to put it in a little mini greenhouse with a fogger set to come on a few times a day. Not sure of which nursery it came from. A forum member got it inspected and sent it to me.

they must be very nice to drive to the airport to get to the usda office, inspected and then pack in front of them. good luck with it!

BigIslandGrower · « **Reply #6 on:** October 13, 2016, 11:54:42 PM »

Quote from: Jsvand5 on October 13, 2016, 01:36:15 PM

Seebabat is supposed to be self fertile.

It is, though you would probably get better production with another male tree in its vicinity.

Jsvand5 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 14, 2016, 01:06:40 AM »

Quote from: BigIslandGrower on October 13, 2016, 11:54:42 PM

Quote from: Jsvand5 on October 13, 2016, 01:36:15 PM

Seebabat is supposed to be self fertile.

It is, though you would probably get better production with another male tree in its vicinity.

For now I'll be happy to get it to recover from the bare rooting. My other grafted one is doing well and I have a couple seedlings doing well but this is the first that I have that has been bare rooted. I'm definitely going to baby it for the next couple months. I can probably get some budwood from a male tree in puerto rico next summer but getting the graft to take seems unlikely. So far I have only seen approach grafts on pulasan but I imagine other grafting techniques are probably used in their native region. I set up a wedge graft on a seedling from the branch that broke in shipping. It seemed to line up well but I'm still doubtful it will succeed.

noochka1 · « **Reply #8 on:** October 28, 2016, 07:51:49 PM »

I have 2 small pulasan in Miramar. Both are seed grown, so I have no idea what sex they are. Is there a way to tell the sex of small pulasan? Perhaps if one is a male (and it survives long enough to find out) we can share it :-)

Kona fruit farm · « **Reply #9 on:** October 28, 2016, 08:41:53 PM »

jsvand5 how is the pulasan doing now? did it live?

fruitlovers · « **Reply #10 on:** October 28, 2016, 08:53:49 PM »

Quote from: noochka1 on October 28, 2016, 07:51:49 PM

I have 2 small pulasan in Miramar. Both are seed grown, so I have no idea what sex they are. Is there a way to tell the sex of small pulasan? Perhaps if one is a male (and it survives long enough to find out) we can share it :-)

No, you have to wait for flowering.

Jsvand5 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 30, 2016, 04:03:08 PM »

Quote from: Kona fruit farm on October 28, 2016, 08:41:53 PM

jsvand5 how is the pulasan doing now? did it live?

Still a little sketchy. It dropped all of its leaves within a couple days of arriving but I expected that. It's been pretty much a green stick since then but it has a bud starting to push now. Also has a couple tiny green pinprick sized bumps that I think will end up being new growth. It's in almost full shade and bagged to keep the humidity high. I'm pretty confident it will survive at this point.

noochka1 · « **Reply #12 on:** October 30, 2016, 06:49:59 PM »

I've been having a conversation in another forum with a gentleman who is growing pulasan very successfully in PR. He says one of the keys to growing pulasan well is keeping the soil pH between 4.5 and 5. Apparently, they require a very acid soil to flourish. I had no idea, so I thought I'd post it here in case anyone else who is growing these plants is unaware.

TropicalFruitHunters · « **Reply #13 on:** October 30, 2016, 06:53:45 PM »

The PH on Juan's farm down there is 4-4.5. There's no denying how well everything grows and tastes.

fruitlovers · « **Reply #14 on:** October 30, 2016, 06:57:44 PM »

Quote from: noochka1 on October 30, 2016, 06:49:59 PM

I've been having a conversation in another forum with a gentleman who is growing pulasan very successfully in PR. He says one of the keys to growing pulasan well is keeping the soil pH between 4.5 and 5. Apparently, they require a very acid soil to flourish. I had no idea, so I thought I'd post it here in case anyone else who is growing these plants is unaware.

I don't think this is true because pH here is around 6 and pulasans do quite well.

Jsvand5 · « **Reply #15 on:** November 11, 2016, 08:42:02 PM »

One month update:
Looking like a success. Planning to stick it in the ground next to the other one in the spring.

Ethan · « **Reply #16 on:** November 11, 2016, 10:52:12 PM »

Nice job John.

Jsvand5 · « **Reply #17 on:** November 12, 2016, 12:23:01 AM »

Looks like my original one from Puerto Rico might be about to flower. At least I assume those are flower buds. My plan is to wait to check the sex of the flowers before snipping them off.

Jsvand5 · « **Reply #18 on:** November 12, 2016, 01:56:24 PM »

Tropicaliste · « **Reply #19 on:** November 12, 2016, 03:32:09 PM »

This is fantastic. I'm just wondering, do you work in a hospital or lab? I keep wondering why your new seedling is in a sink surrounded by medical equipment.

Jsvand5 · « **Reply #20 on:** November 12, 2016, 06:16:49 PM »

Work in a hospital. I picked it up and brought it back to work and had it soaking there.

FrankDrebinOfFruits · « **Reply #21 on:** November 13, 2016, 10:20:27 PM »

Anyone know the name/s of nursery's in Hawaii that carry these? I am interested in ordering.

BigIslandGrower · « **Reply #22 on:** November 13, 2016, 11:15:12 PM »

Quote from: fruitlovers on October 30, 2016, 06:57:44 PM

I don't think this is true because pH here is around 6 and pulasans do quite well.

Right, and I doubt the soil PH in Malaysia is that low, where they also do quite well.

BigIslandGrower · « **Reply #23 on:** November 13, 2016, 11:15:58 PM »

Quote from: FrankDrebinOfFruits on November 13, 2016, 10:20:27 PM

Anyone know the name/s of nursery's in Hawaii that carry these? I am interested in ordering.

I don't think he has any right now. David Frenz, Birds and Buds unlimited.

arvind · « **Reply #24 on:** November 25, 2016, 12:42:49 AM »

Quote from: BigIslandGrower on November 13, 2016, 11:15:12 PM

Quote from: fruitlovers on October 30, 2016, 06:57:44 PM

I don't think this is true because pH here is around 6 and pulasans do quite well.

Right, and I doubt the soil PH in Malaysia is that low, where they also do quite well.

Well you are right.The pH here in Malaysia for most soil is between 6 and 6.5.However pulasan is quite a picky plant and it prefers very fertile soil.Lastly the most important factor for its growth is high humidity and lots of rainfall.

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