The Tropical Fruit Forum

Aloha
I’ve got homegrown big island cupuacu seeds
Also sprouts
HMU
Mahalo
Micah

Aloha!
Update: my tree turned out to not be mangaba.  I was so excited when the tree set fruit only to realize is was something else.  Another lost label misidentified one for me. 😂
Greetings Mike T ,  recently harvested our first Atherton oak nuts from you, and also the Durio macrantha flowered for the first time last season. Thanks again 🙏

Greetings “down under”, I’m writing this from “up above?” 😛
The season just ended on the northeast side of the Bigisland of Hawai’i. Twas a great season.
Here’s our seedling tree. Low pollination...means huge wads of durian to be stuffed in mouth.
We had a dry spell this winter...so The trees seem to be pushing flower buds again..hopefully it’ll be a durio summer feast
Aloha
Micah

Aloha
Just wondering if anyone has this gem planted?  Or if anyone has tasted it?if so what’s your experience growing them. I’m looking for seed or plants.
A few years ago Vitor was offering this rare Amazon species.  Supposed to be a delicious fruit with commercial potential.
Male and female plants needed.
I’ve got two small seedlings from him still in pots waiting to be planted.
Best
Micah

I’ve got a couple trees of it.  Pulp ratio is very poor. Sour pulp.  Not worthy...unless I have a crappy type.
Also I have voa vanga v madagascarensis.   I love them they are sweet sour green apple fruit leather flavor and texture.
Best

Greetings
Fresh harvest of Hawaii organically grown pourouma cercropia ... Amazon tree grape. Taste is juicy sweet with just a slight twang  sour. Very refreshing thirst quencher. Male female on seperate trees. Starts fruiting 4-5 yrs.
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3$ per seed minimum order 20 seed.
2.75$ for over 100 seed.
Plus you pay extra for shipping/pack.





Mahalo!

Mmmmm durio. Fat ones up there 👆!  But yes not enough to satisfy the hunger for durian 😛.
Our seedling tree here just has set some fruits.  76 more days until the feast starts.

Hi any news on peoples plantings of this?
I finally got one sprout going. Now I search for another

Quote from: EvilFruit on June 06, 2017, 05:08:41 PM

My two platonia insignis seedlings. I'm amazed how tough they are compared to other tropical trees.

No
One of the platonia insignis seedlings got eaten by a feral cat  . Yes, our feral cats are vegetarian and they love young plant shoots. The good news, the seedling started to regrow again.

Sweet and some tart.  Like a green apple jolly rancher flavor.  But more gummy in texture
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How does the solanum pachyandrum taste?

Do you have pictures of the plant and fruit for the garcinia acuminata? Thanks

There she is

Aloha Mike!
I thinks so ...here’s some pics of one tree
Some of the trees didn’t have the purple stems.











Some fat Cambuca this year!

Fehi is the best tasting banana ,when ripened proper
We grow a wholelotta naners
Perfectly harvested During high tide. perfectly ripe popuulu Are delicious with a gummy center
Tuu gia is another winner

It was quite a durio extravaganza.  Awesome to do a trip with a bunch of peeps, that way we could sample so many types in a sitting without wasting or going broke.
Yes ,there was so much diversity in each species. Just when I thought red graveolens wasn’t that good ,we tried some that were savory ...more like avocado...and good

I think he meant durio dulcis when he said FUELY.   Alll one can do when describing a flavor is say “like” something else...but once u try dulcis...then it’s hard to forget.  It’s got a menthol like taste strong Vick’s menthol/paint thinner smell. Sweet and good, but very pungent powerful.   Too powerful of a smell to be kept in a hot van for too long...even for durio lovers.
Maybe some of graveolens had similar flavor/smell
Dulcis Pics


 

Quote from: BigIslandGrower on December 14, 2019, 11:40:34 AM

"Fuely" Does that mean rich, caloric?

Thank you, Micah for sharing your impressions.  What a great experience, sampling several unusual durio species straight from the source.

No, he didn't mean rich or caloric. I just asked him and his reply:
"Not quite solvent and not quite kerosene but just something Feuly"
I think he means a bit of a turpentine taste.