The Tropical Fruit Forum

Flowering

Eugenia stipitata/araca boi  this us a large tree and I will only bring it if someone wahts it. Thanks.

If I have an Oro Negro, would this be a good addition?  Also Lara Farms is sold out. Is it available anywhere else?

This is my Mamey, approx 8+ feet tall. Should I remove the lower lombs?  I am in Highlands County.

Thanks, this is the first fruit I noticed-- so 3 months to ripen.  Unfortunatly, it grew through a 15 gallon pot before I could plant it and it grows so fast that I can't move it now.  It is close to other trees and a walking path, so I keep cutting it back, but it doesn't seem to care. It needed no cover over winter. The tree/bush is pretty with large leaves and I haven't noticed it bothered by insects or disease.  So far a really easy keeper of a tree. Now, if the fruit is good tasting I will have won the tropical/subtropical fruit tree lottery!  Only caveat is it grows wide rather than tall.
Do you know how it is propagated?

First sweet tamarind pods to ripen.  Most of the others are still green when scratched.  This had a grey tinge and cracked when squeezed like Pineislander mentioned.  Hopefully the rest will follow soon. The taste is interesting, savory, sweet tart, refreshing.  Both sweet and sour tamarind trees are loaded, so I need to find a lot of uses quickly lol

Happy Easter!  And those sre some incredible looking eggs!

Bought the fruit off Etsy, Dialium guineensis.  Cleaned a lot of fruit and put the seeds in a community pot.  Some germinated quickly and I repotted them, but they continued to germinate over many months.  Have them in a shade house.  They really are not fussy.  Actually, I have ignored them, they should have been potted up.  I did find that the few I did pot up did better if they were transplanted after they got a little woody.  Also the pots in full sun did not do as well as the ones in some shade, but then we did have a brutally hit summer. 

I have found that Pitomba like water.  They can take some drought but sulk.  I have found that extra water before (in Spring) and during flowering produces a larger crop.  I have grown seedlings up and although not fast growing they grow well when watered.  As they get older/larger they can handle periodic droughts easier, but can still sulk if it is too long. So maybe grow them up in pots as it is easier to keep watered and plant out when larger.  Also, this is one of my favorite fruits, they are pretty, juicy and have just the right amount of sweet/tart balance for me.

also very interested,

Thanks everyone.  Such a large harvest this year with more flowers starting that I wondered if the whole fruit could be used. 

Two of my trees have round fruit, one of my trees has both round and nipple fruit.  It also seems like every branch has clusters of fruit, each cluster has 6 to 8 fruit.  I am thinking it will be easier to thin branches then fruit, especially as there are a lot of branches crossing.  Comments appreciated!
I would love to see a garcinia with fruit 3-4 inches!!!!! 

Do any of you thin out garcinia intermedia fruit?  Would this result in larger fruit.  Can this be done at any time during fruiting?  There is always so much fruit.