The Tropical Fruit Forum

Quote from: Eggo on October 18, 2023, 02:57:17 AM

I'm looking for the non dwarf variety of june plum. Does anyone sell any? Seems like the ones sold in my area are the dwarf variety. Thanks.

You should also look for a big fruits variety.  In the US, everyone is selling to dwarf that has fruits that are smaller than the small chicken eggs.  In Asia, the fruits are the size of duck eggs.

So far, no luck. But yeah, the ones here are tiny. Where are the large fruited versions...

I'm looking for the non dwarf variety of june plum. Does anyone sell any? Seems like the ones sold in my area are the dwarf variety. Thanks.

I had grown a seedling which I eventually grafted onto a cherimoya rootstock. It gave only a handful of fruits over the years. And the flowers did not accept cherimoya or atemoya pollens.  I thought it has the sweetness and texture of a sweet potatoe in a not so good way. Mind you this was a seedling and not a named cultivar which probably is much superior. In addition, mine never cracked it would just drop. From what I heard it's best when it cracks.  Which worries me a bit also, as crack cherimoya and atemoya here tends to get moldy before ripening here in my area. So that is interesting for ilama.

When it comes to Anona, texture plays a big part.  Most Asians consider the atemoya superior due to texture. As it is more firm and pleasantly chewy.  If you do not like this texture you would call it rubbery, chewy in bad way, and scallopy lol.  For most American western pallette the cherimoya is superior and the texture is describe as pleasantly custardly. Those that don't like it will call it mushy baby food, lol.  With that said I don't know many with a western taste bud that will pay $15 to $20 a lb for cherimoyas except fruitnuts like us.  While many asians easily pay this for a quality atemoya.  So depending on texture, I could see why asians would not like the ilama.

My perfect Anona would be one with all the superior cherimoya flavors but the texture of a atemoya or firm sweetsop. It took me some years to get past that bit of atemoya aftertaste that reminds a little of rubber, lol. I think it comes from the sweetsop genes and i still taste this in any hybrids. I grow mostly atemoya now.  But if anyone has a pure genetic cherimoya with a atemoya texture, let me know.

Our poms are ripening now.  The blooms were pretty late this year but not that late.  I would leave them and just see what happens.

Cool, I'll leave to see what happens. I picked one fruit already as something was getting to it. It was delicious. I have 1 large fruit and 1 small fruit left.🤤

I'm new to growing pomegranate.  This is the 2nd year of Parfianka for me. It's only about a 3.5 ft bush.  I got 3 fruits this year. In the last few weeks I have a branch sending out blooms, it's September and the end of summer. Is this normal or bizarre? We have had some weird weather this year in California.

There are giant green ones that end up showing up in the Asian markets and they are huge.

I been on both sides. I don't think there's an excuse for an adult to act that way. But as a small kid, me and the rest of the refugee kids in the neighborhood, maybe over half a dozen of us would roam the city and raid fruit trees and parks. And get chase off by the owners. I look back at those days now and totally feel bad doing that to any fruit tree owners. As a kid back then we were by no means starving but boy were we hungry all the time. Our parents did not have much money or food.  There were things we ate that i look back at now and can't believe no one ever poison themselves. Landscaping trees like the natal plums and the Eugenia trees with its fruits and leaves. I remember them tasting so good as a kid, had them now not so much,lol. Ate sorrel clovers before i know anything about them. Even ate those green spiky maple fruits.

As an adult, I like to share fruits and veggies. I had people stole fruits from me which for the most part I don't mind as long as they don't tresspass onto my property. An example, is a large avocado I have it's so large the limbs crossover and has massive amount of fruits. I don't mind anyone picking any fruits that crosses over my fence and I purposely left it that way. Anything anyone can reach is fine with me. Sometimes, I startle any passers by when they are picking and did not notice I'm right there. I say to them feel free to pick anything u could reach just don't tresspass onto the property.  Over the last few years unfortunately I had several adults who jump over onto my property and even one occasion when someone brought a truck and ladder and started loading up on buckets of fruits till my neighbor stop them. That was not the main reason but was one of the reasons I've since cut this 40ft tree or so down to 7ft.

Hey Tropicalfruithunter, which Zill mango varieties did you take with you and how have they performed?

I'm looking for white chayote. Is anyone selling plants or mature fruits that could be planted?  Thanks!

Hey Kaz, would you be interested in a swap? I plan to airlayer some Emperors once i pick all the fruits.  Smaller plant Brewster for an Emperor. Thanks!

This theory holds true for all fruits and vegetables!
Most people are unaware our imported fruits are not only picked green from foreign but boiled to ensure sub par taste and dissuade further ripening.

Another thing is I don't know if it's a western or American thing but we don't seem to like paying for expensive or quality fruits and vegetables.  Most people i know either grew up with fruits or immigrants that would pay premiumn prices.  There are some exception like us rare fruit enthusiast here.  Maybe that is changing.

Are u sure that is from different nucellar sprouts?  It kind of looks like branching from the same one vs another embryo. I've had this happen when there is injury to the end tip or sometimes when the sprout struggle coming out, usually when the leaves get stuck. I had some lemonzest that had more than one branch from the same sprout.  Below is a picture of a monoembryonic Pickering, the leaves were stuck trying to get out, it then sent out several branches from the same stem below.