The Tropical Fruit Forum

Are there any named selections of strawberry guava? Seems like they are all just grown from seed and sold, but wasn’t sure if there are some standout seedlings. Same for lemon of the cattleianum. I also have many guava and I’m trying to improve my collection of guajava from mostly seedy ones to near seedless ones.

As far as my strawberry and lemon guava go, I enjoy them, but when people ask if they are good, I say it’s hard to really tell. They sort of hit the spot, but I wouldn’t say they are delicious. I have never tried grafting a cattleianum but have considered making a 2 in 1 tree to save some space. It’s currently raining strawberry guava at my house and it’s in full bloom.

There is some larger fruiting strains of lemon strawberry guava. I grew some out from superior selection from Hawaii.

The seedlings have a decent variability. One of the plants has massive production with large good fruit. While others are lower production with medium size fruit.

Quote from: nullzero on September 27, 2025, 03:27:51 AM

Wanted to say Epiphyllum sp. 'Desert Sunset' makes superior larger fruit. Taste better then most dragon fruits I have tried. Taste like green jolly rancher candy and is around the size of a 12 oz soda can. It does need cross pollination to set fruit though.

What would be a good cross pollinating Epi for the Desert Sunset?

I used a epiphyllum variety called Rowans Red. But you can probably use any early to mid season flower epiphyllum.

Cross posting for visibility/record

Corryocactus spp. - Sanky
I cannot understand how this cactus isnt better known. This is the best cactus fruit I have tasted hands down- roughly the size of a baseball and good out of hand or juiced and made into a Sanky-ade. More tolerant of cold and aridity than lemons, deserves much wider cultivation.

I have about 3 seedlings over 4 years old of Sanky. Currently no flowers yet, hoping next year.

Ric,

Impressive production what has been your fertilizing and watering schedule? I have never seen PCH#1 produce that much fruit. Then again the original collection plant was moderate production with no assumed inputs.

Looks like a smaller tree, how big is the tree? Have you tried grafting to canistel?

Suggest to keep in a pot, im in same area. All the Plinias seem to grow faster in containers here in SoCal. Best time to fertilize is in the evening when night time temps are above 60f.

Use diluted amounts of fish emulsion, bird guano, and kelp see how the Plinia sp. responds.

Will keep update of my list of plants for Sale.

Inga cinnamomea 5 gal. Reported top tasting Igna species. This one is a year old now and has survived the winter outdoors in LA area. $65 (Local pickup)


Eugenia sclerocalyx 1 gal. Sweet fruit good for container growing   $20 + shipping

Psidium robustum, 1 gal sweet and tangy fruit good for containers. $15 +shipping


Vasconcellea goudotiana Seedlings of orange type, tasty mountain papaya. +"8 tall. Produces within 2 to 4 years from seed. Seedlings can be male or female, female required for fruit. Rind taste similar to babaco with a fragrant pineapple flavor. Inner white flesh has a sweet pineapple tropical flavor. Much better fruit than Babaco in my opinion. $25 + shipping

Pouteria lucuma 'pecan pie seedling' 1gal $30 + shipping


Syzygium jambos 'Uncle Chan Red Dwarf' seedlings, 4"x14" treepots. These are seedlings close to 2 years old. Offspring of a large red blush rose apple fruit with dwarf growing stature. Excellent flavor fruited within 4 years from the mother plant. $40 + shipping.

Quote from: nullzero on August 15, 2025, 12:03:09 PM

How does Vasconcellea goutidiana handle weather in Port Saint Lucie?

I'm a little north of there and my goutidiana dislikes full sun, but has three fruit hanging.

Encouraging to hear, I may plant some out in shade in the future. I grow as well in SoCal it likes part sun here.

Hi,

I have an Asunta 2 and tried pollinating it with American Beauty pollen but it failed.  Have you (or anyone else on this forum) had success pollinating this cultivar and if so which pollen did you use?  Many thanks!

I have Asunta 3, and have tried to use epiphyllum and palora pollen. Its failed this year and last year as well. I may end up chopping up Asunta 3 and replace with a better self fertile one.

Just tasted the fruit today, it is definitely a top tier for Pouteria fruits.

Here is example of 1 of the 1 gal Igna vulpina trees I have for sale.

Resurrecting this one again.  Was never able to get any response from Oscar then got distracted with life! Still looking.

I have extra plants I can sell, in 1 gal container. $30  + shipping. I can take pictures of the plants.

Is your tree growing well and any flowers on it yet?

Yeah I ate fruit last year. This year is flowering right now. The fruit taste good reminds me closer to flavor of a good Malay apple. Crisp with a nice sweet wax jambu flavor with some backend strawberry flavor. Im going to try to find I spot for it in ground after I cut out my figs.