The grower in the picture told me this morning that the pictured keledang is only 5 years old now from planting out time and was grafted onto jackfruit which stunted it.He now grafts onto keledang and grafted specimens fruit quite quickly.
He advised 5 years is the absolute minimum fruiting time after planting out for seedlings of several similar artocarpus in the Mission Beach and Tully area.10 to 20 years is typical for plants left to their own devices and 5 years is only true with a specific fertilizer regime and fertile soil.Trees in poor soil and never fertilized or getting supplementary dry season water might never fruit. I didn't get the run down on pedalai but they no doubt would take longer.
He does have grafted espaliered durian fruiting within 5 years.These earliest possible times could probably be doubled for what is typical of even well cared for trees.
Mike Great pics and info on the keledang
Grafted onto jackfruit sounds like a good thing to do. Do you know if it is a type of normal graft that's done? Or some side,approach, or ?
Our keledang hasn't flowered again...it's on the backside of my outhouse..so I'm thinking its getting some good amounts of fertilizer..35ft. .it's neighbors are encroaching on its sunlight...durian,Mafai, Kwai muk, Thai long kong...now which one do i cull to give light? Hard choices... If I prune keledang will it be happy in partial shade of durian? Should I slowly haircut all trees?
Bangcock and Oscar keep up the good debate:). Maybe we make seperate post "members battle royal". Your guys passion for fruit really inspires me with smiles. I know Oscar is for real. I wonder if opponent is fo real. want to see a pic of you Bangcock. Make sure we can see your pinky finger on both side.
Yea David, push the limits.