The Tropical Fruit Forum

vertical pics, the griffithii is the one on the top and the horizontal, griffithii is on the left. 

I will make one disclaimer: when Lynn told me what the fruit was, I heard rafithii.  But when I googled it and looked at this article, the closest was griffithii. I could be wrong.

Great article. This might solve the mystery wild mango I have on my table. Not M. 'rafitiai' but M. griffithii.  Need to confirm with Frankie.

Thanks!

I'm with Jaime.  First one I had was so good I kept the seeds and can't wait for a tree to start growing.  Tasted like mango apricot pineapple.

make sure you got a female at least.  or graft female scions on.

"Jacquin" is the name of the botanist who gave this plant its scientific name, so not the name of the fruit.

That's good to know.  That much less to type if I have to write it again!   

I was talking to my neighbor at his front door and noticed I was standing next to a mango in a pot.  Then I realize it had fruit. Then I realized it was kasturi.  Who would've thought.  2nd year fruiting.

I have been to Kuching before. I wonder if the college collection is still maintained after these past 30 years.

out of curiosity, you have pics of the leaves and fruit of your pitangatuba?

Moderators, I apologize if this is inappropriate and would understand if you decide to delete this post.

I received an email from Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers East Hawaii Chapter re: the upcoming Hamakua Community Development Plan.  The following is the email content from the former East Hawaii Chapter President.  As a former planner that worked on the previous rounds of the regional community development plans for Hawaii County, I know first hand how the actual finished product is driven by whatever interested parties actually come out to these information gathering sessions and can mold it to their liking.  If you are living in the Hamakua region and do farm or keep even a garden, this may have an impact on what you can or can not do on ag-zoned property:

Aloha East Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers!

 I am forwarding below a message from former East Hawaii Chapter President, David Longacre, who wants to alert you to a community development plan in the works that may prove restrictive to fruit growers and agriculture in Hamakua generally. Please take the time to read it and take appropriate action!

 Hope to see many of you at our next meeting on MOnday evening June 27th at Komohana. More details to follow soon.

 -Richard Forster


Dave Longacre here. 

 I have been reviewing and attending recent HI County Planning Dept meetings to present the final draft of the Hamakua CDP to the citizenry.  I am concerned that the Plan contains language that I perceive as attempting to restrict what fruit growers (amongst others) can do on their appropriately-zoned land.  We have many fruit growers, including commercial growers, on this coast and I want to alert them to the Plan's contents and to show them how easy it is to submit a comment on the Plan by the comment deadline of June 15.

 Unsettling language included in the plan suggests, for example, that "the community" explore alternatives to "tall, vegetative windbreaks."  And if "the community" has an issue with windbreaks, it follows that it may also hold a similar views towards any other trees associated with the growing of fruit. 

 I believe that such language is inappropriate for this plan since the agriculturally-zoned land that farmers, orchardists, and foresters utilize to practice their livelihoods and avocations is specifically zoned to permit such practices.  Period.

 In my opinion, such language was included in the CDP because landowners with primarily residential or other non-ag/forestry interests don't like having their views "obstructed" by trees.  While I can understand their sentiments, the presence and use of trees is completely permitted in ag-zoned land in Hawaii County.  Even statements as innocuous-sounding as the above encouragement of windbreak "alternatives" are, I believe, attempts to restrict what foresters, fruit growers, and farmers can do with their land.  As such, they have no place in a Hawaii County document.

 Please ask your HTFG members to review the CDP, specifically CDP Paragraph 4.5.6 Community Action, which depicts the windbreak language I described earlier (http://www.hawaiicountycdp.info/hamakua-cdp/draft-cdp). 

 Then, if one chooses, he or she can submit a comment on the plan online at http://www.hawaiicountycdp.info/hamakua-cdp/feedback/hamakua-cdp-feedback-form.  It is easy to do so.  But comments must be submitted by June 15.

 Thanks.

mother is sharpei?  If not, I give up and let everyone else take a try.

German shepard/Chihuahua? 

I thought you were done with adding more to the collection?   

I have found Adam to be more than willing to help someone like myself who is a long way away.... If he says he will do it.... Trust him it will be done..... Adam from Flying Fox Fruits goes over and beyond what normally is required.........Adam you deserve a medal ..... Mike

yup.  generous guy.