The Tropical Fruit Forum

Obviously, the tastes of these fruits are subjective. What would interest me in comparing mangosteen and achacharu is the experience selling the fruits to the public. At my farmers market we have a pretty diversified bunch of consumers. My experience is that both fruits sell. However, if I take 150kg of each one of those two fruits the mangosteen will sell out in 3-4 hours. Selling at an identical price I would be lucky to sell 40kg of achacharu.
Does anyone have experience with this type of comparison?
Peter

Maybe mangosteen is much more popular than achacharu? Mangosteen is recognized all over the places. Everyone knows and loves it. Achacharu is much less popular. In my region no one has ever known/tried/seen it. Even Vietnamese-based aussies who are very likely to know it, don't talk/share about it.

Marketing is important and people are usually afraid of trying new things I think.

Sy Tan

For your research purpose, its scientific name is "Chrysophyllum cainito".

The season hasn't really started yet so it's not very likely to find the real rare stuff like wani and pakel mangoes, but I did find some durian yesterday!

Thanks manouk for the info! Bookmarking your facebook page for future updates.

Got Giant Green Matoa seeds from Han Sen today. All seeds arrived germinated. The package is great as always. Thanks Han Sen!

Most reliable seller I've bought from!

Found this fruit nursery in Indonesia that has interesting stuff. Some fruits are very rare and much desired by many forum members.
But looks like their facebook page was abandoned several months ago.

https://www.facebook.com/TheGreenOrchardNursery/

Anybody can contact them?

Received (Santol) seeds from Prachya today. The seeds are in good condition, good packaging also. Thanks Prachya.

Beautiful tree! The other trees look great too!

I sent you a PM, but for others who are interested, their email is foresthousecam@gmail.com.
Wirsiy is generally the person who works with the invoicing, collecting, etc.  Another email for him is wirsiyef@yahoo.com.

I have heard both good and bad about these folks and their business, but really, they are doing the absolute best that they possibly can, given the circumstances of slow mail, weird government problems, bad/intermittent internet connections, and trying to harvest, correctly identify, clean, store and ship the seeds of wild jungle trees. I know from experience how difficult it can be to correctly identify a plant that is known only by local names.

My hat is off to them.  They are trying to make a difference by providing local people a way to support themselves in a sustainable way that does not harm the environment.  I am all for anything that stops palm oil plantations!

Ok, I am off my soap box now...

Carolyn

Excellent thanks Carolyn!
I haven't got your PM but contact email of Wirsiy is good enough.

From my experience, identifying a plant/fruit is a problem. Doing that with slow/interrupted internet and all other country-wide issues sounds like escaping no-exit matrices to me. Huge respect to them!

I think one of good ways to support them is to purchase their seeds. They were once widely known when their startup was announced. Hope they will always be able to continue their business and their rare tree/fruit species can be saved before being wiped out for oil palm plantations.

Sy Tan

PM sent!

The site is great! The plants look very healthy.

Besides, "Forest House Cameroon" (Isolona) is mentioned in "The Seed Hunting Project!" page. I've rarely heard from them for many months in this forum.

Got seeds from Han Sen today. Very fast shipping.
Great packaging & seed bagging. Most of the seeds arrived germinated. Great thanks Han Sen!