Fruit Lover's Nursery Seed and Scions

[fruitlovers]

Hi
is there an suggestion for reliable and tasty Jackfruit cultivar available to grow from seed?
and about the cheena, how dos it compare in taste\odor intensity and sweetness?
is growing jackfruit from seeds and having high expectations contradicting each other?
I'd like to make an calculated risk and need advice.

Jackfruit and cheena have some variation from seed, but if you start from seed of fruits of superior quality you are very likely to get good fruit. Seeds from Black Gold jacks usually produce good fruits. We use that and Golden Nugget. However if you have access to grafted trees you are better off going that route.

[amaqeq]

wile baying seeds online there is one item under Jackfruit,
can i specify there that i fancy Black Gold and Golden Nugget ?
or should i contact you before purchasing

[Mike T]

Black gold and gold nugget jacks are grown from seeds or sold as seedlings here quite often.They produce good quality fruit and usually resemble their parents according to people I have spoken to about growing jackfruit.

[fruitlovers]

wile baying seeds online there is one item under Jackfruit,
can i specify there that i fancy Black Gold and Golden Nugget ?
or should i contact you before purchasing

Yes you can specify. I suggest you use Black Gold because that has already been tried in Israel and is quite cold hardy. Seeds i sent of Black Gold to Israel years ago have already fruited well.

[fruit4me]

Oscar,
I emailed you my order request. Thanks

Max

     

[desimango]

Anyone in NorCal willing to do a group buy for mango scions or should it be done towards end of Spring? 

[cyclonenat]

Hi how much would postage of pre germinated seeds if possible to NZ cost ?

[fruitlovers]

It's going to depend on what you order. If you make the order online shipping cost is automatically calculated. Go to http://fruitlovers.com/seedlistforeign.html

[fruitlovers]

Forget who it was that was wanting to buy marang seeds? They are available now, but going fast, as i only had a few fruits this year. So if interested please go to seed page and order right away: http://fruitlovers.com/seedlist.html

[Ethan]

Hello Oscar, any idea when the cambuca might be ripe?

thanks,
-Ethan

[fruitlovers]

Hello Oscar, any idea when the cambuca might be ripe?

thanks,
-Ethan

Small dime sized green cambuca fruits all over the tree right now. My guess is another month. Good news is my second younger tree is starting to produce, so hope to have bigger supply this year.

[amitzauber]

hi oscar

i live in israel

can you please advise which fruit can do well in here

and which one you have available at the momnet?

thanks

[fruitlovers]

hi oscar

i live in israel

can you please advise which fruit can do well in here

and which one you have available at the momnet?

thanks

If you go to the seed page listing at http://fruitlovers.com/seedlistforeign.html  you will see a column with  damage and kill temperatures. You can use that as a guideline, depending on what part of Israel you are in. Also there is a column with approximate times available. The ones available right now will say "Available now".


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[davidgarcia899]

Hey Oscar, enlighten me about Theobroma bicolor. Is it more or less cold tolerant than Theobroma cacao?

[fruitlovers]

Hey Oscar, enlighten me about Theobroma bicolor. Is it more or less cold tolerant than Theobroma cacao?

Don't know. Has anyone tried to grow T. bicolor  in Florida?

[BMc]

It is about as cold tolerant, but less sun tolerant and less tolerant of dry and windy conditions. Some strains of cacao are quite tough, then Cupuassu comes next, then Mocambo - but if well protected and watered well they should do okay. They are a magnet for mealy bugs though. I had one in ground that did well during our wet years, but this past few months has been super dry and no cloud cover with plenty of wind (so dry Im sneezing blood!), so its a gonner - the Cacao next to it is sad, but fine.

[fruitlovers]

It is about as cold tolerant, but less sun tolerant and less tolerant of dry and windy conditions. Some strains of cacao are quite tough, then Cupuassu comes next, then Mocambo - but if well protected and watered well they should do okay. They are a magnet for mealy bugs though. I had one in ground that did well during our wet years, but this past few months has been super dry and no cloud cover with plenty of wind (so dry Im sneezing blood!), so its a gonner - the Cacao next to it is sad, but fine.

Don't agree about T. bicolor being less sun tolerant than cacao. Have a bunch of T. bicolor in full sun and all are doing great. Do agree about them being less wind tolerant. But this may just be because they get a heck of a lot taller than cacao. I think the bicolor is just as tough or tougher than cacao, at least in our climate. But don't know about it's cold hardiness.

[davidgarcia899]

I've always wanted to put in some Theobroma, but I have always been nervous to make the investment. I now have a line of bananas planted between two rows of trees and I think it would make a good place for it because it has created a shaded tunnel wit high humidity.

[fruitlovers]

I've always wanted to put in some Theobroma, but I have always been nervous to make the investment. I now have a line of bananas planted between two rows of trees and I think it would make a good place for it because it has created a shaded tunnel wit high humidity.

Most theobromas only need some shade when small. He there are cacao plantations in full sun. In areas with very low humidity the partial shade would be a lot more important.

[davidgarcia899]

In Honduras I always see it shade grown.

[fruitlovers]

A lot will depend on amount of cloud cover. If you are in an area where it hardly ever rains cacao will definitely need some shade and irrigation. Here cacao, and also coffee, can be grown in full sun.

[Tropicdude]

A lot will depend on amount of cloud cover. If you are in an area where it hardly ever rains cacao will definitely need some shade and irrigation. Here cacao, and also coffee, can be grown in full sun.

Don't know much about Coffee, but did hear about new variety that can take full sun, but rumor is that quality is not as good as the shade lovers,
Here in the DR, Cacao is typically planted under trees like breadfruit or "Madre de Cacao" ( Cacao's Mother ).  Cacao likes moisture, and does ok even in clay soils.

[fruitlovers]

A lot will depend on amount of cloud cover. If you are in an area where it hardly ever rains cacao will definitely need some shade and irrigation. Here cacao, and also coffee, can be grown in full sun.

Don't know much about Coffee, but did hear about new variety that can take full sun, but rumor is that quality is not as good as the shade lovers,
Here in the DR, Cacao is typically planted under trees like breadfruit or "Madre de Cacao" ( Cacao's Mother ).  Cacao likes moisture, and does ok even in clay soils.

Here coffee is planted upslope, usually above 1000 feet, where there is more rain and more cloud cover. Typical of Kona upslope is sunny mornings and cloudy afternoons. Coffee plants love that.

[fruitlovers]

Have cambuca (Plinia edulis) seeds now if anyone is interested? Send me a PM with your location and how many you want and will set up payment for you.

[Tropicdude]

Oscar, not sure if you mentioned it before, but how many days or weeks notice do you need ahead of time for scion order?

I just finished getting my flights for December, I will be in the US from the 2nd to the 17th.  I am guessing you need time ahead to prepare the scions before cutting and all that.  because of viability , receiving them just before I leave for the DR, would be best time. ( before 17th. )

also never ordered from you before, do i make payment through your website, or do you have some kind of paypal thingy?