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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Ross Sapote seeds Germination and Other questios
« on: February 20, 2024, 06:13:09 PM »
You can use a vice grip. Adjust it so when closed it fits the seed exactly, open it, tighten it a tiny bit, close, open, tighten, etc until it cracks. Whether it's necessary though idk. I've cracked Pouteria seeds and had them not sprout, have had non-cracked ones sprout. When in doubt I don't crack.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Question about CA white sapote: How far north do they reliably fruit?
« on: February 19, 2024, 07:44:51 PM »
I don't know why they wouldn't. Your climate isn't that different.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: WTB: Kadsura Coccinea (preferably live plants)
« on: February 18, 2024, 12:49:29 PM »
https://www.tradewindsfruit.com/kadsura-coccinea-kadsura-seeds $0.80/seed. I had decent germination from them.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: WTB: Volcano Red (La Vinotinto) Jaboticaba
« on: February 17, 2024, 06:02:57 PM »
Quote from: shmojojojo on February 17, 2024, 06:00:25 PM
Pretty sure that's a wine, not a variety of Jaboticaba. I think they use regular red Jaboticaba to make it
Looks like maybe a coronata:

https://toptropicals.com/store/item/5298.htm

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Anyone growing out Mouriri?
« on: February 16, 2024, 07:33:29 PM »
I got 3 of the M. pusa seedlings from Bellamy, 2 of which survived transplanting. They're doing fine. Got them back in August, and I don't think they've put out any new growth yet. I left them outside, somewhat sheltered, so they definitely have some cold tolerance. One of them is getting ready to grow at least. They withstood a lot of sun.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Any recommendation for a site that sells 7 gallon nursery pots online?
« on: February 16, 2024, 07:27:07 PM »
In California there are a lot on Craigslist. Some free when grow ops are getting rid of a bunch of pots, usually 2g or 5g IIRC. I've also seen some dealers on Craigslist with prices for various sizes. Doesn't look like there's much of that in Broward County area.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Least destructive tree roots?
« on: February 15, 2024, 02:15:20 PM »
Quote from: SATX_grower on February 15, 2024, 02:01:01 PM
Achacha, lemondrop mangosteen, atemoya, ruby supreme guava, lemon guava, white sapote, and canistel.
In 9a??

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Let's Play: Name That Eugenia/Jabo!
« on: February 12, 2024, 07:45:21 PM »
#1 does kinda look like a red, so AxP is believable.
#2 squamiflora? (never would've guessed that without the clue)
#3 Plinia edulis?

All of them should get more distinct with age. Especially squamiflora.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Experience with Hardy Tamarillos and guava tamarillos?
« on: February 02, 2024, 10:52:32 AM »
Quote from: nullzero on February 01, 2024, 03:50:41 PM
I have already fruited Diploconos. It has a resiny citrus flavor. The fruit is like the size of a kumquat. It may be ok to juice, but its definitely not tier A or B fruit. Its more like a tier C with nice ornamental value.
Thanks for the honest review. I'm getting tired of being burned by solanums that all turn out to be gross.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: PGA (Psidium Growers Association) - thread all about psidiums!
« on: January 29, 2024, 01:06:15 PM »
Quote from: khachaturian on January 29, 2024, 08:59:08 AM
A question about Psidium cauliflorum: can anyone describe the taste of its fruit? I found the botanical description, but nothing about its taste.
Not always true, but if the sellers don't mention the taste, it probably isn't any good.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Selling Fig Cuttings. Final complete updated list.
« on: January 28, 2024, 01:08:02 AM »
Received, thank you

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Anyone ever plant a citrus that was in a "citra-pot"?
« on: January 23, 2024, 06:11:01 PM »
Wait until the roots will keep the soil together, push the sides in a bit, should slide out easily. If the root ball falls apart, it should have stayed in the pot longer. The hard part is finding pots to move up to. From 4x14 treepot I go to 5 gallon round pots.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: WANTED Campomanesia Adamantium var. Blue Leaf
« on: January 23, 2024, 05:23:16 PM »
https://www.facebook.com/reel/321086883886266 This shows the color from different angles.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: WANTED~ Jacaratia mexicana maroon
« on: January 11, 2024, 01:37:17 PM »
Seeds don't need a phytosanitary certificate, just a small lots permit.

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Temperate Fruit Buy, Sell, & Trade / Re: Wanted Vitis californica and its hybrids - seeds or cuttings
« on: January 10, 2024, 08:42:10 PM »
I tried some wild ones. Tasted awful, all skin and no flesh, very tannic. The main hybrid is "Roger's red". It's a riparian species.

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Temperate Fruit Discussion / Re: What variety of apple are these?
« on: January 09, 2024, 03:20:57 PM »
I googled it:

Rockit Apples are a mix between a Gala and Gala Splendor apple. They were created without the use of GMOs. They are bright yellow as the base color but then have dark and light red blush overtop. They also have a light tan and white lenticels covering the skin as well.

https://www.knowyourproduce.com/rockit-apples/

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Tropical Vegetables and Other Edibles / Re: Anyone growing Grains of Paradise (Aframomum melegueta)?
« on: January 09, 2024, 11:58:16 AM »
Wellspring sells it: https://wellspringgardens.com/products/aframomum-ginger-grains-of-paradise-aframomum-melegueta

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Tropical Vegetables and Other Edibles / Re: Plant ID
« on: January 09, 2024, 11:55:29 AM »
Russelia sarmentosa

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Is this lucuma, canistel, or … ?
« on: January 09, 2024, 11:32:29 AM »
Very little chance you'd find lucuma in a shop. Looks like canistel. I wouldn't graft lucuma onto canistel, since lucuma would be a good rootstock, just a bit hard to find.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Evaluation of Shipped Mango Tree
« on: January 04, 2024, 04:29:45 PM »
Looks like a failed graft. Does yours have a graft union?

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Looking for Male Che fruit Scions
« on: January 01, 2024, 12:49:00 PM »
https://reallygoodplants.com/

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Did my Rose Cactus get sunburned in the winter!?
« on: December 26, 2023, 12:17:36 AM »
Probably the cold. I got a Pereskia grandiflora that's been losing all its leaves and looking terrible from the cold. And some seedlings of it that died back sooner. The leaves basically melted.

Did you try the leaves Ryan? I heard they were good on bleo. I tried the fruit of grandiflora. Bad. Slimy, not sweet, kinda salty iirc.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Plant ID
« on: December 24, 2023, 11:14:37 AM »
Maybe miracle fruit.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Eugenia Beaurepaireana looks like crap and Solanum Sibundoyense question
« on: December 16, 2023, 02:42:50 PM »
Quote from: Giant Gecko on December 16, 2023, 01:42:15 PM
Quote from: NateTheGreat on December 16, 2023, 12:41:22 PM
Mine are healthy, but they're the non-wavy-leaf ones. It's a bit suspicious tbh, they look like a different species. They look like E. myrcianthes, with more elongated leaves, and more silvery new growth. They had some dieback when young until I put them all in full sun, no issues since. I think they want full sun basically from the time they sprout.

Hi Nate,

You aren’t the only one that said theirs did better under full sun. https://m.facebook.com/search_results/?q=Eugenia+beaurepairiana+Wavy Also in this discussion is the information that there are 2 vars of this species, one with a wavy leaf called rugosa and a regular leaf variety.
Yeah that was me lol. At first it was just a few of them, but the ones I tried to baby by putting in the shade did worse. They really wilt on hot summer days, but no damage.

Idk, I hope mine are the real deal, but they really don't look like the same species as what y'all have been posting. Sorry, not sure how to resize the image:


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Eugenia Beaurepaireana looks like crap and Solanum Sibundoyense question
« on: December 16, 2023, 12:41:22 PM »
Mine are healthy, but they're the non-wavy-leaf ones. It's a bit suspicious tbh, they look like a different species. They look like E. myrcianthes, with more elongated leaves, and more silvery new growth. They had some dieback when young until I put them all in full sun, no issues since. I think they want full sun basically from the time they sprout.

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