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So are all your hybrid jabos just red?
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Guavas and Passion Fruit

Both native to South America. Guava is invasive in Hawaii
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That's something we can talk about.
Right now they are blooming like crazy... maybe this summer?

Kevin

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In my opinion...
Garnet is the better of the 2 as far as eating quality...
Especially the grafted ones from the original Garnet Mother plants.
Sweet and juicy with a tropical fruit flavor and golden pulp. Less seeds also. New growth is very red.
Nelitas fruits can be longer in length... typically having red pulp... and because they are seedlings there is some variability in eating quality.
They also tend to have more seeds.

Kevin
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Cold Hardy Citrus / Re: Hardy citrus in PNW
« Last post by drymifolia on Today at 09:56:57 AM »
I'm curious how other people's citrus did in the PNW this winter, which was generally mild other than the one very bad freeze in January. For me here in West Seattle, that freeze looked like this:

Coldest temperature: 14.7°F
Freezing hours:   104.8
Hours below 25°F:   69.4
Hours below 20°F:   26.5

My third-year yuzu seedling defoliated but had zero stem damage, and I see buds already beginning to swell. It was in a very exposed location with no protection.

Poncirus seedling (3 years old) had previously lost its leaves in the fall, and then started a new flush before the freeze, and those leaves became yellow but did not even fall off. Strong new flush starting now.

My own-root Dunstan citrumelo (one year since rooting) was entirely killed above ground. Still looks green at the base but no sign of new growth yet.

An own-root satsuma (unknown variety, two years since rooting) was mostly killed above ground, but has about 2 inches of green stem. No sign of growth yet.

That's all I had outside in-ground for the freeze. Everything in containers went in the greenhouse, where the heater kept it just above freezing on the coldest night.
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: 2024 FL Mango Season
« Last post by Calusa on Today at 09:35:29 AM »
Another year with full bloom from sugarloaf and very very poor fruit set:






Im sticking with it though it’s just too excellent to give up on…for a few more years atleast haha.

You're not alone. Those panicles look just like most of mine this season.  :'(
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Castanopsis Species
« Last post by Sir Graftalot on Today at 09:32:32 AM »
https://youtu.be/HxF56NF_n8c?si=27ZiEcgUSIwQpya4

so interesting there's some native to SE Asia.

Could be a potential for FL
Nullzero, keep me updated if you can get a cross...def would be cool to see how it holds up.
"40 visits to the toilet after eating" and you still want to grow this?!
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We grow pataxte, as it’s called in Mesoamérica. We eat the roasted seeds as well as the creamy pulp. Traditionally people use sand to scrub the pulp off and make a drink with the ground seeds. While the roasted seeds are very good the pataxte drink is not nearly as good as chocolate. So that’s a reason to grow cacao, some people like a rustic hot chocolate!
The maintenance might be easier with pataxte since the trees don’t really need pruning and the fruit falls when ready instead of having to manually pick every cacao fruit.
Peter
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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Castanopsis Species
« Last post by Jaboticaba45 on Today at 08:51:05 AM »
https://youtu.be/HxF56NF_n8c?si=27ZiEcgUSIwQpya4

so interesting there's some native to SE Asia.

Could be a potential for FL
Nullzero, keep me updated if you can get a cross...def would be cool to see how it holds up.
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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Blue Java Banana
« Last post by TREESNMORE on Today at 08:44:37 AM »
Blue Java Banana in 7 gallon $50 . These are the real thing not Ice cream banana . I dug these off a fruiting plant. Call Mike @ TreesNMore 772-781-9570

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