The Tropical Fruit Forum

We now have a new site WikiFruit.com. It was created because a few members of the forum suggested a place where growing locations and other such information on the fruit trees could be added by anyone. A wiki is the perfect tool for a large group of people to add information over time. The site is still in its very preliminary states (Not even a logo for it yet!) but I decided to open it up to everyone to check it out and maybe even start creating some articles. Unlike wikipedia, you will need to register an account to add just to avoid any possible defacing of the site.

Members can add such information as where they are growing, techniques that have worked well for them, what fertilizers they are using etc. It is really open to add whatever you want about the tree without needing supporting evidence. I hope the information remains accurate but I would like to encourage anecdotal evidence to supplement the articles. We are using the same license as wikipedia so we are allowed to "borrow" information from their site to use on wikifruit.com. I would only encourage the borrowing if you wrote the article yourself, otherwise write us a new one!

Please feel free to let me know what you think.

Anyone know where I can get green sapote seeds or seedlings?

Anyone buy seeds from this website before?

I found them while looking for chupa chupa seeds.

http://www.kiwiboancaya.net/index.php?route=product/category&path=44

I am looking for Quararibea cordata, ie., chupa chupa, south american sapote seeds. Anyone have any or know where I can buy some?

What are the best websites for tropical fruit info?

Let me start:
Julia Morton's "Fruits of Warm Climates" - http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/index.html

The posts about marula got me wondering about fruits native to Africa. I do not often hear people refer to African fruits so I would like to make people more aware of the fruits that originate there. I would like to to hear people's opinions on the different fruit and if they are growing it and where. I found a good book with a lot of information on African fruits.
Lost Crops of Africa: Volume 3: Fruits

Edit: I used the information in the posts below to make this new list of fruit. Please continue to help me add to this list with either common names or fruit descriptions. Thanks!

ANARCADIACEAE:
Haematostaphis barteri
Pseudospondias longifolia
Sclerocarya birrea - Marula
Trichoscypha arborea
Trichoscypha patens

ANNONACEAE:
Annona senegalensis – African Custard Apple
Anonidium mannii - Junglesop

APOCYNACEAE:
Carissa edulis
Carissa macrocarpa – Natal Plum
Landolphia foretiana
Landolphia hirsute
Landolphia mannii
Saba comorensis

ARECACEAE:
Elaeis guineense – African Oil Palm

BORAGINACEAE:
Cordia africana
Cordia millenii
Cordia sinensis

BURSERACEAE:
Canarium schweinfurthii – Olive-like taste pulp
Dacryodes edulis – African Pear


CALOPHYLLACEAE:
Mammea africana

CHRYSOBALANACEAE:
Parinari curatellifolia

CLUSIACEAE:
Garcinia livingstonei – Imbe
Pentadesma butryacea

CUCURBITACEAE:
Citrullus lanatus – Watermelon
Cucumis metuliferus – Horned Melon
Telfairia pedata

EBENACEAE:
Diospyros austroafricana
Diospyros discolor
Diospyros mespiliformis
Diospyros ramulosa
Diospyros pallens

EUPHORBIACEAE:
Maesobotrya barteri

FABACEAE:
Ceratonia siliqua – Carob Tree
Parkia biglobosa – Nere
Piliostigma thonningii
Tamarindus indica - Tamarind

ICACINACEAE:
Lavigeria macrocarpa

IRVINGIACEAE:
Irvingia gabonensis – African mango

LAURACEAE:
Beilschmiedia ugandensis

LONGANIACEAE:
Strychnos cocculoides
Strychnos spinosa
Strychnos pungens

MALVACEAE:
Adansonia digitata – Baobab
Cola acuminata
Cola nitida
Grewia bicolor
Grewia flava
Grewia occidentalis

MENISPERMACEAE:
Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii

MORACEAE:
Ficus natalensis – Natal Fig
Ficus sur
Ficus sycomorus – Sycamore Fig
Myrianthus arboreus
Myrianthus holstii
Treculia Africana – African Breadfruit

MYRTACEAE:
Syzygium cordatum
Syzygium guineense

OLACACEAE:
Coula edulis
Olea capensis
Ximenia caffra – Large Sourplum

PANDACEAE:
Panda oleosa

PHYLLANTHACEAE:
Uapaca kirkiana – Sugar Plum

RHAMNACEAE:
Berchemia discolor
Zyziphus mucronata

RUBIACEAE:
Nauclea Africana
Vangueria infausta – African Medlar
Vangueria madagascariensis – Spanish Tamarind

RUTACEAE:
Balsamocitrus dawei
Citrus articulata - Wild African Cherry Orange

SALICACEAE:
Dovyalis abyssinica
Dovyalis caffra – Kei Apple
Dovyalis hebecarpa - Ceylon Gooseberry

SAPINDACEAE:
Pancovia laurentii
Blighia sapida - Ackee

SAPOTACEAE:
Baillonella toxisperma
Chrysophylum albidum - African Star Apple
Englerophytum magalismontanum
Gambeya lacourtiana
Mimusops obovata
Mimusops zeyheri
Synsepalum dulcificum – Miracle Fruit
Vitellaria paradoxa - Shea Tree

SCROPHULARIACEAE:
Halleria lucida

VERBENACEAE:
Lantana rugosa
Vitex doniana
Vitex payos

ZINGIBERACEAE:
Aframomum angustifolium
Aframomum baumannii
Aframomum elliotii
Aframomum latifolium
Aframomum melegueta
Aframomum sanguineum
Aframomum sceptium
Aframomum sulcatum

ZYGOPHYLLACEAE:
Balanites aegyptiaca – Desert Date

I added a new field to the profile section, "Fruit Trees". This was suggested by MarcoIslandMango because he thought members would like to be able to see what trees other members were growing for possible budwood exchanges. I think it was a great idea and I hope everyone likes and utilizes it. If you would like to see an example of the Fruit Tree field in action, check out my profile. To make a list like I did, whatever you want on a new line add [br] before it.

Please put your zone and state information into your profile so it displays next to your posts. It helps people put your posts into perspective.

To display what zone you are in, go to your profile settings and add your city, state, and zone into the "custom title" box, not the location box.

If anyone is having trouble getting it to work, just put your zone, city and state info in this post and I will update it for you.

Thanks!

This post will be a collection of information and pictures of all the different mangifera species. I hope everyone can contribute their own pics of the trees and fruit  (no one else's pics please to avoid copyright problems). If anyone has tasted the fruit please let us know what you thoughts on the flavor was. Any information on the different species would be great. I will add and update this post as we gather more information.


• Mangifera altissima
• Mangifera andamanica
• Mangifera austro-indica
• Mangifera austro-yunnanensis
• Mangifera blommesteinii
• Mangifera bullata
• Mangifera caesia
• Mangifera camptosperma
• Mangifera campnospermoides
• Mangifera casturi
• Mangifera collina
• Mangifera decandra
• Mangifera dewildei
• Mangifera dongnaiensis
• Mangifera flava
• Mangifera foetida
• Mangifera gedebe
• Mangifera gracilipes
• Mangifera griffithii
• Mangifera hiemalis
• Mangifera indica
• Mangifera pseudoindica
• Mangifera kemanga
• Mangifera lalijiwa
• Mangifera laurina
• Mangifera macrocarpa
• Mangifera magnifica
• Mangifera minutifolia
• Mangifera monandra
• Mangifera nicobarica
• Mangifera odorata - Kuini
• Mangifera orophila
• Mangifera pajang
• Mangifera paludosa
• Mangifera parvifolia
• Mangifera pedicellata
• Mangifera pentandra
• Mangifera persiciformis
• Mangifera quadrifida
• Mangifera reba
• Mangifera rubropetala
• Mangifera rufocostata
• Mangifera siamensis
• Mangifera similis Blume
• Mangifera sumbawaensis
• Mangifera superba
• Mangifera swintonioides
• Mangifera sylvatica
• Mangifera taipa
• Mangifera torquenda
• Mangifera transversalis
• Mangifera zeylanica

The Lemon Zest I planted at my mom's house has begun to push new growth. There appears to be some flowers. How is everyone else's doing?

I managed to acquire a fresh (never frozen) Thai durian a few months back and I took it to Harry's house in Davie for a tasting. Here are some pics and a video:

Opening a ripe durian.

I left the durian in my car overnight and the smell remained in the car for over 2 weeks.


Harry staring intensely at the durian.


The remnants.

I will be adding to this FAQ over time and I will include a link to a post that answers the question if it cannot be answered in one or two sentences in the FAQ.

1)How do I care for a mail order tree?


2)What type of potting mix should I use?


3)What are everyone's top 5 tropical fruits?


4)What are the best books on tropical fruits?


5)What are the best websites for tropical fruit information?


6)How do you "pug" a tree?


7)Which variety of sapodilla (Manilkara zapota) should I plant?


8)Where can I buy tropical fruit tree seeds online?


9)How do I fertilize my fruit tree?


10)How do I label my trees?


11)What is wrong with my mango tree?


12)Where can I buy tropical fruit online?


HOW TO:

To change the color of the font of a new message or reply from the light grey to black, click the little "Toggle View" button which is the furthest button to the right in the row above the smileys row. We have to thank Oscar for figuring this one out.

Before starting a new topic, please check use the search box to see if the there is already a topic on the subject. Also, please be descriptive in the subject field to avoid ambiguity.

To embed a youtube video, simply post the URL in the body of your post and the video will automatically embed and be viewable after you submit your post.

To post a picture:

• Above the "smileys", click the button the furthest to the left and it will give you "img/img" (but with brackets) and you paste your URL to your image from your own hosting such as picasa or photobucket.

To display what zone you are in, go to your profile settings and add your city, state, and zone into the "custom title" box.

Here is the USDA plant hardiness zone map: http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/

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