The Tropical Fruit Forum

I bought raw, unsalted pistachios a couple of times to try germinating them, but I had 100% rot away with zero germination.  I'm not sure if they are just hard to germinate or if they were treated with something that would make them not viable (they were sold for human consumption).

Very likely treated as fresh seeds with the right cold stratification will easily germinate.

Quote from: Calusa on April 30, 2024, 08:42:18 AM

Ein Shemer.

I can’t find any Ein Shemer dormant scions either.

I was thinking of using any combination of Granny Smith, Pink Lady and Fuji.

I’m not 100% sure they are all compatible to pollinate one another.
Also, not sure if we have enough chill hours for these cultivars.

There is a wide range of chill hour requirements listed online for all of these.

My areas receives somewhere between 500-650 chill hours on average annually.

That's plenty of chill compared to low chill areas where these varieties are doing fine.

Do you have any nematodes in the soil?

Interesting, Sangue e Latte grafts seem normal in Italy and in the rest of the Mediterranean, it's also a strong grower as a rootstock.

Kaz, how does Dmor9 compare to Red Himalayan please?

I bought one a few years ago but it was very hard to find/get.. I had to convince the seller to sell me/ let me trade one she was selling me for one of her personal trees of UF Best meant for her orchard. Right now during spring time she has peaches for sale and may be selling some trees again but not sure especially UF Best. I missed the opportunity to pick up some rootstocks for grafting some but maybe soon you can get scions? I also have tropic snow and several other varieties

I'm interested in some scions next winter.

My seedling white sapote trees all fruited in 5-10 years by letting the central leader/trunk grow without being topped off.

I wish I read this sooner, my seedling got taller than me and was looking lanky and ungly so I did the deed I hope I will get to taste it in my lifetime.

That might be a Dominican mango called Mingolo

I grow Tropic Sweet and Ein Shimer(sp?). Both have been in the ground for close to a decade, neither grow very fast nor do they produce much. If I get a couple apples each then its a bumper year. It never crossed my mind that RKN could have something to do with it.

RKN can feast on those roots but it would become obvious after 2-4 years. Trees would basically get stuck on survival mode then eventually give up and succumb. Most rootstocks if not all are prone as far as I can tell.

I think you've got a winner, how vigorous is it?

Have you tried the fruit before?
I may know someone in Tunis who can help you.

Sure! Send me a DM with what you are interested in.

How much per scion please, I might be interested in some.

I couldn't stop eating them until there was only 1 pod left. They were super plump and super fresh and pleasantly sweet. Thank you very much for sharing your fruits.

Don't apply any fertilizer in a hole. The roots can't effectively take up fertilizer that is so highly concentrated. It will burn the roots and eventually leach into the soil.

Spread a little at a time on the surface and water in or let rain carry it into the soil.

I agree, you could also use that for foliar spraying.

Heat and drought combined are terrible.

The start of the rainy season is a chance for the roots to grow before any drought so aim for it.