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Temperate Fruit Discussion / Re: Asimina Incana (Woolly Pawpaw)
« on: July 23, 2019, 05:55:06 PM »
Unfortunately I didn't take pictures because at the time I wasn't sure if it was what I was hoping it would be. Next time I'm back at the area I'll take a picture. Funny thing is I've seen this plant before I even knew what a pawpaw was. Now that my pawpaw trees have leaves I was able to notice the similarities. I felt the leaves and they were fuzzy. Remembered reading about a woolly pawpaw and after looking up images, I do believe that's what I have here.

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Temperate Fruit Discussion / Asimina Incana (Woolly Pawpaw)
« on: July 23, 2019, 11:21:35 AM »
Has anyone tried the fruit of this plant? I just discovered a wild one growing here, and I'm curious if it's worth messing with.

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Temperate Fruit Discussion / Re: My small fruit tree orchard
« on: July 18, 2019, 03:09:31 PM »
congratulations  :)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Nitraria Schoberi
« on: July 15, 2019, 03:04:11 PM »
Good luck with your search. A naturally salty fruit sounds interesting!

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Temperate Fruit Discussion / Re: Maypop (Passiflora incarnata) Thread
« on: July 13, 2019, 09:12:22 AM »
When I first saw your garden tour I thought to myself "Wow those flowers look really similar to the ones on that weird vine I saw growing in the field. Maybe they're related." I didn't even know what a maypop was until I looked it up. It's crazy there's delicious native fruit growing in the wild that I've never heard of. I think I'll try cultivating them myself.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: another NEW VIDEO from GreenDreams of Flying Fox Fruits (Tonight 5pm!)
« on: July 12, 2019, 10:48:56 PM »
Loved the video. You got a good thing going on.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Protecting young trees from deer and rabbits
« on: July 11, 2019, 07:50:55 PM »
How about making a wire cage around your trees? That's what I have around my pawpaws to protect for rabbits. Just have to make it a bit taller to deal with deer I reckon. If the trees are too big for that, maybe you could spray the trees with something bitter.

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Temperate Fruit Discussion / Re: My pawpaw trees
« on: July 11, 2019, 04:24:40 PM »
Quote from: Triloba Tracker on July 11, 2019, 03:47:03 PM
I use 50% shade cloth from greenhouse megastore.com (bulk version)
50% is the most often recommended opacity though shadier stuff can be used. After a certain opacity point the shade reduces growth.

Alright, next time I'll check that out. Thanks again.

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Temperate Fruit Discussion / Re: My pawpaw trees
« on: July 11, 2019, 03:18:34 PM »
Quote from: SeaWalnut on July 11, 2019, 03:07:47 PM
That cloth looks too opaque .Im regular shade cloth now after TrilobaTracker told me about it.Before i was using fiber glass mesh thats used for constructions :D.
They grow slow first year after transplant but i have a seedling( the only one that i didnt transplanted/ relocated) that grew 2 branches almost a meter long this year and it still grows.


Do you know what percentage your shade cloth is?

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Temperate Fruit Discussion / Re: My pawpaw trees
« on: July 11, 2019, 02:49:48 PM »
Quote from: Triloba Tracker on July 11, 2019, 02:40:41 PM
The trees look quite happy, I’d say!
Can’t tell what that critter is but definitely there are a few caterpillars/worms that will munch on the leaves. Zebra swallowtail is one of the better known ones of course. Looks minor on your tree for sure. Just keep eye on it and squoosh the larvae when you see them.

Based on the appearance of the trees  I would say on the one hand you shouldn’t change anything! But I do wonder about your shade cloth. What type of material is that? It looks rather thick and possibly too shady. I wonder if it’s trapping excess heat. The pictures just make it look so thick....but again, trees appear happy.

Also just curious where you bought the trees and how much they’ve grown this year so far.

Thanks for sharing!

The shade cloth is some kind of plastic. I forget what percentage. I bought the trees from One Green World. When they got here they were just little whips probably half the height with no leaves, so they've definitely grown a lot.

Do you think I should be using lighter shade cloth? Thanks for the advice!

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Temperate Fruit Discussion / My pawpaw trees
« on: July 11, 2019, 01:39:02 PM »
I planted these trees sometime in March. All grafted varieties. Wanted to enlarge one of the cages I set up earlier as one of the trees was getting a little cramped in there. Felt it was a good opportunity to clear out some weeds and take some pictures to show the progress.

Mango


Overleese


Shenandoah - This one seems to be getting chewed on a little.


Potential suspect? Hard to get the camera to focus on this guy, but it seems like he was a little caterpillar. I meant to pick him off, but I ended up forgetting. Perhaps due to the heat frying my brain.


Here they are covered up with shade cloth. Satsumas in the background.


Besides potential leaf eaters, I've picked off one or two scale bugs from the Shenandoah. Probably not a big deal, but hopefully it doesn't start getting out of hand. Let me know what you guys think. :)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Introduce Yourself
« on: July 08, 2019, 09:38:35 PM »
Hi, my name is Charles, and I'm from Georgia(US). I like plants in general, but recently have started appreciating fruit more. Planted some pawpaws (Shenandoah, Overleese, and Mango) this spring, and they're looking good so far. In the future, I'd like to move to somewhere I can have a tropical fruit farm. Love how active this forum is and enjoy seeing the progress everyone is making. Hope we get along. :)

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Trip to Hawaii looking for fruit
« on: July 08, 2019, 06:05:22 PM »
Haha, I guess I forgot an extra 2. I've edited the post, sorry for the confusion.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Trip to Hawaii looking for fruit
« on: July 08, 2019, 08:02:24 AM »
Thanks for the help everyone. I'll try to go to all the places recommended if I can.

Quote from: Kona fruit farm on July 07, 2019, 11:00:05 PM
when is your trip?  rollinia is in season here in kona.   i have 2 dozen on my trees.  and my atemoyas are about the size of golf balls right now.

I'll be there from August 9th till August 22nd.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Trip to Hawaii looking for fruit
« on: July 07, 2019, 10:11:27 PM »
Quote from: Oolie on July 07, 2019, 09:56:50 PM
Which island?
There are a number of farmers markets, as well as roadside stands.
Some nurseries also happen to sell the fruit.

A good list to start.
Pineapple
Breadfruit
Jackfruit
Guava
Passionfruit
Avocado

For each of these it is worth looking for Cultivars which are ordinarily unavailable outside of Hawai'i.

Definitely the big island not sure about the other ones. I'll be sure to be on the lookout for those fruits. I'm mostly looking forward to trying an annona for the first time.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Trip to Hawaii looking for fruit
« on: July 07, 2019, 09:51:41 PM »
Next month I will be going on a trip to Hawaii, and I want to try as many different exotic fruits as possible while I'm there. Where should I go to find them?

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