The Tropical Fruit Forum

Quote from: roblack on November 08, 2023, 01:10:22 PM

They like lots of sun, lots of water, and flower and fruit better when fertilized. My compost bin started leaking into the root field. Better flowering followed, along with fruits.

Thanx Roblack… That's very useful advice for any of us who're trying to grow a biribá!

Mine is getting two of the requirements: full sun & lotsa water.

Mine bloomed finally late spring this year but set no fruit. (I'm guessing that was a 'trial run'.)

Obviously I'm going to have to feed it more generously.

Cheers!

Paul M.
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How old is it?

It’s quickly starting to decline as it needs more and more water each day in such a small pot, it had a huge growth spurt in the last 3 months, and I have a 15gal pot to put it in, but I’m wondering if I’m wasting my soil and space on this seedling. Are Lisa seedlings worth growing out. Is it true they’ll really produce a “bad” fruit. Mind you I’ve never even had an atemoya or cherimoya, and I probably at a squamosa when I was a little kid. I have a huge thriving Rollinia, a painters Rollinia, an ilama, and a sugar apple all in 5-6 gal pots that are 3-4 foot tall. Expectedly the ilama is doing the worst but I think that’s on me for ignoring my plants and not uppotting them. The Rollinia and sugar apple are very mature looking so I’m gonna uppot them, not sure what to do with the ilama. I want to take care of these, but I fear I’m wasting my time. The ilama has the burnt leaves. Not from nitrogen but from the harsh sun and not realizing the sprinklers didn’t catch it hidden away

I keep seeing many ilama seeds with various names referring to different foods and flavors. Can you guys give me a good rundown on ilama taste based on its flesh and skin color, if it even matters? I get people saying raspberry, candy, cotton candy; I've even seen someone name one as vanilla. Help, I have to decide what I'm going to grow. I don't want one because it's rare and does not taste good when it fruits in a few years. Give me as many descriptions as you want, please. I also plan on growing it in pots; hopefully, if the oldest one I currently have fruits and my parents like, I can put it in the ground, although even that is risky.

Wow! I was unaware of this species. I know the species name applies to the country it is endemic to, but it shares the name with my first hunting partner, Buteo jamaicensis, the red tailed hawks. Before my main passion became growing rare fruits, it was growing psilocybin mushrooms, before that it was growing Cannabis, and before all my botanical passions in my life my msim passion was falconry... my first red tailed hawk was named "Bella", which is why I'm trying to track down Manilkara bella seeds/plants...
It's interesting how our past and present interests influence the one another.

Now I need this Annona sp....


Doesn’t look like it
Did anyone ever source any seeds?

Looking to start a collection of them soon but due to seed-to-fruit time being so long on this genus id rather wait a long while for the best tasting ones instead of random varieties.

Let me know

Right now I’m focusing on psidiums

anyone know where I could get a small grafted tree, preferably shipped?

seeds still available? Still viable

Similar to the Asunta line, is anyone working on their range of hybrids or breeding line for special traits such as the sweetest fruit, fastest-growing, (I forgot the term but) a plant that flowers early or heavily, etc.
My first hybrid to start my breeding line is Monocanthus x Undatus

If you do breed df, what tips do you have? What genetics to get into my line next? what genetics to leave out? These were just some questions I thought of just now.

Sold out before I found out the site was back up, anyone have any for sale? Seeds or seedling

Quote from: ben mango on September 15, 2022, 09:17:35 AM

Where is he located?

Here!

strange, no shipping in my area overall

Hi guys, i have a few Imbe seedlings for sale. $20 plus shipping $12.
Will ship out on Monday/Tuesday. Plants are grown in soil less medium but please check your state rules and regulations before you order.
Paypal payment to oshomiami@gmail.com with your forum name and shipping address in the note section.


Regards,Satya

How long does it take to fruit from seed?

It is common for seedling abiu to be bland and watery tasting, which is why some nurseries only sell grafted plants.  The Z varieties I’ve tried are very tasty with hints of vanilla and caramel

Is there anywhere to buy a grafted one online?