The Florida Rambutan project (FGM)

[Vernmented]

Where did you find your grafted trees? I love experimenting with things. I want to attempt fruiting in a container as well. I will be following this closely. Best of luck!

[roblack]

The Florida Rambutan project
Call me crazy but I am attempting to fruit a Rambutan outdoors in South Florida. This has already been done here but it is still pretty rare, having been accomplished maybe twice and on a small scale. It is much rarer than fruiting mangosteens here which has been done several times. Even the Whitman Pavillion of rare fruit trees lacks a Rambutan and that tells you something.  My plan is to attempt this with 3 grafted trees growing in pots of very acid soil. I am very aware that Rambus hate our native alkaline soils and that it would be a death sentence if I stuck them in the ground. What inspired me was seeing grafted Rambutan trees in Puerto Rico with fruit hanging on them! So far my trees are growing nicely and there is hope. I will report on my progress over the next year. 


My 3 grafted Rambutan trees


Leaves from my trees


Potted grafted tree from Puerto Rico with fruit


What I hope to have in the future

Any updates?

Thinking of trying rambutan in Miami area, want to know what other's experiences have been.