The Tropical Fruit Forum

Because these are at least 2 year old saplings and not seeds. I don't sell seeds anymore and soon once I am sold out will not sell seedling anymore. I know what I want to grow now so not traveling as much and back to teaching and just collecting. As for this species, these were germinated seeds we found under the mother tree and I imported them from my Bahia trip two years ago. I had an extra one to sell but I'll probably just keep it now. Don't really need the money and would rather have an extra ultra rare already grown tree.

gkw All my annonas are listed here : https://hapajoesnursery.com/collections/annona-half-gallon-saplings-6-mo-to-2-year-old

I am doing a back to school sale. You can use code: BacktoSchool

Almost all of the Eugenia, Myrciaria, and Annona can handle brief 30's.

This is such a cool fruit that more people should be growing. It did fine for me outdoors this year in Socal 9B although this winter was more like 10A. They start small and take off. You only need one tree but the fruit can be a bit variable. I am growing a bunch of different ones as I really like the ornamental look of the leaves and tree. I have some seedlings for sell and just got a new batch of seeds to germinate from Brazil and is suppose to be a tasty form.

Well I contribute again to conversation and help with Lance's sale. I know the tree and the person he got the seeds from. It's legit and a tasty selection. I can verify. Its a good price and I sell mine much more.

I love hearing about stuff growing up. I can only speak about what I have seen and share information. Rarepalmseeds at one time was the only source of these seeds but they are importers. The amount of seeds for sale on that site are mind numbing and the information is incorrect. He is not an expert on Annona and Ive definielty gotten some questionable seeds that any annona lover would know are wrong.
When I sell seedlings, the only advice I can give it to try and match the environment from where they come. I agree with Kevin, It's an experiment and a lottery ticket... well not Powerball but at least a scratch off. I spent alot of time and money eliminating the duds.
I have not tested any drought tolerance, so I can speak on that, but it does grow and fruit in colder environments in Brazil. If Helton can grow it then we have a good chance in 9B. 

Im not really sure where they are located, but I havent been able to source a reliable Durian tree in the US, so I had to go do it myself. I have access to both of those cultivars and plan on grafting after the durian season ends. The way these trees are going I might even try grafting this year.

Yay, summertime. A teacher's favorite time of the year. I finally have time to up pot and organize and I have a few things to offer. Some easy-to-grow Jabos all the way to extremely hard-to-grow Durian. Here is a quick list of some of the new things.

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Durian drop: I got a couple to make it through the winter and they look pretty good. I am in search of those species that might have some cold hardy properties and testing more this winter. These seeds were imported overnight and then a 3 day process to get better germination rates better than last time... I have a few extras to offer this year. The soil is my tropical mix inoculated to improve sprouting success.

These are ULTRA tropical and will take a greenhouse at a minimum unless you are in Hawaii or Puerto Rico
Durian: Sijampang: Reported to take temperatures down into 50's upper 40's, along with kinabulensis and Macrantha (I Have some extras avaiable soon) are "suppose" to be Cold Hardy. I am testing this winter but if you want to experiment/....
Musang King, Black Thorn "ochee", Durio Dulcis, Musang Queen, Old Ginger, Butter King, Pelangi (rainbow) are available





Some rare annonas,
Dioica (Top 3 wild annona Heltons favorite), Salzmannii (Top wild tasting annona), Neoinignis, Reticulata "Azteca"
Easy to grow Eugenias,
Eugenia dichroma (Helton says taste like fanta soda), subterminalis, Azeda, Beaurepairiana (MUST HAVE)
Jabos: Large Grimals, Acu Paulista, Red, Peludo do Mucuria, Grandifolia, Pingo De Mel, Nana (Dwarf and fast to fruit)
Pouteria: Torta, Butryrocapra, tricularis, Sp Abiu Carambola (E-Jardim says is a must have)


More things coming soon

Well I try to mimic the growing medium where they are found thriving.  High silica sand composition, well draining soil and neutral pH.  I don’t know if it’s “correct” but In my experience peat moss will lower the ph too much and lock out certain essential nutrients.  They love water.  I’ve seen them growing in standing water in the Pantanal to flooded area of the Amazon. 

Also from my source. Durian macrantha is also known as Dok and has a creamy consistency and tastes like biscuits. 

Ben Mango. Me too. Not a picture but a grafted tree at about 6 foot tall. It wasn’t the prettiest tree but it had an almost ripe durian on it.  My goal is not to grow durian commercially and certainly not going to try and grow and fruit it outdoors.  It is to grow durian in my greenhouse and see if I can fruit it.  Keep it pruned to feed my family, learn more a d then go from there.  I’m a biology and engineering teacher so I know it’s possible.  It’s just a matter of cost and engineering.  I am just experimenting to see if I can do it on a public school teachers budget. 

I am working on a project to look for any cold tolerant durian. There is anecdotal information about wild species that are cold tolerant.  I have a professor friend that says there is a variety of durian called Sijampang that grows on the mountain in Indonesian and has started cold testing and is showing promise. I have seedlings of 15 types right now and going to cold test some and greenhouse grow the rest. I had a few survive in my greenhouse over this passed winter where I set the minimum temp at 60.  They survived and my wife is ok the with heating bill so I stepped my game up and imported a bunch of seeds and they are geriminating as we speak.

No. Helton does not send seeds from Brazil.  He also does not respond to requests for international shipping. Helton has a genetic muscular condition and it is very difficult for him to respond to amount of emails he gets.  I have visited his farm a couple times and is an amazing person, but even simple tasks take a long time.  I am taking my wife to visit him next month and spend some time on his farm. Hope this helps.

I cut a few of the seeds from Jabo45 and they were all viable with a white kernel.  Good luck with germination! They look better than the ones I bought on Etsy and those are starting to germinate.   I also am rooting a few cuttings to see if it’s possible.  Hopefully we can start growing these and selecting best cultivars soon.  Thanks Ryan!

I’ve weirdly have more success with growing them in pots than in the ground.  They like morning sun and shade the rest of the day and seem to grow when it’s cold and stunt in hot weather.