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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: diospyros montana edible?
« on: December 30, 2017, 02:14:06 AM »
How edible are the majority of african diospyros species?
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Super rad info.
so i had gotten the Brachychiton populneus seeds
(Brachychiton plants used to be in sterculia )
i dont think any sprouted
i have a few seedlings with no ID right now
but it doesnt appear, best i can tell, that they are Brachychiton
here is some data i collected from plants in the family.
(some of the more edible types that can survive with a little frost)
occasional frosts with temperatures as low as -7°c
http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Brachychiton+rupestris
seed - rich, nutty, earthy flavour // Root - cooked
killed by temperatures of -5°c or lower
http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Brachychiton+populneus
Very nutritious
flowers are monoecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but both sexes can be found on the same plant)
http://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Brachychiton+populneus
Seed - cooked
short-lived lows to about -4°c
http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Brachychiton+acerifolius
Dioecious, with male and female flowers found on separate trees.
Both male and female forms must be grown if seed is required
http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Sterculia+foetida
http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Sterculia+urens
http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Sterculia+apetala
http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Sterculia+quadrifida
http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Sterculia+striata
http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Sterculia+monosperma
http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Sterculia+villosa
http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Brachychiton+discolor
glad you posted pics of seedlings
i had gotten a couple of seeds that didnt come up
other seedlings are popping up (no tags) ... now i know its not them.
Have you ever had the seed /nut ?
i read there are tiny hairs that itch on the husk that are a pain to deal with ??
there are a few relatives that are also edible
but, i have no idea if they are "good", as good, etc...
i saw one for sale on ebay a while back as a 3ft seedling tree.
but i am still suspicious about those hairs, and, ease of eating them out-of-hand.
Water the bejesus out of them for easier digging. Digging in dry soil with roots is no fun. Good luck and keep us posted. Chris
I haven’t seen one locally by me but a rental company may have a spade. Here is an example.
https://broadwayrental.com/product/tree-spade-vermeer-towable/
Stop access to water,and be scrupulous with any leftover foods. Those are the ants two biggest needs. If you can do that? I promise you will see a difference.
Excellent book find! Thanks for posting. Lots of little known fruits described, not just annonas. Book is in spanish, but all of you will understand the great color photos with latin names.
I think it will be very hard to get seeds of those annona species, unless we can find a member in that part of Bolivia or Peru. A fruit safari might be called for to that part of the world.