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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Subtropical suggestions for a 5 acre orchard
« on: September 30, 2023, 03:53:21 PM »
Your high tunnel could go above 100 every day with no shade cloth in summer. It would mostly benefit you being able to overwinter some species that would die otherwise, and seed starting and seedling space. . You could try potted Cherry of the Rio Grand  and Jaboticaba in a high tunnel or greenhouse.
30 miles inland , you will do best with figs, mulberry , persimmon, paw paw, stone fruit pomme fruit and berries planted outdoors.
I would plant a persimmon grove of all kinds, especially coffeecake and chocolate. Your soil sounds epic so if there is enough sunlight and water you'll do great. How much area is fenced?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Subtropical suggestions for a 5 acre orchard
« on: September 29, 2023, 04:18:43 PM »
I would build a high tunnel if you want to grow sub tropicals in that environment. No subtropicals like it that cold , and most want it warmer as well.
Cherries and Figs can be tough too because , how many days a year are your temps in the 80's ? How foggy and close to the coast can play a big part.
If your too close to the coast and too foggy, It's hard to grow tomato's and you may as well plant artichokes and brassica's.


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Introduction and Cherilata in Bay Area?
« on: September 29, 2023, 04:12:51 PM »
Cherimoya will do better but definitely graft Cherilata onto Cherimoya , put it in a primo spot and hope for the best.
It will grow just maybe not make an edible fruit. If your in a hotter part of the bay, all the better.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: WTB Wampee (Clausena Lansium)
« on: September 18, 2023, 02:43:00 PM »
Has it fruited?
Quote from: Okvid on September 17, 2023, 02:18:24 AM
I've bought a 15 gallon wampee from California Tropical Fruit Tree Nursery in Vista.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: San Francisco fruit recommendations
« on: September 18, 2023, 02:41:23 PM »
Correct. Not sure, some years, they are doing their little bush thing.
It's a big park , haha. I like to bike ride and skate through some of the area's.
The parks plantings are well irrigated, I believe the row I am thinking of by the bathrooms closer to the beach was too.

I don't think SF differs from a lot of coastal Oregon much , cold and foggy.
The other side of the Bay and plenty of micro climates in between is a different story.
It's not going to do well planted next to the fruiting Mango tree on Stevens Creek.

Barath was the person responsible for propagating all the rare fruits that were for sale at the Merritt College plant sales circa 2012-2015.
He is on off.




Quote from: agroventuresperu on September 17, 2023, 02:53:32 PM
Quote from: Bush2Beach on September 14, 2023, 02:24:37 PM
I love how Ugni Molinae is just planted around golden gate park randomly , the botanical garden nursery is fairly prolific.
While there is not much in the way of good edible fruit at the botanical garden, there is a number of neat species to check for.
Bolivian mountain Coco's, Mac Nut, and different unique Passiflora hybrids. Not to mention it is just an epic huge garden .

You could also go to the giant glass greenhouse in golden gate park that is a mile or so from the arboretum.
There are a lot of non fruiting big tropical fruits there and it is really cool in it's own right.
Well worth the visit there was well.

For fruits go to the Ferry building farmers market for the best selection of CA grown organic fruit, direct from the farm.

Quote from: elouicious on September 14, 2023, 11:48:57 AM



Species in SFBG

Austromyrtus dulcis
Drimys lanceolata
Luma apiculata
Syzygium smithii
Ugni molinae

at least a few more

There are extensive plantings of Ugni molinae in golden gate park? How long have they been there? Are they under some sort of irrigation? I always thought Ugni was from Chile's equivalent of coastal Oregon. I knew they used to propagate those like crazy at Merrick college and even sell them at their plant sale, but I didn't realize that it was compatible with the bay area climate.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Why Pitaya (organ pipe cactus fruit) is so expensive
« on: September 18, 2023, 02:32:48 PM »

I gave away all the seedling from that batch 5 years ago.
Glacially slow in Santa Cruz. They were still 2-3" tall after 3 years.
Thanks for bringing them in though, only time I have seen them available.


Quote from: nullzero on September 18, 2023, 02:49:32 AM
You have to taste fresh S. queretaroensis to see why. The poor shelf life, limited season between May to July depending on year, and potential for crop failure is high. The monsoon rains coming to soon during the final ripening can ruin crop.

The flavor is more fruity and sweet intensity compared to dragon fruit. The texture is like a dragon fruit mixed with a ripe fig. It's syrupy sweet with intense berry flavors. Some can taste like raspberry jam. This was my experience with them at least from the plants producing in Southern Zacatecas.

This cactus is worth the trouble to grow. I can see potential in interior warm areas 9B or higher of Southern CA, Southern Nevada, and Southern Arizona.

It can take a while to fruit from seed 7 years or more. Mature cuttings are hard to source. I am 5 years in from ones grown from seeds.

My largest surviving is a seedling from a large orange fruit which was the sweetest of the fruits I tried. I am hoping in the next 2 years I can get it to flower.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Kei apple cold tolerance
« on: September 18, 2023, 02:30:21 PM »
Where , who has a self fertile variety?

Quote from: brian on September 18, 2023, 02:26:05 PM
So are self-fertile varieties commonly grown or are you guys all having one known male + one known female... or planting 5+ to ensure both?

I know these are supposed to be dioecious but I keep seeing things that suggest otherwise.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Kei apple cold tolerance
« on: September 18, 2023, 02:29:38 PM »
I have never seen rat or deer issue's with Kei apple. There are 2 huge bushes at UCSC right in constant every day sort of deer grazing and bedding habitat. Coincidentally there is a huge wood rat nest in one of the 2 bushes, and a gaggle of Quail.
Maybe they have better options than Kei Apple to eat here , whereas it is considered primo food in your location.
Rats can get a taste for different things and then girdle , or they do it at the end of summer when there is no water , just for the moisture.
I was very surprised to see rats girdle Cherimoya, since nothing including gophers seem to touch them.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Kei apple cold tolerance
« on: September 18, 2023, 02:23:33 PM »

The only fruit I have planted on a ridge top in hard off limestone/sandstone that took it like a champ and kept growing with Zero irrigation after year 1.
You might get frost nipped but I'll be darned these guy's are tough planted out in CA.
If I could only get a graft to take , maybe I could solve my pollination issue. Dennis sent the good one's perfect time of year in March/April and they all failed for me.
That tree was right near the sidewalk in the neighborhood so I cut the trunk with a chainsaw to 2' and hooked a chain up to my truck to pull it out of the ground. It budged but my clutch was stinking and it wasn't coming , so I gave up . It has regrown and threatens any who dare come near it.

Quote from: K-Rimes on September 18, 2023, 12:55:47 PM
I have some I'm testing out here in 9b, but they're kinda under some oaks. Hope they'll take some frost! There is a huge thicket of them established down in town at Franchesci Park, so there is a chance, but that's 10a.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Can anyone confirm if this is a purple mangosteen plant!
« on: September 17, 2023, 01:48:27 AM »
All the Puerto Rico Sellers on here are awesome.
Maybe it's EBay.


Quote from: VOLANT007 on September 16, 2023, 02:57:58 AM
not convinced it is a mangosteen.  i am very weary of ANYTHING coming out of puerto rico.  ive purchased multiple "mangosteens" and other plants from PR on ebay that turned out to be something else.  would you mind sharing who the seller was?

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Looking for pitomba source with good tasting fruit
« on: September 16, 2023, 02:39:52 PM »
Animated video please! or a Pitangatooooba, Pitangatoooba repost will suffice  8)


Quote from: Kevin Jones on September 15, 2023, 10:05:03 PM
Sung to the tune of "My Sharona"

My Pitomba!


Kevin

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: WTB Wampee (Clausena Lansium)
« on: September 16, 2023, 02:38:09 PM »
Even if it was legal at this point, I have never seen or heard of a fruiting size for sale in CA.
The 1 fruiting tree I have seen in CA mysteriously vanished from the university it was planted at.
In my mind that would have to be minimum 25 gallon and a few thousand .
But there are zero nurseries selling Wampee in CA.
Seed's are the only responsible route right now with the state wide citrus psyllid quarantine.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Hunt for the best Surinam Cherry
« on: September 16, 2023, 02:26:19 PM »
I grafted Marta's red Surinam that has no ridges & is low resin and delicious.
I like a little resin flavor with my Surinam , but this one is highly agreeable and top notch.
It's maybe a Lolita descendent. I think that red with no ridges kind has been in CA for 50+ years.


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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: High Stake Grafts
« on: September 16, 2023, 02:21:46 PM »
Hopefully, there is enough flowering Hirsuta's around now to put them together and test the theory.
I found them to be  pretty non demanding little tree's, while I did lose 1 of the 2 I got from you overwinter from neglect or just planted in a bad spot, the other is cruising on this summer's neglect. No flowers without water though.


Quote from: nattyfroootz on September 16, 2023, 01:35:10 PM
These seedlings are from seeds imported from Brazil! They are probably the same batch but should be genetically distinct enough to provide pollen as a distinct parent.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: National Heirloom Expo: Wildlands Farm & Nursery, Raindance Seeds, Exotica
« on: September 15, 2023, 03:56:43 PM »
That'll be awesome.
So can anyone confirm the Expo's move to Ventura is permanent, or at least locked in for next year?

Quote from: MarktLee on September 15, 2023, 03:53:54 PM
I'll be up there for the next one. With plenty of good trees.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: High Stake Grafts
« on: September 15, 2023, 03:54:32 PM »
Is there multiple sources for Hirsuta, or you just have the one plant and need another seedling with any presumed possible genetic difference?
I would have guessed these were from the same batch of seeds/genetics since plants are same age?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: High Stake Grafts
« on: September 15, 2023, 03:51:31 PM »
sure you can .
variegated escalate not that rare? 2023 , what a time to be alive.
Quote from: Jaboticaba45 on September 14, 2023, 03:38:46 PM
I tried to graft a super rare plinia I can't say the name of for now, but then it didn't make it :P...

I did successfully graft variegated scarlet, but I mean, it's not that rare. I think it's a clutch graft cause I had to give away the plant for graftatree so before I sent it off I took a scion...I regret that but at least I have it :-\

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: San Francisco fruit recommendations
« on: September 14, 2023, 02:24:37 PM »
I love how Ugni Molinae is just planted around golden gate park randomly , the botanical garden nursery is fairly prolific.
While there is not much in the way of good edible fruit at the botanical garden, there is a number of neat species to check for.
Bolivian mountain Coco's, Mac Nut, and different unique Passiflora hybrids. Not to mention it is just an epic huge garden .

You could also go to the giant glass greenhouse in golden gate park that is a mile or so from the arboretum.
There are a lot of non fruiting big tropical fruits there and it is really cool in it's own right.
Well worth the visit there was well.

For fruits go to the Ferry building farmers market for the best selection of CA grown organic fruit, direct from the farm.

Quote from: elouicious on September 14, 2023, 11:48:57 AM



Species in SFBG

Austromyrtus dulcis
Drimys lanceolata
Luma apiculata
Syzygium smithii
Ugni molinae

at least a few more

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Achacha help
« on: September 03, 2023, 03:01:42 PM »
Shade cage it
Quote from: Altrexy on September 03, 2023, 11:33:43 AM
It wasn’t in much shade when I picked it up and it’s been in the same spot for a month now. Do you guys think I should move it into shade or just let it figure itself out

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Lychee harvest
« on: September 03, 2023, 03:00:56 PM »
Epic! Great looking harvest , nice team work.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: WTB: Plinia SP Burgundy
« on: September 02, 2023, 12:14:45 PM »
That makes sense it comes from the taiwan tiger of plinia
While more giant red crystal seed has been imported, that’s only from 3 years max so no fruiting specimens in the US yet. So more popular because it was what was sold more.

Quote from: Giant Gecko on September 02, 2023, 11:02:31 AM
Quote from: Bush2Beach on September 01, 2023, 04:59:45 PM
Burgundy? Who made that one?

Pretty sure it is a variety name from a big propagator of Plinia in Taiwan. I just can’t remember his name though but he also has Plinia Red Pouch and Red Crystal that is more popular here in the USA.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: WTB: Plinia SP Burgundy
« on: September 01, 2023, 04:59:45 PM »
Burgundy? Who made that one?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Jaboticaba species: Plinia jaboticaba versus Plinia cauliflora?
« on: August 30, 2023, 12:42:57 PM »
Even Cambuca, plinia edulis ?

Vexator and Cabelluda are called Blue and Yellow Jaboticaba, but are not Plinia right? Or did they get re classified as plinia?

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: WTB - Fruiting Sabara Jaboticaba
« on: August 29, 2023, 08:50:32 PM »
Age is just a number , especially with Jaboticaba. Girth is a better indicator of where your at.
With Sabara there is no guarantee it will fruit in the next 10 years if it hasn’t already, but you can always graft fruiting scion.

Quote from: Sir Graftalot on August 29, 2023, 04:22:17 PM
Quote from: palologrower on August 29, 2023, 02:10:02 PM
Quote from: Sir Graftalot on August 29, 2023, 01:56:47 AM
It's a 9 year old 4 footer - $150, plus $50 for delivery. Will not be shipping in a pot to reduce cost. The seller came highly recommended by another forum member who had purchased a 10 year old sabara from this seller 2 years ago and has started to flower this year.
$50 is cheap shipping.
I was looking into another sabara on etsy that was selling for $110 - a 3 gallon 4 footer 6 year old, but shipping is like $78. So, yeah, the one I bought is a little cheaper in that regard. I believe the seller is good friends with Adam Shafran so I figured he would be reputable as well, but the age difference won me over.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: 3 Fruiting Red Jaboticaba’s for sale
« on: August 29, 2023, 11:51:24 AM »
Today’s photo is nuts:




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