The Tropical Fruit Forum
Tropical Fruit => Tropical Fruit Discussion => Topic started by: MotherOfDragonfruit on October 28, 2021, 01:42:36 PM
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I have a young snake fruit plant - red Bali salak which is both male and female flowers on the same tree. I am interested in other varieties of snake fruit... Can my red Bali salak pollinate other varieties assuming flowering happens at the same time? One variety I have seen available is Salak Pondoh. I believe they are both varieties of Salacca Salacca. And then also does anyone know, if in fact different varieties can pollinate each other, would the seeds be a cross?
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Any Salacca zalacca fruit you can fruit in Florida is doing very good!Just be happy to fruit it!
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Within the same species they will pollinate.
Peter
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i have several different types of Salacca zalacca and here they seem to cross naturally. i also have a cross of S. affinis x S. wallichiana.
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Did you assist in that cross or was it done by insects?
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insects
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Very interesting, everyone. Thanks for the information. I have not been able to find it yet but I am interested in S. wallichiana due to its potential to handle Florida winter better than some of the other varieties. I know I would need male and female plant for wallichiana. Cool that some of the species can cross! Hoping my red Bali salak continues to do well in Florida. We have a very healthy insect pollinator population so I am hoping one day to get fruit!
guaycuyacu- how were you able to tell that the two species cross pollinated?