The Tropical Fruit Forum

THIS OFFER IS OVER FOR NOW.

Here's my last Free Cuttings, for the "Pay it Forward". I have some free Thai Dwarf mulberry cuttings I will send until I run out of the cuttings just packed today.

The Thai Dwarf (very similar to World's Best) is one of those varieties that will give you ripe fruits for 4-8 weeks. I grow over 10 different varieties and the Thai Dwarf is the winner for highest fruit production with the longest fruiting time.

Here's the details of my Free Mulberry Cuttings offer:
1) You must be a registered forum member for 1 year minimum.
2) For those who live in California only.
3) You will need to send me a message and I will provide my info so you can make the Paypal payment of $10 for the shipping/handling cost.
4) You will receive 4-5 cuttings; size will be 1/4"-3/8" diameter x 5-7" long.
5) I will go in sequence of the names of the user that replies to this post. You will need to follow up by sending me your mailing info (name & address) so I can ship it asap.
6) No other mulberry variety. Please don't ask me to sell/trade others I have, not selling/trading any fruit tree cuttings in 2022.
7) Seller has right to refuse to sell to anyone.

Here's some photos of my tree with fruits:..

I got two large annona fruits from a co-worker of my wife. The fruits are both over 2 lbs each.
Can anyone help me with identifying this fruit.....

I ate one fruit today, it was very sweet, no negative, grainny texture near skin, excellent tasting.

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UPDATE:
SEE MY POST ON PAGE 3, 5/1/22 FOR LATEST INFO

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This is my way to "pay it forward" to the Loquat lovers out there.

This is for those who do not have any Peluche to get a Free cutting to graft onto their tree.

This loquat cutting will be from my grafted tree that is a proven Peluche with the large orange flesh fruits. The origin of this Peluche source is Adam (Flying Fox Fruits). My tree has fruited for 2 years, currently has many large green fruits on them now. When the fruits ripen, I will post some photos and follow up on the taste comparison to my other varieties. Last year I gave it a taste rating of 8-9 out of 10 (best). I do not taste any funny taste, or mushy texture that a few members here have stated, maybe they have a problem with their rootstock? If there is any flavor/taste that is negative, I will mention it on my review this season.

Here's the free contest rules:  IF YOU WON A PREVIOUSLY PELUCHE OR HAVE A PELUCHE TREE THEN DO NOT ENTER THIS CONTEST, LET SOMEONE ELSE WIN:

I will generate the lucky number using a random number generator this time. I will check this post once a day and update if anyone has won. The first person on this post to guess the lucky number is the winner.

GOOD LUCK

1. Only open to forum members that have been a member for at least 1 year.
2. For those who live in contiguous (lower 48 states) USA.
3. You will need to pay for handling/shipping of $10, USPS priority mail, small box.
4. Cutting will be 1/4"-3/8" hardened wood. Tree is a vigorous grower.
5. Contest will go on until some lucky person guesses the correct answer.
6. You must post your guess here, do not send me a PM.

7. Pick a number in the range of 1-150, only two guesses per member.















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Just took a few more new photos yesterday of the Peluche loquat grafts on my tree:

Since there are many loquat lovers who grow many named varieties and some nice seedling trees with large fruits (weight & size), we should post the fruit photo (taken by you in 2022) and post it here.

It would be interesting to see if the Peluche is the eventual winner or if there is some other variety with a larger fruit. You can thin your fruits or give it any special food to get it to have large fruits.

Contest Rules:
1. Photo must be taken of the fruit in 2022.
2. The largest fruit (single fruit) must be shown weighed & measured, take a photo for proof.
3. Loquat fruit can be green, yellow, or orange (any stage of ripeness).
4. Contest will start today and end by July 31, 2022..

 

I had some unexpected work over the weekend removing and cutting down my multi-grafted white sapote (34 varieties) tree.

So, even though I was not planning to sell any this season, I will be selling cuttings now due to the branches I had to cut to dig up the tree for replanting. After I fulfil the free white sapote already promised, then I will sell most of the remaining cuttings I took from this tree.

I have the following cuttings for sale:
-> Will not ship until another week.

1. Supersweet, $3 each
2. Bonita Springs, $3 each
3. Younghan's Gold, $3 each
4. Fairhaven, $3 each

All cuttings below showing "Limited" is for sale to registered forum members that have at least 1 year time.
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5. Sunset, $4 each [Limited]- 1 cutting per forum member
6. Fiesta, $4 each [Limited]- 1 cutting per forum member
7. Cuccio, $4 each [Limited]- 1 cutting per forum member
8. Lemon Gold, $4 each [Limited]- 1 cutting per forum member
9. Malibu #1 or #3, $4 each [Limited]- 1 cutting per forum member
10. Leroy, $4 each [Limited]- 1 cutting per forum member
11. McDill seedling tree (fruited) [Limited] - 1 cutting per forum member
12. Nettie, $4 each [Limited]- 1 cutting per forum member
13. North Park, $4 each [Limited]- 1 cutting per forum member
14. Rainbow, $4 each [Limited}- 1 cutting per forum member
15. Santa Cruz, $4 each [Limited]- 1cutting per forum member
16. Redlands, $4 each [Limited]- 1 cutting per forum member
17.  Walton, $4 each [Limited]- 1 cutting per forum member
18. Wooly Leaf (yellow sapote) #6 or #7 [Limited)- 1 cutting per forum member
19. Clytia, $4 each [Limited]- 1 cutting per forum member
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20. Shipping, $10, USPS priority mail, small flat rate box.
21. Cutting diameter will range from 1/4"-1/2" with 2-4 nodes, length about 6"-8" that will fit in USPS small priority box.
22. Seller has the right to refuse to sell to anyone, if I don't reply, then you will not be able to buy from me.

Send me a PM if interested or have questions. I only take Paypal.

Sale is for lower 48 states....

THIS SALE IS CLOSED NOW

Ok, I have most of the mulberry varieties (23) that people say tastes good - excellent, and I don't plan to add any more varieties..

I would like to hear which ones you have tasted that is the best tasting to you. I do not plan to add any more varieties since I think I have all that I need to evaluate this, probably will now start getting rid of the ones that are average or not good tasting. I'm planning to keep only two in ground trees and get rid of the rest. I'm now thinking it would be good to find a few good dwarfing rootstocks so when I have it in pots, it will stay small-medium size and not have the roots grow out of the bottom of the pot and take over the yard again. I have two dwarfing rootstock that shows promise so far.

I have been eating many of the different varieties I have grafted on my 7 in ground mulberry trees and for me, I must say the White Pakistan/Australian Green is the number 1 sweetest of all mulberries.

Here's a few photos of the fruits I picked yesterday. I will post more photos later tonight or tomorrow showing how/when you should pick the fruits on the tree so that it is at the best flavor.

If you pick it at the right time when it turns yellow/white, it is by far, the sweetest mulberry you will ever taste. It also does have the melon smell when ripe. The only negative on this variety is that the fruit will not hold long on the tree when it gets ripe so if you don't pick it within 1-2 days, it will fall off the branch.

Many people that have not really waited for the correct time (fully ripe) mentions it has a grass smell or taste, that is not the case if you follow my instructions to determine that it is fully ripe. It just tastes like all honey/sugar, you won't taste another fruit like it.

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 So, I would like to hear which ones you have tasted that is the best tasting to you.
If you have any photos of the ripe fruits that would give everyone more information on what the fruits look like.
As my mulbery fruits ripen, I will try to take photos and post here as additional info for those who have not grown some of these other varieties. If my Best Tasting changes as I eat these mulberries I will update it here.
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I will be cutting back many of the Black Pakistan mulberry branches in April. So this will be an advance Free Giveaway list I'm starting now.

My Black Pakistan mulberry trees are growing well, I have many adult trees. I will be digging up a few soon in April so I should have many cuttings to give away. The Black Pakistan fruits are long, big, and tasty. It does seem to not stain at all when I compare it to the fruits of Shangri-La, Thai Dwarf, Tice, and many of the nigras. You will like the taste of the fruit, high fruit production. The only drawback is that the fruits do not hang many days after they are ripe so you will need to pick them as they turn dark black or any wind will knock them down. All my neighbors like the fruits, kids love to pick them. Thai Dwarf may be one of the other varieties that has more fruits than the Black Pakistan, but the Black Pakistan has much more taste so you need to have one. It's one of my top 3 in fruit taste.

This is my way to "pay it forward" to the mulberry lovers out there.

1. Only open to forum members that have been a member for at least 1 year. If you don't qualify, I will not reply.
2. For those who live in contiguous (lower 48 states) USA.
3. You will need to pay for handling/shipping of $10, USPS priority mail, small box.
4. Cutting will be 1/4"-1/2" hardened wood. You will receive 5 cuttings minimum.
5. If you're interested, send me a PM to make the payment for the shipping & handling cost.
6. First 20 people that make the payment will be guaranteed to receive the free cuttings. If I have more cuttings after filling the 20 members orders, then I may send out more if I have time. If this happens, I will update this post to indicate this.
7. Please don't ask me about other varieties. If you ask me for other varieties, then you will be disqualified for these Free cuttings.
8. I will not be selling any mulberry cuttings this season, too busy with other things to do.
9. Probably will be shipping cuttings in second or third week of April.
10. Note: You can start sending me your PM, but I will not respond to them until next week. I will enter your request in the sequence I received your PM, and if you make the $10 shipping payment after I give you the info, then I will confirm your number/place in the Free Cuttings List for 20 members.
10a. Don't reply on this post and think you are on my list, only PMs will count for priory on the list.

THIS OFFER IS NOW CLOSED


Update: 4-4-22
I will be cutting & shipping the Black Pakistan mulberry this week. Once I ship the packages, I will show the list of people who are getting the Free Cuttings below.

Ok, since there seems to be more interest in some free scion wood cutting, this will be for some white sapote.
I am digging up my large seedling tree (with 34 varieties multi-grafted) and will need to cut some long/tall branches so I can transplant it into a large pot. This is my way to "pay it forward" to the white sapote lovers out there.

Most of the varieties are named varieties from reliable and experienced forum members (Bush2Beach, JF, MarkLee, Oolie, ScottR, achetadomestica, Jack, Nipomo). I will not know which ones will be sent to you until I finish cutting branches and moving it.

1. Only open to forum members that have been a member for at least 1 year.
2. For those who live in contiguous (lower 48 states) USA.
3. You will need to pay for handling/shipping of $10, USPS priority mail, small box.
4. Cutting will be 1/4"-3/8" hardened wood. You will receive 4 cuttings.
5. If you're interested, send me a PM to make the payment for the shipping & handling cost.
6. Tell me when you make the payment what varieties you already have.
7. If you don't want the varieties I have available, then I can refund your $10.
8. First 10 people that make the payment will get first choice since I will limit the total cuttings to about 40.
9. Probably will be shipping cuttings in first week of April..

Closed, all full now.

Read message below, 4-3-22, for the list of varieties you will receive.

How about everyone posting their best loquat photos. Take any photo of your loquat tree with fruits or just the fruits.

1. Post your photo, from now until July 2022. The photo must be one that you took in 2022.
2. Best looking photo wins - judging by most votes at the end of contest date, July 31, 2022.
3. Provide the variety name, or if seedling fruit, indicate that.
4. Contest ends in July when most loquat fruits should have ripened at least once.
5. No limit to number of entry. Just indicate your entry number (sequential order in post).
6. I will provide a prize if you want one (motivation for you to post). A selection of a loquat from my collection.

Here's the first entry below;

1) Loquat, Graham_Harding (seedling tree).
- Fruit has white flesh, medium to large fruits
- Sweet taste, when ripe no acid/tart, just nice a sweet.
- Production: low quantity of fruits, maybe the reason the fruits are med-large size.
- Ripens in Feb-Mar

Photo of Graham_Harding, entry #1:

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Just curious if anyone else has their loquat tree with ripe fruits now. I have one small Champane tree which already had some flowers when I purchased the plant last fall, and those fruits are now ripe. To me this is unusual since all my other varieties just have small fruitlets, and none ripen until April/May at the earliest in Southern Calif.