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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Boto (Detarium microcarpum)
« on: March 26, 2024, 05:00:28 AM »
Hello,
Do any of you grow Boto (Detarium microcarpum)? This fabaceous plant has a very surprising flavor, I find it has hints of dried tomato and spicy tamarillo! It's a fruit eaten locally in Africa, and in the 90s Orkos began marketing it in Europe.
I wanted to know if it was a bit hardy (USDA 9b or USDA 10a)? And how successful is its cultivation outside its endemic zone?
If anyone grows this fruit, and if it's ever rustic, I'd love a fresh seed!
Thanks




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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Cold hardy Manilkara zapota ?
« on: January 11, 2024, 08:02:59 AM »
It's not uncommon for some tropical fruit trees to have more cold-hardy cousins. I wonder if there aren't plants related to the sapodilla that are more resistant to cold than 28°F? Aren't there plants that have developed at altitude and are more tolerant of cold conditions?
And among the current varieties (Alano, Makok, Modello...), are there any hardy cultivars?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Wani (Mangifera caesia) cold hardiness ?
« on: October 15, 2023, 03:12:14 AM »
Hello,
Everything is in the title!
What is the cold tolerance of the white mango or Wani ?
It's such a good fruit ! It's cultivated in Bali.

I think it is very frost sensitive, but last month I discovered a Kweni (Mangifera odorata) in Ligurie (north of Italy) without protection. So maybe Wani is also 9b/10a ????

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Avocado:which varieties produce the most ?
« on: May 21, 2023, 01:20:47 PM »
I'm talking to you about avocado trees, I've noticed a very big difference in productivity between the varieties. For example, my Mexican avocado tree only produces about ten fruits while the Hass produces many more! I noticed in an avocado orchard in France (yes, it exists!) that the Hass produced much more than the Bacon and the Fuerte. As I like avocados very much and almost all varieties as long as the fruits are not picked too early. My question is: which varieties produce the most (if possible, favoring varieties that are hardy enough because the Hass is limited for my growing area).

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Cold hardy papaya with good taste ?
« on: April 10, 2023, 05:52:51 AM »
Hello,
In this video, the TropicalGardenGuy
https://youtu.be/C-CnMuvjgIk shows a cold hardy papaya. Unfortunately it tastes not so good if I understand the comments.
I have already try to eat babaco and oak leaf papaya, but the raw flavor seems poor.
My question is : is there any good taste cold hardy (zone 9) papaya?


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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Searching Chaffey Cherimoya seeds
« on: October 28, 2020, 05:48:11 AM »
Hello,
It seems that Chaffey cherimoya is relatively  cold hardy. I would be interested in some seeds, if anyone has this variety (no other variety unless they are even more resistant to cold).
Please contact me by private message with your conditions?

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Searching Sapote Pringlei seeds
« on: August 17, 2020, 05:39:43 AM »
Hello,
I'm looking for fresh Sapote Pringlei seeds.
Thank You

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Growing cherimoya in France
« on: June 26, 2019, 09:51:02 AM »
I would like to grow cherimoya in France !
I live in Nīmes (9A). I have try direct seedlings, grafted trees (fino del jete from Spain). My trees die often in spring, maybe it's because of the wind, the cold and rainy winter (but the new leaves appears, and the plant start to die)... I don't know why ?


Cherimoya grows in Menton (10A or 10B), just few meters from the sea.

I recently bought a terrain near Menton (the best climate in France between Monaco and Italy) almost no frost and no wind ! But the maximum temperature in winter is cold (about 13°C average high in winter). As I'm not millionare, my garden is 3 km far from the coast (elevation 250 m., no frost this year). What do you think? Is there any frost resistant species ?
Any advice would be appreciate   ;)
Do you think it would be possible ?

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