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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Interest in Jackfruit on TFF
« on: March 26, 2024, 07:31:02 PM »
Hoping mine makes fruit this year.  Got male flowers last year, I haven't seen any flowers yet this season.  Still super healthy and ready for another pruning soon

Wondering if the kwai muk might flower but despite its size it is still fairly young

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Variegated minneola
« on: March 26, 2024, 04:06:13 PM »
So, Variegated Minneola is interesting because there are supposedly two types, light-green/dark-green and white/dark-green.  Only the white/dark-green type produces red-striped fruit.  More interesting... it seems to be unstable.  My white/dark-green tree has become mostly light-green/dark-green over time and the current fruits are on the light-green/dark-green branches and have no stripes.  The previous fruits were on the white/dark-green side and were striped, like one in that picture.  Others have reported the same thing. 

More info and pictures in these threads:
https://i.imgur.com/NwG7eZz.jpeg
https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=30844.0
https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=4474.100
https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=14434.0

here you can see both variegation types on the same small tree:


and these fruits are *not* striped.  Same tree that produced the striped one I showed earlier.  They are small also, though again the tree itself is quite small.


Sometimes the fruit are necked, sometimes round.


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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Variegated minneola
« on: March 26, 2024, 10:27:33 AM »
They taste the same, I haven't noticed and difference in growth or care.  Supposedly variegated trees are less vigorous, less productive, but I can't really quantify it myself.

Mine is growing in a container right now but I am going to plant it in the ground eventually.

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Variegated minneola
« on: March 25, 2024, 10:38:27 PM »
Nice!  I think Variegated Minneola is one of the few variegated trees that is really worth it, the bright red stripes on the fruit look really cool and Minneola can be one of the best tasting citrus




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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Annona reticulata on Annona squamosa
« on: March 25, 2024, 10:23:24 PM »
Hmm rapid growth and large leaves are one of the things I *dislike* about cherimoya, but I guess it is preferable to dead sugar apples from wet feet!  I think I will give it a try

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Annona reticulata on Annona squamosa
« on: March 25, 2024, 05:30:37 PM »
Sugar apples (a. squamosa) have been really finicky for me while cherimoya (a. cherimola) has been easy.  I see that they are graft compatible, does it sound like a reasonable idea to graft seedling sugar apple onto cherimoya rootstock in the hopes of improving its tolerance for wet soil?  I am assuming this is why my sugar apples struggle.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Jackfruit problem, and starfruit problem
« on: March 22, 2024, 07:43:18 PM »
Jackfruit has spider mites

Starfruit is probably too wet, I doubt it nutrient deficiency problem is root cause

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Is this root bound or having bad circling?
« on: March 21, 2024, 08:43:01 PM »
Nah, it looks fine. 

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Citrus General Discussion / Re: Just bought a Miewa kumquat.
« on: March 21, 2024, 09:06:32 AM »
It is possible we have just been having bad luck, don't write it off yet yours may grow just fine

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Anyone growing out Mouriri?
« on: March 20, 2024, 08:19:49 PM »
A year ago I got four Mouriri Chamissoana seeds, and I currently have three live ones from that batch, they all look mostly like this though this is the healthiest one.  Anybody know if they are dioecious or self-fertile?  I'll probably sell off the extra two if one can set fruit itself.  Of course, I have no idea how large or how long from seed to fruit.  There's very little information on them.



...

Two months ago I got four Mouriri Cearensis germinated seeds and of those one has a healthy stalk that is about to open leaves and the other three look to have died or are on their way out. 

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Achacha issue: pale new growth
« on: March 20, 2024, 02:08:16 PM »
My garcinia leaves get curled like that when scale insects attack them very early as they are first growing.  The sucking insects really love fresh leaf buds

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Best Self Fertile Sapodilla
« on: March 19, 2024, 08:31:54 PM »
I noticed Lara Farms has Butterscotch sapodilla in stock now so I just ordered one.  Maybe I will graft some scion onto my Tikal and sell off the Butterscotch once I know the graft takes.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Achacha issue: pale new growth
« on: March 18, 2024, 09:48:58 PM »
I think thats normal all my garcinias have really light leaves until they harden off

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Oily citrus
« on: March 18, 2024, 09:12:44 PM »
Looks like a severe scale infestation, not a disease.  I see scale insects all over your plants in those pictures, especially along the center of the leaf veins and on the branches.   Blast them off with water, then treat with soap spray or diluted hort oil. 

These will spread and likely already have reached nearby trees, inspect them carefully.

The shiny spots are honeydew excretions from the insects and the black spots are mold growing on the honeydew.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: First time using a huge tub, my container does not drain correctly, need help!
« on: March 15, 2024, 09:17:23 PM »
Perlite and chicken grit should do it, good luck

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: First time using a huge tub, my container does not drain correctly, need help!
« on: March 15, 2024, 07:33:41 PM »
Even with plenty of drainage holes, if your soil is very water retaining it simply won't drain.  I looked at the spec sheet for that product and it seems to be mostly "recycled forest products" and manure/compost, which in my experience won't drain freely without additives.  I would mix it 50:50 with something coarse - either mulch, turface, perlite, vermiculite... anything free draining. 

It should drain in under a minute   I have those same black handle-tubs and with 1/2in holes it drains fast with the right soil mix

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: another precocious Eugenia - sp. "Pitangão Amarelo da Unicamp"
« on: March 15, 2024, 08:51:28 AM »
Quote from: Timbogrow on March 15, 2024, 08:23:47 AM
-1 for me unless it comes back. Damn raccoons/squirrels need dealing with. It chewed it down to the roots and dug up the soil. Then ruined a nice sapodilla. That was my last straw with their greedy selfish attitude. Definitely was one of my favorite plants.

Ouch, that sucks.  I am thankful for the red fox population here keeps the squirrels down, but deer wreck my in-ground orchard trees every year. 

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Lecythis Pisonis Monkey Pot Tree
« on: March 12, 2024, 06:16:50 PM »
I had never even heard of it until now, what a cool looking tree

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Fruit trees for 25 gal pots long term
« on: March 12, 2024, 09:14:41 AM »
Quote from: Tropicaltoba on March 12, 2024, 08:50:36 AM
What has people experience been with specific species root pruning? I have done fig, guava, feijoia, 35 gallon Meyer lemon (pruned to bear roots) and all have done well but were all healthy at the time. I am wondering about mango specifically, I have finally be able to grow them healthy in pots (7 gallon deep ceramic) and wonder what is the ideal container size to allow fruiting indoors.

Abiu handles root pruning just fine despite what I have read to the contrary.  Inga handles it fine, too.  My only mango is in-ground so I never root-pruned that one. 

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Fruit trees for 25 gal pots long term
« on: March 11, 2024, 07:39:49 PM »
I think you are asking for trouble up-potting from a 1/2gal to a half barrel.  I would up-pot it slowly even if it is more work.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Best Self Fertile Sapodilla
« on: March 09, 2024, 09:46:11 PM »
Quote from: BigIslandGrower on March 09, 2024, 09:13:42 PM
Alano could be a variety that is no longer in favor but it is definitely a self fertile tree with consistent, heavy production for me.

Why is Alano falling out of favor, if you don't mind me asking?  I was eyeing it as a compliment for my Tikal.  Is Butterscotch just replacing everything else?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Best Self Fertile Sapodilla
« on: March 09, 2024, 08:16:02 PM »
Are sapodillas typically self-incompatible?  I have a Tikal only and I am wondering if I should order another one for pollination.  I can't find any list.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / another precocious Eugenia - sp. "Pitangão Amarelo da Unicamp"
« on: March 09, 2024, 06:53:26 PM »
Anybody else get this from BellamyTrees or AndersonTropicals when it showed up in 2022?  I bought two seeds from Kameron in Aug2022, both sprouted into healthy trees and are now pushing their first flower buds.  18mo from seed to flowering is pretty quick.  They both have long spindly growth with the longest branches about 3ft, but not bushy at all.  I figure I will paintbrush cross-pollinate them  to boost fruiting odds and if I'm lucky get to try the fruit this season

There's a thread with some more info on this, I guess there was some argument about it being Burkartiana vs this type.  https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=53455.0

I'll post some more updates if these flowers turn into fruit.

seller description is:
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"Eugenia sp. "Pitangão Amarelo da Unicamp" is a small tree that is native to the understory of the Semideciduous Seasonal Forest, Ombrophylous Forest, and Mixed Ombrophylous Forest in Brazil. It can reach a height of 3-5 meters in the semideciduous forest and 10 meters in the rainforest.

The fruit is very tasty and resembles the taste of Acerola, but sweeter and more pleasant; has a great amount of pulp that can be used to make juices, ice cream, and jellies. The tree is small and can be cultivated as an ornamental, to attract bees, birds, and wild animals. Fruiting occurs from October to November."

Both of my trees look like this now:



Here's the seller fruit photo:


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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Sales Open: 3/1/24 on Realy Good Plants
« on: March 08, 2024, 03:17:45 PM »
My scions arrived today in great shape, thanks Marta

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Eugenia dasyblasta taste report edit: actually a surinam cherry
« on: March 07, 2024, 08:38:09 PM »
My dasyblasta seedling from W. Is flowering for the first time, should get to try the fruit soon!

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