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I came across this account in a book I'm reading. What do you think? For context, this was in Brazil.



Syntropic Agriculture According to Ernst Götsch, 1st edition in English, page 81

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Temperate Fruit Discussion / Re: what are some tropical fruits for zone 8?
« on: November 04, 2025, 01:34:55 PM »
maybe kadsura?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Some cold hardiness observations
« on: November 03, 2025, 03:58:53 PM »
I also have seedlings of a eugenia that not only made it through the snow in ground outside last year but then loaded up with flowers in February and produced a ton of fruit in late April. Usually my outside eugenia flower and fruit late in the year. Ill get some fruit in December/January, and then all fruit and flower are knocked off by a freeze. We got ten inches of snow (unheard of) and down to 18 degrees. The fruit is small, but delicious. Black and sweet.

Do you know the species?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Some cold hardiness observations
« on: November 03, 2025, 03:58:25 PM »
Big jamun in ground in Phoenix (9b) https://youtu.be/r-xfHBzyVo0

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Muntingia Calabura Overrated??
« on: October 28, 2025, 02:47:43 PM »
Apparently it can be very invasive in the right climate.

https://youtu.be/jj807elWXuI

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Yes. I hear it is not to difficult.

The USDA site is not that helpful https://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant-imports/buy-plants-seeds-online

These instructions are easier to follow https://www.succseed.com/en/us-customers.html?

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Kwui Muk seeds or tree
« on: October 20, 2025, 12:24:55 PM »
@Lumi-Ukko, I don't know if they will ship them but someone listed fruit for sale here https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=59290.msg568884#msg568884

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Temperate Fruit Discussion / Re: Pakistan Mulberry fruit production
« on: October 16, 2025, 05:49:17 PM »
So is your neighbor's mulberry tree, planted in the ground or in a pot?

In the ground.

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Temperate Fruit Discussion / Re: Pakistan Mulberry fruit production
« on: October 16, 2025, 04:23:15 PM »
Hm... I'm in Phoenix on an irrigated lot that used to be farm land. I wonder if I have water rights.

More on topic, will Pakistan really grow in pots long term? My neighbor's tree is more than twice the size of their house.

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Temperate Fruit Discussion / Re: Pakistan Mulberry fruit production
« on: October 16, 2025, 12:37:30 PM »
Really? What state law is that?

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Kwui Muk seeds or tree
« on: October 16, 2025, 12:13:36 PM »
I bought some here last year. Currently out of stock :(

https://fruitlovers.com/product/kwai-muk/

I would be interested in seeds from other sources too.

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Yes Sir, I will see you on Saturday. Sent you a follow-up pm.  I can never tell if my messages are going out.

At the top of the forum click My Messages, then click preferences, then click change settings, then check the box that says "Save a copy of each personal message in my sent items by default". I was having the same problem

Might even be able to click this to get there?
https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?action=pm;sa=settings
thanks was wondering how to do that.

Maybe this is a good FAQ addition? cc @murahilin

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Tropical Vegetables and Other Edibles / Re: What is this basily plant?
« on: October 09, 2025, 12:21:33 PM »
I'm not sure what you have there, but there are a lot of Ocimum (basil) species with a wide range in flavors. That does look like some type of basil.

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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Shipping to Ghana
« on: October 06, 2025, 11:40:48 PM »
Welcome to the forum @SophielovesfruitGhana!

I don't know about shipping to Ghana my self and my small collection of plants is not producing seeds yet. What kinds of seeds you are interested in? Do you know what the legal requirements, paper work, process etc. are for importing to Ghana?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Biochar
« on: October 02, 2025, 06:33:13 PM »
I made it for a while out of coffee grounds so I didn't have to grind it up after.

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What happened to Kaz's account
???

He created a new one. 70Malibu

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Fruiting saguaro in Florida?!
« on: September 30, 2025, 03:19:09 PM »
Its gonna be a long experiment. 35-70 years to fruit https://www.nps.gov/sagu/learn/nature/saguaro-growth.htm but I hear they are very good fruit and it isn't going to take up a lot of square footage.

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Yea compost seems reasonable. I emailed the organization and they responded.

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It is supposed to be equal parts river sand and potting medium – most definitely not fertilizer ☹

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I was doing some searching and found this page that suggests starting seeds and rooting cuttings in 1:1 river sand and fertilizer. "fertilizer" is unspecified so I guess it could mean a lot of things. I know there is some slow release fertilizer in commercial mixes, but this ratio seems like a lot. Has anyone heard of anything like this?

https://cjmgrowers.co.za/dovyalis-caffra-kei-apple/

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Propagation

    Easily grown from seeds or cuttings.
    Seeds must be harvested fresh from recently ripened fruits, then dried, preferably under a thin mesh, in a shaded area.
    Sow the seeds in a mixture of equal parts river sand and fertiliser, then cover with a thin layer of sand or mulch.
    Place in a bright area, but not in direct sunlight, and keep the soil moist.
    Germination is likely to occur within 3-4 weeks and the seedlings transplant well once past the two-leaf stage.
    Cuttings must be taken from active growths on the tree and can be treated with a rooting hormone prior to planting in a similar mixture.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Salacca questions
« on: September 26, 2025, 02:46:55 PM »
Maybe kei apple would serve the purpose?

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Giant Avocado fruits
« on: September 25, 2025, 03:51:43 PM »

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Giant Avocado fruits
« on: September 25, 2025, 01:36:16 PM »
Kaz are you able to text my cell message system is not working right I can read your messages but unable to send message back it says respond with quate , never seen that before when I try to send you a message the site gives me a error message.

It looks like Kaz might have deleted his account. It says "Guest" next to his handle.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: My review of nurseries I have visited.
« on: September 23, 2025, 06:19:29 PM »

A Tropical Concept

The staff was one guy and I assume his wife. They both looked pretty scruffy. He quite talkative and willing to help.

This guy is a hoot! Quite talkative might be underselling it.

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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Is this avocado usable rootstock?
« on: September 23, 2025, 12:51:01 PM »



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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Is this avocado usable rootstock?
« on: September 20, 2025, 11:59:17 PM »
How about grafting onto the lower branches and leaving the upper canopy to help shade the lower part? The tree can help shade itself, even if it's in a sacrificial way.

In the fall and spring time it does very well. So it is not going to need shade maybe through April and part of May. Seems like the current canopy is too dense to allow new grafts to grow quickly and there is already that wood structure to provide shade. I'm also going to plant some ~3inch thick moringa cuttings around it to get more afternoon shade. I really have no idea what I'm doing though...

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